When I lived outside of DC, the snow would get shoveled out of the way into huge dirty stacks along the roadside and scattered around the parking lots. It was filthy from all the dirt & debris that got picked up with it, and because it had all that other stuff commingled in, and because it was packed so tightly, it would linger around for weeks after the snow had melted everywhere else...even when it rained.
Now that 4.5"-6.0" snow forecast for tomorrow is down to 1.4" And the five "wintry mix" days of the coming week have been reduced to one. And no snow this Saturday like they said was gonna happen. And Sunday night's forecast low of 9° is a revised 26° And the 6.0" snow forecast for Tuesday the 16th has been changed to 1.4"
So after all the "We have no idea what's gonna happen" changes, we got 4.5" last night. This one is wet & heavy because the temps hovered at 30°F. We have had 3 storms in rapid succession, each of which is worse than we see in years (although 4" is not a major catastrophe outside of the cities.) They're calling for some sleet today, sleet & freezing rain all day tomorrow, and some form of precipitation every day through next Friday save Wednesday. Yes, Virginia, there is a winter. Who knew?
Perhaps we should all think about moving down to Florida. Only kidding, but I'm sure there are Seniors, living in some of these "frozen" areas, that are giving the "thought" some serious thinking. But, when thinking about it, that definitely wouldn't include us. We had 10 1/2 years there and that was plenty.
I didn't know snow was that objectionable. Right now it is 14°f with light wind and it is snowing. I could not live someplace without 4 distinct seasons. I could probably do with out summer as anything over mid seventies I find uncomfortable. Embrace the Suck!
Pretty much the same here. Virginia gets 2 weeks of really beautiful weather in the spring and another 2 weeks in the fall. Our winters are not brutal (as I said, a +4" snowfall is a 5 year event), but the summers are hazy, hot & humid. You hear those three words on weathercasts all summer long. You also hear "humiture," which is the "feels like" temp when air temps AND humidity are both in the high 90s. You walk to your car to go to work in the morning, and you already need another shower because you're sweat-soaked. I've stayed here because my requirements are: -4 distinct seasons -Greenery -Having a horizon (meaning no tall buildings) I could really do with less heat & humidity in the summer.
l'm sick of Ohio weather, so I will be in Florida next week to buy a house, and then will be moving down in a couple of weeks after that. And yes, I have lived in Florida before. I would actually prefer Arizona, but we just can't handle the 2,000 (each way) trip to house hunt, etc.
We already knew, from living here in Colorado for 5 1/2 years before, exactly what we were returning for winter. When living here before, we endured a few full-blown blizzards of feet, not inches, of snow and plenty of wind. After getting off of work in downtown Denver, one afternoon at 3:30PM, the overhead temp gauge in our old (now sold) Dodge truck read -15 degrees. It never got above zero the entire day. Even with the winters here, after taking a vacation back here in August 2018, we knew, without a doubt, that we had to return to Colorado. Spent a little over a year in Huntersville, NC and 10 1/2 years in Jacksonville, FL. For, "enough was enough", back to Colorado we headed in August 2019. Florida tropical storms, a couple of hurricanes, heat/humidity, Geico lizards galore and big water bugs (cousin of the cockroach) was enough. But, Florida isn't an empty state of people. There are plenty of people that absolutely love it there, but there are those "Snowbirds" living there that only stay for the winter.
BRRRRRRRR. 35 degrees right now in our back yard. And here's typical Houston... 16 degrees Monday night and 70 on Sunday.