Talk about slow deliveries

[dancinghorse]

This was supposed to have been delivered along about the middle of December:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
301 PM MST FRI MAR 10 2006

...FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON HEADING FOR SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING..

.A STRONG AND COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...BRINGING WITH IT THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT
MOUNTAIN SNOW OF THE SEASON. THE SNOW WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY
GUSTY WINDS...WHICH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

AZZ033-110615-
/O.UPG.KTWC.WS.A.0001.060311T1800Z-060312T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KTWC.SN.Y.0002.060311T1100Z-060312T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KTWC.HS.W.0001.060311T1100Z-060312T1100Z/
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-
301 PM MST FRI MAR 10 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM MST
SUNDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET..
...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM MST
SUNDAY FROM 5000 TO 7000 FEET..

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM MST
SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. A SNOW ADVISORY HAS ALSO
BEEN ISSUED. THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO
4 AM MST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A STRONG AND COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...PRODUCING THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW OF
THE SEASON. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER TO 4500 FEET BY SATURDAY
MORNING. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 3 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS
WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

Er, it's March, people. I mean. And southern Arizona. And all.

Right now it's 60F, but the wind blows cold. Clouds have been rolling over the mountains all day. They've shut down the Catalina Highway for heavy snow--that's the mountain range we look at from the front windows.

But hey, we had snow on Wednesday. Five whole minutes and it didn't stay, but still.

Blanket Brigade tonight, tra-la. Pandora has a new Landa in the same color as the Foal blanket. It was cheap (gee, I wonder why?) and kladruber1 found it and it's one of the few around in her size ('Waaaayyyyy Beeg). She looks like a giant blueberry-cream cheese croissant.


ETA They just added a wind advisory for tomorrow. 45mph. Good thing the new hay isn't arriving until Monday--it would end up somewhere around El Paso.

My little weather-geeky icon is flashing orange. It's having such a nice time with all these warnings.

Comments

[dancinghorse.livejournal.com]

Forecast for mid-70s starting Tuesday.

Unless, she said darkly, You Keep It Here All Week.

8)

[smoemeth.livejournal.com]

The way this trip has been going, I'm not going to assume anything. :}

[raithen.livejournal.com]

hey, you could make a mint (no cookie puns intended) selling yourself as a rainmaker! Drought stricken areas would fly you in, feed you well, pay you well, and keep you in a warm, cozy house while the snow ends their woes!