The storm left about 2" of the white, unfluffy stuff on the ground. The snow was those huge gloppy, wet flakes that accumulate quickly. It was pretty for about an hour, then it started to get messy when it turned to rain again, and then back to snow for a little while. The temp dropped into the low 20's last night so all the snow is hard as a rock. The cats can walk across it without leaving indentations.
We had another rare weather phenomenon occur--thunder snow as the weatherperson called it. It's simply thunder occurring during a snow storm.
I-85 traffic came to a complete halt before 11:00 pm, and people were stranded in their vehicles all night. Not only was the road slick, but power lines had fallen across it.
Mr. Fixit usually leaves for work about 3:15 am, but I talked him into staying home. When he called in at 4:00 am to say that he wouldn't be in, no one answered the phone. I guess no one else went to work either.
Right now, the temp is above 40 degrees and the snow is disappearing quickly. The forecast for tonight is for the temperature to drop to 18 degrees. There goes the Bradford pear tree blossoms which were just beginning to turn white. At least my azaleas won't be affected by this freeze; they haven't begun to blossom yet.
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We watched the weird weather in your part of the country from afar, but all the traffic jams were amazing! Hope you guys are somewhat back to normal - but this time of year, what is that? Those poor Bradford pears. Invariably, they will perk their eager little faces out just in time for a hard freeze.
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