Trees and power lines hold a fair amount of ice today. Precipitation changed to snow by this afternoon, but very little fell. The wind picked up a bit during the day, too. This adds risk of downed trees and power lines due to the weight of the ice and the force of winds. Temperatures overnight will be bitterly cold with a colder daytime high tomorrow -- not great for the many people without power from this storm. The sun will shine for the next two or three days with temperatures rising to above freezing on the third day. Perhaps some of the sun will help to move some of the ice off the trees and lines even with cold temps, since the solar loading has been noticeably greater in the past week or two.
Major wind storms bring anxiety, worry and fear for me. Ice storms create similar feelings, though I've only experienced two big ones -- the current one and one that I've termed the 'flying slush' storm since the winds blew the snow horizontally -- and the snow was the consistency of slush. This slush froze to whatever it encountered. We lost some big limbs of trees and the top 6-7 feet of the white pine in that storm. The current storm was deceptive. Without winds, it was very quiet -- eerily so. I had to look out windows to see what was happening. Even today, it seemed prudent to remain indoors. Staying upright is top of my list as is avoiding ice dropping on me from the treetops.
So, how did I deal with the anxiousness today? I made and canned a batch of spiced applesauce -- great with pancakes, french toast or gingerbread cake. I also listened to some of the coverage from the Olympics and listened to some music. The song shared today was chosen due to the title. Even if the ice storm is technically over, we are still dealing with the issue of ice and will be for another day or so. Keep safe. Enjoy!
Storm Front -- Billy Joel
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