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Whoopie! It's up to 0 degrees! (Original Post) rurallib Jan 2019 OP
My sister called from Northern Illinois. redstatebluegirl Jan 2019 #1
good for them - this is really hard on animals rurallib Jan 2019 #5
MSNBC mentioned a -38 in Northern Illinois. ILLINOIS!! IADEMO2004 Jan 2019 #8
Yea we were raised there, never saw anything like this. redstatebluegirl Jan 2019 #9
It's 3 in Des Moines. rsdsharp Jan 2019 #2
Still -6 and snowing in the Cedar Valley Cairycat Jan 2019 #3
Ours were still closed today also - I can't remember if they went Monday rurallib Jan 2019 #7
You're having a heat wave. LakeArenal Jan 2019 #4
+10 in tropical Southwest Iowa IADEMO2004 Jan 2019 #6
get outta here! rurallib Jan 2019 #10
My watch says 41 degrees now. 47of74 Feb 2019 #11
yeah - what a change - something like +70 degrees since Thursday rurallib Feb 2019 #12

redstatebluegirl

(12,482 posts)
1. My sister called from Northern Illinois.
Thu Jan 31, 2019, 01:52 PM
Jan 2019

They have horses, this is the first time they took extreme measures due to weather. They bought heaters for the barn, put plastic over the windows to keep the drafts out. Used heavy saddle blankets to keep them warm. They also brought in their 4 cows this time. It was brutal there last night.

redstatebluegirl

(12,482 posts)
9. Yea we were raised there, never saw anything like this.
Thu Jan 31, 2019, 02:24 PM
Jan 2019

My sis said their furnace was set at 65 and never shut off last night.

Cairycat

(1,761 posts)
3. Still -6 and snowing in the Cedar Valley
Thu Jan 31, 2019, 02:07 PM
Jan 2019

We won't see above zero until tomorrow. This is the fourth day that the Cedar Falls schools have been closed.

rurallib

(63,207 posts)
7. Ours were still closed today also - I can't remember if they went Monday
Thu Jan 31, 2019, 02:20 PM
Jan 2019

Last week they got in 2 days because of the snow, this week they will go tomorrow, I think. It may be delayed due to blowing snow.

Can't remember 2 weeks back-to-back that have been this hard for schools in a long time.

And it is supposed to be near 50 this weekend.

 

47of74

(18,470 posts)
11. My watch says 41 degrees now.
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 06:55 PM
Feb 2019

I went for a walk this afternoon on the riverwalk in Dubuque. Felt good too to be outside.

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