Occasionally I wonder what a foot of rain would look like. Every so often you hear about some unfortunate place getting a whole month’s worth of rain overnight. Unlike a foot of snow, it’s never pretty. But coming from a place which is not generally prone to flooding there was always that morbid curiosity. I…
Last week something unusual happened. It snowed in Cleveland. By snow, I mean white stuff fell from the sky, reached the ground, and stayed there. Such an event is rare. A colleague said we haven’t had accumulating snow for 8 years. So I made a point to appreciate the day. Needless to say, Delta State…
One of the perks of living in the South is that the weather warms up quickly. This week it was in the 80s and while cooler weather is here such things don’t last this time of year. But there is a downside as you may have guessed by the picture to the left. The weather…
This week was a strange one. Not only was it cold, but there was some actual winter precipitation down here. By that I mean freezing rain, sleet, and even a little snow. While the Delta didn’t have it as bad as Georgia and the Carolinas it was enough to close Delta State for two days…
Everybody knows that the weather is warmer down South. Summers are hotter and winters are mild. Mississippi is no exception. A friend of mine said the heaviest jacket I would ever need is a fleece. For me, the idea that there would be a winter with no snow and not even a frost was…
Flying is so wonderful. Being that Thanksgiving was this week, I traveled back home. Now due to bad weather I’d moved my flight up from Wednesday to Tuesday. You don’t want to know what that cost. But my efforts to have smooth sailing were in vain. The flight was delayed more than five hours, not…