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So...it is currently 52 degrees outside. Beautiful weather for almost the middle of December here in Minnesota. A year ago yesterday it was -30 degrees (with windchill. forget what it was without) the high today was 54, with a low of 33 (BTW, the record highs and lows are 55 in 1998 and -17 in 1989. usually it is closer to 31 and 12)
Fun and totally unrelated side note, that was my senior year in high school. We would go on to have a cold, snowy winter and miss 19 band practices that year, something the band director pointed out at our last concert, before saying how well we all did in spite of missing so many practices. Like perfect score at contests good.
Now I'm a little worried about what the rest of winter has in store for us. On well. Might have to post about it since if I am stuck at home and can't get to work, I might as well have something to do.
Back on subject, there is a reason I posted all that. I just heard my phone sounds a weather alert. feeling a bit lazy, I didn't feel like getting up and walking across the room to check it, and why would I when I have my tablet right next to me. so I checked to see what it was on there, expecting freezing rain or fog or something. So either a winter weather advisory (for the freezing rain) or a fog advisory.
Nope. Winter Weather Warning.
Here is the official warning from Weather.com
Why do I get the feeling it is a good thing I got a couple hours in at work today since I probably won't be going in tomorrow.
Fun and totally unrelated side note, that was my senior year in high school. We would go on to have a cold, snowy winter and miss 19 band practices that year, something the band director pointed out at our last concert, before saying how well we all did in spite of missing so many practices. Like perfect score at contests good.
Now I'm a little worried about what the rest of winter has in store for us. On well. Might have to post about it since if I am stuck at home and can't get to work, I might as well have something to do.
Back on subject, there is a reason I posted all that. I just heard my phone sounds a weather alert. feeling a bit lazy, I didn't feel like getting up and walking across the room to check it, and why would I when I have my tablet right next to me. so I checked to see what it was on there, expecting freezing rain or fog or something. So either a winter weather advisory (for the freezing rain) or a fog advisory.
Nope. Winter Weather Warning.
Here is the official warning from Weather.com
We new in advance that it was supposed to snow tomorrow, but at most it was supposed to be 2 inches and most of it would be late Monday or early Tuesday. Might make the Tuesday morning commute interesting, but that is it. Now, starting with light rain at 3 am, turning to sleet around 6 and then snow around 9, we have a full blown winter storm on our hands! Oh, and not just 4-6 inches of snow, but 23 MPH winds as well,
- .. WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY NIGHT.* MAIN IMPACT... TRAVEL MAY BECOME TREACHEROUS.* OTHER IMPACTS... ICING ON POWER LINES COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.* ICE ACCUMULATION... AROUND A QUARTER INCH.* SNOW AMOUNTS... 4 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES.* TIMING... BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING AND LASTING INTO THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
Why do I get the feeling it is a good thing I got a couple hours in at work today since I probably won't be going in tomorrow.
Labels: Minnesota, Winter, Winter 2014-2015
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