Snow Day in N'awlins!

[savanna3313]

An arctic blast of weather is hitting the Gulf South and it is COLD. :cold: The city is basically shut down, all schools and businesses are closed (some until Thursday) roads, bridges, etc...etc. Store shelves are empty - it's as if a major hurricane was bearing down on us. I have included a photo to show the massive accumulation of snow and ice we are experiencing. :2thumbs:


:haha:

[Scott P]

This was the screenshot from this morning:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1/1609663_654309527966173_1419876020_n.jpg

Here though, it isn't considered to be that cold. Usually, no one really mentions anything much about the cold until it is at least -30F. The only time the schools have ever closed down for weather is back on Feb 1 1985 when it was -61F in Maybell (next town west). They couldn't get the buses to run.


The city is basically shut down, all schools and businesses are closed (some until Thursday) roads, bridges, etc...etc. Store shelves are empty - it's as if a major hurricane was bearing down on us.

Nice to see some snow pics in New Orleans!

Here's a famous photograph from the 1895 snowstorm in New Orleans:

http://www.cardcow.com/images/set418/card00017_fr.jpg

8-9 inches of snow fell in New Orleans and 20-22 inches fell in Houston. Some parts of Louisiana were buried in two feet of snow. I wonder how much people would freak out if it snowed that much again? :mrgreen:

[savanna3313]

This was the screenshot from this morning:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1/1609663_654309527966173_1419876020_n.jpg

Here though, it isn't considered to be that cold. Usually, no one really mentions anything much about the cold until it is at least -30F. The only time the schools have ever closed down for weather is back on Feb 1 1985 when it was -61F in Maybell (next town west). They couldn't get the buses to run.

Most people down here would die with those kind of temps! :haha: Wow....that it some kind of cold! I lived in SLC for nearly 16 yrs and although we had years with a lots of snow, nothing close to these kind of temps. Keep warm! :2thumbs:

[savanna3313]

btw - loved the vintage New Orleans photo! :2thumbs:

[accadacca]

That's crazy! I've got a few friends who were attending the NADA convention. They were supposed to fly out today, but now it looks like Thursday.