Heading this way. I'm going to post as long as I can; I get the feeling I'm going to be awfully busy the next two days.
"Southerners dig out from heavy snow" by Dorie Turner, Associated Press / January 11, 2011
ATLANTA — Southerners more accustomed to sunshine than snow began digging out yesterday from a wintry blast that caused several fatal accidents, stranded drivers and air travelers, and cut power to thousands of homes.
Snow ranging from several inches to more than a foot blanketed states from Louisiana to the Carolinas — a region where many cities have only a handful of snowplows, if any. And more misery was on the way: The snow began turning to freezing rain in numerous areas, threatening to make untreated roads even more treacherous.
My fellow southern citizens have all my empathy, especially since they are not used to the stuff.
At least nine people were killed in weather-related traffic accidents....
Atlanta got 4 to 7 inches....
Related: Let it snow: GOP celebrates Georgia sweep
Worried shoppers left grocery store shelves bare, and families without electricity huddled in chilly, dark homes.
The heaviest snow fell in parts of Tennessee that received as much as 13 inches.
They said 4 to 6 yesterday. Hope Kenny is okay.
The weather began rolling across the South on Sunday, coating bridges and roads with snow, sleet, and freezing rain. The governors of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee declared emergencies. Schools and colleges called off classes.
Transportation officials reported hundreds of car crashes and urged drivers to stay home....
Conditions were unlikely to improve anytime soon: Temperatures should stay below freezing for days, and more snow is predicted....
You can't tell those people global warming, sorry. Not during the second harsh and brutal winter in a row.
The storm system was expected to spread north to Ohio and could hit the snow-weary Northeast later in the week.
A post-Christmas blizzard dumped more than 2 feet of snow on New York City and other parts of the region, crippling holiday travel and nearly shutting down major cities.
At a five-hour hearing yesterday on the New York storm response, the Bloomberg administration admitted to a series of mistakes in its handling of the storm, including a lack of preparation, confused lines of authority, and an ignorance of on-the-ground conditions.
That's your government serving you, citizens of New York.
Related: NYC plowing sabotaged by intentional work slowdown
NYC plans to be ready for this snowstorm
I'm not.
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"Powerful nor’easter expected tomorrow; Snowfall could reach 17 inches" by Stewart Bishop, Globe Correspondent / January 11, 2011
A nor’easter barreling up the Atlantic is expected to drop as much as 17 inches of snow on areas of Southern New England beginning sometime after midnight tonight, according to the National Weather Service.
Oh, my aching, ailing, aging body.
The storm will produce near-blizzard conditions, with frigid temperatures starting early tomorrow morning and continuing throughout the day well into tomorrow evening....
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They said 6 yesterday.
Also see: Winter Weather Forecast
How come my government and newspaper always get it wrong?
