ICESTORM!!!

We woke up this morning to 6" of fresh snow on the ground. It continued to snow until shortly after lunch and then turned to freezing rain. Freezing rain is still coming down and we are under an ice storm warning. We are in the middle of the area with the highest prediction of heavy ice. Our home is total electric and we have no backup heat. When we were on the farm we had a gas range and furnace. You could hook a generator up to run the fan on the furnace. We also were on American Electric Power which had a pretty good record of not experiencing power outages. Here we are on a C0-op which has a bad record of major outages. A few years ago when there was a major ice storm some people were without power for 2 to 4 weeks. Another thing that makes it worse in our area during an ice storm is the hilly terrain and trees that break down. We leave in the middle of a woods and are surrounded by trees. Makes you appreciate all the luxuries you take for granted during normal conditions.The weatherman says when this all melts then we will be under a flood watch. Until you see the mighty Ohio River go over its banks you have missed an amazing force of nature. We are pretty much stuck until it goes down. Ther is nothing but water from us to the state of West Virginia. Please pray that the weatherman is wrong and we don't get all they are predicting. I will update you after all the drama calms down.later