***Official 2022 Weather Thread***

[CoachHines3]

Won’t even need the snow blower for this one.

depending which way your driveway sits in comparison to the wind, you may not!

 

[wxman1]

If I remember from very early in this thread (not going to search for it) someone's wife left their garage door open during a decent snow storm and wind causing the snow to drift inside the garage. Probably a good reminder for the rest of us...

 

[iowastatefan1929]

appears it will practically be done snowing in des moines by noon, but probably appear to be snowing till dinner time due the blowing snow

 

[Gunnerclone]

If I remember from very early in this thread (not going to search for it) someone's wife left their garage door open during a decent snow storm and wind causing the snow to drift inside the garage. Probably a good reminder for the rest of us...

Yes, don’t get married.

 

[Entropy]

My wife works Thursday so I will be out to clear a way for her to get out by 6:15 and then for her to get home sometime Thursday night.

Same here. She may end up taking my car since it has the snow tires on it.

 

[iowastatefan1929]

models after notching down for a few days starting to notch back up is the rumour

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

This seems like one of those storms where nobody really has a clue. Either it will be a total bust, or we'll get 20 inches.

Banking on bust. We may have a bad wind chill Thursday, but I don’t expect even 6 inches of snow in the metro.

 

[BigBake]

This is going to be a bust isn’t it?

Yes, but credit to the weather peeps on this thread (local TV too) for keeping things in perspective. "Historic", "Once in a generation", "Worst Ever" were just some of the terms used by national media to overhype this storm.

It's gonna snow and then blow really hard. Or what we call a normal Iowa winter blizzard.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Banking on bust. We may have a bad wind chill Thursday, but I don’t expect even 6 inches of snow in the metro.

The winds are going to be 40-50 mph gusts. That’s happening.

 

[ISUTex]

appears it will practically be done snowing in des moines by noon, but probably appear to be snowing till dinner time due the blowing snow

So when is supposed to start on Wed if it's going to be done by noon?

 

[ISUTex]

This seems like one of those storms where nobody really has a clue. Either it will be a total bust, or we'll get 20 inches.

Like almost every incoming storm in history?

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

The winds are going to be 40-50 mph gusts. That’s happening.

With probably 2 Inches of snow

 

[Trice]

Yes, but credit to the weather peeps on this thread (local TV too) for keeping things in perspective. "Historic", "Once in a generation", "Worst Ever" were just some of the terms used by national media to overhype this storm.

It's gonna snow and then blow really hard. Or what we call a normal Iowa winter blizzard.

Context matters. When national media talks about the storm in grandiose terms, they aren't specifically talking about what we're going to see in Iowa. We aren't going to see the worst of it.

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

 

[Gunnerclone]

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

Channel 13 just ran their updated model. Basically no snow after 8am Thursday. Going to depend how much drops Wednesday evening and night.

 

[jsb]

Yes, but credit to the weather peeps on this thread (local TV too) for keeping things in perspective. "Historic", "Once in a generation", "Worst Ever" were just some of the terms used by national media to overhype this storm.

It's gonna snow and then blow really hard. Or what we call a normal Iowa winter blizzard.

To be fair, I think one of the reasons they are really emphasizing it is that almost everyone was planning on traveling Thursday and Friday. It seems like this is an instance where they really want to make sure people are aware.

 

[jsb]

Channel 13 just ran their updated model. Basically no snow after 8am Thursday. Going to depend how much drops Wednesday evening and night.

That would be good for me. I would like to head to my parents' farm in NE Iowa on Saturday. Obviously, if it stops snowing early Thursday, hopefully by Saturday it will be finished blowing around.

 

[snowcraig2.0]

AccuWeather still calling for the big one.

 

[CYEATHAWK]

Yes, but credit to the weather peeps on this thread (local TV too) for keeping things in perspective. "Historic", "Once in a generation", "Worst Ever" were just some of the terms used by national media to overhype this storm.

It's gonna snow and then blow really hard. Or what we call a normal Iowa winter blizzard.

On this date 14 years ago the almost exact type of storm blew into Iowa.

What made it probably worse than the upcoming storm was there was already a good snow cover over much of the state, so even though the storm itself only produced 2-4 inches........the 50mph winds had a lot more material to work with.

Also had the 30-40 below wind chill.