Following up on my post yesterday, it appears that Mother Nature took exception to my comments. I'm writing this while looking at at least a foot of snow on the ground and 30-40 mph sustained winds. Yes, Omaha's in the midst of a blizzard.
My wife and I were awakened around 5:30 this morning by a couple claps of thunder and some lightening. During a snowstorm. That's called Thundersnow. It's an interesting phenomenon. I don't pretend to understand what causes it, but it's very disconcerting to see it snowing while lightening is flashing across the sky and thunder is rumbling around you. It's especially disconcerting because it means that, if it hasn't already, it will soon be dumping snow on you. That foot of snow came very quickly.
As of 11:00 this morning, the street in front of my house has yet to be plowed. My wife took the truck to work this morning because there's no way the car is getting through this stuff. I got out around 8:00 this morning before the wind got too bad to shovel out the driveway. Not only is there a lot of snow, but it's very heavy snow as well. Luckily, my neighbor was nice enough to come by with his snow-blower and help me finish up the driveway (our snow-blower died earlier this season and has yet to have been replaced). Of course, they're talking another several inches of snow before this is all over. And the winds are supposed to continue through tomorrow at least.
I'm sure this is all happening because of my comments yesterday. Mother Nature can be a vengeful person.
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