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| Digging Out: This morning after our first eight inches of snow. |
Last night the Midwest got smacked with a good old-fashioned blizzard. Today the blizzard warning continues, although 30-40 mile an hour winds have replaced the snow. Madison got about 10-12 inches total, although underneath that snow lies about an inch of ice and water. Shoveling out today was a back-breaking endeavor as the snow was heavy and wet. Kind of reminds me of the California Concrete we used to ski on when I spent time in the Lake Tahoe-Kirkwood area. Fun stuff! Too bad its too cold to play outside today.
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| California Concrete hiding the deck stairs. |
The storm totals throughout the Midwest are quite telling: 17" in Minneapolis; 22" in Eau Claire; 17" in Rice Lake; 14" in Wausau; and about 16" in Wisconsin Dells. Had it just been a few degrees colder yesterday afternoon Madison also could have been up around 20" to 22". Either way, this was quite the storm, and one that should put a nice base onto the ski trails.
Tonight however we are going to get some severe cold coming in behind the snow. Typical Wisconsin snow storm. Lots of snow, followed by horribly cold weather. We are expecting wind chills between 30 and 40 below tonight and into tomorrow morning. But I guess when you grow up around here you come to expect this. I am just happy we got some snow. Should guarantee some excellent skiing for the next couple of weeks.
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| Our white pine surviving yet another weather encounter. |
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| Winter wonderland from the back yard! |
Kia ora Larry,
ReplyDeleteLooks beautiful - definitely a white Christmas in store which makes me a wee bit homesick. Also feel a bit sick after watching the Pack. I suspected the always troublesome Dome Effect would be problematic for the Pack. But 4th and 1 and a bomb! Really a bad call considering you have a qb who has hardly played, much less chucked passes requiring timing like that. MM had a brain melt, and Vince would have rolled over in his grave. Not that this team is a big threat for a deep playoff run as they cannot run the ball. A real troubling aspect of the McCarthy-Thompson era. Have a very Peaceful Yuletide mate! Watch out for too much food and drink, don't want to upset5 the training now :)
Cheers,
Robb