Wednesday - Winter Storm Warning

Well, our Winter Storm Watch has been upgraded to a Warning. It's currently snowing out there and the winds are blowing quite hard. Local schools have already been closed tomorrow. I'm not sure just how much snow we will get, but I think the blowing winds definitely make things worse as they cause white-out conditions, definitely not good to drive in! It looks like tomorrow will be an at-home day. I did have a good walk this morning, cold, but good, so I won't feel so bad about missing tomorrow. 

An hour or so ago I heard a sound from outside that I thought was one of the salt trucks going up the road, but it turned out to be thunder! Yes, we had Thunder Snow.

What Is Thundersnow?

Simply put, thundersnow is snowfall accompanied by thunder and lightning. It occurs when conditions are cold enough that a thunderstorm produces heavy snow instead of rain.

It was rather strange hearing the sound and looking out and seeing snow! I am hoping that we don't lose power as it is rather cold. I had husband get some of the camping lamps around just in case we do overnight. He stopped at the shops on the way home and said it was absolutely crazy. People tend to panic when they hear snow. It's not like anything around here closes for that long. We always have enough on hand to make something to eat. 

It's supposed to warm up by the weekend and we are forecast for rain next week! All this snow will be gone. Hopefully, it will be fine by next Thursday as I have the dreaded second dentist appointment for my permanent crown and a filling. I'm not thinking about it. I'm not thinking about it. 

Plans for tomorrow on my snow day (in addition to the normal house-y thing)

    *Check what I have got for Christmas and what I need to get

    *Do some tidying up. I have little piles of things and I need to take care of them

    *Pull the series of books off the bookshelf that I've decided to get rid of

    *Maybe take some photos of the birds in the snow in the garden, depending how snowy it is and how cold it is!

    * List a few more things on Ebay. 

    * Spend some time in the craft room. I am struggling with the decluttering in this space. I am going to make myself pull at least 5 items to donate. 

Photo for today - yes, another snowy photo. 

There was the slightest hint of sunshine this morning!

Back tomorrow - hopefully!