Winter Keeps Happening

It's been a busy winter season with other things going on other than weather coverage. Simply, I'm ready for a good old fashioned thunderstorm. I'm tired of cold and snow.

Snow day IV: A New Hope

Went to bed last night knowing we were getting snow, just unaware that at one point it became thundersnow and the front stalled out overhead.  We received somewhere in the 6-7" range depending on where you live. Luckily, only about four inches stuck to the driveway this morning.  Roads are a little slick but should clear up since the sun is out.

Lollipop 

Infrared shot IR950. Not sure why the band is there. 

Similar shot without infrared

Snow blown through the lattice 

Fire, Ice and Fog

Rain is in the forecast this weekend and early next week which may offset some of the drought fears talked about recently.  Although only a 20-30% chance, it's nice to see the old lightning icon promising some chase days coming soon.

Last week Wichita broke a cold record with -17 degrees Fahrenheit.  Today we are forecasted into the upper 70's.  Welcome to Kansas.  We call a 90 degree shift in temps Spring. 

Yesterday, a pea-soup fog descended on Wichita.  The Pirate Zombies from the otherworld caused about 8 accidents in a fifteen mile stretch of road.  Some problems sighted were: people (of course, can't see but driving 70), zero visibility (bad when your hand is in front of your face and you can't see it), and road conditions (salt, grime, oil left from the recent Snowpocolypse, Snowmaggedon, and Mt. Snowsuvious storms left the roads slick when moisture mixed).

 

Full moon lighting and fog has interesting possibilities.

It did leave the opportunity for some cool photos.





Had the overcoat, wide-brim hat, played "Tubular Bells", and still had the cops called.





from KSNW tower cam looking over the sea of Downtown Wichita.







After the majority of fog burned off and allowed for safe travel

Reality bubbled and only allowed a 1/4 mile.

 

parking lot at Sedgwick Co. Zoo, you could see the mist rising from the pavement.





Reykjavik, Iceland is warmer than I am right now.

http://fatherthunder.blogspot.com/2011/02/reykjavik-iceland-is-warmer-than-i-am.html

Something I wrote on my writer's blog this morning.

Frozen Fog 1/12/2010

Luckily, it wasn't slick.

The frost stayed until around 2pm when the sun finally came out.

Winter is coming

One hell of a cold front is coming in. It's dropping temps 60 degrees in Montana. Not that serious here but my knee barometer will be pinging all day tomorrow. 10 degrees when we wake up on Monday, make sure your batteries are charged and clean.