Well, it’s all over except the clean-up, and what a clean up it will be.Â
Snow and ice accumulation varied some around town. At my location it added up to 11.7 inches, including about 1.5 inches of sleet and freezing rain build-up.  Freezing rain build-up on trees and wires here was in excess of .5 inch with limb breakage on a number of trees. 6.3 inches of snow and ice accumulated here today.
Overnight we saw over 1/2 inch of ice on trees with over 1.5 inches on the ground. I woke up to the sound of breaking tree branches in my neighborhood.
It’s far from over.
The changeover to snow is rapidly approaching as of this writing. Intense snowfall of 1 to 2 iches per hour is anticipated with morning snowfall expected of 2 to as much as 6 inches, even 10 inches is possible well to the northwest of the metro area. This is additional snowfall!
In addition to this, temperatures will fall to near 20 F solidifying the ice. When all is said and done 6 to 12 inches of snow and ice will cover the ground. Standing water will freeze solid.Â
Snow and ice clearing will be extremely difficult and may take many days. I have been saying this will be a crippling and possibly historic storm. It looks like it will be!
Ron
Sleet and ice accumulations have reached one inch at my location. Freezing rain has been falling and is weighing down trees and wires. Another .25 to .6 of ice could accumulate overnight. If this verifies, tree and power line damage is likely. A later change-over to snow may result in less snowfall in the last phase of the storm, perhaps only 1 to 3 inches, bringing the storm total to 6 to 9 inches.
This is a very serious situation. Be prepared for possible power outages and near impossible travel as this storm evolves.
