blizzard warning ... !?

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ... HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO Noon MONDAY.

STRONG WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CAUSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WITH A DEEP SNOW PACK ALREADY IN PLACE THE EFFECTS OF THE WIND WILL BE EXTREME... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. NORTH SOUTH ROADS IN RURAL AREAS WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES TO ZERO.

FURTHERMORE... WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE BECOMING STRANDED IN A DITCH A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION. NOT ONLY FOR YOU BUT FOR RESCUE PERSONNEL.

PROLONGED EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL MIDDAY MONDAY.

WHILE THE SNOWFALL WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MEASURE DUE TO BLOWING... 2 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT.

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS... MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
` * ` * ` * ` * ` * The tv is declaring a blizzard warning but the National Weather service is tamed down.

I lived through the blizzard of '78 and have fond memories of it and the things we did as a family. So when I heard there is a blizzard warning, I was surprised because we aren't getting much snow but a whole lot of wind. The wind is making the snow that we do have look like a white winter sand storm with twirls of snow and wide whisps of blowing grains of snow. Pretty cool to take in. I will give you updates if we do get some snow with this and yipppeee for blizzard only if I can craft away (and keep warm) without going into work on Monday!!!!

Oh, I had to laugh with the bit of mother talk posted up there 'MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES'. Sorry, that won't do. Needs to be more gruff. MAKE SURE YOU DOUBLE UP ON YOUR CLOTHING. I'VE BEEN WEARING LONG JOHNS ALL WEEK AND DOUBLE MITTENS EXTRA. Well, a hat would do wonders or ear muffs. I haven't done that yet. I don't like messing up the hair!!!

For all you who complain about the winter, I smile. You must enjoy or you will freeze up like a icicle!!!