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Subscribe to RSSNear white out conditions, thunder snow and strong winds swept into the Midwest, bringing transportation to a halt in several states. And in the South, a wintry mix of rain, snow and sleet created dangerous icy conditions. The Weather Channel's Mike Seidel reports.
A winter storm moved east on Friday after hammering the Great Plains, and more than a dozen states were forecast to be hit in the coming days.
Accidents were reported across the region, with one death: An Oklahoma teenager was killed when his pickup truck skidded across a slushy road.
By evening, more than 14 inches of snow had fallen on the ground in Wichita, Kan., the second-largest on record and the most the city had seen in 50 years.
The Weather Channel said snow totals would be formidable: Up to a foot of snow for Omaha, Neb., 3 to 6 inches of snow and sleet for St. Louis, 8 to 12 inches of snow for Kansas City, Mo., and 3 to 6 inches of snow for Chicago.
Weather.com predicted the storm "will spread eastward into the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley Thursday night into early Friday." Cities including Minneapolis/St. Paul, Milwaukee and Detroit were expected to experience snow.
Sleet and freezing rain were forecast for Friday morning in southern and central Ohio, West Virginia, western Virginia, parts of central and western Pennsylvania and potentially northern North Carolina.
Kansas and Missouri declared states of emergency as plows struggled to keep up with a system dumping as much as 3 inches of snow per hour, and a swath of the country from Ohio to Arkansas prepared for a coating of dangerous ice.
Snow will arrive in the Chicago metro area on Friday before traveling to the East Coast where it will develop into rain and sleet across the region and snow in the Boston area. The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore reports from Lincoln, Neb.
“I do want to urge everybody in the state: If you don’t have to travel, don’t,” Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback said. “Get out a board game, play with the kids, drink a cup of coffee.”
Flights canceled, roads closed
United, Southwest Airlines, AirTran Airways, American Airlines and American Eagle said they had canceled hundreds of flights for Thursday and Friday, and Kansas City International Airport was closed altogether. Chicago's O'Hare International Airport has already canceled more 200 flights scheduled for Friday.
Raymore, Mo., reported more than 10 inches of snow. Topeka, Kan., had 9.2 inches, the most in a day since January 1993. Alva, Okla., had more than a foot on the ground.
Advisories for snow, ice, wind or rain were posted as far south as the Texas Panhandle, as far north as Minnesota and Wisconsin and as far east as the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.
Authorities closed a 90-mile stretch of Interstate 70, which forms a belt across Kansas and Missouri.
The speed of the snowfall is “going to be overwhelming even the best snow-clearing capabilities that they have,” meteorologist Tom Niziol said on The Weather Channel. “If you don’t have anywhere to go, don’t. Please don’t.”
Along the Kansas-Nebraska state line, up to a foot and a half of snow was expected.
The University of Kansas closed for the day, as did schools in Wichita and Oklahoma City.
How bad will the snow be in your neck of the woods? With the latest winter storm front barreling its way across the US, a traffic camera on I-70 in Kansas City, Mo., shows serious snow accumulation in a time-lapse video.
The storm is vast: Earlier this week, it closed roads and stranded cars in California and dusted cactus tops in the Southwest. At a delayed tournament in Arizona, pro golfers threw snowballs at each other and retreated to the clubhouse for hot chocolate.
The same weather system could dump snow on New England for the third weekend in a row, and a stretch of Georgia and the Florida Panhandle could be doused by 7 inches of rain.
At 3 a.m. ET on Friday, weather.com predicted that it appeared "that the best chance for significant snow will be from parts of eastern upstate New York to portions of central and southern New England (away from the southern coast). This could include Boston, Concord, Portland, Worcester, and Albany."
The storm was blamed for at least one death. An 18-year-old was killed Wednesday when his pickup skidded out of control in the slush on an Oklahoma state highway, crossed into oncoming traffic and was hit by a truck.
In Arkansas, a school bus taking kids home in the afternoon slid off a steep, snowy country road and crashed, leaving the driver and three students with minor injuries, Pope County Sheriff Aaron Duval told The Associated Press.
