We had a great show last night in Waverly, Iowa…and I’ll write more about that tomorrow.  I’m waiting for a few pictures of my workshop with the teachers from Bremwood School.  What a fun afternoon!

Today – we continued the Weather Channel Tour.  I mentioned in a previous blog that we’ve been on this tour for a while now.  If there’s a major weather disturbance somewhere in the country, we’re probably in the middle of it.  This week is no exception.

We left out of Waverly this morning as the temperatures plummeted from the thirties to sub zero!  High winds and resulting wind chills today are brutal.  We are supposed to be in Detroit Lakes tonight for a workshop there Thursday afternoon.  I spoke with our contact there yesterday – Amy – and she said that they were in the middle of a blizzard – 15 inches of snow and high winds.

This morning, temperatures were extremely cold in Waverly and the winds were still very high.  After our “Lincoln Experience,” I’m making sure there’s plenty of additive in our diesel fuel!

I called Minnesota Road Conditions to find out the state of Interstate 94 and US Highway 10 before hitting the roads today.  Turns out, they were both CLOSED due to massive snow drifts, packed snow, and ice!  We pulled over in St. Cloud for the night (where it’s very cold – see above).  We’ll finish the rest of the trip on Thursday.  Here’s the way Detroit Lakes looks tonight:

Look at those dangerous wind chills for tomorrow – minus 25 degrees!!!!!