Frosty came through the midwest with shuddering force. (I forget what "they" actually named this supposed cyclone-bomb storm.) The house seemed to be merely a windblock. Once the wind did quit, it took about 36 hours for the house to return to a more normal temperature; the heat just could not keep up. The weather people were saying gusts of up to 40 mph. The wind seemed stronger than that at times; almost tornado or straight-line wind style like we experience in the springtime.
I didn't feel comfortable leaving the farm with all the animals hunkered down and the heat running full bore. I was able to get everyone into buildings and out of any direct wind before it hit. Everybody had soft bedding and they ate like kings! (I stayed bundled up in double layers of everything and tried to think warm thoughts!) It's gonna take a week to get all the extra bedding cleaned up, but knowing that everyone rode through the ordeal and was safe is worth it.
The snow accumulation was very small, only a few inches. We've actually gotten more snow since the storm than what fell during the storm; it all blew away.
The water lines froze Friday night and the sewer lines froze Saturday morning. I was able to move heaters around to get them opened back up in a couple hours. I'm thankful I was there to catch it in time.
I pray for the folks that were north and west of us in Iowa, Nebraska, the Dakotas; I'm sure their experience was far worse. I bet God's ears were burning from all of us praying over the middle of our country while it was going on.
How did ya'll fare in the storm?