Feb 5th - 6th Weather Thread

[nfrine]

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The plow dumped a mound of snow the end of our driveway as soon as I got inside from snowblowing the driveway, of course. Luckily, the neighbor must have cleaned it off while we were gone as repayment for doing their sidewalk.

The other neighbors left me another half gallon of OJ by our front door for doing theirs.

I'll give you a gallon if you clean my drive.

 

[AgronAlum]

Anyone driven outside of town yet? Everything says partially covered on 511 but just how bad is it?

 

[snowcraig2.0]

Earl says there more comin....

http://www.grib2.com/gfs/WINTER_GFS0P5_SFC_ACCUM-SNOW_168HR.gif

 

[Cyclonepride]

Has there ever been a more wildly inaccurate and consistently exaggerated weather source than Earl?

 

[nfrine]

Has there ever been a more wildly inaccurate and consistently exaggerated weather source than Earl?

 

[Clonehomer]

Earl says there more comin....

http://www.grib2.com/gfs/WINTER_GFS0P5_SFC_ACCUM-SNOW_168HR.gif

I'm convinced that if you check Earl in the middle of June it'll predict 4" within the next week.

 

[kingcy]

Earl says there more comin....

http://www.grib2.com/gfs/WINTER_GFS0P5_SFC_ACCUM-SNOW_168HR.gif

Is anyone else saying that? No other places are reporting it yet.

 

[CloneFan4]

Anyone driven outside of town yet? Everything says partially covered on 511 but just how bad is it?

My drive from West Des Moines to Newton was alright. Several spots with thin layers of ice that made it a little sketchy but other than that it was okay.

 

[wxman1]

Is anyone else saying that? No other places are reporting it yet.

At least the stations here in E IA as well as the NWS have a good chance of getting something but it is too far out to say much past that. Also keep in mind that is a cumulative projection over the entire time period and not just one storm. Also it is also always way overblown and I am 99% sure it is always posted to make my blood pressure go up.

 

[snowcraig2.0]

Has there ever been a more wildly inaccurate and consistently exaggerated weather source than Earl?

Earl's track record speaks for itself thank you.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Anyone driven outside of town yet? Everything says partially covered on 511 but just how bad is it?

Have you tried checking the cameras?

 

[ruflosn]

Jesus. That’s what happens when you haven’t had much snow in 700 days.

Actually, when you don't know how to drive.

 

[jsb]

Is anyone else saying that? No other places are reporting it yet.

If you read the NWS's forecast discussion, they've been talking about some storms at the end of the week, but they still don't know where they'll land. The latest I read is that it may track a bit more south of Iowa.

 

[snowcraig2.0]

Oh snap, Earl rampin' things up now mofos......

 

[somecyguy]

Sucks to be south Chicago

 

[IASTATE07]

Am I a bad person for wishing the person that passed me on the interstate going 70 would end up in a ditch?

Not at all. I remember driving back home Christmas eve maybe in 08 and it was bad out. The left lane was the only lane clear on the hwy 5 bypass around Des Moines. Guy passed me and a couple others in the right lane. About 5 minutes later saw him off the road kind of underneath an overpass with his flashers on. I just kept right on driving.

 

[BCClone]

Sucks to be south Chicago

You talking about in general or just this snow event. Probably right on both accounts.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Oh snap, Earl rampin' things up now mofos......

 

[Cyclonepride]

Full traffic cam video of the pile up.

http://whotv.com/2018/02/06/13raw-watch-traffic-camera-footage-of-fatal-i-35-pileup/

What a mess. You'd have to feel pretty helpless once that started if you couldn't get your car out of harm's way (kudos to the couple of drivers that took to the ditch on purpose to get out of there).

 

[cyclonespiker33]

Full traffic cam video of the pile up.

http://whotv.com/2018/02/06/13raw-watch-traffic-camera-footage-of-fatal-i-35-pileup/

What a mess. You'd have to feel pretty helpless once that started if you couldn't get your car out of harm's way (kudos to the couple of drivers that took to the ditch on purpose to get out of there).

Yeah, that's rough to watch. It looks like the most damage was done on the tail end of the pile-up.