News broke out around noon yesterday that the area was in for a 1-3 inches of snow fall. Normally, I would welcome the snow. Madeleine really enjoys the snow when she can get it and as for me, it is refreshing to see a carpet of white out on the lawn giving everything a clean look. But my concern was for my parents who had to catch an early morning flight to Detroit. Too much snow may mean a delay for their return to Canada.
I should not have worried given what I know of how calls for snow actually work here in the Triad
Around 5pm the snow started to come down. When I got into Winston Salem driving in from Greensboro, the flurries were coming in fast and furious and everything was starting to be well covered. I thought it was going to be a good snow day. Walking up to the door, Madeleine rushed out the door proclaiming it to be a snow day and that she could not wait to make a snowman. I said to her just be patient, tomorrow will see plenty of snow for you to play with.
She is going to be disappointed when she wakes up.
I had an inkling of what it was going to be like when I had to run to the store to get a few things. The flurries had stopped and what little snow had fallen had already melted due to the warm ground. The road was damp but nothing to be worried about as the temperature was still above freezing. Still, there was hope as the forecast called for more snow overnight. Even the school called and delivered a preemptive school closure for the day. So that meant that the storm was going to be for real, we would get our snow for the year delivered in a big dump.
Never happened.
Waking up early this morning, I took a peek outside. Everything dry including the road. The snow passed us by. Roads were clean and dry all the way to the airport. Flight left on time and a little girl will not be making snowmen in the front yard.