Forest Lakes Owners Association

2011-2012 Weather Board! Weather Report – Wednesday January 18, 2012, 8:30 a.m. We are sorry, but due to a family illness we will not be able to continue these reports at this time. We will start again as soon as possible. We did get about 2 inches Sunday night (heavy and wet) and added another inch Monday. If you wish to contact us, you may e-mail us at kcsvs@frontiernet.net or by phone at 928-535-3361. ...Please note: e-mails sometimes reach us many hours after you send them. If you need current information to make travel plans, please don’t hesitate to call and leave a message. We will do our best to return your call. Weather Report – Sunday January 8, 2012, 9:30a.m. We went to bed last night expecting to see maybe 1/2 inch of snow this morning. Surprise! We found a little more than 4 inches of new white powder when we got up. Shortly after I measured the snow the weather service called and asked how much we had. I answered and told them we weren’t expecting that much. The man at the weather service said that they were not expecting that much either. He also indicated he had a reading of 8 inches over in Show Low. The trees are lightly loaded and it is starting to get a little windy. The powder is blowing off the trees and the roof and causing short periods of white out. The overcast is starting to break and we are seeing some sun. The temperature is 20 degrees and may not get above freezing today. No sign of a snowplow yet and we have not heard anything about the conditions on highway 260. This appears to be the finish of this storm, but another is on the way for midweek and into next weekend. If you wish to contact us, you may e-mail us at kcsvs@frontiernet.net or by phone at 928-535-3361. ...Please note: e-mails sometimes reach us many hours after you send them. If you need current information to make travel plans, please don’t hesitate to call on the phone and leave a message. We will return your call. Weather Report – Friday December 23, 2011, 10:30a.m. It stopped snowing just before dark yesterday and I measured 7 inches of new snow. Later that night the snow started up again and this time it was very windy. I tried to measure the snow this morning and it measured a total of 10 inches. We probably got more than that but with the very light snow and high winds the snow is quite high in some areas due to drifting. Mr Uhlmann’s snowstick looks to be pretty accurate at this time. The snow is about halfway up my 6 foot chainlink fence. Neither the road nor my driveway has been plowed as yet, but with this light snow I am hoping I will be able to drive to the post office. It is still snowing, but very lightly and appears to be continuing to diminish. We don’t know the condition of highway 260. It was bad yesterday and we received an e-mail indicating it was snowing all the way past Rye. The e-mail also indicated that the roads in Payson were as bad as the ones here in Forest Lakes. We currently have light wind with occasional gusts which are causing brief whiteouts. Not good for the people on 260. The current temperature is 16 degrees and may not get above freezing today. It is still overcast with no breaks. If you are coming up for the weekend we would advise 4 wheel or all wheel drive. Even when the interior roads are plowed they will be snowpacked and icy. If you wish to contact us, you may e-mail us at kcsvs@frontiernet.net or by phone at 928-535-3361. ...Please note: e-mails sometimes reach us many hours after you send them. If you need current information to make travel plans, please don’t hesitate to call on the phone and leave a message. We will return your call. Weather Report – Thursday December 22, 2011, 1:30 p.m. We had a little winter surprise this morning. The weather service had indicated a slight chance of snow today. At dawn we had about 2 inches on the ground and it has been snowing moderately to heavy ever since. We now have about 5 inches of new snow. It is very light and fluffy so little is sticking to the trees and I was able to drive to the post office even though neither the driveway nor the interior roads have been plowed. The worst part was getting across 260 because of the long lines of cars going in both directions. It is good that they were going slow because 260 is snow packed and icy. The weather service called earlier for a snow report and indicated that this storm had formed directly over Forest Lakes and that the snow would probably last into this evening. We would then see a break and then more snow later tonite and into tomorrow. No prediction on total amount. The wind is light and the temperature is 18 degrees. Not a good day to come up unless you have 4 wheel or all wheel drive. If you wish to contact us, you may e-mail us at kcsvs@frontiernet.net or by phone at 928-535-3361. ...Please note: e-mails sometimes reach us many hours after you send them. If you need current information to make travel plans, please don’t hesitate to call on the phone and leave a message. We will return your call. Weather Report – Monday December 19, 2011, 4:00 p.m. There is not much to report today. We received about an inch and a half of snow yesterday and another one inch last night. Earlier today the overcast was breaking and we were getting some sunshine and blue sky. This afternoon it turned to overcast and it is now quite foggy. The storm has apparently moved east, but