***Official 2023 Weather Thread***
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Remember it well……. Living in rural Iowa outside of Boone. Power went out while my mom was in the middle of making my birthday cake. Was out for 3-4 days. No school. Parents had a scheduled trip to Vegas, so they left town and my aunt came over from ISU (also no classes - may have been spring break, can’t remember) to babysit us.
Out in the country it was quite eerie as it was quiet with no heat or no hot water and the occasional crash of limbs falling onto the roof from a large silver maple that was next to the house.
After a several days of that we went to DSM to stay with my uncle and his family as they finally got power back. Next time you drive down 141 heading to Grimes look off to the south and notice the heavy duty metal power lines. In 1990 after that storm they were all down. and when I say down lines, metal supports, everything, laying flat on the ground. The weight of the ice was so heavy it toppled them like dominoes for over 20 miles. Made the front page of the Register one of those days.
The properties I have to clear are all along the blue/pale yellow line, but all of our forecasts are saying 4-7", including the NWS storm watch, which isn't quite jiving w/this map.
Whens this thing gonna turn into a warning for us currently in the middle of the yellow?
I would guess by 3PM they will have warnings out. They are doing forecast updates as we speak based off of the mid day model runs.
Appreciated. So by tonight I'll hear that my kids school is cancelled for tomorrow since they almost never send them to school in a warning?
So close. Website and social media isn't updated yet but 3:05 DVN issued their warning.
Called school already? Schools have gotten soft on that but it helps the parents schedule better.
