Snow!

We here is the north Dallas area didn't want to be left out of the snow storms that have been hitting various parts of the country. So we put in an order for some snow. And yesterday it was filled.

We had record breaking snow fall. In 24 hours we had 12.5". For Feb 11, the total was about 11.7" with almost another inch falling after midnight. It was so cool. A few school districts were closed yesterday, but not mine. I spent the day teaching and looking out the window a lot as the snow fell all day long. We had snowfall from 6am Feb 11 to 3am Feb 12. It snowed straight for 21 hours! Crazy for here!

I'm off today. My school district closed. In total there are over 600 closings and delays of schools and businesses.

Snow Feb 11-12, 2010

Here is a piece of a news story that I found. We have had the second snowiest winter on record...



"The 11.2 inches of snow that had fallen by midnight Thursday at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport topped the previous record for snowfall in one day of 7.8 inches recorded in 1917 and 1964.

The 12.4 inches that had fallen by 4 a.m. Friday also broke the 24-hour record of 12.1 inches Jan. 15 and Jan. 16, 1964.

Thursday’s snow also catapulted seasonal accumulation to 15.7 inches, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth.

That ranks as the second snowiest season ever.

Most snowiest was the 17.6 inches that fell in 1977-78."

http://www.star-telegram.com/local/story/1964259.html