May 2013 winter storm pics....lets see what everyone got!

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May 2013 winter storm pics....lets see what everyone got!

Post by sashaeffer » Thu May 02, 2013 4:36 am

Pics from my yard here in Omaha, NE


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Post by igor.glukhovtsev » Thu May 02, 2013 6:01 am

Holy Snow! My condolences!
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Post by InsanePalmNinja » Thu May 02, 2013 11:10 am

Holy Crap... Cool but not so cool at the same time your having a very late spring. Unless this normal for were you live? if I have this would not be normal at all People would be frecking out.
Nobody panics when people plant normal trees because its part of the plan... if someone plants a Palm EVERYONE LOSES THERE MINDS!

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Post by sashaeffer » Thu May 02, 2013 11:30 am

Only 4th time in history there has been snow in Nebraska. Typically this would be a early/mid march snow temp event.
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Post by Paul Ont » Thu May 02, 2013 3:47 pm

Yikes! I feel for you!

Meanwhile, just to the north-east of you (still continental), we're sitting at 26C (80f) today... Please don't send this our way!

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Post by miketropic » Thu May 02, 2013 4:30 pm

its been high 70's low 80s for a week..nighttime lows around 50..snow would ruin everything

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Post by Beny » Thu May 02, 2013 6:41 pm

Geezzz....the weather going crazy, here in Montréal it was 25c or 78f today, samething yesterday. Well above normal temp. And snow in Nebraska 5 degree latitude South of us. With a difference of at least 20-25c. And the forecaster calling for another 5-7 days above 70-75f in the day. Just started to landscape the yard at my Customer this week :wink: ...
And almost got a sunburn :lol:

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Post by ScottyON » Fri May 03, 2013 4:21 am

Same in Kingston. 2 days around 80 and a beautiful stretch of weather. You can start to see a sea of green in the trees!
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Post by hardyjim » Fri May 03, 2013 3:54 pm

That blows! :x
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Post by lucky1 » Fri May 03, 2013 5:47 pm

OMG, Scott :shock: :shock:

Saw some of it on weather channel this morning.
Your yard still looks better because of the palms :lol:

Chin up, buddy, it'll end.

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Post by canadianplant » Sat May 04, 2013 4:32 am

SAme storm up here scott, now its stalled...... It brough some freezing rain last night; good thing my bamboo are covered in snow :evil: Big warm up over the next few days.... 2 days at 0C for a high AND low.... 6C and rain today......
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Post by sashaeffer » Sat May 04, 2013 5:10 am

Yea, the storm that crawled across the midlands is now BACKING UP :( so more cloudy days and even more cold rain. Easily the worst spring ever.
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Post by canadianplant » Sat May 04, 2013 5:53 am

its backing up because the front is dissipating (loosing power). Its moving northwest rotation, as well as pushing the jetstream up, as the high pressure is building throughout the day today. Down where you are, this would look like the system moving south, or south west before the air gets sucked back up as the jetstream rises north come monday......

In other words... Hold on to your butts, only 2 more days......
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Post by sidpook » Sat May 04, 2013 6:05 am

I would kill myself: hang in there!!!!!
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Post by lucky1 » Sat May 04, 2013 2:45 pm

This guy's determined to mow the grass...er....a snow.

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You'll laugh your slippers off! :lol: :lol:

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Post by hardyjim » Sat May 04, 2013 5:51 pm

lucky1 wrote:This guy's determined to mow the grass...er....a snow.

http://www.kcci.com/news/central-iowa/i ... index.html

Click on the youtube link in the first sentence of that story.
You'll laugh your slippers off! :lol: :lol:

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Snow......with grass stains. :roll:
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Post by TimMAz6 » Sun May 05, 2013 8:32 am

keep that white stuff out there! :D
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Post by igor.glukhovtsev » Sun May 05, 2013 8:35 am

I saw some rain-snow event during 20 minutes at my place yesterday morning too. Thank's God nothing happened. Plus 2 C this morning. And plus 20 today. Very nice the Orthodox Easter day though.
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Post by miketropic » Sun May 05, 2013 9:59 am

it has rained for almost 36 hours here but no snow so i am just fine with it.

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Post by sashaeffer » Sun May 05, 2013 11:11 am

Wow, 36hrs straight?

After I PROMISED my wife I would't buy any more palms for a while I was so bummed out by the cool, wet snowy weather I did some retail therapy and bought two more Mexican Fan Palms at a local nursery because they are so cheap and easy to grow.


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Post by lucky1 » Sun May 05, 2013 12:15 pm

retail therapy and bought two more Mexican Fan Palms at a local nursery because they are so cheap and easy to grow.
Gorgeous specimens, Scott.
Your planted Washy looks fabulous, good work.

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Post by miketropic » Sun May 05, 2013 2:23 pm

sashaeffer wrote:Wow, 36hrs straight?

After I PROMISED my wife I would't buy any more palms for a while I was so bummed out by the cool, wet snowy weather I did some retail therapy and bought two more Mexican Fan Palms at a local nursery because they are so cheap and easy to grow.


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yeah its a real mess outside my whole yard is a bog right now. those washys look really nice can't seem to find em at nurserys here but im heading to florida june 1st so I will mail one back for sure.

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Post by Beny » Sun May 05, 2013 4:33 pm

Wow, third day in a row with an high of 80F, dry and sunny all the way :lol: ...i never seen that before , we ve got 1 week with 7-10c above normal, no cloud. Only blue sky. That kind of wheater happen sometime at the end of april and beginning of may, but for 2-3 days in a row not 10 :shock: ...we will have high temp. of 75-80F till wednesday.

All the snow is gone 3 weeks ago :D

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