Its a Blizzard! With Thunder Snow & Lightening!

We have some BIG snow in Chicago tonight.  In the city the snow began around 3 PM. I got out of work at that time (and no work tomorrow).  Made the commute home OK.  The buses were really few and far between so I took the EL (elevated train) and then a bus. I was able to wait inside the EL station for the bus so it wasn't too bad. And there wasn't much wind, and it wasn't that cold.

But when I got off the bus it got a lot scarier. Crossing the main street (Sheridan Road) near my house was challenging; I'm right off  the Lake and the wind was already blowing pretty hard.

Within 15 minutes of getting in the house the wind was blowing so hard that it was a virtual white-out. There really wasn't that much snow coming down but the wind gusts were astounding.  I was really excited about getting some video out my windows until I realized that my camera is at work (meh).

It's just become worse as the night as progressed. The wind is howling, They've shut down Lakes Shore Drive (apparently there are still cars stuck on the Drive - thank goodness I didn't take the express bus that uses that route) and we've had Thunder Snow!! And lightening!

Strange thing is it doesn't look like there's all that much snow on the ground - not sure if that's the case or if its just blowing around so you can't tell. The visibility is really low - I can hardly see to the end of the block.

And we still have the storm passing through for most of the night and then on the back side of the storm we're supposed to get some more lake effect snow. Total accumulation is expected to be in the 18 to 24 inches.

But I've got food in the house for me and the kitties, its warm, we're safe, so everything is fine. As long as the electricity stays on that is. Everything in my apartment building is electric including the stove and the heat, so we could be in a bit of trouble if we lose power. We've had a few moments of dimming, but so far so good. And yeah I have a couple of flashlights if necessary.

The company I work for decided not to open tomorrow which I think was a very good decision. I did bring some work home but I'm sure I'll have some extra time for writing as well.

Woah! There was just another BIG lightening flash. Well there goes Teddy to hide from the scary lightening. Ida is totally unphased and is napping on my lap. I think its about time to go wrap things up here ...nighty night.

Its a Blizzard! With Thunder Snow & Lightening!

We have some BIG snow in Chicago tonight.  In the city the snow began around 3 PM. I got out of work at that time (and no work tomorrow).  Made the commute home OK.  The buses were really few and far between so I took the EL (elevated train) and then a bus. I was able to wait inside the EL station for the bus so it wasn't too bad. And there wasn't much wind, and it wasn't that cold.

But when I got off the bus it got a lot scarier. Crossing the main street (Sheridan Road) near my house was challenging; I'm right off  the Lake and the wind was already blowing pretty hard.

Within 15 minutes of getting in the house the wind was blowing so hard that it was a virtual white-out. There really wasn't that much snow coming down but the wind gusts were astounding.  I was really excited about getting some video out my windows until I realized that my camera is at work (meh).

It's just become worse as the night as progressed. The wind is howling, They've shut down Lakes Shore Drive (apparently there are still cars stuck on the Drive - thank goodness I didn't take the express bus that uses that route) and we've had Thunder Snow!! And lightening!

Strange thing is it doesn't look like there's all that much snow on the ground - not sure if that's the case or if its just blowing around so you can't tell. The visibility is really low - I can hardly see to the end of the block.

And we still have the storm passing through for most of the night and then on the back side of the storm we're supposed to get some more lake effect snow. Total accumulation is expected to be in the 18 to 24 inches.

But I've got food in the house for me and the kitties, its warm, we're safe, so everything is fine. As long as the electricity stays on that is. Everything in my apartment building is electric including the stove and the heat, so we could be in a bit of trouble if we lose power. We've had a few moments of dimming, but so far so good. And yeah I have a couple of flashlights if necessary.

The company I work for decided not to open tomorrow which I think was a very good decision. I did bring some work home but I'm sure I'll have some extra time for writing as well.

Woah! There was just another BIG lightening flash. Well there goes Teddy to hide from the scary lightening. Ida is totally unphased and is napping on my lap. I think its about time to go wrap things up here ...nighty night.