Deadwood,SD area

Yep, like i said...... There are much worse places to be!

Rock picking????!!!!

Our local newspaper just ran an article about how 3 folks from central MN were over rock picking in the Hills when the storm hit. They had a fully stocked RV, rigged out with a generator and full fresh water tanks. They said while the winds made things interesting, they were otherwise quite comfortable inside.

We are about 150 miles straight south if Deadwood (on the highway, closer as the crow flies), we can actually see the Stateline Casino off 385 with binoculars. We aren't sure exactly what our storm total was because the wind blew so hard it drifted into drifts as high as 6 feet. Rapid City and the whole Black Hills area got hit hard and it is common for that area to get that amount at least once per year. Since we are so early in the season, could be this is only the 1st of a few storms this winter.

The storm moved in Thursday night with high winds, power went out at 2:30 pm Friday and did not come on until Saturday @ 8:30 pm. The wind did not stop until late in the day Saturday. We had our woodstove cookin' and with the temps not really "cold" yet (not much below 32) our house never got below 58, so things weren't as bad as they could have been if this were a December storm with the temps into sub-zero range.

And today the snow plow finally went through. But with sunny skies and 70 degrees the snow is sinking into the ground really fast. Our sandy soils drinks this life giving water in very fast!

From now on we'll be sure to keep more storm ready. We've had 3 years of drought and dryer winters than normal. If this is a return to normal we'll have several blizzards this winter.

I know, I know...most folks are saying "head south ASAP" but we don't snowbird. We have to and actually want to stay home all winter to help out my 83 year old parents, feed cattle and go out and "play" in the snow with the ATV and tractor with blade.

If you go to the fifth wheel site, a man has posted photos in front of his home.

And the crazy part is it was upper 80`s only a few days before! that would be something to be stuck there, but there are worse places to be stuck at!

True...a friend just sent me a pic of their car in a campsite....all but the top 6" is buried in the white stuff !!!

That snow storm went through Wyoming and is now heading eastward. We got hammered in WY. However it is supposed to be up in the 70s within a few days. Amazing.

48", ouch.
Just raining here, in Central MN, glad we didn't have the White Devil pay a visit...........yet. :R

That is not someone trying to pull your leg. Last night's blizzard broke quite a few records. I-90 shut down, universities cancelled classes. In some areas the sustained winds were 40+ mph with gusts over 60 mph. Downed trees and power lines are making getting around even more complicated than the 40+ inches of snow.

Old-Biscuit wrote:
Snowplows are even getting stuck in Rapid City and surrounding areas.

News Article......Great Plains got whacked!! LINK

Yeah, that's what I heard. I was just thinking of driving up a what seemed to be 15% grade to Mt. Moriah Cemetery to see the grave of Wild Bill Hickok in Deadwood. That town must be paralyzed right now.

Glad to eek out a few more weeks of "balmy" weather here in Chicagoland!