Larry Eckart
Well-known member
Guys,
Many of you know that work sent me from Michigan to Hilton Head seven years ago. In Michigan, a "winter storm warning" is issued if there will be at least 6" or more of blowing snow in temps below 20 degrees.
Here on Hilton Head we have been issued the first "winter storm warning" in the 7 years I have been here. The fine print reads: "Winter Storm warning from 6 am Wednesday to midnight Wednesday night for "heavy" mixed precipitation. Total snow accumulation of up to 2" possible. Total ice accumulation of up to one tenth of an inch are expected. Temperatures will range from 28-32 degrees."
I expect there will be a mad rush to the grocery store for bread and milk. This should be interesting to watch the locals attempting to drive in the snow. Up to this time, I"ve only seen one flurrie, yes one FLURRIE, since my wife and I moved here. It was a Sunday afternoon, seven years ago. It was about 34 degrees and the weather people were advising us to stay indoors. I went outside with my magnifying glass and I testify, with my wife as a witness, that we actually, scientifically verified that one flurrie fell in our back yard on Hilton Head Island.
It was a moving experience.
The only real problem with the forecast will be if there is enough ice to knock out power. Everything is electric here. That would be bad.
I hope to get out Friday hunting. Hopefully Carl over in Mobile Bay hasn't killed 'em all by then or Bob Petrisch up in New Bern, NC hasn't short-stopped the potential flight to South Carolina.
Looking with expectant eyes to sky.
Larry
Many of you know that work sent me from Michigan to Hilton Head seven years ago. In Michigan, a "winter storm warning" is issued if there will be at least 6" or more of blowing snow in temps below 20 degrees.
Here on Hilton Head we have been issued the first "winter storm warning" in the 7 years I have been here. The fine print reads: "Winter Storm warning from 6 am Wednesday to midnight Wednesday night for "heavy" mixed precipitation. Total snow accumulation of up to 2" possible. Total ice accumulation of up to one tenth of an inch are expected. Temperatures will range from 28-32 degrees."
I expect there will be a mad rush to the grocery store for bread and milk. This should be interesting to watch the locals attempting to drive in the snow. Up to this time, I"ve only seen one flurrie, yes one FLURRIE, since my wife and I moved here. It was a Sunday afternoon, seven years ago. It was about 34 degrees and the weather people were advising us to stay indoors. I went outside with my magnifying glass and I testify, with my wife as a witness, that we actually, scientifically verified that one flurrie fell in our back yard on Hilton Head Island.
It was a moving experience.
The only real problem with the forecast will be if there is enough ice to knock out power. Everything is electric here. That would be bad.
I hope to get out Friday hunting. Hopefully Carl over in Mobile Bay hasn't killed 'em all by then or Bob Petrisch up in New Bern, NC hasn't short-stopped the potential flight to South Carolina.
Looking with expectant eyes to sky.
Larry