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When the fog and haze cleared up this morning, you could see the frostline was just a few feet above main street and one ridge back from town. Combination of snow and rime ice had all the trees coated white. A picture really can't do justice to the beauty of the sunlight on that. We were clear as a bell in town. If you went a quarter-mile up the mountain you'd be on snow and ice. Almost makes you feel cozy.

That's pretty cool, Dorm!
We r gonna git chilly here soon - better bring in an extra load to the woodbox...

The beauty of God's creation can't be overstated!

I get Cold just looking at it !

You know, you should warn Old Man Winter "Warning shots are illegal here in the Commonwealth".

Cool pic dormin. Had a similar view a couple weeks ago, after a day & night of freezing rain.

Well, it was sho 'nuff a warning shot. 10 degrees tonight, they say.

Cold is in our forecast too but, the coldest is supposed to be Sunday, & Sunday night... single digits. Coldest I've seen it this winter so far was 4 degrees one morning. Haven't had much snow yet, either.

A guy that's on the way here to do some roof repair for me just sent me this picture. No repairs today.

U.S. 58A near Coeburn, VA RIGHT NOW.

I heard something tapping on the front glass, went to look figuring it was a bird, or something in the wind, turns out it was the red stuff from the bulb of the thermometer wanting to come in...

I hit some flurries in Nashville, this morning. I see some snow on the ground, currently, in Wytheville, but the skies are fairly clear. According to the weather map, looks like we might hit a bit more snow before we hit the Richmond area.

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dorminWS wrote:A guy that's on the way here to do some roof repair for me just sent me this picture. No repairs today.

U.S. 58A near Coeburn, VA RIGHT NOW.

What's wrong with your roof..? Leak, wind damage..?

That's what I do for a living. Roofing Contractor. Been roofing for 25yrs.

Well, it got down to 11 here in the flatlands just above the fall line. I can't imagine the higher elevations being only one degree colder.

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WRW wrote:Well, it got down to 11 here in the flatlands just above the fall line. I can't imagine the higher elevations being only one degree colder.

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That's pretty much what happened. Might have dropped a degree or two below that right at daybreak. 10 degrees now.

Viper21 wrote:

dorminWS wrote:A guy that's on the way here to do some roof repair for me just sent me this picture. No repairs today.

U.S. 58A near Coeburn, VA RIGHT NOW.

What's wrong with your roof..? Leak, wind damage..?

That's what I do for a living. Roofing Contractor. Been roofing for 25yrs.

Got a 15-20 year old flat asphalt roof that vines climbing the building got into the flashing and grew out into the insulation along a wall Having to cut some out and replace, then patch. Naturally, it shows up by starting to leak when it's so cold the freeze/thaw cycle is most pronounced. That's the problem with roofs. they only leak when its raining or snowing, and you can only fix them when it ain't.

dorminWS wrote:

Viper21 wrote:

dorminWS wrote:A guy that's on the way here to do some roof repair for me just sent me this picture. No repairs today.

U.S. 58A near Coeburn, VA RIGHT NOW.

What's wrong with your roof..? Leak, wind damage..?

That's what I do for a living. Roofing Contractor. Been roofing for 25yrs.

Got a 15-20 year old flat asphalt roof that vines climbing the building got into the flashing and grew out into the insulation along a wall Having to cut some out and replace, then patch. Naturally, it shows up by starting to leak when it's so cold the freeze/thaw cycle is most pronounced. That's the problem with roofs. they only leak when its raining or snowing, and you can only fix them when it ain't.

LOL.... only when it rains or snows...haha. I tell people all the time, if it didn't rain, or snow, I wouldn't have a job

Actually pretty common. I see more leaks this time of year than in late spring early summer rains. Ice & snow are much more capable of exposing flaws, than rain is. Gravity works to your advantage with rain.... ice defies gravity, & gets in places rain can't. The freeze/thaw cycle exposes voids that typically don't show during rains.

Glad you got a grip on it at least, have the problem isolated, & have a repair plan. The overwhelming majority of flat or low sloped roofs I encounter aren't typically roofed right. Usually poorly done, wrong materials, or both. The margin for error on flat or low slopes is a fraction of what it is on steep slope applications.

I was in Greenbrier County, WV this weekend. This morning it was 15 below zero at my Mom's house. Sunny, clear and windy when I left around 1100, but I forgot to look at the thermometer again.

We stopped at the Sheetz station at Waynesboro off I64 on the way back to Chesterfield. While I was trying to get the salt/crud off the windshield and camper shell windows the cleaning solution was turning to ice and blowing away as I squeegee'd it off the windshield. My wife was sitting inside the warm truck while I pumped gas and cleaned windows. She thought it was funny.

M1A4ME wrote:I was in Greenbrier County, WV this weekend. This morning it was 15 below zero at my Mom's house. Sunny, clear and windy when I left around 1100, but I forgot to look at the thermometer again.

We stopped at the Sheetz station at Waynesboro off I64 on the way back to Chesterfield. While I was trying to get the salt/crud off the windshield and camper shell windows the cleaning solution was turning to ice and blowing away as I squeegee'd it off the windshield. My wife was sitting inside the warm truck while I pumped gas and cleaned windows. She thought it was funny.

I got fuel at the same Sheetz station this afternoon...lol. exit 91 right across from McDonalds.

Got up this am at 5:30 to just a little below 7 degrees. Roads were so icy the Pastor called God and told him we'd see him next week. Got pretty warm this afternoon, just a little more than 16.

Been watching the reports for snow starting tomorrow and going into Tuesday. Heard Roanoke will get 3-5, but doesn't look like we'll get much at all up here in the top of Virginia.

Had 1-2 inches of snow on top of a thin sheet of ice Friday night.
Was 3 degrees yesterday morning.
14 degrees now, and started snowing about 8:00. High of 31 today with 5-8 inches of snow.
3-5 inches and a low of 18 tonight.
High of 27 tomorrow, cloudy with a low that night of 8.
High of 16 Wednesday with flurries, low of -5.
High on Thursday of 12 with a low of -4
High of 23 Friday, low 15.
And to cap off a wonderful week, Saturday will have a high of 37, low of 34, and FREEZING RAIN.

Maybe the Vikings were right, and hell is a place of frozen misery. I'm beginning to appreciate that perspective.