It started with light freezing rain late on Wednesday morning; then heavy snow about 12:30, maybe 2 inches in a 45 minutes. By 2 PM it was melted and a small amount of sleet started to fall. By 8 PM ice from sleet and freezing rain had accumulated to about 1/8″ on raised surfaces and the power lines appear fairly clear so far. Next about 10 PM heavy sleet began to fall, at times, mixed with freezing rain. That icing continued all night. At 5:45 AM this morning we had a heavy thunderstorm with moderate hail for about 20 minutes and freezing rain ever since.
At 8:30 AM this morning there appears to be about 1/4 inch to 3/8 inch of solid ice coating everything but the gravel driveway. Fed the birds – they can’t crack through the ice. Several deer have come to the bird feeders (their standby when they are hungry). Now at, 9AM the sleet has picked up again and we do have a Ice Storm Warning until 4 PM today. The temperature has stayed between 28F-31F for 24 hours now. It’s Thundering now …………. See below:
Life and Wildlife along the Little Buffalo River 
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