Hard Freeze Warning Beginning Tuesday Night 1/1/08

[Queen Mother]

http://www.sunherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/271335.html


South Mississippi emergency management officials are warning of a hard freeze expected to hit the area on Tuesday night, with temperatures dropping into the 20's. Take today and tomorrow to prepare by protecting the elderly, pipes and plants.

A very cold air mass situated near the Canadian border is poised to move southward into the Gulf states on New Year's Day. Strong and cold high pressure will build into much of the nations midsection with some of the coldest air of the season expected to spread across areas east of The Rockies. Strong north winds will accompany the cold temperatures to provide uncomfortable wind chills Tuesday night and Wednesday night.

[bpitt]

Great, maybe the deer will move more.

[Hawkeye]

Great, maybe the deer will move more.
I spec dey be moving and feeding rat now and 2moro ahead of this front. They won't have to worry bout me puttin' a bead on them in this arctic crap. I'm going to den up, big time.

[Flowergirl]

IF you have Citrus trees or any other tropical or marginally tender vegatation, you should take precautions or you will lose them. Cover them with blankets and you might consider stringing Christmas lights on them. They will provide enough heat to keep them going.

Bring your pets in if you can. We have one old dog who just will not come in, we will put some straw out for her and wish for the best. Check on your old neighbors as QM suggested and hole up as Hawk says he will!

[Guru]

My brother just told me that he heard it may dip down to 15* F in Philadelphia as of Wednesday morning.
Brrr.

[pooker]

I am ready I got my fleece hoody ready!

[Flowergirl]

YOu better get more than a fleece hoody pook!

[Queen Mother]

Although it has warmed up to a sunny 41 in Brookhaven now, the wind chill is still at 33!

[Hawkeye]

I bet my mustard green patch bites the bullet, tonight. What say ye, FG?
I think the collards may survive. I would hate to have to get into putting a ton of greens in the freezer on NY Day. I'll at least go havest a big mess to go with the Blackeyes.

[BassCatter]

When I lived in Moselle I had two Satsuma Trees I brought up from Plaquemines Parish. Hard freeze was coming, I had fruit on the trees so I turned on the sprinkler to put a light coat of ice to insulate the trees to a 32 degree temp rather than the 20 it was getting down to. I opened a bottle of Knob Creek, and forgot to turn the sprinkler off.....When I woke the next morning, everything the sprinkler was coating was like 2" blocks of ice, broken on the ground........That episode claimed the Satsumas, a Peach, and Two Plum trees.

[Flowergirl]

The greens will prolly bite the dust, and the ice coating can never be good. Good in theory, but the weight of the ice damages the branches.

We need to water everything in well this evening.

Hawk, your collards should be fine. Hope so, I am about ready for a mess.

[Hawkeye]

The greens will prolly bite the dust, and the ice coating can never be good. Good in theory, but the weight of the ice damages the branches.

We need to water everything in well this evening.

Hawk, your collards should be fine. Hope so, I am about ready for a mess.
Well, please stop by anytime and get you a BIG mess. There is aplenty and the collards didn't get buggy.

[bpitt]

Hey Hawk, remember to make sure your tanks are empty on your RV. I just remembered to drain my fresh water holding tank. The others were empty, but since Katrina, I make an effort to keep my freshwater tank full, just in case of another catastrophe. But, I just drained 40 gallons, to make sure it won't freeze and bust my tank.

[Hawkeye]

Thanks Pitt, I done did dat

[Fotno]

Let your faucets drip.

[Queen Mother]

I always open the cabinet doors under my kitchen and bathroom sinks to let a little warm air around the pipes as well as letting faucets drip.

[Hawkeye]

.... and bleed you petcocks :p

[ran]

So do you just let water run in one sink or do ya have to get them all?

[carsalesguy]

i do all of them

[carsalesguy]

cold water also- don't want the hot water heater running all the time

[Fotno]

It's colder than a Banker's heart out there.Man.

[bpitt]

Colder that a miner's crack. Colder than a witch's teet.

