Judging by the weather forecast on Thursday, it’s apparent that winter has arrived in the Ohio Valley. If you were watching the game on Thursday night, how about that snow that fell during the game. It reminded me of the blizzard that hit Philadelphia during the game in 2013 against Detroit. Your opinion on the snow and whether NFL teams need to play in domed stadiums may differ. However, the weather couldn’t have been more perfect for a game between two hated rivals in two cities two and a half hours apart.
At home, we didn’t see too much snow Thursday night, but enough to leave its mark as we spent part of Friday morning brushing off our cars. Schools weren’t cancelled in our area, but just a few miles east, Mount Pleasant and Ligonier did not have school. Somerset was in the same boat as well. These places got a lot more snow and driving conditions worsened the further east you were. Cleveland’s snowstorm Thursday night turned into a rain event Friday. While the ridges and the Laurel Highlands got annihilated. I had to brush off my car Friday morning as I made my way to Somerset en route to Hershey. My usual route on PA 31 through Mount Pleasant and Donegal was going to be out of the question. If you were going skiing this weekend at Hidden Valley or Seven Springs and leaving Friday, best to exercise caution getting there.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike was my best bet to getting to Somerset. New Stanton and Donegal weren’t too bad, though Somerset was a little more tricky. The ridges of Westmoreland and Fayette, as well as Somerset, Cambria, and Garrett County (Maryland) had a Winter Storm Warning in effect. Grantsville and Accident in Maryland got the most from this storm with both towns getting over a foot of snow. Ligonier got over five inches, Greensburg came in at four inches and Pittsburgh recorded a few tenths of an inch. That snow occurred during the day and has melted by now.
I got to my destination between 12:30 and 1:00. We loaded the car and were on our way soon after. The snow tapered off around Bedford and picked back up in Breezewood. We were still experiencing rain and snow in the Southern Alleghenies going towards the Cumberland Valley, but soon after we got off the turnpike and then we arrived at our destination.
Yesterday, Mom and Dad began the process of getting the Christmas decorations out of the attic. We won’t put anything up at the earliest until Black Friday. Though, Dad may want to spend some time this weekend or early next week putting up Christmas Lights and decorations. This is all dependent on what the weather does next week. At least we’re ready to decorate the house next weekend. When I get home Sunday, I might even be up for a Christmas movie or special. This coming Christmas Eve may be one to look forward to with company coming. It might be our biggest celebration we’ve had in a while.
Stylish 🍒 