{"id":873,"date":"2008-12-19T09:55:32","date_gmt":"2008-12-19T14:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/?p=873"},"modified":"2008-12-19T09:55:32","modified_gmt":"2008-12-19T14:55:32","slug":"thundersnow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2008\/12\/19\/thundersnow\/","title":{"rendered":"Thundersnow"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For those of you not in the midwest, this is the reason I’m staying home today. Also, this was taken about 45 minutes ago (yes, it seems the time in my camera is wrong), and we’re only about half way through the storm.<\/p>\n

While I was writing this the power flickered, went out for about 30 seconds, then came back on. While I would still have had hot water and the ability to cook food, I would have been without heat had the power stayed out, so those 30 seconds were a bit nerve wracking.<\/p>\n

Looking outside, my footprints from when I went out to take that photo have pretty much been obscured and now just look like slight dents in the ground.<\/p>\n

For reference purposes I’ll quote the National Weather Service<\/a>‘s warnings for today. One of them even notes that there may be thundersnow. There is no snow more hardcore than THUNDERSNOW. \\m\/<\/p>\n

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT<\/tt>
\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT\/PONTIAC MI<\/tt>
\n848 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008<\/tt><\/p>\n

MIZ063-068>070-191600-<\/tt>
\nST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-<\/tt>
\nINCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN<\/tt>
\n848 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008<\/tt><\/p>\n

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...<\/tt><\/p>\n

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE DURING THE MORNING<\/tt>
\nHOURS...WITH ONE TO TWO INCH SNOWFALL RATES CONTINUING. SLEET WILL<\/tt>
\nALSO LIKELY MIX IN AT TIMES...ALONG WITH A POSSIBLE RUMBLE OF<\/tt>
\nTHUNDER. ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY....TRAVEL IS<\/tt>
\nSTRONGLY DISCOURAGED.<\/tt><\/p>\n

$$<\/tt><\/p>\n

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE<\/tt>
\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT\/PONTIAC MI<\/tt>
\n642 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008<\/tt><\/p>\n

...VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN TODAY...<\/tt><\/p>\n

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL WAVE WILL QUICKLY TRACK THROUGH LOWER<\/tt>
\nMICHIGAN ON TODAY...WITH THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW TRACKING<\/tt>
\nTHROUGH NORTHERN OHIO. THIS SOUTHERN LOW TRACK WILL LOCK IN THE<\/tt>
\nCOLD AIR IN PLACE...SUPPORTING AN ALL SNOW EVENT FOR THE MAJORITY<\/tt>
\nOF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW<\/tt>
\nTHIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE<\/tt>
\nEXPECTED THIS MORNING...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE<\/tt>
\nOR LESS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE<\/tt>
\nEXPECTED ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...WITH LOWER<\/tt>
\nAMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED TOWARD THE OHIO BORDER...WHERE<\/tt>
\nSLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX IN AT TIMES.<\/tt><\/p>\n

MIZ053-060>063-068>070-075-076-191945-<\/tt>
\n\/O.CON.KDTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081219T2100Z\/<\/tt>
\nSAGINAW-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-<\/tt>
\nMACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-<\/tt>
\nINCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAGINAW...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...<\/tt>
\nPORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT<\/tt>
\n642 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008<\/tt><\/p>\n

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS<\/tt>
\nAFTERNOON...<\/tt><\/p>\n

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4<\/tt>
\nPM EST THIS AFTERNOON.<\/tt><\/p>\n

HEAVY SNOW WITH INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR<\/tt>
\nARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW<\/tt>
\nTHIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR<\/tt>
\nLESS IN THE HEAVY SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO<\/tt>
\n10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.<\/tt><\/p>\n

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER<\/tt>
\nCONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST<\/tt>
\nTHAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF<\/tt>
\nYOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN<\/tt>
\nYOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.<\/tt><\/p>\n

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For those of you not in the midwest, this is the reason I’m staying home today. Also, this was taken about 45 minutes ago (yes,<\/p>\n

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