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This story was originally published on Thu Feb 21, 2013 7:34 AM EST
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Gee, this news place finally realized there is more to the USA than the East Coast. Wonder's never cease. Hopefully no more people die, and that everyone has heard the storm is coming their way, and they will take PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY to stay off the roads and have supplies stocked up on hand for at least a week or so. '
And yes, it's still winter, so we could still get more storms coming thru. Hope not, I'm ready for a real nice spring to arrive, with warm weather and sunny sky's. Be nice to get a tomato plant out and growing soon.
Don't you just hate that? You just get belted with the biggest storm of the century, and all they say is "East Coast Bracing for..."
You are sorta thinking "what the..."
Hope we get plenty, lots of snowmobilers sitting around anticipating....
Hey dirt-Jerk, go FK yourself
Good grief dirk...feel better now? 9.9 times out of 10 i disagree with sally, but use a little couth or a modicum of manners.
arizona1 you too.
What's wrong Dirk? You seem to have some pent up anger and frustration. Do you need a hug? Do you not like it when someone else gets some attention too? Please share with us why you would call someone you don't know a bitch and insist she kill herself. Did your mommy or daddy not love you enough?
Wow Dirk, what a POS for you to comment like that. You're just nasty.
Dirk's from the East coast waiting for someone from the gov to come give him a check and shovel the snow in his driveway from last weeks storm.
Come on now.... I agree it was a terrible comment, however I live on the east coast and I DO NOT LOOK FOR HAND OUTS
SallyAnn "Gee, this news place finally realized there is more to the USA than the East Coast"
Not really!
From the East Coast, all the way to the Pacific Ocean.... just a lot of useless filler.
Only kiddin, I do love those amber waves of grain, and dust clouds, just wouldn't want to live there.
Shawn D -- the useless filler between Boston and San Francisco is what feeds you and manufactures a lot of you 'stuff'. Been to both cities and wasn't terribly impressed. San Franciso was more fun.
Dirk McGirt16,
What crawled up your behind this morning or did some one piss in your kool aid , normally i disagree with sally ann, That was hitting below the belt. Such nasty foul words out of your mouth now i not saying im a saint i do cuss but i use symbols such as a@$$^ or instead of ass i say ash its a little more polite. when you finish educating yourself then maybe you can be more rational and civil to talk to other wise keep your mouth close thank you.
Granny, I was only kidding. I DO love the West. I have family in Colorado Springs, and travel there often. Have crossed the US over a dozen times each way, in both cars, and on motorcycles. This country is beautiful. As are the people.. just got back from visiting Montana, and Glacier NP.. AWESOME!!
It was a joke..
(and I agree, San Fran is a very fun city) Give Boston another try, I'm sure you'll like it. Its a great city as well.
Why do all you flatlanders get your panties in a wad over a foot of snow? That also includes the East coasters, who call anything over 2000' a mountain. LOL
Trust someone like Dirk to try and turn a snowstorm into an extremist political rant.
@ Dirk McGirt...go take that corncob & turn it.....You are the one attacking...maybe you shouldn't stay up past your nap time.
get real, hi Rose GM how is FL
SallyAnn should have just kept her stupid mouth shut in the first place. now do you think that would ever happen... NOT
Hi rose, long time no see. you may wish to check out 12.8 never know.
Well I AM in FL and hate that we will only get the rain off this storm. I miss snow!! I must say the comments are rather entertaining today. I own land in FL if anyone owning land in Colorado might wanna swap for a yr or 2? lol
The weekend is near and everyone is worked up, yes the posts are hilarious today. Hello Florida, I will be there in April
Morning, IA! I knew you'd be here!
Carol, I'll be there in March.
Great good morning. I plan to make the trip to see family. Can not wait for that air boat ride, and seeing all those mean gators
Dirk McGirt16 ah you must me a retarded republican since democrats are idiots, yeah it is funny watching you laugh at your own self its quite amusing.
Gm Carol and Scooter,
scooter- indeed it has been lol and 12.8?
Carol- it's getting warmer wanna trade places i want some cooler air lol
Dirk, I am not a Democrat, and I don't believe there are many Democrats left, but you don't have to be a Democrat to show your lack of upbringing. I have lived on the east coast, in the midwest, and on the west coast. If it snows more than an inch, I hate it. But seriously, people who use language like you do, are the idiots.
Rose come to SC anytime for a visit. I miss the family so I am looking forward to coming home for a week. Go out gambling on the cruse and have fun with the drinking games. And see all my high school buddies.
