FROM A LOCAL WEATHER BROADCAST:

The intensity really begins to pick up this afternoon and evening, with snowfall rates of 1-2″+ per hour possible. This will bring dangerous travel conditions. Additionally, winds will pick up and cause some blowing/drifting snow late this afternoon and into this evening.

While this storm will move off to our east late tonight, our snow chances continue thanks to the potential for some lake effect snow, especially northwest of Fort Wayne. Some additional accumulations may be possible. Total snow accumulations for much of our area through Monday morning are forecast to be in the 10″-12″ range with isolated higher amounts u

Oh, and the temps tonight – below zero and windchill around -26. 

It is 31 degrees outside, not bad at all, except that it makes the snow wet and heavy. Our driveway entry is a pain in the neck when we have snow. For some reason between the ruts made by our car wheels turning in and the snowplows pushing snow mounds across the wide mouth of the drive, it is a good place to get stuck. (A lot of other car also use our drive to turn around in and so the accumulated muck gets pushed up a lot.)

With just this morning’s snow, I turned into the driveway and my Buick said, “Oh, I don’t think so.” But it wasn’t hard-headed about it and I managed to back a little and then move forward. However, I felt a line had been crossed. Why today would be different, I don’t know, but I grabbed a snow shovel and slowly cleared the ruts forming, although the snow is still coming down.

It was kind of satisfying and since it was warmish I thought I’d just do the path to the front door. So I did. Slow pace, use your legs. It was a Sarah Grismore morning (Mother)