Cecil:
We had the same noise and white stuff that you did, power went out too. Internet was out the longest, about 7 hours. We ended up with just shy of 7" of snow, but now they are calling for 20-30 mph winds with a temp down around 0 tonight.
The rain started after 2 am and when the power going off/on/off/on this morning at 5:30 woke me up, there was about 3" of snow on the ground. Everything is packed with snow, tree branches drooping down to the ground, etc. The sun just came out a little while ago, but now the wind is howling. I think this snow is the heaviest of the year (per inch of thickness).
Mom & Dad, as of 1:00 p.m. EST were still running on generator power from about 5:00 a.m. EST. Last Spring they were questioning on whether installing the 20Kw whole house genset was a good idea. They aren't questioning that decision now!!!