Karen Duquette enjoyed the
snow in South Carolina - all day and into the night
Winter Storm Gianna
January 31, 2026 and February 1, 2026

2026 travel map

Winter Storm Gianna
Happy snow day Winter Sotrm Gianna

Below: Lee and Karen's Duquette's beautiful Granddaughter and Great-Granddaughter

Granddaughter and Great-Granddaughter Great-Granddaughter Gabby
Great-Granddaughter Gabby Great-Granddaughter Gabby

Below: January 31, 2026 at 8:26 a.m. in Fort Mill, South Carolina

bird on the snow-covered birdhouse
bird on the snow-covered birdhouse bird on the snow-covered birdhouse
snow in the trees snow in the trees
snow by the fence snow by the fence

Below: January 31, 2026 - 8:27 a.m.

Below: 8:45 a.m.

snow in the backyard snow storm Gianna

Below: Karen Duquette rescued the frozen scarecrow at 10:39 a.m.

frozen scarecrow Karen Duquette and a scarecrow
Karen Duquette ruler

Below: Looking at the road. A few cars were crazy enough to drive there - 10:43 a.m.

the road in Fort Mill neighbor
firepit snow, car and a house
truck and snow snow covered porch
snow covered bush snow covered steps

Below: Walking around in the snow, Karen Duquette made a heart and a smile face on cars

heart on a truck weird smile face in the snow
snow covered car house and shed

Below: John Smythers and Alex Jones

Below: Karen Duquette and her grandson.

John Smythers and Alex Jones Karen Duquette and her grandson.

Below: Renee would not leave the front doorway

 
Renee Smythers snow

Below: Karen Duquette enjoyed the snow storm.

Karen Duquette in the snow Karen Duquette in the snow
Karen Duquette in the snow Alex Jones

Below: Lee Duquette would NOT go outside in the snow, which is okay as he continues to recover. But he asked his grandson Alex to measure the snow.

Lee Duquette and his grandson Lee Duquette and his grandson
Eagle statue covered with snow
Lee Duquette and his grandson Lee Duquette and his grandson

Below: There was a total of 5-1/2 inches of snow before the night was over.

Alex Jones

Below: Karen Duquette's swing, hot tub and back yard - covered with snow.

back yard swing back yard
stairs to the porch

Below: The grandson of Lee and and Karen Duquette, trying to blow the snow off the stairs. But it kept on snowing through the night.

Alex Jones removing snow from stairs Alex Jones removing snow from stairs

Below: The birdhouse with a lot more snow on it than it had in the above photos

birdhouse bird on the birdhouse
car covered with snow snow covered car and John Smythers
Karen Duquette

Below: Caboose in downtown
Fort Mill

Weather prediction for the next few days
in Fort Mill

Caboose in downtown Fort Mill Weather prediction

Below: Nighttime snow photos in Fort Mill, South Carolina

Eagle and Usa flag Eagle and Usa flag
house and snow swing bench and snow
RV in the snow snow over the hot tub

Below: Karen Duquette peeked into the back yard, even though she did not have proper shoes on.

Karen Duquette's feet in the sbow
\Eagle statue birdhouse and snow

Below: Stepping up towards the hot tub

Stepping up towards the hot tub
snow covered hot tub snow
Renee and John Smythers Renee and John Smythers
snow coated bush

Below: It was about a 25-minute drive to Waxhaw, North Carolina

North Carolina clsoed sign
road to Waxhaw North Carolina Waxhaw NC
Waxhaw water tower Waxhaw water tower
walk bridge in Waxhaw fire truck in Waxhaw

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