What a fun sight to come home to, your mailbox on the ground. And the post that it used to be attached to was split. Not exactly my favorite sight, but unfortunately it was my reality yesterday.
At first I was mad, I didn't understand why my mailbox was down...
Monday morning's commute had a little bit of everything, snow, freezing rain and several slide-offs and crashes, even a snow slide on I-90, according to the Montana Highway Patrol.
The National Weather Service is reporting that the Missoula area is in the grip of a weak La Nina patter, which has produced copious amounts of snow, and even some freezing rain and sleet, leading to a winter storm warning until 5:00 p.m. this afternoon.
Meteorologist Bob Nestor said up to to five more inches of snow are expected on New Year's Day, and following that, a bitter cold front will descend on the area
Many in Missoula remember the epic snowfall of 1996, when, for an eight day period, there were over 17 inches of snow on the ground, however, the last 36 hours around Christmas came pretty close.
The National Weather Service has issued a 'Winter Storm Warning' for all of western Montana, due to the joining of a moist system and an arctic cold front, accompanied by strong winds.