As many of you probably know, that storm I mentioned yesterday, has now been upgraded to an actual blizzard! They are calling for 1-2 inches of snow every hour from 8 this morning til 8 tonight. Oh, and all this is happening on top of a sheet of ice that was laid down yesterday by a thin mist all day. Eek! I heard from my mom who heard from her hairdresser who's husband is a firefighter {did you follow me there?} that they have received an official dispatch letting them know that some streets will be impassable.
It is already coming down pretty good out there, so I decided to stay in. I have no interest in being caught up in that! Movies and hot chocolate will do just fine.
So, since I know some of you don't have the pleasure/displeasure of experiencing the Great Blizzard of 2011, I thought I'd post some pictures periodically throughout the day. I hope you'll enjoy that, and not think, oh geez there Jen goes posting more pictures of snow in her yard. I think it will be fun to see how fast it accumulates. I took the first pics right at 8:00 am. Not sure if once an hour is too ambitious, so we'll just say I'll pop in throughout the day. ;)
via weather.com
This storm is literally affecting a good portion of the US!
So tell me, blizzard, or no blizzard for you? And, is anyone else craving Dairy Queen now?
haha i'm always craving dairy queen. it's been way too long since i've had an ice cream blizzard! and nope...no snow for NC! i kind of long for it though...it's so beautiful:) enjoy yours!
ReplyDeleteHere in southwestern Minnesota, I think the snow is mostly done now. I haven't heard the official accumulation (no TV and haven't turned on the radio), but they'd predicted 8-10 inches, and I'd say we got at least that. Luckily, no sheet of ice underneath it.
ReplyDeleteLooking at your photos actually makes me jealous! You can still see grass?! I haven't seen grass since well before Christmas!
Love the pictures....it's not snowing here. We got about 8 inches last night....now we're just waiting on the ice - 1" of ice in our area this afternoon and this evening.
ReplyDeleteOoh, I think we'll be getting a dusting of that too! We're supposed to get about 15 inches overnight - and there's even a rumour going around about a possible SNOW DAY at school tomorrow. :)
ReplyDelete(ps I am addicted to DQ blizzards in the summer... my favourite flavour is Skor).