2011 BLIZZARD

History is being made in Missouri right now as we are in the midst of the great blizzard of 2011.  We are up to18 inches of snow depending on which report you look at, but it definitely looks like that much outside my window.  It's hard to tell because the snow is blowing everywhere and the drifts are 2-5 feet.  The snow started around 6 am this morning and is still going...we are under a Blizzard Warning until noon tomorrow.  Yesterday we had freezing rain all day, which was a mess, as well.

My university shut down, which is unheard of.  I posted two weeks ago how we had to go to school when it snowed 10 inches.  Well, I think the blizzard warning prompted them to call it off.  They closed campus at 4 pm yesterday and as of now it's closed through tomorrow.  We'll see about Thursday.  It's the first time in history we've had 2 snow days in a row...and it's only the 5th and 6th snow days ever!  They shut-down the major interstate the runs across the entire state today at 1 pm and it still has not re-opened.

I was in a blizzard in Colorado in October 1997 when I was there on vacation with my family...and it reminds me a lot of that.  The weather is absolutely insane.  I have a feeling we will not be seeing the grass anytime soon...

Here are some pictures from this afternoon as my roomies and I ventured out into the snow!  What good is a snow day if you don't go outside and play in it?  I'm guessing many of you will be getting snow or some form of precipitation since this storm is covering like a third of the US...stay safe and warm!!!