Post by Admin on Jan 3, 2017 17:19:26 GMT -7
High South Snow and Road Condition Report - Jan. 3rd, 2017 at 5:00 PM
It is currently 2 degrees above zero in High South Glastonbury at 6,318 feet above sea level. Warm air rises and when I was at the Post Office 40 minutes ago the temperature was 4 degrees below zero. This morning the mercury bottomed out at 11 degrees below zero up here.
The winds are calm and tonight should be quite cold. It is predicted to get even colder, possibly 20 below, tomorrow night.
Over the weekend 4 inches of light powder snow fell in High South. On Monday at 1:41 PM Walter Wunsch reported:
"I plowed as needed starting 4am today, taking my son to the airport. Returning 7:30 am, just after the county plow truck had cleared and sanded Dry Creek.
Road looks good, especially after Fred used for the first time side wing , pushing snow over the edge, doing a better job of what a regular grader could have done."
I drove to the Emigrant Post Office this afternoon and found that Hercules from SpecTec to Dry Creek was adequately plowed but not sanded. Dry Creek to 89 was well plowed and sanded. 89 had patches of packed snow and ice but also two tracks of mostly bare asphalt. Coming back was a little slower as Hercules was slippery. Past SpecTec upper Hercules, Sagittarius Place and Sagittarius Skyway still had not been plowed. The snow that fell on Saturday night and Sunday was only broken by a few tire tracks. Although the roads are passable with good tires and a steady nerve they are not safe. Snow is also building up along the edges and needs to be removed with Fred Count's side wing plow. As soon as the wind picks up, the upper section of Sagittarius Skyway will drift in if plowing is not done on a regular basis. Jim Kelley spent a good part of his New Year's weekend clearing several road wide and 4 foot tall drifts from Sagittarius Skyway. It would be a kind gesture if the GLA could maintain the road so drifts do not have a chance to form again.
The bitter cold weather is supposed to break later this week. Folks with a vacation home in High South are reminded that we had a 5 hour power outage on Sunday morning. Every power outage brings a surge when the electricity is turned back on. Over time the small surges can destroy computers, electronics and furnace controls. If the furnace controls fry the furnace will not restart. After a few days water pipes will freeze and split. When they thaw, the damage can be catastrophic. It is a good idea to have some sort of remote temperature sensing device if you be away from your home this winter.
Regina Wunsch reports a low temperature of -19.8 degrees on the morning of January 3rd.
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The winds are calm and tonight should be quite cold. It is predicted to get even colder, possibly 20 below, tomorrow night.
Over the weekend 4 inches of light powder snow fell in High South. On Monday at 1:41 PM Walter Wunsch reported:
"I plowed as needed starting 4am today, taking my son to the airport. Returning 7:30 am, just after the county plow truck had cleared and sanded Dry Creek.
Road looks good, especially after Fred used for the first time side wing , pushing snow over the edge, doing a better job of what a regular grader could have done."
I drove to the Emigrant Post Office this afternoon and found that Hercules from SpecTec to Dry Creek was adequately plowed but not sanded. Dry Creek to 89 was well plowed and sanded. 89 had patches of packed snow and ice but also two tracks of mostly bare asphalt. Coming back was a little slower as Hercules was slippery. Past SpecTec upper Hercules, Sagittarius Place and Sagittarius Skyway still had not been plowed. The snow that fell on Saturday night and Sunday was only broken by a few tire tracks. Although the roads are passable with good tires and a steady nerve they are not safe. Snow is also building up along the edges and needs to be removed with Fred Count's side wing plow. As soon as the wind picks up, the upper section of Sagittarius Skyway will drift in if plowing is not done on a regular basis. Jim Kelley spent a good part of his New Year's weekend clearing several road wide and 4 foot tall drifts from Sagittarius Skyway. It would be a kind gesture if the GLA could maintain the road so drifts do not have a chance to form again.
The bitter cold weather is supposed to break later this week. Folks with a vacation home in High South are reminded that we had a 5 hour power outage on Sunday morning. Every power outage brings a surge when the electricity is turned back on. Over time the small surges can destroy computers, electronics and furnace controls. If the furnace controls fry the furnace will not restart. After a few days water pipes will freeze and split. When they thaw, the damage can be catastrophic. It is a good idea to have some sort of remote temperature sensing device if you be away from your home this winter.
Regina Wunsch reports a low temperature of -19.8 degrees on the morning of January 3rd.
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