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Snow And Ice Storm Hits Huntsville AL

Real Estate Agent with Assoc. Broker/Broker ABR, CRS, SFR, e-Pro, @Homes Realty Group, @HomesBirmingham & Providence Property Mgmnt, LLC Huntsville AL

February 21, 2015 06:55 AM

Huntsville, Alabama was hit with a little snow and an ice storm on Friday that pretty much brought the city and most of Northern Alabama to a stand still. Streets in entire towns and counties were proclaimed impassable. In fact I didn't heed the warning and couldn't get out of the Village of Providence Friday night, the roads were terrible...cars couldn't climb very small inclines without tires spinning...cars going nowhere, except where you didn't want them to go like sliding sideways off the side of the road.

So, I made the best of it by working a little more at the office, then going to Grille 29 for dinner and booking a room at the Spring Hill Suites in Providence...all three places within walking or skating distance!

The photo below is outside of Grille 29. It doesn't look like much, but trust me...it was all a sheet of ice.

Village of Providence Grille 29 Ice

The Aftermath

When I got back to the office this morning this is what was left of our snow/ice storm that shut down Huntsville, Alabama!

Village of Providence Snow

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Assoc. Broker/Broker ABR, CRS, SFR, e-Pro, @Homes Realty Group, @HomesBirmingham & Providence Property Mgmnt, LLC Hun... - Huntsville, AL

Madison & Huntsville Alabama Real Estate Resource

Noah Seidenberg the ice was bad because you couldn't go anywhere, the real problem is that Huntsville really doesn't salt the roads and that we have a lot of little hills and winding roads here, of course, most of the major employers in the area decided to let everyone out of work at the same time so all the cars made traveling even worse. We only had a dusting of snow, but ice is ice no matter where you live. We are supposed to get more ice on Monday.

Feb 22, 2015 07:20 AM

Dorie Dillard Austin TX

Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX

NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Nick,

Smart man to take precautions and don't try to get out there with the crazy drivers. We don't salt the roads either and ice cripples us the few times we are subjected to it!

Feb 22, 2015 08:33 PM

Lou Ludwig

Boca Raton, FL

Maria Gilda Racelis

Home Buyers Realty, LLC-Manchester, Bolton. Vernon,Ellington - Manchester, CT

Home Ownership is w/in Reach. We Make it Happen!

Good Morning Nick: You have to look at the brighter side of almost everything. Even with the unexpected snow. That restaurant exudes lovely ambience despite the snow flakes blanketing the ground.

Feb 22, 2015 09:20 PM

Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties

Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN

The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Hi Nick, That ice was so dangerous. I hope you are out of the woods now and back to a normal routine. I slid off the road and had to have to nice men push me back on. I felt out of control.

Feb 22, 2015 10:19 PM

Dorie Dillard I did try to leave, but knowing that cars wouldn't be able to make it up small hills...I would be stuck in traffic all night if I every made it home at all. There's a very steep hill to my house and that would have been a no go. The only other way to my house would have been miles out of my way with no guarantee.

Maria Gilda Racelis yes, it was pretty and snow I can deal with, but ice is another story.

Debbie Reynolds we are under another ice watch this morning, but nothing like last week. We all depend on the kindness of strangers at some time...lucky for you there were two close at hand when you needed them.

Feb 22, 2015 10:28 PM

Roy Kelley

Realty Group Referrals - Gaithersburg, MD

We have another very icy morning in Maryland. Be careful if you must be out and about in the ice and snow.

Feb 22, 2015 11:34 PM

1~Judi Barrett

Integrity Real Estate Services 118 SE AVE N, Idabel, OK 74745 - Idabel, OK

BS Ed, Integrity Real Estate Services -IDABEL OK

We've been hit by the ice too.. it sure is slick outside and COLD. Great photos.

Feb 23, 2015 11:26 AM

Joan Cox

House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO

Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Nick, with Alabama not prepared (nor the residents), sounds like your weather was a disaster. Funny to see just one small pile of snow left....

Feb 24, 2015 02:59 AM

Ron Marshall

Marshall Enterprises - Saint Michael, MN

Birdhouse Builder Extraordinaire

I imagine that most of your winter driving skills have been forgotten....but you have to worry about what the "other guy" is going to do, too. Wise choice in getting a room and calling it a day, Nick.

Feb 24, 2015 04:46 AM

Just to be clear Ron Marshall, I have not lost any of my winter driving skills :) I do, however, worry about the other guy.

Feb 24, 2015 07:07 AM

Lou Ludwig

Boca Raton, FL
Ron Marshall

Saint Michael, MN

Nick, sure hope your winter weather blows out of Alabama soon, and you resume your mild temps!

Feb 24, 2015 10:44 PM

Joan Cox , temps are expected to be back into the mid to upper 50's next week. By the way everything is closed down again today because we are expecting 3"-6" of snow!

Feb 24, 2015 11:13 PM

Juli Vosmik

Dominion Fine Properties - Scottsdale, AZ

Scottsdale/Cave Creek, AZ real estate 480-710-0739

Nick, it's obvious you remember the ice driving all too well from your previous life in Illinois. Great idea to be safe!!! Glad it's back to normal and you're safe.

Feb 25, 2015 05:54 AM

Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES

Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL

Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

Nick, at least it didn't last too long! Ice and snow in the South is not a good thing, people are not used to it and cities and towns don't have the resources to deal with it neither.

Feb 26, 2015 10:12 AM

Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089

Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI

Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

Well I bet you're glad it all melted away the next day. So you got a mini vacation and you still have your car in one piece.

Feb 26, 2015 10:44 AM

Nina Hollander

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Charlotte/Ballantyne/Waxhaw/Fort Mill Realtor

Those "snow"pictures of ice always look very pretty, but no question that they are dangerous conditions in places like the south. We, fortunately, dodged a huge bullet here in south Charlotte yesterday, but parts of town further north were hit quite badly--it was almost like two separate cities in terms of snow/ice conditions.

Feb 26, 2015 08:26 PM

Endre Barath, Jr.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices - Beverly Hills, CA

Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Nick I guess people need to see the Snow that is in Boston:)) on a side note did you see the picture of the Frozen Wave in Nantucket? Endre

Feb 28, 2015 11:00 AM

Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®

Lewisburg, WV

Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

WOW that is all the snow that was left...we still have tons of snow from a week ago. Nice that you stayed in town had a nice dinner and didn't have to drive in the bad weather.

Mar 01, 2015 05:09 AM

Tom Braatz Waukesha County Real Estate 262-377-1459

Coldwell Banker - Oconomowoc, WI

Waukesha County Realtor Real Estate agent. SOLD!

Just what you wanted. Lots of that stuff here in Wisconsin my friend

Mar 01, 2015 05:25 AM

Snow doesn't last long here which is probably a good thing since Huntsville pretty much shuts down. I actually do miss snow, but Tom Braatz Waukesha County Real Estate 262-377-1459 you'll need to keep all that white stuff in cheesehead country.

Mar 01, 2015 10:38 PM

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