A bomb cyclone? I had never heard that term before this storm. It's when the barometric pressure drops rapidly and it's called a bomb because it's an explosive storm that comes on quickly. The lower the pressure gets, the stronger the storm will be. We got about 6 inches of snow and had wind gusts that are equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane at 60 to 80 miles per hour. It was the strongest storm ever recorded in Colorado's history. We heard on the news that everything in Castle Rock was shut down, stores, restaurants, and gas stations. You can see the drifts of snow were pretty significant.
It was a team effort with Delwyn and Ryan both
shoveling to dig us out.
The Volesky's were using their snow blower and when they were done, they offered to let us use it.
So nice of them! Things went a lot faster after that.
This is the house directly across from us. That's a lot of icicles! The storm started out as rain and the snow was really wet and heavy.
A lot of drifts in the back yard too. You could see patches of grass in some places, yet the snow was pretty deep along the fence.
The gas meter was almost buried.
Snow and ice were pushed up against the patio door. It was crazy!
Landon and Megan both worked from home today. They brought their work computers home knowing that the forecast was calling for blizzard conditions. He brought Dagny and Lincoln over here in the morning with their pajamas just in case he couldn't make it back to get them, and it was a good thing. It started snowing about 9 am and by 4:30 pm we were right in the middle of this big storm. The wind was blowing really hard and the snow was piling up. Delwyn was back by 11 am, and Village Inn closed at 2 pm. You know it's a major storm when Village Inn closes! I kept the kids overnight. We all decided it would be better to just keep them here rather than risk coming to get them and getting in an accident or slipping off the road. I'm thankful we were all safe during this crazy storm!
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