Snow Bound

Allan in NE · Apr 10, 2013

Totally locked in,

Lifestock haven't been fed since the day before yesterday, power off since Monday night and no water either.

Shouldn't complain tho. They just found a frozen woman a few miles from here. Left her stranded car and tried to walk home. :>(

Allan

SweetFeet · Apr 10, 2013

Allan,
Hope you get power back soon (you must have a generator).

That is too bad about the woman. I always tell our kids, "Never leave your car". I make them carry sleeping bag in the car during cold months.

jbp · Apr 10, 2013

That is a stressful situation to be in. Had that happen to me a few years ago with both cattle and hogs.

Did you get the situation with the large predator resolved? Have wondered about that for some time. Hope the situation improves for you soon.
Joe

Bruce from Can. · Apr 10, 2013

Well, I rekon she won't try that again. So sad, about the fatal choice she picked, in the face of a tough spot.Could of used a do over.

Bob in SD · Apr 10, 2013

Hang in there Allan. We didn"t lose power or get near the snow they expected. My son is already whining that I made him bring extra firewood into the mud room before the snow started. Better safe than sorry, especially when he"s doing the schlepping.

rrlund · Apr 10, 2013

On a gas powered computer these days? lol

Allan in NE · Apr 10, 2013

Had to have been wolves judging by the size of the tracks.

Had to have been one heck of a party too.

I ended up with a yearly elk in the herd since that night and she won't leave. Think her mama might have gotten run off or killed also. She eats out of the feeders and baby sits the calves. Thinks she's a cow. :>)

Anyway, no problems since,

Allan

Allan in NE · Apr 10, 2013

Naw,

I'm in a different part of the county from the critters. They are stranded out there where "Ya can't get there from here". :>)

Allan

caseyc · Apr 10, 2013

Where about are you Bob? I'm east central and the storm has been a total bust here too. I know one thing, I'm getting really tired of hearing all the crying down in SUFU!

Casey in SD

Fergienewbee · Apr 10, 2013

Just goes to show the prairie winters are still capable of killing folks even now. Read the School Children's Blizzard a year ago or so. On foot is no place to be. Hope you stock is okay, Allen.

Larry

Animal · Apr 10, 2013

That is sad, people think that it can not happen in the 21st century, but old man winter doesn't care. I always carry extra coats and candles in all my cars and trucks in the winter time. When I was a young man in my twenties, I was stranded in a cattle yard where I worked. For four days. We stayed warm in the medicine shack where we had a coal stove. It taught me a valuble lesson, if your warm and cozy stay where your at, no matter what is on the television!

Mike (WA) · Apr 10, 2013

Woman who used to work for me moved to North Dakota last year (husband working in the oil fields, of course)- she has 2 grade school kids, and they had to have a complete set of cold weather gear certified good to 45 below zero. She said when they were fully outfitted they looked like little Eskimo bank robbers.

Spring is sure balky this year, as Dad used to say.

chevytaHOE5674 · Apr 10, 2013

Never been snowed in for more than a few hours at a time. The county and state to a good job keeping up with snow storms UP here in big snow country. Can't imagine being stranded someplace in a car and having to try and walk.

Nebraska Cowman · Apr 10, 2013

That is tragic Allen. People who have never been lost in a snowstorm do not realize the danger. I hope you can get to your girls soon. I stay with mine. Maybe you need to pull a camper out there?

Allan in NE · Apr 10, 2013

Stuck my head out the door and snapped one.

Allan

Allan in NE · Apr 10, 2013

A picture of cows walking right out over the fences and wandering downtown.

Allan

Anonymous-0 · Apr 10, 2013

Bob and Casey, I'm 50 miles west of Pierre and we got hit pretty good. Not near as bad as they we talking about at first. Probably got a foot of snow and lots of wind. Some places there is no snow, and some places are 5 foot drifts. Drought isn't over by any means, but it's a start.

Lazy WP · Apr 10, 2013

Hope this breaks the drought. We probably have 10 inches, and still snowing. I did make it out to get everything fed. I live down in the Niobrara valley, with LOTS of trees. I have no idea how bad it is where the wind got a hold of things.

Ken Macfarlane · Apr 10, 2013

Ex-neighbour of ours died this winter freezing to death. Same story, got stuck in a drift in a bad storm, no cell coverage, walked the 3 miles home and died on the front step trying to get his keys in the lock. His farm was really far out near the end of a road with few people nowadays.

