Winter Blues

We certainly hope you're not contemplating what our Snowman buddy pictured here is thinking about. Although we have to agree that enough is enough it is not worth the ultimate final solution. Spring is just a mere 22 days away. Underneath this record breaking snow there is grass waiting to grow! Trust me. There are lots of days of "fun in the sun" coming. It's just around the corner.

February is now, officially, the snowiest month in recorded history. Weather records for the region date back to 1884. According to the National Weather Service, as 5 P.M. today, February 2010 snowfall totals 43.2". Previously the record stood at 40.2" set in January of 1978. Before this year the February record was 25.3" set in 2003. Average February snowfall is 8.5". At the very least some day you'll be able to tell your grandchildren you remember when the record for the snowiest month, ever, was set.

The 2009 - 2010 Winter Season now ranks 7th as the snowiest season on the books. So far we have had 71.4" of the white stuff this season. Average winter snowfall for around here for the whole season is 40.6". The snowiest season ever was 1950 - 1951 with 82".

Since yesterday afternoon Wellsville has gotten an additional 5.7" of new snow as of 5 P.M. We're still under a Winter Weather Advisory until 6 o'clock tomorrow morning. According to the Channel 9 weatherman we're in the 2" - 6" area for more. Don't despair. It could be worse. In Garrett County Maryland a place call Red House has gotten 34" on new snow in this latest round with 8' - 10' snow drifts.

They're keeping a close watch on river levels. Flood stage for New Cumberland is 36'. As of 7 A.M. today the water level was 15.1' and expected to drop nearly 2 feet by Monday. With the forecasted temperatures hovering just slightly over the freezing mark for the next five or six days there is no immediate threat of flooding. Hopefully we'll get a slow melt for the rest of the white stuff on the ground.

Don't worry 'bout Frosty above. We got the rope away from him and now have him lined up for some intense therapy. He'll be ok. We're uncertain of the origination of the picture. It was attached to an e-mail joke someone sent us.

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