The power went out Friday around midnight after a large green lightning flash in the driving snow that plunged us into darkness.
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Secondly, if you make life difficult for yourself - perhaps by shooting into the light or in very difficult conditions such as heavy rain, driving snow or stormy seas - there will be less chance of you overlapping with other photographers' work and your images stand a chance of being far more striking.
Now, the connection with driving, snow and big wheels makes a lot of sense.
Police have warned that snow and ice has made driving conditions hazardous and snow drifts are blocking some routes.
Hundreds of cars were stranded on the Long Island Expressway in New York after motorists got stuck driving in the snow.
If you need a vehicle for extensive driving in deep snow, Cox recommends one of the more car-like SUVs, called crossovers.
There is driving rain with snow at higher altitudes.
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"We're urging folks not to travel today and to leave the driving to our professional snow plough drivers, " a Maryland transport spokeswoman said.
In Powys, there were hazardous driving conditions due to snow on the A4059 Penderyn mountain road between the A470 (Nant-ddu) and Lamb Road (Penderyn).
Some real world advice from a continental climate about driving in severe cold and snow conditions.
Snow is causing difficult driving conditions on A roads around the county, including areas such as Yeovil, Shepton Mallet, Bath, and Stratton-on-the-Fosse.
Widespread ice on untreated roads and "very poor visibility" during heavy snow showers would make driving conditions dangerous, the Met Office warned.
Snow has been causing difficult driving conditions in parts of north Wales.
You should also consider specifically how much driving you plan to do in deep snow before deciding whether you need all-wheel drive.
Nina Walker, of Woburn in suburban Boston, said she had to shovel about 8 inches of snow off her driveway before driving to Boston's South Station to take a train to New York.
When I went they had one of each model vehicle with the erroneously named all-season tires, which many consumers mistakenly think are suitable for winter driving, and the same cars with snow tires.
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In north Wales, snow was the problem causing hazardous driving conditions during the Friday rush hour in Gwynedd, Conwy and Denbighshire.
Driving conditions were difficult, although much of the snow in urban areas turned to slush.
Motorists have been warned of "very difficult driving conditions" in parts of Staffordshire after heavy snow.
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Snow fell in many areas earlier on Wednesday making driving conditions difficult, but major routes were open.
Driving conditions in parts of north Wales remain treacherous after heavy snow moved up from the south.
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Besides teaching better driving techniques, the school provides a vivid experience of how important snow tires are, an experience almost impossible to have anywhere else.
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On Tuesday, more than 100 schools were closed after heavy snow affected parts of Scotland, with whiteout conditions in some areas making driving difficult.
There were reports of hazardous driving conditions on A5 near Lichfield, and the A53 in Leek because of ice and snow.
Motorists have been warned of hazardous driving conditions in East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire after up to 5cm (2in) of snow fell overnight.
Heavy snow is moving into west and mid Wales, bringing a spate of road crashes in hazardous driving conditions.
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He under-rotated the flip, driving the front end of the snowmobile into the landing and sending him flying over the handlebars and into the snow head-first.
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In Massachusetts, Gov. Deval Patrick enacted a statewide driving ban for the first time since the Blizzard of '78, a ferocious storm that dropped 27 inches of snow, packed hurricane-force winds and claimed dozens of lives.
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