Oh, terrific.

Hey, it's 10 below zero in Fargo right now, with a wind chill of 34 below. Great time to get outta town, right?

Well, it turns out you have to pick your destination with some care. I've been in St. Louis with Judge B. and his staff all week, and made plans to enjoy the holiday weekend in a more temperate climate with some buddies.

Under a headline of "Ice storm threatens chaos," and a subhed of "Storm also expected to hit St. Louis, Missouri, hard," CNN.com is putting those plans, um, on ice:

"This is a one-in-maybe-15- to 25-year event," CNN severe weather expert Chad Myers said Friday of the forecast freezing rain, sleet and snow... Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, up to St. Louis, Missouri, could see "devastating consequences," Myers warned Friday. "You won't be able to get in or out of St. Louis tomorrow."

Here's a picture from The Weather Channel:

Geez! The guys have either landed here, or are about to, so the weekend is safe, even if we have to watch hotel TV for the foreseeable future. Getting out might not be so easy.