And there are many different kinds of snow. We got anywhere
from 5" to a foot of snow in south-central Kansas (Wichita
was officially 5.5 " at the airport, nearby cities reported
over a foot just a little east of here.).
It was nice and light and powdery, but a friend in
Springfield, Illinois reported that he spent the whole day
with truck and tractor moving 14 inches of very heavy wet
snow.


And then there may be an inch or two of freezing rain under
the snow and on the power lines and trees.

Some will shout GLOBAL WARMING, but it really just solar
variations. The whole solar system is getting measurably
hotter and the Mars Rovers are getting lots more solar power
than what was expected.



"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ups.com...
| I am baffled by the astonishment everyone shows when the
storms
| hit. It's winter in the Northern Latitudes. Is any of
this a surprise?
|
| *chuckle* Yep, the first big snow storm of the season
always brings
| out the breathless reporters and endless video of cars in
the ditch.
|
| I think it's because of our relatively snow-less winters
the past 20
| years or so. Now (as opposed to the 60s and 70s) a big
snowstorm is
| an event. Back then, it was just another day...
| --
| Jay Honeck
| Iowa City, IA
| Pathfinder N56993
| www.AlexisParkInn.com
| "Your Aviation Destination"
|