yesterday, it hit the 40+ degree zone. it was the first time in 5 weeks, this has happened. however, we are told not to get too comfortable, for today, and the next 24 hours, we are expected to be hit with a variety of ‘liquid’ weather events.
“We’ll be exchanging one weather headache for another over the next 36 hours,” National Weather Service meteorologist Brian Tilley said. “It’s going to be a very active period.” Most of the Lower Peninsula should get at least one-half inch of liquid. The western Upper Peninsula will have most of the precipitation fall in the form of snow.
The weather service is predicting:
a drop in temperatures to the low 20s overnight
followed by:
an early morning wintery mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain.
the majority of the mix will be freezing rain
road surfaces should be pretty manageable, just be a matter of how much snow we get
expecting rain throughout the day and maybe even a rumble of thunder or two
with the storm drains clogged with snow we’re going to get some ponding on the roadways that could be difficult
rain is expected to fall on the region between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. as temperatures reach the mid 40s. milder air coming up from the south is bringing the warmer temperatures but will also lead to fog in the afternoon and evening as it sweeps over the snow on ground
we could be looking at some very impacted visibility between the snowfall and the fog. and we haven’t even gotten to the wind yet
the wind is expected to move in along with a cold front Thursday night between 8 p.m. and midnight
gusts up to 50 miles per hour, it’s going to be very substantial
the front will be bringing temperatures back down to where they had been. not quite as bad as when we were getting the polar vortexes, but certainly bringing the highs back below freezing for the weekend
with the drains clogged there could certainly be some risk for ponding on roads and some other flooding problems
not exactly sure how to dress for this series of ‘liquid events’ but it is sure to be one wild ride.
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I would say, rain coat, brolly and gumboots! What a forecast, ours say 10 words if that. Liquid..ok we can think melted snow, rain…wine? Yep just get some wine and wait it out ;-) xx
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jen – sounds about right and throw in some safety googles ) the wine approach sounds like a good strategy )
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nods – any time wine is a good approach ;-) x
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Blimey, it sounds like you’re in for quite a time! I think I’d be wanting to hibernate for the next week or so xx
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thanks farmer, always an adventure )
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I love the quote! As for the weather you have been having not so much so. Dress warm and stay safe xxx
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me too, diana – no worries, i’m prepared )
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Covering all their bases, aren’t they? Throw in tornado and tsunami prediction, and they won’t have to work for weeks. Hope it isn’t too bad for you and the kids.
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mark – i guess when they’re not sure they just toss it all in the ring. thanks )
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I wrote on Facebook that I didn’t know what this whatever, too! Great post!
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Wow – we don’t have ‘liquid’ events over here, even though we have more than enough liquid pouring on us right now! Good luck with it all – they sound about as knowledgeable as our forecasters! :-D
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jade – i just found it so funny that’s how they explained it. they knew it would be some form of water, just not what form ) thanks
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Gotta love this. Got stuck at the end of my driveway this morning after the melted snow refroze.
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i agree jon. hope you have wrangled you car out by now )
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Oh, Jon Jefferson, that’s awful, but I can totally see that happening.
This morning I was sliding in my boots on ice and by this afternoon there wasn’t any ice, but there was lots and lots of rain. Then the fog came in. I’m waiting for rainbows, unicorns, and glitter to fall from the sky tomorrow.
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Let me try that one more time. I wrote on Facebook that I didn’t know what to wear to a whatever this is. 11Kindred spirits!
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leslie – so you know exactly how it feels )
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I have this really bad habit of reading and commenting in bed which is the cause of many typos and incoherent sentences. That’s why my comment above says 11kindred spirits, in case you thought I was speaking in code.
In January my weather app sent an alert to my phone that read, “Freezing fog advisory”.” I reposted it on Facebook with the following headline, “This just in from Chicken Little:…
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leslie – no problem – i can read through the lines, i’m a good translator, i teach kindergarten and can read most anything. and i also write that way myself, often.
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Ugh. I’m so done with this liquid
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audra – me too!
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I just love how most of the world thinks of temps in the 40’s as “warm” while where we live temps in the 40’s may as well be freezing as we’re breaking out the cold weather gear! Stay safe :)
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jafb – it’s all relative isn’t it )
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aloha KSBeth. i remember days like this. well. not exactly like this. just. . . . weather. all day and all night long. yeah, there is going to be weather.
of course i remember too that some people who live in the long winters around one of the poles have something like 36 different words for snow. the kind of snow it is. maybe we are just catching on to this kind of distinction.
yeah. it’s supposed to be weather here too. bundle in layers. that’s how i’d dress for your weather. for mine. . . . okay i’ll dress in layers too. just a little thinner layers probably.
as long as it’s going to be weathering outside, have fun. and if you dont have fun, make some. (okay, that’s just my philosophy) aloha.
