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Thtwudbeme

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19. I lived in Ozark, and worked for Cox Paramedics

Reply to SWBTATTReg (Reply #17)

Sat Dec 4, 2021, 02:18 PM

Dec 2021

I have tried describing that storm to people that have never lived there- (I am from, and live in NC now)- and they don't believe me.

The paramedics I worked with (I was a paramedic- but I didn't do this) wore golf shoes so they could get across people's lawns.

I remember the night it started- I was at a movie at the mall in Springfield, and when my then boyfriend and I came out it was raining ice pellets. We were in his '85 Ford F-150 that had 4WD- and that's how we got home. It was still soft and crunchy that night. But, if you remember the temps dropped, and it did not go above freezing again for weeks.

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I would suggest to those seeking to move to MO is to talk to fellow california residents who have SWBTATTReg Dec 2021 #7

Snow Demobrat Dec 2021 #9

You got it! Also, Ice can be a pretty major issue to deal w/ too, I've had my full share of major SWBTATTReg Dec 2021 #10

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I tried finding this forecast online, no luck. What was Gary L predicting on 12/12/21? SWBTATTReg Dec 2021 #18

Upwards of 23 inches. xmas74 Dec 2021 #21

Whoa!! Wow!! I'll talk to my other half and mention that they might want to take off 12/12/21, SWBTATTReg Dec 2021 #22

I'm about an hour SE of KC xmas74 Dec 2021 #23

are you referring to the ice storm in '91? Thtwudbeme Dec 2021 #15

YES. And it was literally 100% ice too. SWBTATTReg Dec 2021 #17

I lived in Ozark, and worked for Cox Paramedics Thtwudbeme Dec 2021 #19

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