Mardi Gras cancelled......for today

The parades tonight have been rescheduled due to upcoming storms rolling through southern Louisiana and southern Mississippi. The watch in NOLA is in effect until 8 PM. As a result, Babylon is rescheduled for Sunday morning, and Muses is scheduled for 8:30 PM (or whenever they get around to it more like for "mardi gras time") tomorrow. Chaos is simply cancelled.

Also, residents of New Orleans that will be watching the Super Bowl are trying to figure out how to get it in HD, as the Fox affiliate doesn't offer an HD feed through cable or satellite. However, by going to this link and clicking on the link that says "Watch Super Bowl XLII in HD" on the bottom left, it tells you how to get HD channels through rabbit ears. Honestly it's not a bad idea to do even outside of the New Orleans area, as it's a backup if the cable is out, or if for some reason the cable company is not offering a particular over-the-air station in HD.

Big weekend/next week coming up!

So from here to Mardi Gras day (February 5...that's a Tuesday obviously), there are basically parades every night in New Orleans and all along the Gulf Coast. My sister will be there Friday night through Monday night and I'm very jealous. I think we're going to have a "Mardi Gras" celebration with our neighbors though so that'll be fun.

Then on Sunday night is the Super Bowl, which I again don't care too much about (New England v. New York???), but will watch anyway b/c it's the last football game and the fact that it has good commercials and finally b/c it's an excuse to party. Of course those in New Orleans have to decide if they're going to watch that or go to Bacchus, which is about the same time. Apparently members of LSU's championship football team will be on some of the Bacchus floats, so that'll be cool.

Finally, Super Tuesday is on Fat Tuesday, so CNN-HD will have 40 straight hours of coverage (6AM EST to 10 PM EST on Wednesday). However it does not appear that Super Tuesday will clinch the nomination for either party even with sweeps, but it could make it very clear by that point. It still sounds like some of the later states, like Virginia on February 12, could still matter.

Lots to do, lots to do....

The flu & storm thunderstorms

So I've gotten knocked down with the flu since yesterday at lunchtime. I made it to work today and have gradually been eating my lunch since then. I do feel better now, however I'm not sure how tennis practice is going to go. Let's hope for the best.

In weather news, we're expecting some strong storms tonight, and then of course it's going to get cold again. Argh. Oh well. There is a chance for some snow/rain mix on Thursday night, however nothing to report at this point about any statement or advisory, and it looks to be a non-event.

Because I have had the flu, I've been a CNN-HD junkie the last few days watching news of the primary. It looks especially good on my upstairs (new) TV...in HD they also give you extra graphics and pie charts and all. I would watch FoxNews, but they are not yet in HD (neither is FOX Atlanta, WAGA for that matter).

Snow? Just kidding

So about 1:30 last night, they cancelled the Winter Weather Advisory, and when we woke up this morning about 8:30, there was absolutely nothing on the ground, and the pavement was just a little wet. Oh well, maybe we'll get another snow at some point.

It is very weird watching TV today b/c there is no football on...only one game left. Go Pats I guess.

More snow???!!!

There is a Winter Storm Advisory, mainly north of this line where everyone north could see 1" of snow, and those in the higher elevations could see 1-2" of snow.

However, even to the south, as close as Jacksonville, Georgia in Telfair County, there could be a mix, at least for a time.

The Winter Weather Advisory lasts until 10 AM, unless it is discontinued or extended.

We shall see what happens!

Freezing rain advisory extended in north Georgia

There is a line of freezing rain and rain north of here, which includes most of the city of Atlanta. However, the freezing rain advisory, which was set to expire at 10 AM, has been extended in the same places until 2 PM, as temperatures are right at or just below freezing. It is 35 in Atlanta, but 32 in Calhoun and 30 in Cumming.

In other news, the stock market is in the tank and getting worse. Don't sell those stocks now!

More wintry weather for parts of metro area.

A Freezing Rain Advisory has been issued for parts of the metro area, north of this line. The Adisory is in effect from 2 AM to 10 AM. The advisory comes within 24 miles of our house in NW City of Atlanta.

Officially we got .8" of snow at the airport on Saturday, and 2" in Midtown. We still have just a little bit of snow in our yard which is preventing me from mowing the grass (oh darn :) ). I would love to get at least one more storm so we get out of some work, but I don't want to be greedy!

Today for work I had to go up to Milton, Georgia, in extreme NE Fulton County, a 30 mile trip & $.50 toll up there. Why do people live that far away? Might as well be in North Carolina! (Although in reality, that's 85 miles further

More snow on the way??

So predictions are as high as 5" tomorrow in Montgomery, 4" in the Atlanta area, and 6" as close as Bartow, Cherokee & north Fulton counties. Winter Storm Watches are posted as close as Cleburne, Randolph & Chambers Counties in Alabama (Cleburne is less than 60 miles from my house), and more may be added later.

The main snow line in Alabama is probably going to be somewhere around here, but the situation is rapidly developing so that will most likely change.

Here in Georgia there is a weather statement covering all of northern Georgia as far south as Heard, Henry and Morgan Counties. We shall see!

UPDATE:The Atlanta area is now under a Winter Storm Watch, which includes all counties from Heard to Banks, and north and west of that line. This will most likely be switched to a Winter Storm Warhing near midnight tonight. Again, accumulation amounts are unclear, but it should be fun nonetheless.

Maybe, possibly, some winter weather in Atlanta

So it is currently 33 out/wind chill 26 (as of 8:38 AM EST), and rain is moving into the area, possibly blessing us with some freezing rain (hey, any rain is good rain, right?). Right now it looks like the metro area will be "Spared" (i.e. must go to work tomorrow), but there is always a chance that things will get worse. The problem is that when the rain comes, that will raise the temperature since the rain is coming from the Gulf. However, Winter Storm Watches are posted as close as 50 miles away in Dawson County, and Winter Storm Warnings are posted as close as 70 miles away in Habersham County. Our current weather statement expires at 4:30, but I expect that a new one will be posted before then. We shall see.

The Australian Open is on, and I'm trying to learn by osmosis so we can play decently in our match this weekend. They have new cool blue courts, and the coverage is in high def, so it looks great.

Finally, Mardi Gras is getting into full swing...it has to since the day is 3 weeks from yesterday! Krew du Vieux is rolling on Saturday, doing their "Magical Misery Tour". I so wish I could go down this year for it!

UPDATE: A Winter Weather Advisory has just been issued from 4 PM Weds to 6 AM Thurs EST north of this line. Here's for hoping!