Someone must’ve said “Let it snow!”
Because way down here in coastal Louisiana, it has been doing so since 8:15 this morning.
It started off slowly, with high winds blowing big flakes across the landscape from the north.
Now, some five hours later, the wind has died down, the flakes are very tiny and drifting quietly straight down rather than sideways.
I am absolutely stunned at how much snow has accumulated on this land so far.
If this article is correct about historical landfall in (at least) Baton Rouge (which is NOT where we are), then we might push the second-place, 6-inch record holder out of its spot, as the predictions are for as much as eight inches before it’s all over this evening.
So far, it’s okay with me because I’m lodged inside with warm clothing and warm slippers and no reason to leave. Most thankfully, we still have electricity and heat.
Miah and I ventured out earlier, and it was just way too cold for us to even form a snowball. Sad, I know but we’ll survive with the memories we have of this almost-unprecedented event.
Enjoy a few photos and stay warm.
BW
Have you ever been in snow like this Wendy? I know from growing up in worse that if you dress warm enough it’s not bad being out in the snow. Especially if you’re moving around. I am so amazed at how much snow fell.
Hi Kim. NO not even when I lived in north Louisiana do I remember so much snow falling. I thought I was bundled up to take photos but 25 degrees and north wind blowing snow in my face was just too dang cold for this old southerner!!!
We got four inches here. I just found out that I-10 is closed from the Tx/La line to Baton Rouge, and Lafayette broke its record low, at 6F. I saw some videos of people playing ice hockey on Canal Street in NOLA, and three foot drifts in the same area.
I made it out yesterday while it still was snowing, and it was glorious. We had some melting yesterday, but the roads refroze last night, and I’ll not be venturing out until this afternoon, when it’s predicted to hit 40 degrees, and the bridges should open up. My current post on The Task at Hand is about the Christmas Eve snow in 2004 that people still call the Christmas miracle. It was great, but we got much more snow this time around. Personally, I’d love it if we could have snow without the cold, but I guess that’s not going to happen!
Enjoy it all — I can’t imagine what the Floridians are thinking about it!
Hi Linda. I also saw the ice hockey footage! Cool! I’m supposed to travel to Baton Rouge for a native plant conference Saturday morning. Not sure what’s going to happen if roads are still closed. Today is Thursday and snow is still everywhere. Have only seen 2 cars on this highway today, which is highly irregular. I guess people just aren’t going to town yet. Anyway, the water company shut off our water supply yesterday afternoon with NO WARNING so I and thousands of others are livid about this with no answers because no one is in the office today. It is INSANE! Great to hear from you!
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I love that you’re getting back to the “beginning”. BTW, nice post😁
Thank you, dear friend!!!
More snow fell here in South Louisiana than on the North side of Lake Erie!
In addition to making sure your hands, feet & especially HEAD are covered/warm, here’s a useful bit of cold weather advice I retained from the Army:
C.O.L.D.
– Clean: clean clothes (and clean bodies) retain heat better, “breathe” better to keep moisture away
– Overheating: try to keep from overheating, take your time, don’t overexert yourself (good advice anytime!)
– Layers: wear layers, it’s easier to remove one if you’re too warm than try to find another if you’re cold!
– Dry: stay dry…especially your extremities (footwear, gloves/mitts, headwear)
Remember that until it actually warms up, melted snow becomes ice overnight!
Stay safe out there, mates!
J.S. thanks so much for reading and leaving a comment and for the valuable cold weather information, which we badly needed! We’ll see you soon!