Bomb Cyclone!

The East coast has being battered by a Bomb Cyclone! WOW!!! The “Weather Bomb” or Bomb Cyclone” is in motion in Atlantic Canada. Along with a messy mix of rain, ice pellets, snow, and wind gusts of up to 140 km/hr, scientists can detect seafloor quivers that these “Bombs” trigger. The whipping winds stir up opposing and towering ocean swells, sending a pressure pulse down to the ocean floor. That pulse thumps the seafloor, resulting in Earth tremors or seismic waves that penetrate deep into the planet. Mother Nature! I’ve never heard of anything like it.

Yesterday was a bizarre day. I fell asleep in the morning to wake up to it snowing hard. The wind was calm and the snow was accumulating quickly. The temperature rose from -10C to 5C and it started to rain. We watched the local plow truck push a mixture of snow and water to the edge of the road. The ditch in front of our house was filling with water. The ice on our driveway turned to slush and washed down to the road. The temperature continued to climb slowly and it rained harder. The wind was doing its full force thing. 
At midnight, the temperature was 11C, it was pouring rain, and the wind was howling. The power went off and about 3500 people in our area were of the last to loose power in Nova Scotia. I would bet that most of Nova Scotia was without power last night. 
The power was restored 3 times during the night. Each time, it would come on, heat the house some, and go off again. It came on for the last time at around 7:30 a.m. Nova Scotia Power did an amazing job of trying to get the power on during this storm. Most of the province has power though there are areas that don't. 
There were worries at the coast (Halifax) due to high tide and the storm coming in. Flooding in some areas was posted but I'm not sure how much there was. On our street, one house needs to have its roof repaired. Son had to get his garage roof repaired and is having a metal roof put on this spring. 
The temperature is dropping as a polar vortex is coming in behind the high winds. I headed out and salted the driveway to keep the ice down and there is virtually none on it. For the next 48 hours we will have to watch the temperature, snow, and ice. 
We are both hoping that we will be getting better soon. We have had this bug for long enough. 
Until the next time............................