Winter's Wrath

Hum...well, Class, this one definitely is a real "hum dinger." A huge chunk of the northern plains is in a blizzard warning. Winter storms warnings pockmark the Intermountain West. Meanwhile, the Oregon Coast is still getting slammed by 20-25 waves with some exceeding 30 feet. I'm sure you've seen the havoc in the Northeast with over a million people without power. Yeah, I reckon this is going to be an epic winter, afterall. I kinda gave up hope on it for awhile but now it's back with a vengeance. Here in Idaho Falls, the temps were hanging in the upper 20's until the front passed and they nosedived 17-20 degrees in one hour. A whiteout snowfall almost brought traffic to a standstill. Temps are stable right now in single digits and the snow has slacked off. But, yeah, this is actually "the real deal." Click the "Climate Predict Ctr." at left. You will see the next couple of weeks are progged to be "above normal" precip! YAHOO!