Snow on Christmas Day

Well, the winter weather did materialize. Boy, did it ever! We got about 8 inches of snow at our house. Some areas near here got up to 13 inches of snow. Almost 200,000 people are without power, not from the snow itself but from the sleet storm that preceded it. This is the first time we’ve seen snow on Christmas Day in 86 years!

Roads are treacherous due to that layer of ice under the snow, and the daytime temperatures aren’t melting a lot of it off. Tonight’s low is expected to be in the 20s, maybe dipping down into the teens.

For some of you, this may seem like no big deal. But this is Arkansas and the part of the state where my Mother and Sister live were under actual blizzard warnings! I can’t remember, in my life, ever hearing of a blizzard warning this far south.

I’m adding a few pictures so you can see what it’s like at my house. Many places were much worse and we were fortunate not to be among those who lost power. They are saying some folks may not have power back for 7 more days.

 

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