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Snow lovers rejoice in winter wonderland |
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February 5, 2017 |
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| "Warmed my
heart on this cold and snowy morning to
see Gabriel out the window, shoveling
out a path for us," Jessie Litterell
posted this morning to Facebook. "Not
only did he do it without being asked;
he did it really well! What a guy!!" |
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By Mike Weland
If you're in Boundary County and you love snow,
you're likely happy now and will probably only
get happier as the week goes on ... unless you
have to travel or work outside. In that case,
chances are good that by the time the week ahead
is over, you'll be asking yourself, "why oh why
did I ever think I loved snow?"
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| "Done
shoveling for the fifth time today,"
Cheryl Poppino posted. "I give up, my
back has had it." |
Already this weekend, from six-inches to more
than a foot of new snow has fallen across
Boundary County, and today, Super Bowl Sunday,
could bring an additional two to four inches,
which is good news, as that's a little less snow
than what we've been seeing.
The bad news, according to the National Weather
Service, is that it will pick up again tonight,
dropping, on top of what we have now and the new
snow expected today, an additional seven to 11
inches, just in time for the Monday morning
commute.
The good news, though, is that the winter storm
warning now in effect expires at 10 a.m. Monday,
at which time the sun will come out, the first
robins of spring will flock in and flowers will
bloom in every yard. Well, the first part is
true, the second, not so much.
Instead, we're still being given a 100-percent
chance of more snow, from three to seven inches
of it. But Monday night the chance drops to only
70-percent. Whew! Only one more inch is
predicted as we head from Monday night to
Tuesday, and the chance of snow drops another 20
points to 50-percent, and a piddly half-inch of
new snow is expected.
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| "Sorry for
the blast of snow pics but I can't help
myself," nurse Shannon McNutt posted.
"Happy Super Bowl Sunday! Well I
better get ready for work." |
Now, on Wednesday, the weather turns fine, with
a high temperature near 28, and a chance of
actually seeing the sun again, though a few
clouds will linger, dropping up to another half
inch of new snow, just to keep us on our toes.
Enjoy that 12 hours, take off work and head for
the lake if you can.
Because ... wait for it ... Wednesday night
brings a 50-percent chance of snow and on
Thursday, just for a change of pace, we get a
90-percent chance of seeing, not just snow, but
snow mixed with rain! Woohoo!
With the weather warming a bit, Thursday night
is expected to be just wet, and not fluffy, with
an overnight low of 33-degrees and a 90-percent
chance of rain.
On Friday the air is expected to warm to
39-degrees and the chance of precipitation drops
to a mere 80-percent.
If by then, you've started questioning your love
of shoveling, slipping and sliding, creaking
roof timbers, et al, take heart ... the chances
of snow decline through next weekend, and we
might just see a bit more of that old sun as we
head into the last full week of February.
And once February ends, we all know that spring,
scheduled to arrive for sure no later than July
this year, is just around the corner.
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| "Anyone else
feel like we are back in the 90s? ...
and it's still coming down!" Richard
Dawson posted. "Any of you that prayed
for snow, your prayers were answered,
but enough already ... might be melted
by May if we are lucky." |
"For all the people complaining about the snow,"
Allen Gemmrig posted this morning on Facebook,
"think about all the U-Hauls that will be in use
this spring. Just saying."
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A tip of the hat and a huge thank you to all
who work long and hard to keep us going and keep
us safe in times like these; the law enforcement
personnel and city, county and state road crews
who keep the traffic moving, the electric
linemen who keep the lights on, the dispatchers
who keep all those whose help is needed heading
in the right direction.
The firefighters and EMS personnel who brave all
weather to give help when help is needed most;
the doctors and nurses who are waiting to give
us care when care can't wait. All those who dig
out and go in to open the stores and shops so
those of us who didn't plan ahead can get all we
need to weather the storm. The mail men and
women who always make their appointed rounds
regardless of sleet or snow.
And a special thank you to all of you who, after
getting yourself dug out, hang on to the shovel
or snow blower and go to work helping out your
neighbors who can't do the work themselves, not
only shoveling a clear path for the elderly or
infirm, but making sure they have enough wood
inside to keep them warm and what they need to
get through until the sun shines again.
Each of you are the neighbors who make Boundary
County, Idaho, the best place in the world. |
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