Blizzard, Storm of Century, Whitetail Cat Woodpecker
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Blizzard, Storm of Century, Whitetail Cat Woodpecker
Aftereffects of the storm of the century, a record breaking blizzard. On 08.03.08, this storm hit the US midsection during a year which already had bad storms as shown in another video, Great Blizzard 2008, Record Breaking, Storm of Century, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ni8VaiG53w This video was made one day afterwards. The wildlife were getting hungry. Here two does and two fawn come up to the bird feeder (they generally inspect it after dark). Although they were very hungry, they were even more curious about the cat. Deer do not appear to understand what domestic animals are and are exceedingly curious. The cat was curious also. The deer kept their distance, but spent some time looking over the cat. One fawn seemed to not be in the best of a mood. It hit its mother with a hoof at least twice (at ~ .50 and 1.2). The snow was so deep that the deer could hardly run through it, when they left. The previous Video begins with view of field and trees taken immediately (~1-2 days) before the storm. Wildlife includes whitetail deer (which are loosing their antlers), wild turkeys, turkey vultures (sighted here for first time of year), and crows. Video then shows blizzard beginning at night. Nighttime animals out included raccoons (only 1 was photographed) and a coyote. These animals were videotaped in infrared. The storm was getting bad during the coyote filming. Video then shows view of the storm. Only the closest trees were visible during the whiteout, as compared to the normal view of the area. Small snow whirlwinds, tornados, and gusts traveled across the landscape. Snow was cleared here with backhoe. The record breaking snow fall was 20.4 inches. The previous mark in Ohio for snow during 1 storm was 15.3 inches. And this record was made in 1910. Blizzard was compared to the famous blizzard of 1978. Streets were closed, a snow emergency was declared, and plane travel stopped (although I heard a jet while I was filming the coyote). A level 3 snow emergency was declared in many counties. Freeways were closed. Cities had parking bans. Contingents of several snow plows pulled through, some slid off the road. Many accidents occurred. People intending to vacation in warm places were stuck in Ohio.After the storm traffic was still stopped. The streets were used for sledding and snowboarding.
YouTube | March 11, 2008