there is still enough instability to cause occasional light snow and produce the foggy weather. The trees have been dusted and there are still some branches loaded down with snow from last week. The temperature is 32 degrees and the winds are calm. The interior roads have been plowed so the berms are starting to grow. They are currently between 3 and 4 feet and icy due to the cold temperatures. Highway 260 is in good shape, but because of some melting is icy at night and early morning. The weather service indicates no storms through the middle of next week. The snow depth varies depending on location, but it is between 1 ½ and 2 ½ feet. This should last us well into next year. Also we wanted to tell you the power was out again yesterday . It went off briefly a couple of times in the afternoon, then starting around 5 p.m. we were without power until 9:30 p.m. Apparently a tree or branch knocked our main power line down again. If you wish to contact us, you may e-mail us at kcsvs@frontiernet.net or by phone at 928-535-3361. ...Please note: e-mails sometimes reach us many hours after you send them. If you need current information to make travel plans, please don’t hesitate to call on the phone and leave a message. We will return your call. Weather Report – Wednesday December 14, 2011, 10:30 a.m. It looks like we can close this storm out and start getting ready for another that will arrive on Friday night. The weather service is indicating we can expect around 5 inches. Our old storm added 5 to 6 inches with the on and off snow yesterday which continued through the night. Today we have large breaks in the overcast with plenty of blue sky and sun with an occasional light shower. Wind is calm and the temperature is 32 degrees. Summer Loop was plowed yesterday and will probably be done again today because of the added snow last night. We are no longer snowbound as our driveway was plowed early this morning. We don’t know how long highway 260 was closed yesterday, but it was because of a downed power line rather than snow. The trees are still very heavily loaded and the lights have been flickering this morning so we could be without power sometime today. The snow on our roof has been sliding almost continuously over the last 3 days. The snow is now built up so that it covers about half way up our windows on the southwest side and there is still more to come. If you wish to contact us, you may e-mail us at kcsvs@frontiernet.net or by phone at 928-535-3361. ...Please note: e-mails sometimes reach us many hours after you send them. If you need current information to make travel plans, please don’t hesitate to call on the phone and leave a message. We will return your call. Weather Report – Tuesday December 13, 2011, 12:15 p.m. About 2 o’clock this morning the power went off. It came back on briefly at 10 a.m., went off again and we are currently on the generator. APS has given us a time frame for the return of power around 2 this afternoon. They indicated there was a down line someplace. This outage was not totally unexpected because the trees, powerlines and fence tops are heavily loaded. There is little or no wind to knock it loose, so it just keeps getting thicker. Moderate snow continued all last night, but we have seen a few breaks this morning. I measured our driveway as best I could this morning and found we had 11 inches of new snow overnight. That was on top of the 5 inches of yesterday’s snow. Of course this snow is adding to those areas in the forest which still had a foot leftover from the last series of storms. Measurements out there would be close to 3 feet. Mr. Uhlmann’s snowstick is still incorrect due to the tampering. It was never cleared out before this storm. We live about a mile away so it is not easy for us to re level the snow in that area. We will check around to see if we can find anybody to correct the situation. Right now not only are we working on the generator, but we are completely snowed in. Our driveway has not been cleared. Summer Loop has not been plowed and highway 260 is closed. The weather service indicates we have another 8 to 12 inches to go before the storm moves out late tonite or early tomorrow. No word on when highway 260 will be open. The current temperature is about 32 degrees. Little or no wind with on and off snow. If you wish to contact us, you may e-mail us at kcsvs@frontiernet.net or by phone at 928-535-3361. ...Please note: e-mails sometimes reach us many hours after you send them. If you need current information to make travel plans, please don’t hesitate to call on the phone and leave a message. We will return your call. Weather Report – Monday December 12, 2011, 9:15 p.m. It started snowing lightly about 7 o’clock this morning and we have seen no letup so far. We have not had any heavy snow, mostly light to moderate, but it has been very persistent. By nightfall we had about 4 to 5 inches of new snow on the ground. We had a little over a foot left over from our last series of storms, so this has definitely not been the dry winter we were expecting. I haven’t gone out to measure yet this evening, I’ll probably wait until morning. The weather service indicates that we will probably have 10 inches tonite, 10 inches tomorrow and 10 inches tomorrow night. Right now it looks like that forecast might come true. The winds have been very light so little or no drifting and the trees are