posted on Jan, 30 2010 @ 09:38 PM
I am up here in MO and we just finished this morning with 7 inches of snow. Not seen that much snow in years.
The past two years we have been iced out at this time not to mention two years ago the tornados that came through then the next week we got the ice.
Last year we got lucky and only had a few hours of lights out. The year before we were out for about two days.
This year we really lucked out with the snow. I even went to work last night the roads could have been slick if not driving correctly or having a
car/truck not worthy of that type of road condition. I am lucky on that part that I finally was able to get a car I wanted for some time two years ago
and it does awesome on this stuff (see my profile for links to pics if interested). I was moving along through at least 5-6 inches of snow with no
issues, my only fear was other people on the road.
The last time I recall having a large amount of snow/ice mix was in 91 or 92. Prior to that I recall about 12 inches back in the mid 80’s and of
course I am told about a “blizzard” that hit pretty hard back in either 78 or 79.
Certainly the weather here in Missouri is something to be on alert about nearly all the time. I am never quite sure what our next day will be like. It
seems the past several years we have had loads of rain in the spring (yes more than normal). The summers everyone talks about being hot but I grew up
without AC and recall one summer in particular that was very hot in the 100’s back in the mid 80’s or so. I remember that one because it was the
only summer I have ever felt that I could not breath due to the heat and humidity. I was so hot then I literally thought my brain was cooking in my
skull. I remember taking a cold shower just to cool down.
Anyway hope things are fine for everyone down that way. I know the pain many felt (plenty aside from us were without power for weeks) with the past
years ice storms. Stay safe and stay warm.
Raist
Edit to add link from thread I started the days following the snow/ice and tornados.
www.abovetopsecret.com...
[edit on 1/30/10 by Raist]