I like to look at the National Weather Service Radar map of the US. I can see the extent of storms across the country. Over the last few days, a really large, long storm has stretched over much of the country:
This image stretches from Winnipeg in Canada to Florida. This storm has brought us the biggest snowfall of the season, which, by the way, is still Autumn (for six more days). When we moved here, more than 50 years ago, I was a little worried about the cold and snow. I didn't realize that people can take some rigorous delight in getting at that snow, whether it is on an individual driveway or a large parking lot. I also didn't realize that dependable cold can be less of an obstacle than warming most days and refreezing most nights.
This snowfall was about 4 or 5 inches here. So far, we have not had a power failure. When the temperature hovers in the vicinity of freezing, ice can build up on electric lines and the weight can break them. We have actually had few power failures and it is fine with me if things keep on that way.
The local crews keep the roads in pretty good shape and our own guy gets our driveway usable quickly. All day today, our whole world is white. It is a dramatic change:
