Starting last week, we have been having blizzards on and off. This first one was last Wednesday. It all started out as a normal day. We had received snow a few days back so I decided to ski to work. Around noon, the winds began to blow and it started snowing. Nothing unusual for Alaska in Jan but by 130 we could not see across the street! Work was cancelled and we were all sent home. I put my skis back on and headed out the door. I could barely see 2 feet in front of me the wind and snow were so bad. But on the up side, the wind was blowing towards my house so all I had to do was stand up and the wind blew me all the way home. I think I had to take about 4 steps the whole way!
My house doesn't look too bad. When I opened the door to the artic way (mud room) there was 3 feet of snow on the inside.... Luckely none made it into the house.
When I got home I turned on the news. They said the wind was gusting up to 60 mph and with wind chill it was -14, actually warmer than it had been all week. They word on the street was it finally warmed up enough to snow!
Looking out my kitchen window...
They guy next door. I don't think he is going to dig his truck out for a while!
This house is 2 or 3 down from me. The window is his main window. You can't even see the door.
The pile of snow in front of my house the next day. It was about 5 feet tall.
Over all the news said we got 17 inches in 1 day. They are pretty good about keeping the roads plowed and streets clear up here. It took 2 days to clear the side streets.
Then just when I thought it was all over, we got hit by an even worse storm this weekend. I'll have to keep you posted on what the final tally of snow is for this one!
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Now that is some REAL snow!!!
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