As a massive winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of the midwest and northeast United States this week, some intrepid smartphone owners turned themselves into amateur weather journalists by braving the elements and sharing pictures of their now powder-covered environs.
Delanie Rice shared a shot of her Michigan backyard:
Snow in Michigan. About to go sledding. twitter.com/DelanieRice/st…— Delanie Rice (@DelanieRice) December 27, 2012
Shamara Cox snapped a pic from the passenger shot during a snowy drive in the Indianapolis, Ind. area:
Indianapolis snow!!! twitter.com/NotJustTalk/st…— Shamara Cox (@NotJustTalk) December 26, 2012
The lousy weather didn't stop this Detroit-area convertible owner from cruising with the top down, via Heritier Ndele:
This shit crazy out here 3-5 inches of #snow in #Detroit twitter.com/IMakeDemGoCraz…— Heritier ♪ Ndele ☯ (@IMakeDemGoCrazy) December 27, 2012
Ryan Carey shared the snowfall in Skaneateles, N.Y., just outside Syracuse:
There is so much snow twitter.com/PPMRyanCarey/s…— Hakuna Matata (@PPMRyanCarey) December 27, 2012
Joe Leverone showed that approximately one Maltese worth of snow fell on Rochester, N.Y.:
@hartpandrew Also, here is my dog outside this morning. twitter.com/JoeLeverone/st…— Joe Leverone (@JoeLeverone) December 27, 2012
Vermont resident Jennifer snapped a pic of her husband's vehicular snow-removal technique:
2012 snowstorm.Hubby trying to keep up with the snow. twitter.com/jldez13/status…— Jennifer (@jldez13) December 27, 2012
Brad Paradis posted a picture of buried cars in a Walgreens parking lot somewhere in upstate N.Y.:
Got snow ? twitter.com/UpstateAngler/…— Brad Paradis (@UpstateAngler) December 27, 2012
The snow came up about a foot on the door of Robert Campbell's house in Walworth, N.Y.:
Snow against the door. twitter.com/RobertCampbell…— Robert Campbell (@RobertCampbell) December 27, 2012
Some people shovel snow -- New York resident Caleb just uses four-wheel drive:
@jeep Shoveling is overrated. 16 + inches of snow now you say, no problem. #jeep twitter.com/springcaleb/st…— Caleb (@springcaleb) December 27, 2012
For some, including Christina Cain and New York resident Kelsey Potter, the snow was an excuse to get out and play:
Winter wonderland! Great snowboarding day! twitter.com/Cainname86/sta…— Christina Cain (@Cainname86) December 27, 2012
Mom and I off trekking through the fresh 20 inches of snow on cross country skis. twitter.com/KelseyBelles/s…— Kelsey Potter (@KelseyBelles) December 27, 2012
A slippery surface may have caused a Southwest 737 to veer off the taxiway at Long Island, N.Y.'s MacArthur Airport, no injuries were reported. WNBC's Greg Cergol got this pic:
Close-up of Southwest jet that ran off runway and was stuck in mud at MacArthur airport. 136 on board. No injuries twitter.com/GREGCERGOL4NY/…— GREG CERGOL4NY (@GREGCERGOL4NY) December 27, 2012
Before dumping snow up north, the same storm system wrecked havoc on parts of the southern United States, including Mobile, Alabama.
If you've safely snapped a picture of the winter weather, share it in the comments below!