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This winter southeast Michigan has not seen much snow -- compared to the normal, or to the East Coast, I mean. I saw an AP weather headline: "Snow, shovel, repeat: East Coast digs out again." I know it's hard work, but when i saw the beginning of the report, I couldn't help but laughed. It said: "Enough already." I understand it because we had that two winters ago, when snow accumulation started around Thanksgiving.
Last Friday there was a severe weather warning, telling everyone to go home before storm arrived at 9pm. The kids had Mandarin classes, so we were talking about getting them home right after the classes. It turned out that the storm stretched through north of here, so we didn't get any real snow accumulation.
Right after this false alarm, though, is this big winter snow storm that everybody started talking about over the weekend -- a storm that would freeze one third of the U.S. It was difficult to take it seriously after not having snow problem (we do have snow, mind you, just not enough to get in the way of daily routine) this winter, esp. in light of seeing how much the East Coast has got so far. When hubby went to the grocery, someone asked him if he was stocking up for this storm. Many people talk about it, and the weather men is predicting difficult traffic on Wed. But over the weekend and on Monday there was sunshine shining on the white snow in the back, bright and beautiful. Everything feels so quiet. There are pretty icicles hanging under the roof, shining in the sunlight. It puzzles me a bit why snow melts when it's in the 10s or 20s, but maybe the roof is warmer for the heat we use underneath.
Come Tuesday today, there was a little snow accumulation -- unlike the prediction of slippery roads, it was clear when I drove out after 8:30am. Everything still feels very quiet, and even bright even without sun. But the blizzard warning has been issued --
The Public School system has decided to close tomorrow for sure now. 5:30pm Tuesday evening, everything is very quiet. Usually we pull up the windshield swipers before the snow so they are not in the way when we clear the snow on the windshield. But today I didn't do it because the blizzard is predicted to bring strong wind gust which might break the swipers, I wonder.
The preschooler woke up early this morning, and the teacher said he didn't nap. He just took an one-hour nap, and now laying on my knees watching "Cat in the Hat."
Feb. 3, 0:28am
Turned out nothing really serious happened here. The most intense clouds past us in the south, and instead of the predicted 10-15 inch snow accumulation, it was only 5.9, which is not such a serious problem here. Of course I respect the plow crew.
Friends in El Paso, TX today has lower temperature than us in MI today -- this kind of day probably happens once every other year. The university is closing for 2 days for the snow and windchill.
Last Friday there was a severe weather warning, telling everyone to go home before storm arrived at 9pm. The kids had Mandarin classes, so we were talking about getting them home right after the classes. It turned out that the storm stretched through north of here, so we didn't get any real snow accumulation.
Right after this false alarm, though, is this big winter snow storm that everybody started talking about over the weekend -- a storm that would freeze one third of the U.S. It was difficult to take it seriously after not having snow problem (we do have snow, mind you, just not enough to get in the way of daily routine) this winter, esp. in light of seeing how much the East Coast has got so far. When hubby went to the grocery, someone asked him if he was stocking up for this storm. Many people talk about it, and the weather men is predicting difficult traffic on Wed. But over the weekend and on Monday there was sunshine shining on the white snow in the back, bright and beautiful. Everything feels so quiet. There are pretty icicles hanging under the roof, shining in the sunlight. It puzzles me a bit why snow melts when it's in the 10s or 20s, but maybe the roof is warmer for the heat we use underneath.
Come Tuesday today, there was a little snow accumulation -- unlike the prediction of slippery roads, it was clear when I drove out after 8:30am. Everything still feels very quiet, and even bright even without sun. But the blizzard warning has been issued --
BLIZZARD WARNING: 7PM TONIGHT THRU 7 PM WEDNESDAY.
This afternoon: cloudy, cold with a chance of light snow - Highs: upper teens
Blizzard Warning goes into effect at 7:00 p.m.
Tonight after 8pm-Wednesday before 10am: heavy snow likely, blowing & drifting, thunder possible - Temps: 15 to 20
Curious to see how it goes. I was curious how bad it could be so I checked out what happened yesterday in the Plains, and a reporter showed snow being blown across town.
(Last night I thought about all the snow we had two winters ago when we first moved here, and wished that I had stated recording these things back then. So will update the storm situation here when it arrives.)
Curious to see how it goes. I was curious how bad it could be so I checked out what happened yesterday in the Plains, and a reporter showed snow being blown across town.
(Last night I thought about all the snow we had two winters ago when we first moved here, and wished that I had stated recording these things back then. So will update the storm situation here when it arrives.)
The Public School system has decided to close tomorrow for sure now. 5:30pm Tuesday evening, everything is very quiet. Usually we pull up the windshield swipers before the snow so they are not in the way when we clear the snow on the windshield. But today I didn't do it because the blizzard is predicted to bring strong wind gust which might break the swipers, I wonder.
The preschooler woke up early this morning, and the teacher said he didn't nap. He just took an one-hour nap, and now laying on my knees watching "Cat in the Hat."
Feb. 3, 0:28am
Turned out nothing really serious happened here. The most intense clouds past us in the south, and instead of the predicted 10-15 inch snow accumulation, it was only 5.9, which is not such a serious problem here. Of course I respect the plow crew.
Friends in El Paso, TX today has lower temperature than us in MI today -- this kind of day probably happens once every other year. The university is closing for 2 days for the snow and windchill.
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