JDB · Apr 10, 2013

Hope you have a tractor at the home place. That little one may not help much.

Billy NY · Apr 10, 2013

I am assuming that IH is the 284 you bought for around the house some years back ? Trying to get some scale on this. You guys got nailed on this one, but at least you'll have some moisture when it melts.

What I can't imagine is what you'll find once you get out to your place, that would drive me crazy, I've had to trek 30 miles in that stuff, to get to ours or I'd find them upside down in the stalls, I'm thankful to not have to deal with that anymore.

The elk, and or what happened with the predators is interesting, glad you mentioned it, thought it might have been "classified" if you get my drift, (pardon the pun) LOL!

Hope you and those near you get through it, we had one May 19 or so in '83 I believe, over 24" worth I was up in the mountains to the east of where I am now, at my grandmothers farm, by that time, you really think, you are done with snow, melted down fast, hope yours does the same. I will say that winter sure held its grip here, just had a couple of warmer days, some sun, been cold and overcast all of March. Deer and geese have been grazing thatch it seems, just took a couple of days and now there's some green

Bill in IL · Apr 10, 2013

Let them in they look cold.

Going to be a bear to find them when the storm is over and get them back to the proper home.

oldtanker · Apr 10, 2013

Better you than me. We are supposed to get 5-10 inches tonight and tomorrow. Glad that I didn't take the blower off the tractor yet.

Rick

Nebraska Cowman · Apr 10, 2013

You need to show that to people that think cows should not be tied in barns. Cows in the wild ain't such a happy sight sometimes.

Huskers86 · Apr 10, 2013

I've been wondering about how it is up there. We have just a skift of snow and had 2 1/2 to 3" of rain before the cold. Heard about the lady and her son. Glad he at least made it. Sounded like he came from the house to go get her and she didn't make it to the house after they got disoriented. I hope all gets better for you.

Greg1959 · Apr 10, 2013

WOW! and I just turned on the A/C here!

jm. · Apr 10, 2013

Well since I can,t get there in help all I can say is be careful and do not get out and over do it. Spring is here in Tennessee mid 80s but storms for tonight. Again be careful and keep us posted.

redtom · Apr 10, 2013

Where at in NE?

Mike (WA) · Apr 10, 2013

"Let 'em in, they look cold". That was my first thought when I saw the picture. Thanks for posting- that pic is a keeper.

Funtwohunt · Apr 10, 2013

It hit pretty good sized area, wife and I were in Scottsbluff monday nite headed home north on 71, no way so we headed towards Bayard, made it to the bottom of Angora Hill ZERO visibility and snow like I have never seen, turuned around and picked up a couple of gals in the ditch and went back to Sottsbluff,all roads out of scottsbluff were closed and literally barricaded, finally got home this morning. There were cattle strung all the way south of alliance, several north of Alliance any where there was any shelter. On the bright side it is going to be some very much needed moisture. Funtwohunt

Mark - IN. · Apr 10, 2013

Generator? Everyone has a...

You know what though? I've never run the deep well pump off of the generator. Its 220 and buried real deep. I've always been afraid to temp that fate. I have a shallow well as well that is only 25' deep, and if I blow up a Flint and Walling, or a refridgerator with the generator, I aint going to be happy, but not going to be nearly as unhappy if smoke the deep well down 90'. Generator comes on, it gets shut off. Maybe if I fit an ONEAC between it and the circuit breaker, but one big enough will cost $$$. Easier I spose to shut off the circuit breaker.

Good luck.

Mark

Anonymous-0 · Apr 10, 2013

The cows are my son-inlaw and daughters they had lost around 200 cow calf pairs in the storm with cattle all over town. they live 3 miles north of town. I believe the cows in question are at the library.A great article about a little girl (alliance times herald.com)who took two calves in wrapped them blankets and used a hair dryer on them. Neighbors from all around brought animals to them wherever they found the cattle.Tonight they have found most of them and are home. Neighbors friends or unknown all pitch in to help when needed.THANK YOU TO ALL who helped.Worst storm we have had here for some time but the moisture is great.

Bob in SD · Apr 11, 2013

Yep, east central. We almost made up for it last night (and I can"t get my loader tractor w/ the snowblower started -- arghh). Still lucky compared w/ Allan"s situation. We dragged another sled load of wood up, the powers on, and it"s not too much snow to drive over till I get the tractor sorted out (or, looking at the forecast, till it melts).

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