Storm Watch 2009

[billroper]

That's what we derisively refer to the threat of snow as around here, following a snowstorm some years ago that stubbornly failed to materialize despite the most determined predictions from our local forecasters, TV news guys with parkas standing on barren street corners looking for a flake (other than themselves), and a general air of manufactured "Oh, My God, It's Going To Snow A Whole Lot!"

The current massive low that's about to pass over our area has tracked to the south, which means that we're in pretty good shape. The folks in Iowa to the west and Wisconsin to the north and west, not so much. Enough of our precipitation came down as rain on warm ground that we've only got a couple of inches so far. We may get a couple more tomorrow. For a storm that's producing three and four foot drifts over in Iowa, that makes me pretty happy.

On the other hand, it's about to get really cold here for December. And that forecast, I believe to be quite accurate. :)

Comments

[sweetmusic-27.livejournal.com]

From Wisconsin: Yes. Ohhhhhboy is there ever snow.

[billroper]

So I saw in your LJ. :)

[allisona.livejournal.com]

We are supposed to get socked for the first time tonight, too. Right about midnight, they say, so I can start watching out the window soon :). Or not. We will see in the morning.

[laurel-potter.livejournal.com]

My daughter and granddaughter flew into Chicago from Phoenix last night, and I was worried about them. They're fine -- they had an hour and a half delay, and were on 94 and the Michigan border at 1:30am today.

We are getting the bad weather -- we've had rain and snow mixed, and snow, and high winds and sleet, and all the schools are cancelled today and maybe tomorrow, too. I'm thankful that, as long and we have food and my parents have their meds, we can just stay home.

[qnofhrt.livejournal.com]

That's what we derisively refer to the threat of snow as around here, following a snowstorm some years ago that stubbornly failed to materialize despite the most determined predictions from our local forecasters

Sometimes they're right but I'd rather be over-warned than have a SURPRISE! like Valentine's Day 1990 when it took me 8 hours to get home. (Normally an hour trip at that time.)

I don't mind snow so much as the alternating snow, rain, snow, rain, kinda snow we've had in the past 24 hours.

[billroper]

Oh, I remember that Valentine's Day storm. Carol, Gretchen, Doug, and I had tickets to go see Chess at the Marriott Lincolnshire. I called them about 3 PM when it was obvious that any sane person would cancel that night's performance. They told me that the show would be going on, no refunds due to weather.

So we managed to get there. By which time, of course, they'd decided that they'd offer refunds.

But the show did go on. And the actors played their hearts out for the small crowd of fools who'd ventured out in that mess.

Then we got home and had to shovel a foot of snow out of the driveway so that we could park the two cars. :)

[pheltzer.livejournal.com]

I think NBC wins for going over the top on the fear mongering with this non snow event... They've been running this during the morning news all week.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJuMvgWYe7E

[kizoku42.livejournal.com]

Hardly any snow up here in Ypsi but it -is- going to get cold.