Snow Days

A blizzard is a severe storm condition characterized by strong winds and reduced visibility. By definition, the difference between blizzard and a snowstorm is the strength of the wind. To be a blizzard, a snow storm must have winds in excess of 56 km/h (35 mph) with blowing or drifting snow which reduces visibility to 400 meters or ¼ mile or less and must last for a prolonged period of time — typically three hours or more. (Wikipedia)


The weather service continues to report a severe storm for the area and many events have been canceled in anticipation. However, we did not receive the snow yesterday that was predicted and so far today there has been nothing. I know that it is still early in the day  and we could get hit around "rush hour" as is typical but I am predicting that most of the storm will pass south of us and then head north east, perhaps hitting the greater Milwaukee area with some intense lake affect snow before moving on to hit the upper east coast. 

While I do not like driving in the snow, I do like the beauty of a good snowfall. There is a sort of peace that comes over the outside world, a symphony of quiet that is only disturbed by the sound of the snowplows percussion and then the inevitable sound of the neighborhood snow blowers.

Tomorrow being Ground Hogs Day will be the perfect day for overcast skies and I predict that the ground hog will not see his shadow but we will still see six more weeks of winter.