Wow. This time, it might actually happen.
First of all, happy St. Urho's Day. Even if you're not Finnish, I hope you look good in purple, because that's the color you're supposed to wear today to honor the dude that's what...the patron saint of saunas? Actually, he's fictional and, admittedly, just an excuse to go out and party, but still—celebrate like you're in Helsinki, or something.
Especially because a UP myth may actually come true tomorrow. There's this legend that we get these major snowstorms on St. Patrick's Day, and it's an event that occurs so rarely that it actually IS a bit of a UP urban legend. We hardly ever—ever--get a big snowstorm on or even near St. Patrick's Day, which is, of course, tomorrow.
So guess what's supposed to happen tomorrow?
That's right...depending upon where you are and who you trust we could see anywhere from 12 to 24 inches of snow from tonight through Saturday, with the additional joy of freezing rain both before and after the event. After having so little snow in February that we had to cancel sled dog races we're now staring down the barrel of having to celebrate St. Patrick's Day from home.
Or, perhaps, stuck in a snowbank if you insist on going out.
As I keep saying this winter, it'll be interesting to see if this storm actually pans out, or if it ends up as many of our (pre-March) systems and just kind of fizzles out. Based on the little I know about weather and the opinions of experts I trust, though, this could actually be a big one. This could actually be a St. Patrick's Day storm that might actually live up to the myth and the legend that some people still insist on carrying around.
I guess we'll find out starting tonight. Keep your fingers crossed for us!
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