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 Post subject: Iowa whammy again
PostPosted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:04 am 
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Iowa is getting whacked by bad weather again today.

Talked to my brother in Atlantic tonight and he says they've been without electricity since 5 am. Half an inch of ice will pull down some pretty big limbs, I guess. Most of the town is without electricity. My mom's power line was pulled right off the house and away from the meter so she's spending the night with my other brother out on the farm. They must still have power out there.

Vicki,
I was wondering if you got much ice in Palmer?

Tread carefully everybody. This is some slick stuff.

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Stay safe , please all of you!

Thanks for keeping us updated Jon!
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Jon, we have plenty of ice but nothing like they have down there--however Friday and Saturday we are supposed to get hit with a lot of ice and high winds before it SUPPOSEDLY turns to quite a bit of rain, and then to snow by Sunday--myself I would take the snow before ice always.
We have not yet lost power but if we get those 35-40 mph winds and another 1/2" of ice it will be gone I am sure.
The good news for your Mom is that I don't think that they are supposed to get this next mess in just rain and snow--if you can call that good news.
Our snow banks are not drifting now:) It has been a long hard December and January.
Hope they get your Mom fixed up soon, it is no fun.
I am so glad that at least it isn't really cold.

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