weather

Quoting Ylee:
Been raining a lot here this evening; getting any rain down there?

Ran into a little rain on the way back up .. lasted about an hour total .. wasn't very hard ..

Quoting sandiquiz:
Welcome back, Wabit...and yes, there is nothing like your own bed. sleep well:-)

Finally a good nights sleep !! Even slept 2 hours past my normal time ..

Statement as of 3:31 PM CST on February 21, 2013

... Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until noon CST
Friday...

A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until noon CST
Friday.

* Timing... snow is expected to spread into areas south of I-74 by
4 PM... and in areas north of I-74 after 4 PM. Some sleet may mix
in at times in the first couple of hours of precipitation. The
heaviest precipitation is expected between 5 PM and midnight.
After midnight... the snow may mix with or change to freezing
drizzle.

* Accumulations... 4 to 6 inches of snow are likely... with the
higher totals west of the Illinois River. Any of these
precipitation totals may be locally higher due to isolated
thunderstorms embedded within this storm this afternoon.

* Wind... east winds of 15 and 20 mph will gust to near 30 mph at
times. This will create areas of blowing and drifting snow.

* Impacts... conditions will deteriorate rapidly once the snow
begins. Travel will become hazardous due to poor visibility
and roads becoming quickly snow covered and icy. The potential
for some freezing drizzle late tonight will only make driving
conditions even more hazardous.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow... sleet... or
freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for
slippery roads and limited visibilities... and use caution while
driving.

Shimon

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
324 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

ILZ027>031-037-038-221200-
KNOX-MARSHALL-MCLEAN-PEORIA-STARK-TAZEWELL-WOODFO RD-
324 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING...
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING TO SOME
FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 5 INCHES WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...AND 3
TO 4 INCHES TO THE EAST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SOME LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL LINGER INTO FRIDAY.
HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LESS THAN A HALF
INCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...
REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
331 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...

ILZ027>031-037-038-220600-
/O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130222T1800Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-TAZEWELL-MCLE AN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...
NORMAL
331 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
FRIDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO AREAS SOUTH OF I-74 BY
4 PM...AND IN AREAS NORTH OF I-74 AFTER 4 PM. SOME SLEET MAY MIX
IN AT TIMES IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF HOURS OF PRECIPITATION. THE
HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 PM AND MIDNIGHT.
AFTER MIDNIGHT...THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING
DRIZZLE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY...WITH THE
HIGHER TOTALS WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER. ANY OF THESE
PRECIPITATION TOTALS MAY BE LOCALLY HIGHER DUE TO ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS EMBEDDED WITHIN THIS STORM THIS AFTERNOON.

* WIND...EAST WINDS OF 15 AND 20 MPH WILL GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH AT
TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ONCE THE SNOW
BEGINS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY
AND ROADS BECOMING QUICKLY SNOW COVERED AND ICY. THE POTENTIAL
FOR SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE TONIGHT WILL ONLY MAKE DRIVING
CONDITIONS EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$


SHIMON

Started snowing around 4:45 ..

Quoting palmettobug53:
Oh, good Lord. What a welcome home, wab.

Even though the FL temps were un-FL-like, you didn't have to deal with snow.

At least, you're home and back to your own bed.

Like Dorothy said, "There's no place like home, there's no place like home...."

Hope ya'll had some time to stock the larder. It doesn't sound like the type of weather you'd want to get out in to make a grocery run for bread or milk.

Made a milk run when we got back yesterday ..

Forecast is for 4-5 inches of snow but guessing will be closer to 3 to 4 .. getting some dry slots coming up from the south ..

Got between 3 and 4 inches of snow last night and early this morning .. doesn't look like it drifted ..

Quoting Skyepony:
It's hot here. Like late spring hot.

Figures it will warm up since I'm back home now ...

My wife, Edith and myself want to think all of the bloggers that have kept my family in your thoughts over the last few weeks with my brother Paul dying ..

Can I again ask for a favor ..

My grand daughter's 1 year old kitten has to be put down .. she has an incurable disease It will be done in the morning and I would greatly appreciate your thoughts for her the next few days as she has to cope with another death so soon .....

Quoting RobDaHood:
Wabit,
Thanks not needed. We know.

So sorry to hear about the kitten. I hate it when kids have to go through that. Of course, we'll keep your grand daughter in our thoughts and prayers. Thanks for asking.

Thanks Rob knew I could count on you .. hope your back soon !!

Quoting auburn:
Done Wabb..

Thanks Aubie .. really hard to lose a pet that was so young .. and TT is only 10 years old ..

Quoting sandiquiz:
Aw, Wabit, I am so sorry for your little granddaughter. Having had my Blue out down on Christmas Eve was hard for me, and I have had six times more experience of life (and death) than your granddaughter. Of course I will think of her tomorrow. :-)

Thanks Sandi .. We are not sure how she will react, but she has a large support structure around her to help her through this crisis ..

