Bruce
Herd Master
The last really big single dump we had was about 28" in less than 24 hours. That was Feb 14, 2007.
Coffee anyone ?
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Granny Heeney
Loving the herd life
Our alligators made the national news yesterday: frozen solid in the ice with only their snouts poking out. Cuz YEAH it's cold in the Carolinas! 
Alaskan
Herd Master
Must be a great photo.Our alligators made the national news yesterday: frozen solid in the ice with only their snouts poking out. Cuz YEAH it's cold in the Carolinas!
Dinos that they are... does that hurt them?
promiseacres
Herd Master
Coffee is on. Got dd#1 birthday party today, looks like cold but only a bit of snow so the party is a go. Winter birthdays can be interesting...
Baymule
Herd Master
So far we haven't had any snow or ice storms. We have dipped down to 24 degrees, ice on the animal's water, but nothing bad. Still have February to go, then should be clear sailing! Haha, we moved in February 14, 2015. Just as we finished unloading on the 15th, it started to rain. Eleven days after we moved in, it snowed and as is typical here, shut down everything.
Baymule
Herd Master
Frigid winter temperatures have created an unusual sighting at a swamp in North Carolina: Alligators frozen in the water with their noses above ice.
The Shallotte River Swamp Park in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., posted a video on Facebook showing the gators' behavior.
"Eighteen American alligators are thinking ahead as they poke their noses up through the ice," said a narrator during the video, which has since garnered more than 44,000 views.
According to the swamp park, the alligators are entering brumation, a process similar to hibernation where the animals' metabolism slows down and they enter a lethargic state. Brumation kicks in when the water is too cold for them to remain active, said the park.
During brumation, the gators will pop their nostrils up out of the water to catch a breath while the rest of their body stays in the water.
The alligators also don't eat during this period, or they get very sick, the park said.
Park manager George Howard told The Charlotte Observer alligators seem to sense when the water is about to reach freezing temperatures and pop their nostrils out at the right time.
Howard said alligators that froze in place last year thawed out after a few days with no injuries, according to The Observer.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...tors-frozen-swamp-noses-above-ice/2677970002/
SonRise Acres
Loving the herd life
Cold here and only one day of snow. But our winter often doesn’t start until January and usually ends at the end of February, so we could still see something. The kids were able to make snowballs. Since it might be their only chance, one is in our freezer. Lol
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