Checked the weather before I hit the sack last night and they were calling for dangerous freezing and rain mixed with sleet all night. I figured I'd wake up around 3am to a total power outage due to lines down throughout the mountain. Instead - we made it in spite of the freezing. The first thing I noticed was our front yard.
This was Cathy's Weeping Willow that we planted last spring. We planted two of them to help block the late afternoon sun from the front porch and they were both on the ground. Not sure if they'll survive this freeze.
Looked out to the southeast and saw that the rest of the mountain had a coating of ice but couldn't really tell how much. So - I went to the back porch to check the trees that are closer to the house.
This is what I saw. Appears to be about 3/16 of an inch or maybe a little less of ice covering the branches. Next I thought of the high-line wires that run across the road in front of the house.
Yup - about the same amount of ice but when you multiply that amount of ice by the distance between each pole - it's adds up to quite a bit of weight. You could almost hear the telephone poles groaning. Now - what do the roads look like.
This is the road going up and over the mountain. I'd say it's gonna be pretty slick and barely passable.
This is the road headed down the mountain, which is about the same. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what gives. The temp is very slowly climbing. It's 32 degrees right now with a slight bit of rain mixed with sleet. Hopefully the temp will continue to rise and it'll turn to rain and clear some of the high-line wires and road.
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