Quoting palmettobug53:
Oh, wab, I'm sorry to hear that.

How old is your granddaughter? Her age will have a lot to do with her reaction and how you should handle the situation.

I will be thinking about her, too. Like Sandi, I've been through the loss of pets umpteen times over the years. It doesn't get any easier with age.

Bug .. she is only 10 and is very sensitive.. what her cat has can be contagious to other cats and she is worried about the other cat also because of that, (Moo's cat, they both got one at the same time .. sisters from the same liter ..

No it never gets any easier putting down a pet, even when we know it is the best for the animal to not suffer.. I know when we put Ceasar my German Sheperd down it was very hard on me .. he was the best dog I have ever had !!!

Quoting RTLSNK:
Thoughts and prayers for the little princess.
Lost my first dog around age 10.
Never got any easier.

Thanks SNK .. this is the first one for TT ..

Forecast for my area ..


Saturday
Mostly cloudy. High of 30F with a windchill as low as 12F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Low of 16F. Winds from the West at 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday
Partly cloudy. Fog early. High of 39F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of 18F with a windchill as low as 9F. Winds from the East at 5 to 10 mph.

Monday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and a chance of rain. Fog early. High of 39F with a windchill as low as 16F. Winds from the ENE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 30%.

Monday Night
Overcast with snow in the evening, then mostly cloudy with ice pellets and a chance of snow. Fog overnight. Low of 30F with a windchill as low as 18F. Breezy. Winds from the ENE at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 70% with accumulations up to 7 in. possible.

Tuesday
Overcast with a chance of snow and rain showers, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Fog early. High of 39F with a windchill as low as 19F. Breezy. Winds from the NNE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 60% with accumulations up to 2 in. possible.

Tuesday Night
Overcast with a chance of snow in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Fog overnight. Low of 25F with a windchill as low as 19F. Winds from the NW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 50% with accumulations up to 1 in. possible.

Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain showers in the morning, then overcast with a chance of snow and rain showers. High of 34F with a windchill as low as 18F. Breezy. Winds from the West at 15 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 50%.

Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Fog overnight. Low of 27F with a windchill as low as 18F. Winds from the WNW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 20% with accumulations up to 1 in. possible.


If the forecast pans out we could get over 10 inches of snow through the week ..

Quoting palmettobug53:
How did it go this morning?

Ah, 10 is a rough age to deal with something like this. Old enough to know and not old enough to be a bit enured to things like this. Though, as we all know, age doesn't mean your heart doesn't break.

You haven't said but it sounds like her cat had feline leukemia. It's the main thing I can think of that is highly contagious to other cats and is almost impossible to treat.

I lost my first cat around 9 or 10. He had gotten run over in the neighbor's drive. I found the body and it wasn't pretty. That was a good 50 years ago and I can still remember running back to the house, screaming for Mama.

Hey Bug .. went as well as can be expected .. It wasn't leukemia, her lungs were filling with fluid and she was slowly drowning ..

They are at the house now and and we're trying to keep her occupied .. she took it pretty bad ..

Quoting palmettobug53:
Oh, dear. Poor kitty.

Poor granddaughter. Yes, the best thing to do is try to keep her occupied and busy for a few days. She'll head back to school and the hurt will slowly ease.

I headed right back to work after my brother passed, though I could have taken off more time. Hubby went right back to work and I'd have just been moping around the house. There wasn't much point in that. It was best that I got busy.

If it had really been up to me, I'd have stayed with Dad a few days but they had long standing plans for a cruise. I didn't want to be under Smom's feet while she was getting them ready to go. She gets snippy when tired and under pressure.

I was all for them going, though. For Dad's sake and the same reason I went right back to work. Take his mind off things for a bit.

I headed right back to work, though I could have taken a few more days off. Hubby went right back to work and I'd have just been moping around the house. There wasn't much point in that. It was best that I got busy.

Bug .. The kitten had Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) she had the wet kind .. she and her sister are now worried that Moo's kitten will die too .. we have told them that that is not likely .. but our reassurances are not helping right now .. they are both doing better then I expected but we have kept them busy today ..

Quoting Ylee:
I'm glad to see you made it home safely, wab! Sorry to hear of your GDau's loss. A hard, but necessary lesson everyone has to go through. I lost my grandpa when I was 10, and although I've learned how to cope with loss as I grow older, I've never gotten used to it.

Take care.

Ylee .. yes made it back before the snow hit Thursday ..

Coping with death is life long .. it never gets easier ..

Crab .. Its not easy at any age ..

Quoting palmettobug53:
There's a strange yellow ball in the sky today.

Hist.... is it the thing they call a 'sun?'

Sunny here also .. have snow storm warning from Monday night till Tuesday evening ..

Suppose to start out with up to 1/10 of an inch of ice then turning to snow with accumulations of between 4 and 6 inches ..

Bug .. rains better then snow !!!

Thanks Rob ..

So far today we have had a mix of everything I think .. is lightly sleeting right now but it has been light so far ..