GM neg was hope to be there, but i may have to go to.....work....(shudder)
Carol, i would love to go to SC for a visit ^^
Dirk -- while Sally's comment was not the best, it wasn't particularly rude OR profane. Your's was both ... thus collapsed.
Free speech doesn't mean speech without consequences. The consequence of your name calling and profanity was ... collapse. Pretty simple concept, really. Sorry you are having difficulty understanding it. Should we stick to monosyllabic words for you?
you sure act like it now ill personally give you a bar of soap for that disgusting mouth of yours, now stop whining like a child because that is exactly how you are behaving if you don't like what people are saying there is such a thing as the IGNORE botton
Rose ..post number
Drik...really? now your just being childish, or did you wake up with a ban me attitude this morning?
Beth i disagree, if people do not wish to read something or someone simply move on. or put the poster on your blocked list. ( if you can find it now that they screwed this site up with their "new format")
shoot double post...sorry folks you know what that means.... ...joke time, hense i offer this tidbit.
Yesterday my daughter again asked why I didn't do something useful with my time. Talking about my "doing something useful" seemed to
be her favorite topic of conversation. She was "only thinking of
me" and suggested I go down to the senior center and hang out with
the guys. I did this and when I got home last night I decided to
teach her a lesson about staying out of my business. I told her
that I had joined a parachute club.
She said, "Are you nuts? You 're over 60 years old and you're
going to start jumping out of airplanes?" I proudly showed her
that I even got a membership card.
She said to me, "Good grief, where are your glasses! This is a
membership to a Prostitute Club, not a Parachute Club."
"I'm in trouble again, and I don't know what to do... I signed
up for five jumps a week." I told her. She fainted.
Life as a senior citizen is not getting any easier but sometimes
Love it, thanks
Scooter; oh lol finally had a cup of coffee wasn't fully awake lol
yes Rose he is hilarious his comments make my morning.
Carol-; :) even when im finally waking up i had to go run to the store to buy coffee beans but now im good
(:
As long as it stays up north.
Glad i made some folks smile today, well i gotta head out. Enjoy the day, im headed to the store and the club soon before this hit's .
Note to self ....only ONE today....ok maybe two,.. possably three.. fours a could be and...but THATS IT.
aw lol alright have fun today Scooter :)
Have a ball scooter! It's 5 o'clock somewhere Rose lol
Scooter.....#1.37...majorly LMAO!!!
Everyone in the path stay safe. Hopefully ypu'll get some water from the spring melt. Lord knows you folks need it.
Dirk, shut the computer off for a while and go walk off the pissy attitude.
IA, I did that yesterday! Plus, stocked up on beer and smokes for the long haul!
What do you disagree with? That speech has consequences?
Unfortunately, Newsvine doesn't give us a simple way to disagree (i.e. a down arrow), so the only other option is respond, or report. Now, generally I don't report comments just because I disagree with them. HOWEVER, Dirk's (continued) profanity deserves to be collapsed as a direct violation of the COH. Thus reported.
chill beth...oh nevermind, the storm will do that for ya.
Seriously Scooter, I truly didn't understand what you were disagreeing with. Unless you like profanity and personal attacks staying on Newsvine.
BTW: 1.37 WAS pretty funny.
Growing up in the 50`s this snow storm was normal.
Carol; i wish it was here i would be home relaxing and having a blast lol :)
oh look who decided to crawl back out from the rock he resides in,
Beth, ignore Dirk McGirt16 he is a damn fool that has a peanut nahh actually i do not think he has a brain or a pot to piss on.
LOL Thanks Rose. But isn't it fun to tweak a troll occasionally? Especially one that really can't get beyond the concept that profanity makes him look like he has a personality? :)
LOL i do agree it is fun
Bring it on mother nature...
Got food and firewood all stocked up, and I have canceled all travel plans. I may have gone out in my foolish younger days just for the challenge, but now I can wait for the expected 8" to fall, the plows to clear the roads and practising up on my grumblings as I scoop out the snow that the plows gave me in my drives entry.
I hope everyone stays safe.
three cheer for those who think talking like a piece of garbage is A-OK congrats t you all cause all of ya that talk s*** has been ignored
listen here as***** you are probably your family BIGGEST mistake in life because unlike yours my family loves me besides leave MY family out of this and get your head out of your ASH!
haha thats so fu**** hilarious i forgot to laugh im not a c__t your a 1 cent cheap sale that needs to disappear
i try....sometime nah ill stick to my vodka
lol nope im actually am sober ad i was thinking the same to you and im done arguing with a child so if you please leave me alone.
