The First Blizzard of 2009

Well, here we are in March 2009 and Grand Forks is getting its first blizzard of the year. They announced yesterday that school would be cancelled today. UND shut down at 3:30 this afternoon and that give me to work on things at the office.

The wind is incredible this time around. It is continually howling outside and creating 1-2 feet tall drifts in the most inconvenient places. I have been lucky to get the family from door to car and back to door again in short distances. Also, I have become adept at locating the “just-right” location and car orientation so I can get back into the car when I return. The drifting snow has kept us from opening the garage door and created a driving hazard.

On my way back home, the winds strength increased and I was unable to see more than about a half-a-block in front of me. For the most part, I have been sheltered from the wind and I wanted experience the full force of a sustained 40 MPH wind with a -35 F wind chill factor. Here is the video: