Month: January 2011

Gardening, Uncategorized

Long duration light snow ahead minor accumulations & going to Marquette,MI!

Regional weather view A long duration snow event is expected as a snowy system heads towards the Upper Midwest. Significant accumulations are possible in Northwest Iowa, Southwest, Minnesota and South Dakota. Minor snow will fall in Western Wisconsin and the southern 2/3rds of Minnesota. Minor snow accumulations will also fall over the U.P of Michigan …

Winter Weather

Watches and Advisories Issued in Western Iowa

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory in effect from Noon on Sunday until 6pm Monday evening for the following counties, Lyon, Sioux, Plymouth and Woodbury. Another Winter Weather Advisory is also in effect from 6pm Sunday evening until Midnight Tuesday morning for the following counties, Osceola, Dickinson, O’Brien, Clay, Cherokee, Buena …

Gardening, Uncategorized

Light Friday/Saturday snow. then cold with arctic air Sunday.

Regional Weather View. A cold weekend ahead for the Upper Midwest, first, some light snow and flurries will fall throughout much of the Upper Midwest on Friday and Saturday, then arctic air will be in place by Sunday. Heavy lake effect snows will fall in Northern Wisconsin to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Local View. …

Gardening, Uncategorized

Remembering to brush snow off of shrubs pictures included & looking forword to a colorful spring!

A distressed arborvitae bush at my grandmas house after the snow was shaken off Jan 5th Dallas,WI This is a post reminding everyone with landscape shrubs to shake snow off of bushes as it accumulates, With this brutal winter we’ve had for snowfall it is especially important to remember this task. I’ve seen several homes …