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redstatebluegirl

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1. My sister called from Northern Illinois.

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Thu Jan 31, 2019, 01:52 PM

Jan 2019

They have horses, this is the first time they took extreme measures due to weather. They bought heaters for the barn, put plastic over the windows to keep the drafts out. Used heavy saddle blankets to keep them warm. They also brought in their 4 cows this time. It was brutal there last night.

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Whoopie! It's up to 0 degrees! [View all] rurallib Jan 2019 OP

My sister called from Northern Illinois. redstatebluegirl Jan 2019 #1

good for them - this is really hard on animals rurallib Jan 2019 #5

MSNBC mentioned a -38 in Northern Illinois. ILLINOIS!! IADEMO2004 Jan 2019 #8

Yea we were raised there, never saw anything like this. redstatebluegirl Jan 2019 #9

It's 3 in Des Moines. rsdsharp Jan 2019 #2

Still -6 and snowing in the Cedar Valley Cairycat Jan 2019 #3

Ours were still closed today also - I can't remember if they went Monday rurallib Jan 2019 #7

You're having a heat wave. LakeArenal Jan 2019 #4

+10 in tropical Southwest Iowa IADEMO2004 Jan 2019 #6

get outta here! rurallib Jan 2019 #10

My watch says 41 degrees now. 47of74 Feb 2019 #11

yeah - what a change - something like +70 degrees since Thursday rurallib Feb 2019 #12