Subj : SNOW! To : Mike Powell From : Barry Martin Date : Mon Jan 22 2024 07:00:00 -=> MIKE POWELL wrote to ALL <=- Hi Mike! MP> I know this is not a big deal for folks north of here, but we MP> have received our first real measurable snow in at least two MP> years. We were supposed to have an inch or two by the time today MP> was over but, as of this morning, we already had 4-5" of snow. MP> Temperatures are hovering in the upper 20's F but are expected to MP> fall into the single digits and approach 0F over the next couple MP> of nights, with windchills in the -5 to -15F range. The last two weeks we recieved 27" of snow and most of that period with air temperature in the -5øF to -15øF range; wind chills got down as fas as -45øF. (Had intened to compare t Anchorage's temperatures; sometimes the weather folks will say if we're colder than in Alaska.) MP> Good news is that the snow melt will help our water table. We MP> were in a mild drought most of 2023. Yes, definitely help with the water table; this part of the Midwest has been in moderate drought status. MP> Brrrrr!!! :D Agree!! BTW, I'm in eastern Iowa, the bottom part where Iowa 'elbows' itself into Illinois (and the Missippi River flows from east to west. ¯ ® ¯ BarryMartin3@MyMetronet.NET ® ¯ ® .... Guess who I bumped into on my way to get my glasses fixed? Everybody. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .