For lack of a better phrase, I just experienced the ice dagger facial from hell. Sleet pellets slamming me in the face at 50 mph as I walked my dog.

This was a weather first for me. The exposed area between where my scarf ended and my hat stopped is bright red. As soon as I got in the door I checked for any open wounds. Okay, that’s pushing it but a few of those projectiles came close to breaking the skin.

I’ve been in hurricanes on the beach where the sand blows into your face and it feels like tiny needles pricking you but sleet is 5X the size of a sand grain and it felt like tacks being pushed into my face.

I walked backwards, sideways, head down, hands in front of face and nothing worked. I knew it was bad when my Black Lab tucked in behind me like Lance Armstrong in the Tour D’France. He let me shield him from the painful ice, smart dog. It was so bad that I could have walked straight into my real life superhero Derek Jeter and not even have said excuse me.

I wish I was exaggerating but this now enters my top 5 for worst weather to be out in. I grew up in Upstate NY and forecasted in Maine for two winters, but I’ve never experienced anything like this. Here's my top 5.

Top 5 Worst Weather To Be Out In

1) Hail Storm (sleet is nothing compared to golf balls hitting you in the head)
2) -40 Wind Chill or lower (nothing like your own skin freezing)
3) Sleet Storm (I wish my digital camera worked and you could see my face)
4) Sand Blasted (Removing sand from your teeth as a hurricane approaches)
5) Heavy Cold Rain (Its 32.5 degrees and pouring rain. Cold and Wet)

Do you agree with the list? What is your Top 5? Leave a comment and let me know what's the worst weather to be outside in.