On Sunday late afternoon, the rain on trees started to turn to ice. So, we finally had an ice storm. It was mild here, the roads were mostly safe, as far as we know from what we experienced.
Everything was frozen through this morning, only melting as the morning warmed up finally. One and a half days of ice was nice … the tree’s are exceptionally pretty like that, but weak trees tend to break or fall over in a dangerous bend. Well planted, healthy trees are generally alright, but older and natural planted pines tend to have problems here in GA.
We were at the Mall of GA last night, B&N, and the sight was so silvery, so many trees all decked out in natures beautiful ice.
I would have pictures of our trees right now, but the Digital camera is not working again. I have film pictures, well, will have eventually.
I’m frustrated with this [digital] camera, it has worked alright, then didn’t at all, then did fine for awhile then now doesn’t work again. We’ll have to find the book and look to see if temps are going to make certain thing not work. The thing about the two “not working” times is that the are not the same. First time the lens did not come out at all. This time it does come out, then goes right back in.
So, it’s now soggy time, as the temps go up, and all that rain gets to absorb into the ground finally.
We are in for a few nights of below freezing though, and only Partly Cloudy days, which are not quite sunny or warm enough to make things warm in the house. Well, we had a couple of nice days before the ice days. Winter continues, cold, warm, mild conditions, a little wintry weather.
It is a late first ice we’ve had. It really wasn’t in the usual ahead forecasts. We do have the next forecast wintry weather on Feb 6. Rain, mixed with snow, then later snow possible. It’ll be interesting to see if we get that, and how soon or late, and if anything else crops up.
3 responses to “Ice Storm”
Marysue,
We are having a lot of snow lately. I am sick of it already and we are supposed to get more. It is pretty when it falls, but I can’t enjoy the beauty when I know I must drive in it and it will extend my drive times from 1 hour each way to two or three. I have been lucky so far that there haven’t been any big storms during my driving time. I’ll bet your ice storm has made some beautiful scenes, but that is a treacherous thing to drive in too.
Hi Becky,
I remember the days in MI and agree completely about it looking nice, but terrible to drive in. That is what I enjoy down here, all the seasons with little or no snow/ice. When we do get some it disappears in a few days.
The ice did very little to the roads, although, with quite a few of the schools closed in anticipation, there were not many on the roads to begin with.:wink:
Becky,
I’ll be praying for you that you have safe travels!
Now as for that ice storm we just had, it was so mild, the roads around here, the 30 plus away that we drove were not slicked with ice at all, just possibly the bridges. The trees were all gorgeous, of coarse, and I boot skated on the deck with my camera a few minutes. The ground here isn’t frozen, as it just hasn’t been cold much this winter. Very, very, Spring-like most of the time, with some nights being very cold, but most of the time around or above freezing for lows, with some days that cold, but most way, way above that.
So roads just wet or dry this time. Past years slick roads were a problem, definitely.
🙂