Blizzard Warning

We left for church today knowing the forecast was for rain starting at 2:00 pm with snow following at 6:00 pm and that was exactly what happened. 

The wind is howling against the house and the snow is coming down. Karin, mom and I worked on a new puzzle until Karin had to leave for volleyball. Sarah and Ruth arrived so we pulled the Mexican Train game out and spent the evening playing.  We finished up around 6:30 pm and all of us had to rush home as the snow was now covering the roads.  I had taken the golf cart over to mom's and parked it in her garage and the snow was blowing so hard against my face that I almost went off the road into the woods. We are expecting it to keep snowing until after 2:00 am and are in the 3 to 6 inch range. It is the 40 to 50 mile an hour winds that are blowing the snow around causing white out conditions. I'm thankful we are home with plenty of good dry wood inside the house and two wood burners to keep us toasty warm.

Mike and Diane did not make it home from Gulf Shores. They heard about the blizzard warnings and stopped in Springfield, IL at a Drury Inn for the night. Joan was driving home from a wedding in Indiana and did make it home but told Mike and Diane the drive was harrowing. Below are a few of the warning that have been posted. 

The winter storm named Bruce arrived in the Hanna City area around 6:00 pm tonight as a full blown blizzard.
   This was posted from the Illinois storm trackers: BLIZZARD MOVING TOWARDS ILLINOIS. Here are the scenes of the blizzard as it moves through the plains into Missouri-Iowa. Interstates are shut down and accidents are occurring all over the place. Do not travel once the snow falls! Video via TrooperTodKHP Twitter.

#ALERT: BLIZZARD WARNINGS ISSUED. PREPARE NOW.ONCE SNOW STARTS, STAY HOME! ROADS WILL BE IMPASSABLE AND VISIBILITY WILL BE NEAR ZERO.BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY WET SNOW.EXPECT POSSIBLE CLOSURES TOMORROW DUE TO THE STORM SLOWING DOWN.SNOWFALL RATES OF 2" AN HOUR EXPECTED; THUNDERS NOW.Snow will begin before noon north of I-80, 6PM along the Illinois River and 9PM along I-55.We are using very strong wording because this is truly a massive snowstorm for November. We expect 6-15" of wind driven snow. This is the real deal, be prepared.With such a heavy wet snow and strong winds, power outages are a growing concern. Be prepared for possible power surges and outages during the storm.