GET READY FOR WINTER NOW

If you are an Elkmont Alabama blog reader, you have known for at least 3 months that this winter is not going to be mild.  Of course, Hill Spirit reads Joe Bastardi at weatherbell.com.  He often is way ahead of the rest.  The federal service is still pushing a mild winter for us but another weather site, accuweather.com  has released it's forecast.

Ice storms and snow events will threaten the Tennessee Valley and parts of the southern Plains. "I'm very concerned about the Tennessee Valley to the Gulf Coast as far as extremes go this year," Pastelok said.  Areas from eastern Texas all the way up to eastern Kentucky could be under the gun for ice events this season. The region will likely see this in January, but the I-10 corridor should be on guard for a sneaky late-January or early-February storm.

The weather pattern, a weak El Nino, paired with the southern storm track and rich moisture source will set up Florida for a significant severe weather potential in mid- to late winter. Tornadoes will be possible from mid-January to February.

 
Have been reading this winter may be similar to 1976; school was out for a month when Hill Spirit was a little spook. It is time to prepare for this winter.  Hill Spirit hopes you took advantage of the LP gas pre-buy programs that were offered by the various gas companies.  However, it is now time to get your house ready for the winter. Make the effort to winterize your house indoors and out while it is warm.  It is also a great time to make plans for winter power outages.  For tips, click on the labels to right of blog - Being Prepared and Provident Living