Tuesday, February 1, 2011

"Blizzard" of OZ

The first part of this blizzard, that affected 30 states, began with freezing rain during the nighttime hours and left a layer of ice 1 inch thick. A fluffy, powdery snow began to fall early in the morning and by 11 AM, the ground was covered.
By 2 PM, about an inch had fallen.
Steadily falling snow for 2 hours made for hazardous road conditions and by 4 PM, the "blizzard" like conditions began and looked like this:
 By 5 PM, winds and snow were blowing wildly causing the local transportation departments to close I-70 between Kansas City and St. Louis. I do not have a memory of that EVER happening.
 The family began snow shoveling at 4:30 PM and created some monstrous piles. 
All bundled up and ready to help! 
An hour and a half later, there were a NEW 2 inches of snow on driveway, roads and sidewalks.








.....SNOW DAY FOR TWO DAYS! (and maybe more).....






1 comment:

Andrea said...

WOW!! I can't believe all the snow. I hope you guys enjoy your snow days at home. I always like snow days. Keep warm.