Snow In The Valley

We got about 4.5 - 5 inches of new snow in the valley today. The snow is on the wet side but easily shoveled. Right now It is still snowing/raining lightly and temperatures are in the low 30s. The precipitation seems to be a wintery mix changing to all rain closer to town.

The storm may not be finished with us yet. The forecast is calling for additional rain or snow overnight. Only time will tell. I will add overnight details to this post in the morning so be sure to check back again.

As always please drive slowly and carefully if you have to go out tonight.

Morning Update - 9AM - Another 1.5 - 2 inches of sleet and snow fell overnight. The snow is wet and sloppy. I think we have had about 6 inches total so far but some of it has melted down. I haven't been out on the roads yet but a friend wrote and said it was slippery.

There have been no interruptions to power or phone at this point.

The storm is still not quite past us. Judging by the radar map we will see a bit more of the ever popular "wintery mix" before we are done. I will put another update on this post later today. It is easier than starting anew and will keep all the info in one place so those out of the valley can stay up to date.

Evening Update - 6:00 PM - It has snowed/rained all day today. There hasn't been much more accumulation because the rising temperatures continue to melt down the snow. It is all very wet and heavy making shoveling extremely laborious.

I just came back from town a little while ago and the roads were fairly clear. Temperatures are forecasted to keep climbing with predictions of 50 degree temperatures over the weekend. Hopefully that will turn out to be correct and most of this new snow fall will melt away.