About 100 miles north northwest of Paul and Ken, the sun is shining, a mild breeze blowing, about 27°F. I just came in from shoveling a path to the bird feeders - looks like we had 8-9", drifts up to 24" or so in a few spots. A decent snow storm but I don't think the serious blizzard ever got here. Sorry Chicagoites - looks like you took the brunt of it!
stan On Feb 2, 2011, at 1:22 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> > > Subject: Re: Big Chicago Blizzard > > >> We had a bit of thunder and lightning. Lots of wind and about 7 inches of >> snow up here in Bloomfield Hills, but only about 5 inches downtown and at >> the airport. Shouldn't prove to be much of a problem. Don't know about power >> outages, but mine is on. >> Paul > > About 10 miles south west of Paul we never approached the 'blizzard' > conditions forcasted for the Detroit area. No thunder or lightning. > As of 11 am this morning there was about 4 to 7 " new snow on the ground, > very little drifting. It continues to snow as I type this. > > So much for the weather hype for Detroit. > >> On Feb 1, 2011, at 11:33 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: >> >>> The thunder and lightening we're having is amazing--a 1st time experience >>> for me. I just tried to take some shots off the back landing, but it's >>> hard to lock on for focus and you're fighting elements constantly--so I >>> didn't really get anything. Also, it's hard to photograph; the snow looks >>> like glitter, not big snowflakes. I tried for some swirling snow, but when >>> the wind picks up it makes me unsteady and I lose control. When I use the >>> tripod, I can't manuver quickly when I spot snow swirles. I'd have to say >>> the elements are challenging. >>> >>> >>> >>> I also got beaned pretty good by the snow in the cheeks--got a little bump >>> on my left cheek under my left eye. Snow accumulation by us not much of a >>> story yet, but the wind, thunder, and lightening clearly the story. We hear >>> wind and occassion gates thumping. 79 thousand people are already without >>> power in the Chicagoland area. Not good. Christine > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
