Keeping the Cows Warm in the recent Cold Spelll

This beef cow eats some hay along Bordwine Drive in Bristol, Virginia on Thursday.   Danny Reynolds rolled out three round bales for the cattle to feed on and use for bedding as he has for the past week of below freezing weather.  In addition, he adds grain to the feed to keep the beef cattle warm while they digest.  Reynolds will spend 6 hours a day checking and feed his cattle until the calves start to be born in the next 2-3 weeks when he will visit each of the three farms twice a day to check on mothers.

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Single Digits around the TriCities

Ice forms to the left of the waterfall from the lake at Steele Creek Park close to the Rooster Front entrance to the park on a cold New Years Day in Bristol, Tennessee.  The daytime temps only got into the low 20's.



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Locals come back home from Hurricane Matthew

Grace Curtis and her husband Trevor, talk about leaving Charleston, South Carolina at 3 am on Wednesday morning in advance of the order from the Governor to leave the coastal areas.

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Ice and Snow last week, Rain this week, Spring coming in next week!!

These two rain drops cling to a dogwood tree along Euclid Ave. in Bristol, Virginia on Friday.  Just one week ago they would have been ice as the storm came through the TriCity area.

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Snow then Rain then Snow now ICE!!!

The Red Berries and green leaves were coated in ice during the morning rain and sleet in the area.  Several other trees were covered in a thin layer of ice in Steele Creek Park.

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Snow caused Barn to collapse in Meadowview

The 200 foot long barn owned by Jimmy Ball is shown in background after heavy snow caused it to collapse.  A pickup truck, hay, feed and tools are still under the metal roof that collected snow and rain and then gaveway.



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November weather in the 70's!!!!!!

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Snow for November 1st. in Northeast Tennessee

Cooling off at The Club

Anna Alsbrook, 3 years old, has her floats on but is still not sure about getting soaked under the mushroom at the pool inside The Club in Bristol, Tennessee on Monday.  Warm temperatures are still forcasted this week with small chances for rain.

Stop the Snow anytime now....The snow falls around this stop sign on Division Street on Tuesday.  The cold morning rain turned into snow flurries in the late afternoon.  Temps are forcasted to be in the 20's Tuesday night.

Friday Snow

BHC 021514 Friday Snow 5, a photo by Neikirk Image on Flickr.

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This snowman on Douglas Street is trying to hitch a ride out of town before the warm weather hits the upper 50-60 next week.

This is a Snow Storm This Time.

BHC 021314 Snow 04, a photo by Neikirk Image on Flickr.

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Virginia Intermont Transfering Senior Jillian Edwards works on brushing the snow off her car before going to the store on Wednesday. The snow started to fall around 1:30 in the Bristol area.

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Snow Weather Shopping

BHC 021214 SnowShopping 01, a photo by Neikirk Image on Flickr.

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Amanda Stanley was shopping for last minute food items on Tuesday at Food City Euclid Ave. She was thinking about the snow coming and the fact that her family would be home all the time if the roads were bad.

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Car Wash Time in Tennessee

BHC 013114 CarWash 02, a photo by Neikirk Image on Flickr.

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Cars line up to enter the automatic carwash at the Quality Car Wash on the Volunteer Parkway. The Carwash opened up the automatic section after several days of below freezing weather. Cars lined up to get the salt and other road materials washed off after the snow and ice over the past weeks.

Snow Fun

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Logan Streetman,10, leads his dad, Craig, as the two were racing down a snow covered hill at King University on Wednesday.

Snow for real this time

BHC 012914 SnowTues 02, a photo by Neikirk Image on Flickr.

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Bristol City workers were at it early Tuesday morning. Timothy Noel was using a leaf blower to clean the sidewalks along State Street as Tim Smith was behind with the salt spreader.

Snow Storm Saturday

BHC 012614 SnowStorm 02, a photo by Neikirk Image on Flickr.

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A snow plow comes down exit 7 in Bristol, Va. during the snow event on Saturday.

Wooly Days

BHC 012614 WoolyDays 01, a photo by Neikirk Image on Flickr.

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Little Salty tells mammoth whisperer Jeff Campbell that there will be 6 more weeks of winter during the 21st. Woolly and Little Salty Days in Saltville, Va. Over 100 people gathered to have breakfast and listen to the prediction for the winter weather.

Bristol gets some snow

BHC 012214 HeavySnow 01, a photo by Neikirk Image on Flickr.

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The snow was falling fairly heavy in Bristol, TN. Tuesday afternoon. This shopper had their red umbrella as they walked to their car from Dollar General store.

Cold windows Warm sunlight

BHC 010914 ColdWindows 01, a photo by Neikirk Image on Flickr.

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The sun is finally warming up the Tricities enough for 5 Star Window washing Terry Joiner to start washing windows like the large windows at Builders First Source in Bristol, Va. on warm morning..