We’ve got another winter storm on the way. It’s expected to hit around 1:00 a.m. and hit its max here around 7:00. By the time it”s over, we could have up to eight inches of new snow, and with more winter storms in the forecast for these next few days, that’s just the leading edge of the snowfall.
But this is nothing new. Already snow is old hat. Since November, Michigan has gotten slammed with one major winter storm after another. A series of Alberta Clippers dumped a squatload of the white stuff on us a few weeks ago, and that was just part of the cold season”s synoptic fun. We’ve had freezing rain, flurries, and whiteouts. Of course lake effect snow has pitched in its obligatory contribution; what would Michigan be without that?
And it’s not even winter yet. Not officially, not till Sunday.
Sure seems like winter, though. Not only so, but it seems like this winter is well on the way to eclipsing the one we had last year, and that one set a record for snowfall.
This latest round of incoming winter weather promises to chuck in pretty much everything a body could hope for. I see lightning flashes recorded in Iowa. We may be logging some of that here in West Michigan come morning. Interestingly, besides looping us in for a winter storm warning, the SPC has included our area in a “general thunderstorms” region. With thundersnow a distinct possibility, I have a hunch that life is about to get fun.
Tomorrow will be a day to lay low, write, and enjoy being indoors with a good mug of brew and my friend Lisa to make for good conversation. I don’t mind that arrangement, not at all. I can”t believe I”m saying this, but…winter ain’t all that bad.
