Spring???

This has been Spring Break Week but it certainly wasn't what everyone expected. We've had a lot of precipitation which is normal. What isn't normal is the snow! Somehow a couple of nice cold low pressure systems moved into the area dropping a lot of moisture, snow above 500 feet, rain mixed with snow below that. There are a number of places between here and the coast, a favorite Spring Break getaway, that have had the roads shut down due to snow and ice. A lot of people staying a little longer than planned rather than risk an accident. The good part of it all is that it doesn't stay icy for long and the roads clear up in the afternoon. There is a window of opportunity for the travelers. This is a weather record for us: the latest measureable snowfall (at the airport) for this area. The previous record for the latest snow was March 8th some 57 years ago. It's interesting in a novel sort of way, but I wouldn't want it to be a regular occurrance, if you know what I mean.

It has been quiet at work, many people taking time off to supervise their children during the break. It's nice to have the more relaxed atmosphere for a while, a chance to concentrate for longer stretches on tasks you might not normally get to. I have windows right out side my cube so I have seen the snow these past several days. Thursday we even had dark cloud pass over and drop hail a little smaller than pea size for about five minutes or so. We could see it collecting on the lawn and roadway but it was gone ten minutes after the cloud moved on. The air may be quite cold but the ground is well above freezing. There is no chance that any snow or ice that makes it to our level (263 feet above sea level) is going to stick around for long.

So, the cold front is suppose to move on to the east early next week. It will warm up to the 50's but continue to rain for as long as the weathermen care to forecast. Last Saturday was a beautiful day, sunshiny and warm (50's). I had to mow the lawn as parts of it were starting to get out of hand. The cold seems to have pushed it back to the dormant stage, it hasn't growm much since then, thank goodness. Plenty of other things to do besides that.