What a crazy weather pattern to begin Virginia's Spring Wildfire Season with. Below are some words used in local stories this morning from across the state.
Snow squalls, whiteout conditions, wind chill warning, wind chills
as low as 25-below zero, a high wind warning -sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph
with gusts up to 60 mph, downed trees, power outages and minor structural
damage.
We may be at the start of about as wintry an 8- to- 10-day period, maybe longer, that we can have in these parts.
Thankfully there have been only a few wildfires/brush fires / forest fires reported. Lets hope it stays that way today. Emergency responders will have their hand full with other issues they don't need wildfires on top of all that.
So Do Your Part ... Don't Let A Wildfire Start.
Here in our den everyone is OK, we lost power for several hours last night, its about 7 degrees and we have seen (recorded) wind gusts in the 45-50 mph range with a pretty steady wind of 30.
Hope everyone was able to find warm and safe shelter last night . Things should be improving at least from the winds side of things by noon or so today. But be prepared for a bitter cold evening and tomorrow.
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