Friday, February 04, 2011

The giant winter storm


A giant winter storm dumped at least 5 inches of snow in 21 states from New Mexico to New England. Chicago received 20 inches, while Dallas was covered by a thick layer of ice for days.

NASA has a stunning animation that shows arctic air plunging down the great plains on January 31st and then moving Northeast across the country on February 1st and 2nd.

School has been out since Tuesday. The boys were having a blast building snow forts and riding their sleighs down the hill. Ina left her steamboat in the garage all week. And I... I escaped to California a few hours before the storm hit Dallas. I got back in last night and worked from home today as roads were covered with a fresh blanket of snow.

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