This storm is one big mean bastard ... it goes from TX & NM and all the way into Maine/Canada

[Botany]

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Tracking north and east. We are getting freezing rain now for another 3 hours and then about
10 to 14" of snow.

When the rain came I thought you'd leave
'Cause I knew how much you loved the sun
But you chose to stay, stay and keep me warm
Through the darkest nights I've ever known
If the mandolin wind couldn't change a thing
Then I know I love ya

Oh, the snow fell without a break
Buffalo died in the frozen fields you know
Through the coldest winter in almost fourteen years
I couldn't believe you kept a smile
Now I can rest assured knowing that we've seen the worst
And I know I love ya

Coffee, butter biscuits, and red grapefruit and then out to spread some ice melt.

[Budi]

1. Yup. Same here in Dallas. Every surface is covered in ice.

Sleet for the late a.m. followed by 3 inches of snow just to top it off. So far the grid is still holding.

No one's going anywhere.

[luvs2sing]

2. Windows totally iced over.

What a mess. I’m glad Hubster made a big pot of vegetable soup yesterday.

[Sherman A1]

3. Yes, it is

We had rain, then ice, then snow yesterday. Wind chill is zero currently and another day of snow ahead here in St. Louis, MO. Most everything is shut down. I’ll start cleaning up this afternoon if it looks like it will be stopping.

[Lovie777]

4. Stay safe . . . .

[abqtommy]

5. Yup, yesterday here in Albuquerque it rained then snowed a bit in the morning so I

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decided to go out and take care of business since today was supposed to be very cold.
(and it is). But as soon as I got outside yesterday I was greeted with a very cold north
wind even if it wasn't snowing (yet). After a few stops here and there I headed farther
north in the city and the heavens poured down lots and lots of snow. At least after the
heavy snow started the wind died down.

I've seen this here before and it always makes me glad that I learned how to drive in
snow in Upper Michigan, South Dakota and Wisconsin. I saw a couple of fender-bender
accidents but I made it home OK and wrote an e-mail to my son in Canada asking if he
was ready to head for Cabo. He wrote back "Let's go"! But it'll warm up and the snow will
melt, at least for us.

Everybody stay safe!

Edit 1 to add that there's more snow forecast for today here and I have absolutely no
need or motivation to go outside!

Edit 2 to add that if it's going to snow here today it better get on with it since as of
8am we have mostly clear and sunny skies.

Edit 3 to add that here at 1pm our sky is now mostly cloudy with big fluffy snow clouds.

[panader0]

6. It came through SE Az yesterday and last night.

Nowhere near like the NM and Texas, etc are suffering but still, the coldest temps in a long
time. It's 4:30 am here and the temp is 18 and falling. I got up early and made a big fire
in the woodstove.

[wackadoo wabbit]

9. Here in the Verde Valley, the temperature is 28 right now . .

and my furnace is broken. Alas, space heaters just aren't cutting it.

I always thought that SE AZ was warmer than up here, but I guess not. I'm definitely grateful it's in the 20s and not the teens!

[Guilded Lilly]

7. Tough few days ahead. Hard not to be wondering "what???"?

[DFW]

8. This has even made headlines here in Sprout City (here for the day for work)

The Germans knew about it too. My dentist back in Dallas sent out an email blast canceling appointments for today and Friday. This one looks like a monster. If anyone sees Ted Cruz at an airport, you KNOW it's time to load up on firewood, water and edibles!