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got an additional infrared heater ordered. I think I should be able to warm my living room with 3 running full blast
 
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I have a friend who lives in Richmond, VA so I'm closely monitoring their forecast. TWC App is showing 12-20" of snow for them this weekend !
 
SD said:
Some of yall must be refreshing the hell out of this place. Going to have to have a fundraiser to keep up with the activity right now
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Thinking about buyin 1 or 2 of the battery packs that charge your phone just in case we need it. Does anyone know if they work good or have any they recommend?
 
Stevo24 said:
Thinking about buyin 1 or 2 of the battery packs that charge your phone just in case we need it. Does anyone know if they work good or have any they recommend?
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If you have the spare cash, look at one of the portable battery power banks. They can be charged before a storm and with LFP chemistry can sit at 100% with no harm. They're also really handy for camping or beach days if you have a small solar panel to recharge them. We have 2 and I use mine to run a portable freezer/refrigerator all day when my work truck isn't running.

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What do you all consider a win for this storm? I would (of course) prefer all snow, but a 4+ sleet storm would be great as well. And, the weather weenie in me would take freezing rain over cold rain. Don't want to lose my power for a week but also don't want to miss out in the winter storm....
 
FallsLake said:
What do you all consider a win for this storm? I would (of course) prefer all snow, but a 4+ sleet storm would be great as well. And, the weather weenie in me would take freezing rain over cold rain. Don't want to lose my power for a week but also don't want to miss out in the winter storm....
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Not losing power for a week amid lows in the 10-15 range
 
At this point I'm going to fill up every propane cylinder I can get my hands on. Got enough hurricane season gas to run the generator for a few days but the cold is more a concern.
 
ChrisAMB said:
If you have the spare cash, look at one of the portable battery power banks. They can be charged before a storm and with LFP chemistry can sit at 100% with no harm. They're also really handy for camping or beach days if you have a small solar panel to recharge them. We have 2 and I use mine to run a portable freezer/refrigerator all day when my work truck isn't running.

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Could this power a microwave as well?
 
Noles1812 said:
MagSafe works great. I have 3.
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MagSafe is great for general use, but if you want to get the most life out of devices between charges, use usb-c. MagSafe/inductive charging loses a lot of energy.

Avoid cheap brands. You aren’t getting away from Chinese built, but consider Anker. Also small solar batteries aren’t a bad idea. If you want something that can charge phone in a days long outage. Anker has options.

If you want bigger batteries, I’m very happy with my Ecoflow. But it gets expensive. Will run TV and internet for well over a day. But space heater, forget. It all about wattage.
 
That FRZN Mean too ….. Lord, I’ve seen what you’ve done for others. These next 11 days Can I have 12-18” with 1/4” ICE on top This weekend stay below 33 until next Thursday and then get 8-12” again and head down to Savannah next Friday for Anniversary weekend


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FallsLake said:
What do you all consider a win for this storm? I would (of course) prefer all snow, but a 4+ sleet storm would be great as well. And, the weather weenie in me would take freezing rain over cold rain. Don't want to lose my power for a week but also don't want to miss out in the winter storm....
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6+ I've seen too many images of once in a life time outputs at this point
 
Seen the post about the power banks and generators. What’s the best propane heater to use indoors? We just moved back to a rental house in Thomson, GA while we build and I’m not set up here for a prolonged power outage with the cold. Plus I have 2 under 2 at home now. May end up at my parents cause they’ve got a whole home generator but want a heater or 2 just in case.
 
HLampp said:
Seen the post about the power banks and generators. What’s the best propane heater to use indoors? We just moved back to a rental house in Thomson, GA while we build and I’m not set up here for a prolonged power outage with the cold. Plus I have 2 under 2 at home now. May end up at my parents cause they’ve got a whole home generator but want a heater or 2 just in case.
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I bought 2 of these for like half that price during covid. Only used the one in the house once but it puts out lots of heat.

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Snowflowxxl said:
I’m expecting based on history for sleet to be the dominant p type
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It’s still a pretty good ways off meaning it could obviously change substantially. But IF the 12Z Euro were to verify closely, I agree and think based on 850s, 925s, and 2m that a large portion of that in ATL would be sleet with not much ZR and with some snow, too, when 850s go <0. I’ll try to post more details in the main thread. There might be an issue with the WxBell precipitation type algos. Having nearly 100% as ZR looks highly suspect with as cold are these 3 levels.
 
TWC app for my location in Chapin is saying 3-5 inches of snow and ice Saturday night. Seems not likely according to models we are seeing.
 
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