I was in the middle of it.
I left Tennessee sunny and 63 degrees beautiful day all the way up into Ohio, it turned nasty on the 90 - 45 miles away from Erie PA. The snow started lightly but within what seemed like minutes, the roads were covered with snow and then came the blinding, blizzard like snow.
Avg speed to Erie was 20 mph, I filled up with gas in Erie and started driving again. Within 10 miles I saw a tractor trailer off the road in the median. Then another that I thought was just stopped, I almost ended up with him in the ditch, thank God I have 4WD in my Explorer.
After that I pulled over, I could not see anything at that point. I waited almost an hour and then decided to follow another truck, I did and followed him right to a truck stop where we got snowed in and the thruway was closed down. I stayed in my car from 10 PM until 6:30 trying to at least snooze a little between restarting my car to get it warm, I woke up every 15 - 20 minutes, so I really didn’t sleep. My car chilled right off that quick. It was 14 degrees and windy.
In the AM instead of getting back on the 90 in PA, I decided to go route 20. It was snowy, slick and bumpy but stayed on the road until I saw the thruway was open. What a night, a situation I will not forget anytime soon.
Are you home? Stay warm and safe, my friend.