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WEATHER BLOG: Icy Afternoon Ahead

Hi Everyone,

This weekend I was in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to visit my son, and participate in his frats Father/Son weekend. A good time was had by all.  ROLL TIDE.

Then the **** hit the fan.

The ice storm here cancelled all flights into BWI on Sunday. My 5:30 PM flight was actually cancelled Sunday morning at 8:30 AM due to the weather/ice here. Fortunately I got the notice via e mail from Southwest, and was directed to another page on their site to rebook which I did in a hurry. Hundreds if not thousands of people, in many cities, were stranded as the ripple effect of airport closures , and conniptions in the path/wake of this storm hit. It took me 7 1/2 hours, with a plane change in Tampa to get home yesterday. ( Props to SWA who really had it together, and whose people kept their cool in the face of a very difficult situation(s) at the airports I had dealings with yesterday.)

I was on the other end of when we say, "BWI has shut down operations today." and it ain't pretty. And we get to do it again today.

This afternoon any combination of the following sleet/ice pellets/freezing rain. Then rain and fog overnight, and tomorrow. Then snow on Wed night/Thursday. Inches of it.

[Insert your own cuss word(s) here.]

It does though look like a Sunny, and calm weekend with highs in the low 40's. Feel better.

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-- MB

p.s. And how about those people in warm area who insist on continuing to poke us with their dumb comments, "wish you were here", and pictures of eating lunch Oceanside.

p.p.s. Insert your own cuss word(s) here.

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