JohnJacob im giving you a fair warning i am the one LIKING my DAUGHTER comments i don't know how your parents brought you up but they did a piss poor job! And you should be the one IGNORED by the whole population!
I could not agree more. How ignorant to talk to a lady like that. What trash. And to call someone a drunk. WTH is wrong with people. He and litter hater need to hang out. Sorry people are so hateful Rose!
i agree with you Carol 100% i dont normally defend my daughter Rose but in this case i couldnt take what this immature guy was saying
oh its okay i believe in Karma he'll get his
Amen girl, I will take up for my florida girl or any girl that these loser talk bad to. Hell I graduated in Okeechobee do they even know where that is or how rough it can be NOPE look out!!!!
oh snaps
LMAO you got to love these morons. This one and litter hater need to go and get a real life. Too bad Scooter is not on here, all hell would break loose... I always look for you two yall are great to talk to. JohnJacobJingleheimerschmit you need to get a frigging life. I would bet 100% you are single because no one would want a guy like this.
johnjacobstupid lilshi*didn't i say to leave me alone that also includes the ones im friends with and my family members
carol; wished scooter was here as well you can always send me an email if you want i can always give it to you
You jack off JohnJacobJingleheimerschmit leave everyone along. And do us all a favor go f....k yourself because no one else would give you the time of day. Yes Rose email me
obviously johnjacob you need to arrested for harassment because i said to leave me ALONE
Who needs jokes when we have morons from the mid-west posting nonsense about being forgotten, and other morons from who knows where calling them names and cursing at them?
There was a song, a work of art, actually, that proved scientifically the internet is for porn. However, these forums introduce a quantum of modification to the theory: The Internet is for Dolts.
i sent you a email in your inbox Carol :)
Hang in there Rose ... the JJJ felllow is another one of those characters who, because they lack the intellect to put together a proper thought, believe that profanity is an acceptable substitute.
I'll leave you with a quote from one of my favorite books I read as a kid "The use of too many profane, monosyllabic words is just a symptom of ones immaturity." It comes in useful in these exchanges.
The best thing to do, after tweaking a troll, is send it back to its room (den?) for its afternoon nap. Its mommy has been using the computer for a babysitter entirely too long today! :)
i agree with you and i think he finally decided to shut off and sleep
FYI JJJ i do have a job im sitting at my job now!
LOL That's another thing about trolls .. they are bored easily. Even THEY can't stand themselves after a while!
i did not waste it cause i AM the boss now be a god little boy and stop pestering me
Global warming is coming soon!
Dirk sounds like a real winner, lol. Dirk, I have something you can blow but its not made of snow. I hope his power goes out and his cell tower craps out. Maybe then we won't have to put up with his silly, hateful posts.
Oh and Paige, you must be REALLY desparate for business to resort to spamming a message board.
Guess it's hit and miss here; somehow, Dirk and the demos vs. repubs took over. Nothing new; idiot commenter, politics percieved as real political work but just isn't in any way taking over the real topic. Sometimes, I get lucky and real comments, topical ones, rear their heads and is a good board.
Not today I'm guessing. More about 'handouts, red states vs. blue states (is there any reality in that anymore.... really?), etc...' .
This is winter.... I live in Ohio... guess what? EXPECT SNOW AND ICE!!
I've already prepared, set the alarm for an hour earlier to safely get to work, compensating for what may happen, the 'what if's'... there's alot to be said for hunkering in, letting nature be nature.
It seems that many have forgotten winters' past; snow on Halloween, Thanksgiving, days snowed in ... it's really been abnormal that we've had milder winters, but given the solar flares and tectonic activity changing dominant ocean currents, weather patterns changing and all - some have made big bank on it, calling it anything but what it really is, others too young to remember what had been considered to be 'normal' (though this changes, perceptually especially, generation to generation).
Be safe all.... if too bad or too ill at ease, listen to your guts... call off.
So you got to put up with the snow for awhile...some other states have to also...no big deal.
Look at bright side..all snow melts..better for the crops..you make a lot of money..all happy!
Where I'm at, there are a bit of Amish folk... yes, the country. But, even having lived in the suburbs before moving, we'd gotten used to getting ready for power situations as well as extra supplies, food storeage, etc... when winter months came because we never knew exactly what was coming (and still don't, especially in northeast Ohio., all is speculative).
