Really cold in my neck of the woods but it wasn't too bad in terms of snow when I got into work this morning.
Winter storm warnings are posted and go into effect at 7 p.m. this evening and run through Saturday morning at 4 a.m.
So the main event is tonight and Friday with light rain and or snow breaking out this afternoon.
Any snow that falls this afternoon will be melting as temperatures don't plummet until tonight. They'll fade fast though, potentially freezing the moisture on the roads.
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Now we'll get to snow.
A general 3-6 inches will fit for many, though our southern communities may get a bit less and north of a line from Ann Arbor to Port Huron may squeeze out a bit more. Even low-end snow totals will be blowing around in the intense winds that will be whipping.
Most of that snow falls tonight/tomorrow, but Saturday we'll still have lake effect showers to contend with. They're smaller, so their impacts are more hit-and-miss, but intense snow and whiteout conditions where they do set up.
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The wind that's drawing moisture off of Lake Michigan will be more than noticeable.
Fifty mph wind gusts will be possible Friday, which may lead to sporadic power outages in pockets. At this point it doesn't look like they will be widespread, but where they do occur, it'll be tough as temperatures bottom out in the single digits this weekend and have a tough time getting out of the teens.
I assume folks in your state are more geared up for this kind of weather?Here's how it is in Michigan.
Usually, but it still doesn't make it any less annoying. Like I said before, if it gets really bad in between those times, then I'm not coming to workI assume folks in your state are more geared up for this kind of weather?
Is being orange good?!?!
MoreHere's how it is in Michigan.
So far, it's still rain.Moreimportantlyimprudently, also this -
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I've found that up here in the Northeast, you get two types of people: The "seen it all, no big deal" type, and the "I have no long-term memory, how do I car snow" type.Moreimportantlyimprudently, also this -
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Here in the Pacific Northwest, it's the same but with rain. We only have it for like 9 months of the year but there's a fair number of drivers who somehow forget what it is if they haven't seen it for more then a week.I've found that up here in the Northeast, you get two types of people: The "seen it all, no big deal" type, and the "I have no long-term memory, how do I car snow" type.
It's not so bad if you think of it as being bronze.Is being orange good?!?!
Frostpunk is too unrealistically hopeful. It implies having any personal agency over our species' ability to overcome self-annihilation.I'm thinking of starting Frostpunk soon. I can't decide if it's too on the nose right now