Ice has been off for about a week here in WV.
Not fair Dude!!!
I traversed the state today from the WV/VA line of Hampshire County WV/Frederick County VA line to the I-79 corridor at Weston, WV, for a West Virginia Aquaculture Association meeting. I stopped and picked up a good friend in the nearly perpetual-winter area of Scherr, WV. I got to their place, and their ponds were clear of ice. I got to my meeting, and another friend who runs a hatchery and pond replenishing business outside of Clarksburg, said he was ice free.
When I left the farm this morning, the one pond that had been ice-free for the last few days was thinly iced over as I drove out about 7:30 AM this morning. My next biggest pond has gone back and forth between about 6 to 18 inches of ice-free water around its perimeter. My other two ponds are still ice covered, and I've still got snow piles on the sides of my driveway.
Something ain't right!
It was dark by the time I got back to the farm tonight. But, the weather wizards are predicting snow again for Wednesday (I write this on Monday night).
Frozen Ken
