It is COLD out there today...
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Here in the Pacific Northwest, we're equipped to deal with rain. We're *not* equipped to deal with cold and snow. We've had more snow (yes, it's all relative) in the last week than we've had in the last six year. We're about to get a major storm that will hit the Portland area and most likely dump 4 to 8 inches of snow on the ground (yeah, it's not Boston... oh, well!). What's worse is that due to our geography, we usually get ice storms when we move out of a cold weather stretch. It didn't get much above 22 degrees today, and I wimped out and left a client early as I didn't want to get stuck in traffic... From my car on the way home...
Lots of "snow snakes" out there. The storm, which was predicted to hit around 3 pm, is now due at 10 pm. Sometime around mid-morning, the snow should turn to sleet, coating everything in ice. The good thing is that the warmer wet air should quickly scour out the cold air, leading to melting conditions by late Tuesday. Until then, it could be ugly.
Then again, it could make for some great pictures, too!
Here in the Pacific Northwest, we're equipped to deal with rain. We're *not* equipped to deal with cold and snow. We've had more snow (yes, it's all relative) in the last week than we've had in the last six year. We're about to get a major storm that will hit the Portland area and most likely dump 4 to 8 inches of snow on the ground (yeah, it's not Boston... oh, well!). What's worse is that due to our geography, we usually get ice storms when we move out of a cold weather stretch. It didn't get much above 22 degrees today, and I wimped out and left a client early as I didn't want to get stuck in traffic... From my car on the way home...
Lots of "snow snakes" out there. The storm, which was predicted to hit around 3 pm, is now due at 10 pm. Sometime around mid-morning, the snow should turn to sleet, coating everything in ice. The good thing is that the warmer wet air should quickly scour out the cold air, leading to melting conditions by late Tuesday. Until then, it could be ugly.
Then again, it could make for some great pictures, too!
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I want my 50 degrees and RAIN.
Posted by Cheryle At 20:39:53 On 05/01/2004 | - Website - |
Posted by Ed Brill At 06:52:10 On 06/01/2004 | - Website - |