04 | April | 2023 | WEGGIEBOY'S BLOG by Doug Thomas

Andy wanted me to follow him into the kitchen.

I’d already fed him and given him kitty treats so it made no sense to follow him. I ignored him as long as I could, then…

…I opened the front door at his insistence.

What?!

Snow Frog doesn’t lie! Where’s the snow?

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All day I expected a foot or so of snow and lots of blizzardy-level winds, yet here, at 7:15 pm of the first day of the April blizzard, I look out the front door to virtually no snow! April Fool’s Blizzard? At least in Alliance that seems to be the case. All day, I read about the road conditions all around the area, and everyone else was living through hell. I assumed we were too, though I didn’t verify by looking outside.

There’s roughly 24 hours left on the blizzard warning. Will Snow Frog be buried in snow at this time tomorrow evening?

Andy doesn’t know what’s coming next.

There’s another snowstorm, one that’s near-blizzard level, around the corner!

How’s a kitty to sleep? Will there be enough kitty treats and kitty wet food to survive the storm?

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Not to worry, Andy! You have lots of kitty food and treats in stock. I’ll probably use up some frozen food and pasta dishes during the time between the start, end, and dig out phases, but both of us will be comfortable, fat and sassy as long as the electricity is on.

Here’s what we were warned about Monday morning:

..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…Heavy snow and near-blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations of 12 to 24 inches. Higher snow totals expected along and near the Pine Ridge. Winds gusting as high as 55 mph. * WHERE…In Nebraska, Dawes, Box Butte, and Sioux County. In Wyoming, Goshen County. This includes Chadron, Lusk, Harrison, Alliance, and Torrington. * WHEN…From 6 AM Monday to 6 PM MDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Conditions may warrant an upgrade to Blizzard Warning with future updates.