It used to be all helping all; now, most are worried about fender benders costing them their homes and savings; a small bump because of ice or snow, push vehicles along- perhaps exchange some information if damgage involved, but known risks and common sense in dealing with weather, work understanding if late, and all else that some of us remember.
Some will get this, some won't; but now a fender bender is equatable to $7K or more, lawsuits emminent, no loyalty per being late to work as 21 others are waiting in line for your job... and that's really all that's there any more, jobs - not careers - and god forbid cable, internet, or electricity should be out for a day or two. How many can even re-light their gas furnace?
Point is, especially when there's not much news (which anymore isn't a problem, all that's global is now our business as well, celebrities taking as much court as what's really important) we get 'tantalized' with news bits about........ wait for it..... what is TYPICAL winter weather!
Granted, in this 'age', we've got more sophisticated equipment and monitoring that does do well in fore- warning us in events of extreme YET normal variations of winter weather, spring and summer tornados, etc... and is life saving and helpfull to say the least. But, and this is a big but (ha ha) it does not mean that weather has gotten crazier, that common sense and logic shouldn't be applied, and that people, such as myself and family, can't find it to be something not only liveable but in some ways enjoyed as part of life and nature. Humbling and realistic if nothing elAse; it's all part of life and seasons.
Again... be safe, be carefull, and be realistic. We are part of nature, of the world; not plastic, not robots, not animals that can no longer tolerate or take part in natural changes. Use our heads and we'll be just fine. We wouldn't even be here if our ancestors hadn't.....
As with any natural disaster, we need to prepare ourselves accordingly. The hurricane on the East Coast and their subsequent two snow storms, the wintry weather on the West Coast, and now through the Midwest, were all predicted well ahead of time. If everyone took those warnings seriously, there would be no deaths nor would any rescuers be put in harms way to help those who were foolish enough to ignore the warnings.
Having grown up in the Midwest, I was taught to have at least two week's worth of food and water available in the winter, along with an alternative fuel source (if possible), warm clothing and blankets, an alternative cooking source (think butane camp stove), keep the gas tank on the car AT LEAST half full at all times (in case I got stuck in an unpredicted storm), keep a survival kit and blankets in my car, and candles and matches and/or flashlights (I like the the ones I can shake for power rather than the battery operated type). I taught this to my children, too, and give these adults an occasional reminder as winter approaches (that's the parent in me, I guess).
I remember looking forward to "snow days" from school, both as a child, and again, as a parent. They were "Make Cookies Day", "Let's Have Hot Chocolate Day", and "Chili for Dinner" days. They were days that slowed us down from the rush of everyday life, and gave us the opportunity to spend more parent & child time together. Dad got the fun of helping the kids build a snow fort, and Mom got a chance to fuss with her daughter's hair, trying out different hair-do's. Those were the days.
EVERYONE: Stay home and off the roads when requested by officials; and if you can call in to work for your "snow day", by all means, do so. Even if your company frowns on it, I have to ask: Is it worth taking the chance with your life in order to keep your job? I know having a job is important to your family, but if they don't have you, they lose more than financial instability! Hope everyone can enjoy their forced slowdown.
Oh the media! I get sooo sick of the dramatization from the media. IT'S WINTER... THE N.E. IS USE TO IT AND SO IS THE MIDWEST!! Winter weather is not NEWS - even when it is dramatized!
The only reason it seems like a bid deal is: Back in the 50's I lived in Illinois. We would get heavy winters and live through them until spring. The East Coast and West Coast had no idea what was going on because the media sources were not super mega stations that broadcast news from out of state about weather. The truth is, back in the 50's and 60's I lived in Illinois and Pennsylvania. During the 60's. in PA we had a storm that dumped over 4 feet of snow and winds that caused drifts to the height of 20 feet. Cranes had to be brought in to open roads. So all we are seeing now is MORE media coverage, more reporters and more reporters and media stations wanting the highest ratings. They all want to have the gift to predict the weather, but everyone should know. There is not one person that can predict, what a snow storm will do, until it is hovering over you. Sure, with the doplar radar they can see the strength and the direction of the storms, but even that can change on a moments notice. Everyone just needs to know how to get through winter. If not, move to Wisconsin for a winter month and get to know what it's like. Even here in MD, in recent years, we have had to dig out of 4 feet of snow on our driveway. How. Simple. I found a guy with a front loader. My driveway was open in 1 hour. People just need to learn one thing. When the media says it will snow heavy, or get heavy rains, or hurricane winds, don't rush out to the store to get supplies. You should have them, on hand, anyway. Why wait for a storm to hit to get them. I have been through thick ice and snow and deal with it when it gets here. No big story needed to scare the general unchallengeable people.
