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"So Bad" Snow
October 16, 2009As many of you may already know, less than one week after leaving AccuWeather, State College was hit by a crippling and baffling snow storm. It has broken all sorts of records, according to an unnamed meteorologist at AccuWeather who may or may not be called Jesse:
1. Earliest Measurable Snow. This means that no measurable snow that we know of was earlier than this snow, the snow that fell less than a week after leaving AccuWeather.
2. Greatest October Snow. This means that no snow at any time in October was more than this snow, the snow that fell less than a week after leaving AccuWeather.
3. Greatest Monthly October Snow. This means that in one storm we exceeded that greatest amount of snow to occur in the whole month of October, less than (you get the picture.)
4. Greatest number of tree injuries and deaths ever.
Okay, I added that last one. But driving home from Penn State today I passed an enormous number of fallen trees and branches. In many cases I saw beautiful photo opportunities - brilliant red leaves partially covered in white, and branches drooping low as if bowing to some unseen force (old man winter, perhaps, who went missing several years ago while I Still Worked At AccuWeather (you get the picture.) I didn't get many chances to photograph anything, but am hopeful it will snow tonight (and not harm a single tree, natch) and I can get some pics tomorrow.
Some of you are probably thinking, "Well, that's all well and good, but was it really that bad?" I could say, "Heck Yeah!" but that wouldn't convince many of you, so I will instead excerpt an actual Real Live New Organization, WPXI.com. How bad was the snow? Well...
That's right - EVEN TAILGATING IS CANCELLED.
That bad.
Comments
It must be the year for weird October snows. At least your trees got to turn color before being snowed on. (And we don't get much, if any, red out here.) I do miss East coast falls. You did say Henry's snowblower was AWOL. That must be the cause. Hope you had a good first week at PSU. Tailgate in your driveway before going to the game. Or better yet, in your dining room where it is warm and dry.
Posted by: Carol | October 17, 2009 1:47 AM