Digging out

After an unseasonably warm weekend, with temperatures hitting the mid 50s, Mother Nature proved the old saying of “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes,” to be highly accurate.

Although there may have been very few, if any, who didn’t like the beautiful weather over the weekend, it sure took a drastic change come Sunday evening.

A strong winter storm settled in over Thermopolis and across much of Wyoming dumping nearly a foot of snow in many places and closing roads, schools and businesses.

Locally, we were lucky all roads around Thermopolis remained open, although, listed as slick with snow and drifting snow.

Hot Springs County School District students got a snow day on Monday because of safety concerns. Some area businesses also shut down for the day.

Thank you to town, county and state crews that got busy clearing our streets and highways. Be patient with the town crew especially, they have several streets with a lot of snow piled on them. They can't get the snow cleared and cleaned up in a day.

With more snow in the forecast for Thursday and Friday, be prepared for street and road conditions to get a little worse.

Also, be prepared for power outages. Heavy snow can do damage that can shut down power for several hours, not just a few minutes like we experienced Sunday right before half time of the Super Bowl.

Fill your tank with gas, stock up on food and beverages so if a power outage occurs you have supplies and way to stay warm even if it means sitting in your vehicle.

A little preparation can go a long way when the unexpected happens.