This is a very dangerous situation for the homeless and those who have inadequate living conditions. A lot of people try to live in vans, cars and RVs in hopes of saving money to build in the future or out of necessity. The winter months are brutal here and this is definitely not the place to live without proper housing. The cities help by bringing people in out of the cold and setting them up in hotels or shelters.
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| Out here there are no shelters or hotels. There is nowhere to get out of the cold. |
* What... Dangerously cold wind chills of -35 to -50 degrees below zero.
* When... From Monday evening through Tuesday morning,
* Impacts... Hypothermia will occur with prolonged exposure. Frostbite is likely after several minutes.
It was -24 this morning. It's been colder, but the winds are going to make going outside unbearable. We have not seen a weather warning like this before. I think that the weather service has updated their warnings. I think that we will heed their warning.
I don't think that our cars will start at -50 below zero. We have turned up the heat to ensure that we won't have any issues. We are also running extra hot water into the septic. Hopefully it won't freeze along with our water source.
Traveling under these conditions is not advised. There is no help out here. The roads will be desolate. In the winter, under normal conditions there are very few cars if any on the roads. The blowing snow will increase these dangers.
I am grateful that we were able to finish up our shopping. We already have drifts, and the inbound winds will make them even worse. There was a wreck not too far from here on flat ground yesterday morning that sent four to the hospital. Traffic was diverted around the accident for hours. Imagine sliding off the road in a ground blizzard at night without any cell service in this area and no traffic on the roads. It can turn into a life-or-death situation in the blink of an eye.
If you have to travel, be prepared with an emergency car kit. You can find my post here: Emergency Winter Car Kit . Better yet just stay home until it's safe to travel.
Thanks for visiting the blog,
Mrs. Smith
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