Surprise Snowfall

Waking up this morning, we were all stunned to find nearly six inches of snow had fallen overnight here in the valley, and was still falling, with bone-chilling winds whipping up drifts throughout the day.  Enough to make some of the windows frosty around the edges, and looking out, like a holiday picture postcard.  By the end of the day the snowfall here had reached nearly a foot.  Quite a surprise!  The weather forcasters apparently never saw it coming either because no warnings had been issued, which might explain why the snowplows weren't running and the roads were so trecherous.  (A few cars passing through our neighborhood ended up in the ditch).  The Mister attempted to drive to work, but gave up after a truck jack-knifed on the highway backing up traffic for miles.  It really was not safe to be driving and I was relieved when he turned back around and came home.  Schools and roads were closed, and the company Christmas dinner we were planning to attend tonight was also cancelled, so we are just hunkering down here with our quilts and hot cocoa.  Brrr...  It is supposed to drop down to 9 degrees tomorrow night with predictions of staying fridgidly cold until Monday.  We are keeping our fingers crossed that our pipes don't freeze.  In the meantime, this storm is said to be moving north.  Hopefully, our Portland and Seattle friends will fare better.  Stay safe everyone! 

Comments

[angela]

We are having just the opposite weather here in GA- unseasonably very warm weather.Stay cozy! Angela

[Vee]

That's the kind of surprise one handles best if staying home. Glad that your husband turned around. I hope that you had a cozy gift kind of day. (And I hope that the company dinner is rescheduled.)

[Account Deleted]

Oh my! I'd heard that your part of the world was taken by surprise, and with so much snow. I love snow, but sometimes the timing isn't so good. I'm glad that you all are safe, and warm. Our snow is only supposed to me a little bit, during the transition over to a bit warmer temperatures on Tuesday into Wednesday, and then it will turn to rain.

Take good care Vicki. This sounds like a good cozy Christmas kind of a day.

xo

[Jane S.]

You got so much more snow in the Valley than we did in the Coast Range! We only had about 2". I read that OSU was even closed and that is something that rarely happens. I'm just glad most people decided to stay home! It's much safer that way. :)

[LindaSonia]

Where is the Valley??? What state are you in? I'm used to having snow here in Michigan but we haven't gotten any yet. Stay warm!!