Merry White Christmas 2010 - Hickory, NC - 12/25/2010

The first white Christmas since 1947 in Hickory. I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas and enjoyed this event that has been very rare. I remember it snowing a few times on Christmas, but nothing that lasted and nothing that accumulated to this degree. It began snowing around 9am and it has not let up since.

My Travels down Geitner road to my Grandmother's house:



The National Weather Service Forecast -
Winter Storm Warning for Catawba, NC

Issued by The National Weather Service
Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
9:45 pm EST, Sat., Dec. 25, 2010

... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS... THE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS... SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY WIND DOWN OVERNIGHT.

* TIMING... AREAS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS... STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES.

* IMPACTS... WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING... ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS. SNOW MAY ALSO BRING DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES.

* TEMPERATURES... LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S TONIGHT. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT... GLOVES... AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.