|
|
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. |
|
|
|
|
U