[ran]

this weather SUCKS!!!!!! I didn't want to leave the house this morning!!!

[Queen Mother]

Colder than a well digger's butt in Idaho!!

[Queen Mother]

It's just not warming up as much as expected today - Brookhaven's high was to be around 42 - It's still 36 with wind chill of 26.

[Guru]

Quick dips in temps with the sunshine and warm up around say 40*F after a snap are what I call "Bug Whackers" and seldom cause much concern. It's those snaps that keep the temp down a couple to three days with below 40* on a warm up, usually no Sun, are the things that allow pipes at surface level to really get in danger of breaking and the fittings too.

[Guru]

I can't even say how cold it was this morning on the water front. The wind was blowing hard enough to change the color in your hair and cold enough to make you cringe when you think about going fishing.

[Nana]

:eek: Waterfront is the last place I'd want to be in this cold weather.

[Hawkeye]

The hippy dippy weatherman is still saying 14 degrees tonight. Tie a string to it. ;)

[Queen Mother]

Never got above 36 today - wind chill stayed around 28.

[BassCatter]

and me driving around with the back window open..............Hot natured I guess.

[ran]

I'm ready for this weather to be gone!! I walked outside on the porch to get firewood and lost feeling in my feet for a second!!

[carsalesguy]

come stand on the hill for an hour or so

[Queen Mother]

Snow in parts of Florida:

TAMPA, Florida (AP) -- Florida's citrus growers reported only minor damage Thursday from a blast of cold air, even as snow flurries fell in at least one part of the Sunshine State.

When temperatures get down to 28 degrees for four hours, a tree can be ruined. While forecasts said it could get that cold overnight, temperatures hovered in the 30s in central and South Florida where most orange and grapefruit growers are based.

"Overall, this is preliminary, but it looks like we have dodged a bullet," said Rusty Wiygul, director of grower affairs for Florida Citrus Mutual. He said there will be pockets of minor damage.

Growers were doing two things -- harvesting as many mature fruits and vegetables as possible, and trying to protect plants by spraying them with water that freezes, insulating the temperature at 32.

Temperatures in many areas of northern Florida dropped into the 20s early Thursday, following the 30-degree temperatures some northern parts of the state saw Wednesday. Cross City was 20. Farther south, Orlando was 31 and it was 39 in Miami. Snow flurries were reported near the Daytona Beach coastline, the first in Florida since 2006.

[BassCatter]

Damage Reports from Freeze????? - none here.

[Flowergirl]

Many patients calling in with no water.

Myer's Lemon Tree probably won't make it. Boohoo

[BassCatter]

I saw a guy buying Tree Heaters like in South Florida at Home Depot last night when I was wheeling out our new dryer.

[Flowergirl]

I hung Christmas tree lights on mine and threw a blanket over it, but looks as if the dogs thought it was a bad idea and pulled them off!

[BassCatter]

LOL smart dogs looking out for Fire Safety.

[Flowergirl]

No fire threat...Dead tree!

[bpitt]

I didn't have any frozen pipes or anything, but I did notice the water was freakin' cold when I brushed my teeth this morning! It woke me up more than the cup of coffee!!

[Queen Mother]

We forgot about an outside faucet that had a hose hooked to it. I use it for watering flowers on the patio. The faucet was left on - my expensive hose froze and when my son picked it up, it broke in half like a straw. No freezing at the wall though - faucet is good.

[CircusRide]

Crap, it's colder than a witch's tit in a brass brazerre.

[Queen Mother]

Whooppeeee! We're up to 37 in Brookhaven now - I don't think it's gonna get up to the 42 as predicted before the temp starts dropping again later this afternoon.

[BassCatter]

I hope everybody with an outboard had lowered their foot and let the water out.

[pooker]

holy poo its cold

[SoMissTV]

Global warming is a myth.

[CupcakeChic]

we lost a pipe yesterday... i moved to mississippi to be WARM!!!

[Queen Mother]

I lost my favorite garden hose. It was one of those coiled ones that springs back into shape when you stretch it out!!!