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rick – absolutely always try my best to enjoy it and make some fun ) beth
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From now on, I think we should just dome the Chicago area throughout the winter. It’s so dark outside i think we might just skip daytime entirely. Enough is enough already.
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hit – i hear you )
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I went out the door this morning to find a little powder from last night’s mini flurry drop, weirdest thing to look at since winter is almost over, One might think the weather system has gone all nuts lol
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andy – yeh, such a crazy concept )
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So should that be a smiley face or a frownie? ;)
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lori – i tend to go with the smiley even with liquid events )
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Good plan!!!
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If it was the summer, my daughter’s day camp would call it liquid sunshine :)
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maryann – that’s so funny and cute )
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Wild ride. Hold on to that steering wheel with all your might, Beth, through rain, sleet, snow, wintry mix, grapel, hail, thunder, rain again, ice. Water, water, everywhere, but not a drop to drink.
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mark – exactly and so well put )
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Batten down the hatches and bake!
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susie – perfect strategy )
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Reminds me of the January day way back when when I walked to school on a balmy 60 degree morning, got caught in a thunderstorm trying to get from the Metro station to school, Walked back to the train in pounding sleet, and then finished the walk back home in the snow. This all transpired over the course of about 4 hours…
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evil – i know it kind of makes you wonder if you are dreaming or awake )
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Ha ha, ‘liquid weather events’! I love it!
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cats – i know, i thought it was such a funny way to put it )
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It’s 70 today and they are issuing a tornado watch any minute. Snow next week.
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peace – wow, the crazy just continues )
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Except in California where it is the worst drought in recorded history. I guess we will call it non-liquid weather events in So Cal. How depressing~
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cindy – hopeful that cali gets its own share of liquid very soon )
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When we had our wintry mix that was predominately ice, I wore my pajamas and stayed home. :) You’re right, though. It is so freaking hard to know how to dress right now. It was 82 here today. 82!!!!!! I cannot wear summer clothes in February.
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andra – it’s a challenge to put it mildly. i went with rain gear and snow boots for today’s look.
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Oh that all just sounds yucky. And wet, too. Ick.
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indeed it is )
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Love the way you write about it and am glad I don’t have to put up with it. Here in Hawaii I complain when the night temps get down to the 60s.
Thanks for letting me know that you liked my post, “Telephone Killer – Excerpt 23” on papermudandme.wordpress.com.
Believe me, the “liquid” weather will pass. – Thanks again and Aloha – pjs.
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and thanks for reading paul. hawaii must be beautiful )
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funny stuff and spot on!
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i love you Facebook line – so perfectly appropriate )
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I wish we could take some of that liquid weather off of your hands…sorry!
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thanks morgue, yes it would be good to spread it around a bit, i know lots of places so badly in need of liquid about now –
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yes, its been nearly 40 here over and over – but the other 40 ! its not the weather that’s liquid its us !
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oh, so sorry, you are melting…
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I hear you. I just finished digging out my street side mail box from the piles that the plow stacked from the last snow storm almost a week ago. I’d set up a plastic shoe box as a temporarily catch. It was so warm yesterday I actually only wore a quilted jacket instead of a heavy coat on my errands.
We also make sure our street drains (as well as fire hydrants) are clear.
About four weeks (here anyway…on the calendar) until spring…
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so sorry, and YES to spring!
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It is what it is. Most years we barely get a single flake.
Just wish we could easily gift some of the extra water to places that need it. :)
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i agree, jules )
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Our snow and ice has gone, but weather people are teasing us about a slight chance of snow next Tuesday. Everybody’s groaning. Today, the sun and sky were beautiful!
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freeda- have to enjoy sun and sky when they make a rare appearance )
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Yes. :)
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We have been experiencing strange weather fronts too, and the 80mph winds have been playing havoc around the UK, no snow for me yet but there has been enough rain to last a lifetime :) lol A great little posting this one Beth and another thing I like your artistic snow sculpture, okay then a face drawn in the snow, how inventive of you my sweet friend :) ;) Be wicked…
Andro xxxx
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thanks, andro. i really think you’d enjoy the snow )
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I am sure that it is not fun anymore to me! But fun does result from trouble, sometimes! Weather can be fun, the beauty of snow and the icicles… But the watery mixtures and slush turned black from car exhausts, makes me exhausted, Beth!
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i know, and the form of ‘liquid’ changes so often, it’s a bit crazy )
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