We Are Finally Getting Our First Snowfall And It's Sticking! Yeah!

@Opal26 (17679)
United States
December 16, 2008 7:43pm CST
Yeah! Hey all you mylotters out there this is Opal reporting from Yonkers, NY! We are finally getting to see our first glimpse of that white stuff falling to the ground! And it is actually sticking! It's about time! We might get about three whole inches. Yeah, it's not much, but since we haven't had any and it was 60 degrees only yesterday it's nice to know that we're back to normal! So what's it doing where you live? Are you having normal weather for your part of the world or has it been strange too?
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@missybear (11391)
• United States
17 Dec 08
Not really, it snowed like crazy here in Las Vegas yesterday. The mountains around us got lots of snow. I work close to the mountains so it was snowing pretty hard at my work. A couple weeks ago it was still 80 degrees.
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
17 Dec 08
Hi missy! I heard about your snow! I didn't know it snows in Vegas! We are only getting a little bit, but I'm still happy to see snow!
@missybear (11391)
• United States
17 Dec 08
It does every year but usually only at mount charelston. Every once in a while it snows in the city. It's all gone.
• United States
18 Dec 08
I'm in Kansas City and it's snowing here too! We've only had one snow and it was like a week ago or so, but didn't really last long. Monday we got a much bigger snow, probably 2½ inches or so. Still not much for us and it's starting WAY later than it used to! I remember we used to start getting flurries in September or October and by Halloween it was always borderline FREEZING! This year, I was at an outdoor concert in a halter dress that came to about the knee and was actually WARM! We hardly ever had a white Christmas, because it would always HAPPEN to warm up by the 23rd, but it was never this warm this late into December! As I said originally, it's snowing now and the weather is anything BUT warm. Last week it was in the 60's though and felt great! If it could always be like 65 - 70 degrees outside... that'd be perfect. :)
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
18 Dec 08
Hi woolyshamblers! Welcome to mylot! We have been having very strange weather for NY! It was cold then warm then cold and like you said it normally is cold and stays cold by the end of October, certainly November but it has been up and down and Monday it was 60 degrees and then it snowed a little yesterday finally! Not much snow, but now they say there is a storm alert for Friday and possibly 6-12 inches possible! Who knows? I just want to have a nice white Christmas and we just might get it!
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@howard96h (11640)
• New York, New York
17 Dec 08
Hi neighbor, yes it's finally arrived. We are getting less here in the city than your getting but it's nice to finally see some snow. Weather has been crazy last few days huh? LOL
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
17 Dec 08
Hi neighbor! Yes, it finally is snowing! But, I think I got my hopes up too soon! It's kind of wet and slushy now I think. It was coming down harder before! I didn't think we'd ever see a flake the way the weather has been. Yesterday 61 degrees! That's insane! Thanks for the beautiful Christmas greeting! I love it! Have a wonderful Christmas! Nice to see you again!
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@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
17 Dec 08
well i dont mind snow and all, especially when it is around christmas! but i walk with a cane and have really bad knees, but i still have to get to work (i work 3 days a week/4 hours a day) and if there is too much snow, it makes it hard as i have to take the bus to work!
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
18 Dec 08
Hi cher~I'm so sorry! Last winter I had to walk with a cane and take 2 busses each way to go to rehab every day. I had to take 4 busses total and walk and it was winter and horrible! So I do know how bad that is! I have very bad knees and I had sprained one to make it even worse last winter. Please be careful and take care of yourself.
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@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
17 Dec 08
I can visualize the beautiful scenery you are describing. The rain of snow must be like white cotton-buds falling from above instead of the rain as we are having here. My place is a tropical country and it is hot and wet throughout the year. So never experience winter before. It must be real cold there now and everyone must be wearing thick cloths. How long do you normally have snow?
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
17 Dec 08
Hi zandi! It is really beautiful to watch snow falling! But, only while it is falling! Then it gets dirty and messy and slippery and then it isn't fun! And it does get very cold here! It is winter here from November until sometimes March. We haven't been getting much snow in the last few years so it's hard to tell what will happen this winter. This is the first snow so far and it is only a very little bit! But, we thought we might never see any because it started to get warm again which isn't normal for this time of year.
