Snow from the north, snow from the south

It’s all about the weather again. Last night a low pressure center delivered snow to much of the Southern U.S. We were on the northern edge of the storm and received perhaps 2 inches of the fresh powdery stuff. Our last snow, a little over a week ago, was from being on the southern edge of a system passing to the north of us. Luckily we haven’t accumulated any large amounts the way so many north of us have.

I read yesterday there’s snow on the ground at locations in 49 of the 50 United States — only Hawaii doesn’t have snow. I guess that’s one for the record books.

I don’t know about elsewhere but temperatures here have been averaging about 10 degrees F below our normal average winter highs. This is turning out to be a “real” winter.

Hard to believe just a few years ago western North Carolina was in a severe drought, experiencing water rationing, and now each new precipitation event brings flood warnings. Things change, and you have to adapt and keep going.

This photo was snow remaining from the previous event. I haven’t ventured out into this one and I suspect with the sun out bright today much of this most recent snow will disappear today. What caught my eye was the spotty snow revealing the path. You can’t keep a good path down. ;-)