Uncertainty of Weather Forecasts

The forecast from Indiana Weather Online is usually quite accurate.  I trust it more than listening to the forecast on television or checking weather.com.

Yesterday IWO posted on FB that beginning on Thursday, rain would be turning to sleet and ice, then snow would hit our area through the weekend with up to a foot possible.  When we picked up Cooper and Lynnlee at Hilary's yesterday afternoon, she was concerned that Landon's 8th birthday party on Sunday would need to be postponed.

When we talked to Megan and Matt, they planned to grocery shop today after school so they would have enough to get through the weekend, then they were concerned about snow days (which is a double concern because the kids go to Auntie's on Thursdays and Fridays which means more travel on possible slick, snow-covered roads).

Today everything changed.  The track of the storm is to be south of us now.  However there is still freezing rain and ice in the forecast for Thursday night/Friday morning for us.  No snow. In fact no snow for the northern third of Indiana for the weekend.

Then tonight we stop at Kroger's on the way home and the parking lot is full. People are everywhere in the store.  Stockers are re-stocking the shelves, and many shelves show the reasons why those stockers are blocking many of the aisles.  Empty shelves in some aisles.

When we stopped at USA Restaurant for a quick bite for dinner on the way home, the talk was that no one seemed to be sure of where the storm was tracking or what type of precipitation would be expected.  No one was sure.

This retired couple made some decisions:

Since we have food for several days, we are going nowhere unless absolutely necessary for the next few days.

My doctor's appointment for Friday will be re-scheduled. It is a follow-up from the one I had in early December to check my BP and my swollen ankles, so it can wait.

I will cancel my spot at the quilt shop for the quilted table runners lesson on Saturday morning.

We already gave Landon his birthday gifts, so if we have to miss his party, we can. (Not that I want to do that, but if the roads are bad...).

As long as there is no ice damage to the wires and we have electricity and the television, we will be fine!

I am SO thankful that I have retired and I don't have to go to Kokomo tomorrow for Adjunct Orientation.

I am SO thankful that we have no cattle to check on and be sure they have feed and water.

I am SO thankful that *I* will not have to drive anywhere, that if we do travel by car, Gary will be the one behind the wheel.

I am secretly glad that we won't be able to go anywhere for a couple of days.  More time to pull out the quilt pieces and work on some projects!  Yeah!

But, of course, the track of the storm could be so far south that we will be missed completely. Who knows?  Who cares?  We are in for the duration!