A year ago today marked the start of the destructive snow/ice storm known as the 2011 Groundhog Blizzard. The storm spread from as far southwest as New Mexico and Texas up through the east coast and Canada.
All over the Midwest, people saw 10-24 inches of snow, 1 inch of ice and winds up to 60 mph causing tornadoes to touchdown in Texas.
In the Chicagoland area, many cars had to be stranded. Drivers on Lake Shore Drive wer
e at dead stops for a record of 12 plus hours due to the amount of snow coming down in a quick amount of time. The drivers all had to abandon their cars and be taken by buses to shelters to wait out the storm or some found their way home.
People living in the Midwest and East coast areas were getting a few days off due to school and office closures, along with roads being closed for cars and b
uses with the exception of motor vehicles and snowmobiles. Airports and railroads were also closed down. It was a time to just be home with the family and play in the snow after shoveling out of one’s home.
With the weather this year being much warmer than normal for the date, does anyone predict an early spring or are we going to have a late winter?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_31_%E2%80%93_February_2,_2011_North_American_blizzard
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