Winter has arrived in the deep south! (more pics added)

It is SNOWING in Baton Rouge and all around it so we are covered.. 2 to 4 inches of snow. I have not seen this much snow since I moved down here about 40 years ago. I do have to admit it is pretty but already there are road and bridge closures everywhere. They are worried what the weight of the snow will do to down power lines. I was NOT dreaming of a white Christmas!
My van
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My front yard
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Across the street
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(this time last year we were in the lower 80's)

Oh I am sitting here with a colleague who comes from South Carolina and we are impressed!
She said: But the freezing rain would even be worse ;)

Barbara, you can tell your colleague that SC is getting lots of rain right now, with mild temperatures. :)

That snow is amazing, Laura!!!! Who would have thought it would snow in Baton Rouge?? :)

Oh my - look at the size of those flakes!!

We have about 5 " on the ground here in S.E. Michigan. And the temperature at 8am today was SIX degrees!!

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Originally Posted by Laura's Babies

It is SNOWING in Baton Rouge and all around it
so we are covered ... 2 to 4 inches of snow.

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M'dear, that's just a *dusting*!

It has "snowed" when you can't tell which direction the van is headed,
and the Postal Person delivers your mail on top of the drift where she
*thought* you mailbox was last located.

;)

The snow has stopped and turned into sleet. I have more pictures... We are having problems with the phone lines now.. More pictures....
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My feet in the snow.. My feet are cold!!
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I thought about you when I turned on the tv this morning and they said you guys were getting snow. How cool!

Right now we are still get downpours of rain but they said as the cold front moves in it should change to wet snow by evening. Crazy weather!

Apparently it snowed a bit in Texas yesterday as well. You all need to come up to WI to visit. We've currently got 3 feet in the yard and 4 feet in the terraces where the plow goes by. More than what we normally have going into January. And the crazy dogs still love to play in it.

:eek: WoW how so pretty & cold looking.. Yup it missed us up Up here in the NorthWest where its suppose to snow & got you all in the South.. :rolleyes: Yup go figure with Mother Nature & her paths..:D

So pretty, and you are right--not something you see much of in Louisiana, especially in Baton Rouge. I wonder if my parents have gotten any in NE LA?

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It has "snowed" when you can't tell which direction the van is headed, and the Postal Person delivers your mail on top of the drift where she *thought* you mailbox was last located.

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That is TO funny! I would be looking for somewhere further south to move with that much snow!!

prechrswife

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I wonder if my parents have gotten any in NE LA?

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My bet is they did, this weather covered a real large area..

Up here in Michigan, we got a whole bunch just within a few days :D

On two different days, we got like a foot or more each day!! :eek: It was crazy. But it's gotta be weird for you guys, because you aren't used to that!!