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Posted on 11/1/14 at 9:06 am to Mizz-SEC
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How the hell is 4 " of snow snapping trees?
Way down South the snow is very wet, so typically there is a lot of ice mixed. When we get snow it usually starts out with a lot of sleet then turns to ice. Taht is why we have such a hard time driving on the roads when it snows. Because the roads are covered in ice, too.
We have a lot of northerners that live in this area and they used to laugh because of the wrecks when it snows. Then when they got on to roads they started having wrecks and began to understand!
Posted on 11/1/14 at 9:36 am to Mizz-SEC
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How the hell is 4 " of snow snapping trees?
Did it start out as ice? Or just a sloppy slush?
We're surrounded by loblolly pines ... long needle pines specific to this part of the country.
They collect tremendous amounts of snow and they are relatively thin trees in the first place, but tall. The sap freezes, the weight causes them to bow and pop.
Looks like the maples are out there shaking it off already. And the cypress trees are okay. We lost one of the dogwoods. And a bunch of pines have popped. The nachez crepe myrtles are taking a beating too. The palm trees and palmetto trees are unfazed they would appear. So are the oaks and hickorys. But the pines are bent over, some of them almost touching the ground.
I just looked up the range of the loblolly pines ... doesn't look like y'all have any up in Missouri. These trees are not made to endure this kind of snowfall.
When they are loaded with snow, you should hear it out there right now, they bend over and snap like gunshots going-off.
This post was edited on 11/1/14 at 9:40 am
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