Dig Out Day!

It was a humdinger! If you haven't heard, the Fargo-Moorhead area was smacked by a big ol' blizzard yesterday. Upwards of eight inches of snow fell, with some areas getting close to a foot. The wind blew and it was dangerously cold, too.

But, that was yesterday. Today is a Dig Out Day, one of those rare times where thousands of people have the same goal: get the snow out of the way and get things back to normal.

Here was the scene around the HoDo today:


(Above: Looking west down 1st Ave. from the roof. Normally at 10 a.m., there would be plenty of traffic.)


(Above: Our cab stand along 1st Ave. The drift out front was about three to four feet high. The plows added another foot in spots.)


(Above: The cab stand drift from ground level.)


(Above: A ridge rift on the roof. Pretty, but it's also about three feet high.)



(Above: A sundog, one of the most peculiar weather phenomena on the Upper Plains. It means it's very, very cold - when I took the photo, the air temp was -11.)