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@linsond (33)
• China
17 Dec 08
I am jealous you so much,I'm living in South of China,and here never snows!I have never see the snow since I was born,of course It doesn't count the snow I see in the film.I think it must be funny to play with snow and start a snow fight....have a good time and Happy New year .....
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
17 Dec 08
Hi linsond! Welcome to mylot! It is so much fun to play in! But, it can be a pain to! It can make getting around difficult and scary sometimes too! Happy New Year to you too!
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@annjilena (5618)
• United States
17 Dec 08
well good for you because we have only gotten a dusting of snow this year iam hoping we get some snow soon.but it,really cold outside though well enjoy your snow and merry christmas
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
17 Dec 08
Hi annjilena! So far it's only a little bit! I'm still hoping that we will get some more before Christmas! Merry Christmas to you too!
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@tyc415 (5706)
• United States
17 Dec 08
Our weather is normal and strange where I live, in south Texas. We have had to cover our plants once so far then it warmed up. The past two nights it has been in the 30's and by saturday it will be in high 70's to low 80's then another cold spell close to freezing by sunday morning. It is typical for down here. Enjoy your snow.
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
17 Dec 08
Thanks tyc! That's a big difference in temperature change! And that's normal? Stay warm at night and stay cool in the day!
@sconibear (8016)
• United States
17 Dec 08
good for you Opal.....you must be getting the stuff that came through here yesterday. are you going to make a snowman???
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
17 Dec 08
Hey sconi! It's not enough yet! I'm still hoping!
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@ZephyrSun (7381)
• United States
17 Dec 08
We have had a little unusual weather here in Ohio as well. We were 52 on Monday morning and by Monday night it was 16 BRRRRRR lol We have had a lot of freezing rain but last evening we had our fist snow fall of more than a half inch. I hope our weather goes back to normal but I would like to have snow for Christmas
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@ZephyrSun (7381)
• United States
18 Dec 08
We are suppose to get that same storm but, ours is suppose to be 5 inches of freezing rain. It will be interesting. Be careful and I hope that you don't get that much snow.
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
18 Dec 08
Hi zephyr! That is a big temperature drop! That sure is cold! We haven't even seen much of the teens yet! But, unfortuanately that is normal for us this time of year and I am dreading that! There is now a storm watch for Friday, a possible big one 6-12 inches! We'll see!
• Philippines
17 Dec 08
Hi Opal ! I has been a long dream of mine to touch and experience snow. Looks like fun to me, I was thinking of making snowballs and running out with my buddies,lol. I am in the other side of the world, though we havent much of a snow but heavy drop of rain is now being seen which is quite normal around here during these time of the year. Merry Christmas dear friend .
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
17 Dec 08
Hi torch! We really were starting to wonder if we would ever see any snow this year! So far it is just a little bit! But our weather has been so strange lately. It was 60 degrees yesterday and now it's 31 and snowing! Merry Christmas to you too my friend!
@SaintAnne (5453)
• United States
17 Dec 08
Let it snow! Let it snow!! Let it snow!!! It's cold over here and it's starting to feel like Holiday weather but then again, yesterday, you knew we had the everchanging weather system. Please make a snow angel for me, Opal!
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
17 Dec 08
Hi anne! I would love to if we get enough of the white stuff and it sticks! I'm ready for some snow to play in!
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
17 Dec 08
You've brought back so many memories by this posting. I remember walking to school in the snow. My eldest sister would make the pathway and my middle sister would hold onto the belt of the oldest sister. I would be behind at the baby sister holding onto my middle sisters coat. The snow was fine for a few days but I hated it when it became slushy. I was always cold as we had coal fires in our house and it was never warm enough. My adopted country is warm and I enjoy the warmth. The wearher allover the world is now strange. Last year we had a hurricane in December which had never happened before. Blessings
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
17 Dec 08
Hey cynthiann! I remember going to school in the snow too! I'm still waiting for some "real" snow! This is just a "tease"! Not enough to "play" in yet! But, I was afraid we weren't ever going to see any this winter so it's a start!
