Freezing Rain
We got a bad winter surprise today when we woke up to heavy freezing rain this morning. Yuck.
Freezing rain is pretty unique to very cold countries. When surface temperatures are below freezing, raindrops freeze upon impact with any object they encounter. The resulting ice accumulates to a thickness of several centimeters and it coats just about anything.
It results in pretty dangerous weather conditions. Power lines and trees bend under the weight of the ice and can break. Streets are roads are extremely icy and slippery. And of course, you have the scrap the ice off cars left outside, like we did for ours.
Ice is quite beautiful: trees are glowing and funny icicles can be spotted everywhere. Still, I hope it melts pretty fast. I feel trapped at home!
 Icicles |
 Frozen Tree Branches |
 Frozen Stop Sign |
 Frozen, Frozen, Frozen! |
 Even Fir Trees! |
 Caught In Ice |
 Car Antenna |
 Scraping The Ice |
 Flowers |
 Frozen Drops Of Water |
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Beautiful pictures, Zhu! We were also surprised by the freezing rain… only problem is we were in the mountains!!! We were supposed to leave the complex where we were staying by 10:00 AM, but it took us an extra hour to get the ice out of the windshields and doors, and then load the minivan.
And then there was the whole business of leaving a complex that has a 500-meter long driveway that is downhill…
But we’re safe and sound, and I’m going to bed NOW!
.-= Gabriel´s last blog ..Christmas in Waterloo VII – Feliz Navidad =-.
You probably shouldn’t scrape your car’s body with the scraper-it’ll mess up the clear coat! I hate freezing rain too, I usually just let the car run then go out and scrape after everything is melted some. I know it’s not the most environmentally friendly thing to do…
I’ll take many feet of snow any day over freezing rain! yuck!
the ice is very pretty. but i am glad i am not there with you.
ice can be destructive. water melts or falls as rain, and it runs underneath the roadways. then it freezes again; you get big bumps in the pavement, what we call “frost heaves.” those finally break from all the cars driving over them and become potholes. big ugly potholes.
i guess i’s better than living in sand. but barely.
Pretty pictures like usual.
Can’t imagine how cold it is in Canada. I have experienced –18C here and feel like I’m turning into a giant icecube
.-= the writer´s last blog ..Red tape — the Norwegian way =-.
Oh, la pluie verglaçante.…ce n’est pas drôle du tout. Courage, ma belle!