[cromag]

Our high temperature for the day was in the early morning hours, while it was raining -- we were at 57°F. Right now, a little less than 24 hours later, the temperature is 5°. After the rain stopped we were lucky and only got a dusting of snow, but the water on the roads froze almost instantly. And the fierce winds made for the kind of "driving excitement" that you don't see on the commercials.

I had to go out to a store in the late afternoon. The doors of my minivan were frozen shut, but I was able to get the driver's door open after a few tries.

The wind was a serious problem. Aside from the wind chill factor being dangerously low, it was hard to fight it. When I got out of the store I had a large cardboard box in my cart. It was empty but fairly heavy and I thought it was safe. But just as I got to my car the wind lifted it out of the cart and accelerated it to the point that when it hit me in the face it momentarily dazed me -- and knocked one of the lenses out of my eyeglasses. (I keep a spare pair in the car.)

Be safe out there!