Posts Tagged ‘ winter ’

Amy at Backyard Bounty is enjoying our very mild and nearly snow-less December: I’m almost afraid of saying it out loud, but I LOVE having no snow on the ground…I’m thoroughly enjoying the mild conditions and lack of snow (it’s staying in the mountains, which is where we need it). Sigh. I understand the sentiment, sort of, and can definitely appreciate the driving safety of a snowless December…but it sure doesn’t feel very “holiday-ish” yet. No serious snow yet...

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We’ve gone through about four or five “winter weather advisories” over the last month, and they’ve all turned out to be busts (at least here in Great Falls) – but this one really came true! Started on Thursday night around 11 pm, when the rain turned to snow – very wet, very heavy snow. By the time it stopped mid-morning on Friday, it was nearly 12 inches. Not to worry – by the afternoon, the roads were almost completely...

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This was indeed a doozy – probably ranks in my Top 5 snowstorms since 2002! Lots of snow, and the wind yesterday made it pretty intense. Wind chill was probably down around -20 or so. According to the Trib: “Great Falls broke a snowfall record for Dec. 29, receiving 10.6 inches of snow as of 5 p.m. Wednesday, and snow was expected to continue to fall throughout the evening.” And here’s the result (looks sorta like a giant loaf...

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About an inch of snow when I woke up at 4:40 this morning…and about 4 inches by 7:30 when I left for work…and it’s coming down even harder and more sideways now (10:47 am).

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