Sleet and freezing rain here in Richmond...ugh! I want some

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

snow, damnit!

[kittycat1164]

1. wait awhile it'll get there

we got the freezing rain earlier today and now it's almost a white out it's snowing and blowing so hard. This is KY for Gawds sake!

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

2. How long did you have the freezing rain? It's been doing it all day.

It sucks ass!

From weather.com for central VA:

...AMELIA VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-CUMBERLAND VA-FLUVANNA VA-GOOCHLAND VA- HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-LOUISA VA-NOTTOWAY VA-POWHATAN VA- PRINCE EDWARD VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... AMELIA COURTHOUSE... ASHLAND... BLACKSTONE... BON AIR... CARTERSVILLE... CHESTER... COLONIAL HEIGHTS... CREWE... CUMBERLAND... DOWNTOWN RICHMOND... FARMVILLE... FORK UNION... GOOCHLAND... HADENSVILLE... HAMPDEN SYDNEY... HIGHLAND SPRINGS... LOUISA... MANNBORO... MECHANICSVILLE... MINERAL... MOSELEY... PALMYRA... POWHATAN AND TUCKAHOE 413 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2005
... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST SUNDAY...

MIXED FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CONTINUING EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL VIRGINIA... INCLUDING THE GREATER RICHMOND AREA. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION MAY END AS A PERIOD OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AN INCH OR LESS... WITH TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH TONIGHT.

REMAINING WINDY SUNDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.

ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS, YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.

The last statement: Shit!!

[kittycat1164]

3. it rained most of the night and morning

then turned to snow about noon. It's been comin down pretty hard since. blowing sideways. :( YUCK YUCK YUCK I'm just glad I don't have anywhere to go and can sit in front of the fire with a cat on my lap and watch basketball all day. What a cool Saturday!

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

4. That's cool. Thankfully, we have a gas log fireplace. Our heat

pump isn't working worth crap. I heard Boston is under a blizzard warning. Blowing sideways? Holy Moses!

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

5. OMG: I just heard thunder!

Last time that happened, it started snowing! :wtf:

[kittycat1164]

6. toldchyaso!

didn't I? Shoot, I haven't even gotten outta my jammies today! AND my kids are gone for the night to sleep-overs. Has God blessed me today or what?

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

7. Did you have any thunder? No snow yet, but I'm keeping my toes

crossed (can't cross fingers while typing, of course). Sounds like you're in good shape for the day..a nice quiet evening in store, eh? I'm hoping we don't lose power.

[kittycat1164]

8. I wouldn't have heard any thunder

we've been watching games all day with surround sound. I'm lucky to hear at all. LOL

[Acryliccalico]

9. I am in Illinois

and we had freezing rain and thunder before the snow too. My son asked me when was the last time it thundered in January and I couldn't remember. I asked my dad ( he is 78 years old ) and he said it did when he was 19 yr. ??? Just strange to me.