Weather Blog Again!

Mike Prangley wrote about Cole again on the WCIA weather blog (http://lotsofbarkandbiteinyourforecast.blogspot.com). Mike says:

This cold outbreak is being caused by the Siberian Express. (Then Mike shows the infamous picture of Cole at -49 C with a spot of frostbite on his cheek). I call it this because the cold air has been tracked all the way from Siberia where there is still plenty of cold air. Check out our weather update from Siberia which includes pictures of frostbite and an update from our Siberian pen pal via his Mom!

Hi, Mike,

Attached is the photo of my son, Cole, at -49 C in Surgut, Russia (in Siberia). The white spot is frostbite. This mama is trying not to worry.... :D

The other photo was taken in December. Cole says he climbed 840 steps to get the view of Mt. Medeyu (not sure where that is, but it's somewhere is Russia.)

Enjoy!

Lynn Isenbarger

West Lafayette

(Then Mike includes a picture of a weather map of the top of the world, including Siberia, Greenland, and the Arctic cap.)

Thanks for sharing this Cole and Lynn. We have nothing to complain about here in Lafayette after seeing that picture. Tell Cole to cover that face up and hopefully he was not in too much pain once he went inside to a warmer location. I know that frostbite can be quite painful. I had a milder form of it when I lived in Minnesota and to this day I still have trouble with that small patch of skin on my hand, especially when it is cold and dry outside. This is a good reminder that frostbite will be possible in as little as 40 minutes this morning. Bundle up the little ones. A piece of this bitter cold air Cole saw last week in Siberia is settling over our area. Luckily it has had some time to moderate a little. Here is the latest check on what Cole is experiencing in Siberia today. Unbelievable... still near -55 degrees without wind chill! Ouch, it hurts just typing that. Siberia is located in the upper corner of the map... the left side of the map is Greenland, northern Canada, Alaska.

At least it looks absolutely beautiful there. Here is the picture of Mt. Medeyu. (Picture of Mt. Medeyu is shown.)