well loaded. The current temperature is 28 degrees. We have no information on highway 260 and as far as we know the interior roads were not plowed today. Another storm is expected for the weekend, but the weather service indicates it will be somewhat drier. If you wish to contact us, you may e-mail us at kcsvs@frontiernet.net or by phone at 928-535-3361. ...Please note: e-mails sometimes reach us many hours after you send them. If you need current information to make travel plans, please don’t hesitate to call on the phone and leave a message. We will return your call. Weather Report – Monday December 5, 2011, l0:00 a.m. We would like to thank all of you who e-mailed us about seeing people around Steve Uhlmann’s snowstick. It is obvious today that it has been tampered with. This accounts for the difference between the snowstick reading and ours. The tampering is much more obvious today than it was when I first looked at it a couple of days ago. We had no snow yesterday and the measurement on my driveway was 17 inches for the two storms. It warmed up enough for much of the snow to slide off our roof and it has now build up to the sill. We have had very little snow today so far from the third storm, although the weather service indicates that we can expect more during the day. There was no wind yesterday and we have a very light breeze today so the trees are still heavily loaded. It is overcast with the sun peeking through here and there. The temperature is 20 degrees. Summer Loop has been plowed and we understand that highway 260 is still treacherous in spots. Our current snow is supposed to be the last in a series and we will be experiencing cold but dry weather for the rest of the week. The next two nights will be single digits and then into the teens while the daytime temperatures will remain quite cold, in the 30’s and 40’s. If you wish to contact us, you may e-mail us at kcsvs@frontiernet.net or by phone at 928-535-3361. ...Please note: e-mails sometimes reach us many hours after you send them. If you need current information to make travel plans, please don’t hesitate to call on the phone and leave a message. We will return your call. Weather Report – Saturday December 3, 2011, l:15 p.m. Our series of snowstorms are continuing to pound Forest Lakes. Yesterday I had estimated about 12 inches of snow on the ground. When I measured it late yesterday afternoon I found that it was only 10 inches. When I measured the same spot about 10 o’clock this morning it was up to 15 inches. Since the snow is continuing on and off, heavy at times, it is probably about 18 inches now. No sign of letup and the weather service indicates another storm this afternoon. So no telling how much we will end up with. We saw the total in Show Low and Heber and they seem to be ahead of us in depth. Also looking at Steve Uhlmann’s snowstick, it shows over 3 feet, however my measurements show quite a bit less. I cannot explain the difference. Summer Loop has been plowed, however my driveway has not so we are stuck in the house for awhile. The fire department indicated this morning that 260 was open but snowpacked and slushy in some areas. The snowplow has been able to keep up so far. The trees are heavily laden and this next storm is predicted to be windy so we may lose our power later this afternoon or tonight. The high temperature today is 25 degrees. If you wish to contact us, you may e-mail us at kcsvs@frontiernet.net or by phone at 928-535-3361. ...Please note: e-mails sometimes reach us many hours after you send them. If you need current information to make travel plans, please don’t hesitate to call on the phone and leave a message. We will return your call. Weather Report – Friday December 2, 2011, 8:30 a.m. Our November storm gave us mostly rain with very little snow and none that remained on the ground for very long. December is a totally different story. We had some very light snow yesterday morning but nothing that stayed on the ground. About noon it started to snow moderately heavy and continued for several hours. By nightfall we had about 3 inches on the ground. Shortly after dark the real snowstorm moved in and continued on and off all night. We haven’t been out to measure yet, but looking at some of our landmarks it is probably close to a foot deep. However, the end is not yet in sight. The weather service predicts another 5 inches today with an additional 3 to 5 inches tonight. It should be tapering off Saturday and some time Sunday. Possible light snow on Monday and Monday night and finally ending by Tuesday, although the snow will be tapering off. The temperature will be getting much colder, down to 10 at night with daytime highs around freezing. Today’s high so far is 25 with cloudy skies and light snow. The trees are pretty well loaded because there is no wind. Summer Loop has not been plowed yet and we have no information on highway 260. The fire department reported that the highway was very icy last night and with last night’s snow and the low temperatures there is probably little change in its condition. If you wish to contact us, you may e-mail us at kcsvs@frontiernet.net or by phone at 928-535-3361. ...Please note: e-mails sometimes reach us many hours after you send them. If you need current information to make travel plans, please don’t hesitate to call on the phone and leave a message. We will return your call. Weather Report – Monday November 7, 2011 5:30:p.m We were going to wait for this report until it stopped snowing. The problem is it hasn’t stopped yet. We thought we might have sunny skies to report this afternoon, but no such luck. The snow started early this morning and was moderate to heavy until around noon. It then tapered off but we have been getting showers on and off all afternoon. We have about 3 inches of new snow and doubt that these showers will add much to that number. The total snow on my driveway which includes last week’s storm measures 4 to 5 inches. We did see the sun on and off this afternoon, but the temperature never got above freezing. Trees are lightly loaded and there is no wind. Hopefully this storm will move out of our area some time tonite. This will give us a slight respite before the next storm comes in on the weekend. Some of the interior roads have been plowed, but there is no problem getting around on those that are unplowed. Hwy 260 was still icy at noon when we went to the post office. There was one slide off accident this morning, but no one was injured. Wind was not an issue in this latest storm. No power outage today. If you wish to contact us, you may e-mail us at kcsvs@frontiernet.net or by phone at 928-535-3361. ...Please note: e-mails sometimes reach us many hours after you send them. If you need current information to make travel plans, please don’t hesitate to call on the phone and leave a message. We will return your call. Weather Report – Saturday November 5, 2011 1:p.m Winter attempted an early start last night, but only partially succeeded. We had cold temperatures and high winds, but not much snow. The weather service had indicated 5 to 9 inches possible. We only had about 2 inches by morning. However the snow has been very persistent and although not heavy has added another inch today. Still no letup in sight. We had briefly seen the sun, but no blue sky. The temperature is 30 degrees with just a gentle breeze. The trees are lightly loaded and even though Summer Loop has not been plowed vehicles seem to have no problems getting through. The snow is so light that I doubt that it will add anything to the ground cover. We can already see some melting on the driveway. Another storm is predicted to start tomorrow night and last into Monday with a prediction of 2 to4 inches. We have no information on highway 260, however a rollover accident was just reported to the fire department at milepost 283. No persons were found at the accident sight, but the road is probably still slippery. Be cautious if coming up today. We are a little late in reporting today because our power went out around 4 o’clock this morning and did not come back on until 11:45. If you wish to contact us, you may e-mail us at kcsvs@frontiernet.net or by phone at 928-535-3361. ...Please note: e-mails sometimes reach us many hours after you send them. If you need current information to make travel plans, please don’t hesitate to call on the phone and leave a message. We will return your call. Weather Report – Thursday October 27th, 2011 4:00 p.m. The weather service indicated during the week that Wednesday night we had a 60% chance of showers with snow late in the evening and we were to have less of a half inch accumulation. The snow actually started late yesterday afternoon around 4:30 p.m. It was not heavy but it was very persistent and by nightfall the ground was pretty well covered. By 10 p.m. it was still snowing and we had about 2 inches on the ground. The temperature was still above freezing and with the warm ground we noticed there was considerable melting. This morning we woke up to 3 inches of heavy wet snow on the ground. The temperature was 27 degrees. We had about 95% coverage. The trees were heavily laden. Many of the lower branches were bowed to the ground. By midmorning it was melting off the ground, but the trees were still frozen solid. It was noon before we saw general melting in all areas. Right now the trees are clean, but there are still large patches on the ground. The temperature did not get above 50 today and it was cloudy until late morning. No wind to speak of. The daytime temperature is supposed to go up to around 60 degrees tomorrow. That should pretty well melt out most of the snow. The interior roads were never a problem and hwy 260 was dry by noon. If you wish to contact us, you may e-mail us at kcsvs@frontiernet.net or by phone at 928-535-3361. ...Please note: e-mails sometimes reach us many hours after you send them. If you need current information to make travel plans, please don’t hesitate to call on the phone and leave a message. We will return your call. Weather Report – Friday October 14, 2011 6:00 a.m. Welcome back to our winter snow reports! We had our first snowfall of the season last week; it was unusually cold and much more like the end of October! We had our first good frost and fall colors are beginning. The aspens by the Young road are already bright yellow. Fall colors will probably peak between now and Oct 23rd or so. If you wish to contact us, you may e-mail us at kcsvs@frontiernet.net or by phone at 928-535-3361. ...Please note: e-mails sometimes reach us many hours after you send them. If you need current information to make travel plans, please don’t hesitate to call on the phone and leave a message. We will return your call.

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