{"id":459,"date":"2004-12-26T21:11:17","date_gmt":"2004-12-27T03:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=459"},"modified":"2004-12-26T21:13:03","modified_gmt":"2004-12-27T03:13:03","slug":"with-apologies-to-bing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/targetcentermass.net\/?p=459","title":{"rendered":"With Apologies to Bing"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a White Christmas for much of the Lone Star State, including my dear ol’ hometown of Angleton. Since I first moved there in 1980, it has snowed only a three or four times that I can recall, and even then never more half an inch, as the town is south of Houston near the Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n

Well, Mr. Crosby’s dreaming certainly came through in 2004<\/a> (subscription required).<\/p>\n

Mother Nature\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s gift to Brazoria County was up to 13 inches of snow — a record for the county — and a wish granted for all who dreamed for a white Christmas.<\/p>\n

The blink-and-you-miss-it snowflakes that first fell about 11:15 a.m. Christmas Eve were replaced by a steady sprinkling of snow that began to blanket Brazoria County by nightfall. It stopped some drivers in their tracks, and prompted others to step outside to witness the rarity.<\/p>\n

At one point, National Weather Service meteorologists believe the dark skies released between 2 and 3 inches of snow each hour late Friday. Forecasters predicted snow was a possibility for the area known for its sunny skies and beaches, but those surfboards could\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been used on land instead of water Saturday.<\/p>\n

….<\/p>\n

Six-year-old Alia Cerda and her sister, Alexandria, 8, each wore three pairs of socks, two pairs of pants and three shirts plus their hooded jackets with gloves. The two Michigan girls were in Angleton visiting. But they couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t escape the snow, which they didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seem to mind as they gathered handfuls for a snowman.<\/p>\n

“You folks actually had some thundersnow,” said Meteorologist Patrick Blood of the National Weather Service. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s when there are thunderstorms with lightning and snow.<\/p>\n

The unusual weather occurrence was caused by cold air and moisture pumped by an upper level low, Blood said. Snowfall levels increased from east to west.<\/p>\n

Thirteen inches of snow fell in Brazoria, West Columbia had 8 inches, and the Angleton and Lake Jackson area had between 6 and 8 inches of snow. Between 3 and 4 inches fell in Alvin. Galveston had an inch.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Meanwhile, I was with my girlfriend visiting her family in Amarillo for the holiday. I may have missed hometown history but nevertheless enjoyed a White Christmas. I think my dog Ilsa enjoyed the snow even more.<\/p>\n

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I’m now back in DFW with more normal weather and gifts aplenty. It was a good time but the reality of the cubicle looms tomorrow. Okay, now let’s see if I can get my stride back on blogging.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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