100 year blizzard bearing down on Oklahoma

[Richard Cranium]

 

[VFilms]

We have a "winter storm watch" in effect, for Wed till Fri, 10-15", in WNY. My new boss called and said "get ready to be out". He's just learning the business, and listens too much to the Air Heads. I"m not seeing anything now on US radar, but I'm sure we'll get some.
45 years ago, to the day, we were experiencing the "Blizzard of '77". Four days of snow & wind, some locations receiving nearly 100" of snow, with blowiing, & drifting. It took nearly a week to open the area roadways, with the National Guard aiding using their heavy equipment, loaders, bulldozers, and haulers to remove it. We were going house to house, to check on neighbors, and shuttle food, drink, and well being, as we had some elderly folks around, and the snowmobiles were the only means.
After that one, they're All just minor inconveniences...

About 15 years ago the Albany area got 24" on Christmas Eve and another 24" on New Year's Eve. A total of about 85" that year. Roads were cleared about a day after each snow fall. Just another winter in upstate NY.

 

[Crackedback]

Last year it was the cold spell that lasted a week or two in OK. Now a Blizzard

 

[DeltaV]

It will be in the 70's by Thursday

 

[WileE]

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It will be in the 70's by Thursday

I don't like you anymore......

 

[Hey-O]

I have the windows open and furnace off. Out with the old and in with the new. It's 63 now, but they say it will be in the 20's with snow overnight and tomorrow. The wife and I went for a walk, just got back.

 

[SteveSS]

I liked watching the stories about it getting below 39 degrees in southern Florida and the invasive Iguanas were falling from trees all over the place. They are supposed to taste good.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-chill-iguanas-falling-trees-officials-warn

 

[guy gadbois]

Colorado has been a piece of cake this year. Dang, I thought everyone in OK had a lifted 4x4.

I'm an Oakie. Still can't shake the Tulsa accent. It's a mix of Oklahoma and the Ozarks. Kinda sing-songy.

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...and why would you want to get rid of your Okie accent? Like Wile E Robby says above...
[and yes, an inordinate number of Oklahomans - especially in the Tulsa area - have 4Wds, and many are lifted. Cool stuff imnsho!]
Personally, I tend to slightly exaggerate my accent when on either coast or in Europe. Either coasties kinda look at you weird and Europeans - especially English girls - seem to like it!

 

[Budnicks]

throw another log on the fire

it will pass, good luck

 

[Kern Dog]

I have been under the impression most of my life that the SOUTH was warm in the winter. I figured that the old saying that the birds “Fly south for the winter” that it was warmer than it is higher up in latitude.
Out here in Sacramento, I’m pretty sure that I am higher in latitude than ALL of Texas and Oklahoma so WHY do you guys get snow and ice storms and I don’t ?
No, I don’t want any of that crap...I just wonder why I keep hearing of your weather events of cold and snow. I’ve been lied to or something maybe my teachers were idiots?
What the heck ???

 

[Darter6]

Come on Kern ! It's global warming. Don't you listen to fake news ?

 

[Kern Dog]

Last year it was the cold spell that lasted a week or two in OK. Now a Blizzard

Yeah... this is how nature says GET OUT OF HERE.

 

[guy gadbois]

I have been under the impression most of my life that the SOUTH was warm in the winter. I figured that the old saying that the birds “Fly south gorvthe winter” that it was warmer than it is higher up in latitude.
Out here in Sacramento, I’m pretty sure that I am higher in latitude than ALL of Texas and Oklahoma so WHY do you guys get snow and ice storms and I don’t ?
No, I don’t want any of that crap...I just wonder why I keep hearing of your weather events of cold and snow. I’ve been lied to or something maybe my teachers were idiots?
What the heck ???

Well, the latter part of your next to last sentence is probably true... but the difference is WHERE on the continent and the Jet Stream; you are close enough to the ocean to keep from having to deal with all that garbage.
My dad usta say "There aint nothin between Oklahoma and Canada 'cept a barb wire fence...and some idjit left the gate open."

 

[Roger63]

I have been under the impression most of my life that the SOUTH was warm in the winter. I figured that the old saying that the birds “Fly south for the winter” that it was warmer than it is higher up in latitude.
Out here in Sacramento, I’m pretty sure that I am higher in latitude than ALL of Texas and Oklahoma so WHY do you guys get snow and ice storms and I don’t ?
No, I don’t want any of that crap...I just wonder why I keep hearing of your weather events of cold and snow. I’ve been lied to or something maybe my teachers were idiots?
What the heck ???

It don't last long around here, right now its 60 by midnight its supposed to be 30, that's when the fun begins. It will all be gone by Saturday, we have 4 seasons but summer is 6-7 months long and the rest is split between the 3 remaining seasons.

 

[Roger63]

A friend just sent me this

 

[guy gadbois]

 

[JackR]

45 years ago, to the day, we were experiencing the "Blizzard of '77". Four days of snow & wind, some locations receiving nearly 100" of snow, with blowiing, & drifting. It took nearly a week to open the area roadways, with the National Guard aiding using their heavy equipment, loaders, bulldozers, and haulers to remove it. We were going house to house, to check on neighbors, and shuttle food, drink, and well being, as we had some elderly folks around, and the snowmobiles were the only means.
After that one, they're All just minor inconveniences...

I lived in Buffalo in 77 for that blizzard. I had a new Chevy blazer with a plow that I couldn’t even use. Couldn’t see past the hood it was snowing so hard…for so long. I spent 2 days in an Italian restaurant a buddy owned with a few other people.
Used my snow machine to take police on calls. Had one call at a bar and a guy was laying in the snow out front. Looked like he couldn’t navigate the 3 steps out of the bar. He was alive and very drunk. He said to me: “take my gloves and save yourself”. True story.

 

[monaco66coupe]

I am old,,, what would these wipper snappers do with the coming weather driving a 55 dodge without chains or limited slip rear? we stayed home!

 

[Roger63]

I am old,,, what would these wipper snappers do with the coming weather driving a 55 dodge without chains or limited slip rear? we stayed home!

We had a tractor dad's old 40 something chevy didn't do very well in the snow. But the tractor did.

 

[Roger63]