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TODAY'S NUMBERS:
HIGH: 22
LOW: 17 (and falling)
Here is a map of the snowfall amounts, courtesy of the NWS:
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After a pretty light snow event... and a cloudy, cold day today... we will actually get in on a little sunshine Monday! Skies are expected to clear early Monday morning... and if that happens temperatures will dip into the single digits! So after such a cold start, we will see highs only in the 20s.
And we will be going into the quiet part of the weather pattern... with no big storms affecting us for the next several days. Yawn. BUT at least we'll get a warm-up out of it! If you've noticed... the past few days our 7-day forecast has been sporting 60s later this week!! Here is the GFS showing the warm air building in:
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This is Thursday afternoon. Breezy southwest winds, and highs near 60 degrees. That will feel really good after these cold temps!
Last, I am curious to see how many people around here know what Buckeyes are (the candy). My parents are here visiting from Ohio, and they brought some for my co-workers here at the station... but a lot of them gave us blank stares when we asked, "would you like a buckeye?" I guess it is an Ohio thing... but they are SO GOOD!! What do you think??
Jamie
Posted by at December 18, 2005 9:05 PM
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Jamie, never heard of a Buckeye but they looked yummy. I do have a question for you this morning. Late Friday night I noticed a ring around the moon. Most of the time rings are not that big, but Friday's ring was HUGE. I want to think it's ice crystals or other forms of moisture high in the atmosphere causing the rings and Friday the ice crystals were lower than usual, causing the larger ring. Am I close?
JIM:
I wonder if any local candy stores sell buckeyes? I may have to investigate! :)
As for the halo size... I am not sure if I have an excact answer for you, but I have a couple of possibilities! :)
I am thinking it could be one of a few things. You have a good guess: maybe the crystals were a little lower in the atmosphere. But it could also be the SIZE of the ice crystals... or the ANGLE of the moon. It would be hard to say exactly which variable caused it on Friday.
Hope that helps!
Jamie
Posted by: Jim Yates at December 19, 2005 7:40 AM
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My husband's family is from Ohio also. All I hear about this time of year is the Buckeye candy. Never had one but they are supposed to be good.
LISA:
You should try them! They really are great... chocolate and peanutbutter... a yummie combination! :)
Jamie
Posted by: Lisa at December 19, 2005 6:05 PM
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Jamie-
My mom has made buckeyes for years. They are little peanut butter ball with rice krispies in them rolled into a ball and dipped in either chocolate or white chocolate. They are delicious.
Congrats on your marriage!
BRENT:
Thanks so much for blogging! Don't you LOVE buckeyes?! I have never had them with rice krispies in them... but that sounds too good!! I will definitely have to try that! :)
Jamie
Posted by: Brent Zaehringer at December 21, 2005 8:03 AM
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Peanutbutter balls dipped in chocolate... made to look like the buckeye nut from the buckeye tree. We used to make (and eat) them as kids, very tasty!
Sara
SARA:
They really DO look like the real buckeye! Check out Ohio State's mascot, Brutus Buckeye:
http://ohiostatebuckeyes.collegesports.com/trads/osu-trads-mascot.html
Jamie
Posted by: sara at December 21, 2005 6:31 PM
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