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@LaurenInLA (2270)
• United States
17 Dec 08
Wow. I live in the L.A. area and it was only 42 degrees here yesterday. Our house is in the foothills and we had a huge rainstorm yesterday. When I got up this morning and looked outside, the mountains were loaded with snow. So beautiful. Rain was a welcome sight for us. We've had significant shortages of rainfall for the last five years. Without the rain, everything dries out so much that when we go through fire season, everything goes up like a tinderbox.
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
17 Dec 08
Hi lauren! I hope you continue to get some rain. I know how important it is for you in your area! We get plenty of that! I wish we could send some your way! If I could I sure would!
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
17 Dec 08
It has been a long time since the idea of snow falling made me happy. I was raised in the snow belt and could barely wait to grow up and move awaya to the land of palm trees and high temperatures. We have had a few more overcast days than usual but it has been warm so far. I think we were at 60F this afternoon.
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@littleowl (7157)
17 Dec 08
Hi Opal, well here in the UK it has been fairly mild, where I live it has been raining last week this week it is dry and cold with the sun shining at times, but we have been warned that there will be a snow blast from the Antartic, so we have that yet to come...hugs littleowl
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
18 Dec 08
Hi littleowl! Nice to hear from you as always! I always think that you get snow there and pikey was saying the same thing that you really don't! Just lots of rainy cold days! Well, stay warm and if you do get some snow enjoy it! Hugs to you too!
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
17 Dec 08
Snow Opal? What's that? Contrary to Christmas cards etc, the English (at least in the south) white Christmas is something of a myth. We get the odd flake and very occasionally an inch or so. But proper snow? I can remember 1963, that was heavy and I think we had some again when I was 12, so that was 1970. 1976 was quite heavy. Otherwise I can't remember a very heavy fall of snow anywhere that amounted to more than an inch or two. Not what you would call heavy anyway. Some parts of England do get more, and other parts of Britain a lot more, Scotland especially. But down here it rarely lasts too long.
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
18 Dec 08
Hey p1key! We only got a coating, but is was so pretty when it started! It was really coming down hard and fast then it turned to sleet and iced up! Now they are predicting a bigger storm for Friday possibly 6-12 inches, but I'll wait this time to see! Although, we are surely due some serious snow! Haven't been getting much in the last couple of years. Been awhile since we really had a big one!
@fluffysue (1482)
• United States
18 Dec 08
Hi Opal, I'm in NJ so I got pretty similar weather to what you had. On Monday I was outside with no jacket on, not even a sweater. On Tuesday, the temperature dropped 30 degrees, and some sleet in the morning changed to snow by afternoon, and it fell until nighttime. It was only amounted to a couple of inches, though. Then the rain got rid of a lot of it.
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
18 Dec 08
Hi fluffysue! Yeah, that's what ended up happening too! I was very disappointed! It started out snowing pretty heavily and then it changed over after an few more hours to sleet and then iced up. Now they are predicting a storm for Friday that may be from 6-12 inches! And now I don't believe them! But, if they're right we will have a white Christmas, although by then it will be a dirty white!
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• United States
17 Dec 08
congrats..i cant wait til we get a little snow. we have gotten so much rain..i want SNOW.. it would be really nice this season
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
17 Dec 08
Hi chantalgiardina! Don't be jealous! We only got a little tease! I was just so excited to see it start snowing! But nothing really bit yet! Maybe the next one! I sure hope so!
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@mariposaman (2959)
• Canada
17 Dec 08
I am about an hour's drive north of Toronto so I am about a hundred or so miles north of you. We have had snow for over a month and all the ski hills are open in central Ontario, Horshoe Valley and Collingwood are all still open in spite of the few days mild spell we had. It is snowing again today and have had several inches that had to be blown out of the driveway. I think in all total we have had a couple of feet of snow already. I usually have a good stock of food in the house in the winter time just in case there is a snow storm. The only thing I worry about is the hydro (electricity) going off, while the furnace is natural gas, it still works with hydro for the thermostat and fan blower.
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
18 Dec 08
Wow! You must be a pro at that really major snow! I don't think that I could take that kind of snow all the time. They can't handle that kind of snow down where I live! Just one major storm of one foot and were paralyized!
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