Randy -- if you're going "brrrr" at a whole inch of snow on the ground -- what'd you do if your forecast included the following -- especially if you lived, as we do, in the higher terrain around Skandia (Michigan)? here's what I just copied and pasted from the Weather Service forecast for tonight and tomorrow for us:
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE FROM THIS STORM...GREATEST OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM
NEGAUNEE TO SKANDIA...
Now, see? An inch of snow isn't that bad, is it? Then here's the Wednesday/Wednesday night forecast:
Wednesday: Snow and widespread blowing snow. Temperature falling to around 18 by 5pm. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 7 to 10 mph increasing to between 25 and 28 mph. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches possible.
Wednesday Night: Snow showers and widespread blowing snow. Low around 6. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. Windy, with a north northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 9 inches possible.
There. Feel better now?