I choose snow over earthquakes, raging wildfires, hurricanes and debilitating heat. Minnesota sees its fair share of wild weather but fewer billion-dollar disasters than the southern and western U.S. I’m happy to slap on a few more layers of clothing and shovel my driveway. Well, “happy” may be the wrong word. Resigned.
You may be allergic to snow, but Minnesota’s economy is dependent on occasional fits of frozen water. Data shows a low-snow winter can hurt our nearly $300 million snow economy (plowing, hotels, restaurants, etc.), so I’m hoping for a snowier winter.
Snow recharges soil moisture, and it’s a good insulator, protecting crops, plants and flowers, too.
On Thursday, we give thanks for Gore-Tex and Thinsulate, among other things. The sun may peek out, with less wind than on Wednesday, but it’ll still be breezy.
The next storm spreads snow into southern Minnesota late Friday into Saturday. Odds favor a couple of inches of fluff on Saturday, but the AI version of the European model is hinting at 6 inches for the Twin Cities. We shall see.