Well, its friday and this little blow dropped less snpw at my home than forecasted. I will never the less accept it as now they are saying another storm may occur monday-tuesday.
Stay safe and stay warm...
notice dirk's allegation about idiot democrats. POT=KETTLE??
It snowed 15.5 inches at my farm. About what they said it would. This is about normal. I laugh about all the hysteria. All the "I can't get out of my driveway. Put on proper mud and snow tires, they still make them you know, problems solved. Pick up an extra set of wheel for your vehicle have them mounted and balance, then in late fall put them on or have them put on and there you go. I run around in an F-150 2 wheel drive and all I do is put about 250 pounds of sand bags in the bed. Because it's winter, this stuff happens.
Common sense and a little preparation goes a long way. Yeah, the kids new to the winter driving game you expect to have problems and get stuck. After a few winters though, it shouldn't be a huge deal. Now if they would only plow the secondary roads and not just the main ones. Gonna have to call and ask the public works folks to get off their duffs and get it done. They have had it easy the past two winters and one storm this year they should have lots of salt and sand left fro years they didn't use any, so I think they could make an extra effort on this one. BEFORE the next one rolls in Monday-Tuesday.
Dirk McGirt16 banned for having multiple accounts.
johnjacobjingleheimerschmit also banned.
Sally........ C'mon you banned them before they could say "I know you are but what am I?" Now what am I going to do for entertainment? I'm in Kansas city most of the folks didn't come to work today.
Sally;
thank you so much
Thank you Sally!
Getting ready here in southern Wisconsin. Bring it on!!!
Lots of snowmobilers waiting in anticipation.
Now your talking. Do you all have those snow bikes there in Wisconsin? Motocross bikes with tracks?
I like using the quad racer. Nothing like ripping through 3 - 4 foot drifts with the wheels spinning 50 MPH.
So I'm suffering from "Liberal Global Warming" withdrawal????????? Since the winter turned nasty, and they are having the coldest winter in China in 35 years, I have not heard a peep out of the liberal so-called scientists. I got used to hearing that every cold spell, hurricane, tornado, small cool front, slight dry spell, and the flat tire on my car is a result of Gloabal Warming. Will some liberal please try to humiliate me, shame me, tell me I know nothing, call me a conservative "Non Believer" just once today so I can feel back to normal
badger wait till you get older, you will find your wheels spinning more and more frequently. mine do.
No problem simply take a shot of "Cimate Change" its kinda like global warming lite.
Scooter, watch out down below. LitterHater is lurking. I've watched you two go at it before.
get him scooter, he is very mean
Snow Day! Snow Day! Yippeeee
16 inches expected Sat night here in nh.A normal winter finally.It's normal to get a storm a week(sometimes 2)in Feb and it usually doesn't stop till early April.I have a foot and a half on the ground now and am happy we'll have enough water this summer.You guys out west should be lovin this snow..your drought is on the way out!Yah last winter was f^*^*ed up here...way too warm,we did'nt have a sugaring season,well a little one thta lasted like 2 weeks.
Dave, we got 15 inches here. But since a foot of snow is equal to 1 inch of rain, I don't think this will break the drought. But, we a glad to get it. It will kill the bugs, so they won't be as bad next spring. It did show how long it had been since the last heavy snow, most seem to have forgotten how to drive in snow. But, the plows are out and in a few days, the streets will be passable again, so it could be worse.
67 Bonneville guy:
If you had a clue as to what, and what results, climate change is about, you might then have the right to make the ignorant comments that you do. Only you can buy into what right wing POLITICIANS say, over what SCIENTISTS say.
What pray tell are the signs that climatic change is happening?
Why have the 12 warmest global years on record since the 1800s occurred in the last 14 years? That's right, the warmest year on record, happened in the last 14 years; the 2nd warmest year on record, the last 14 years, the 3rd warmest year on record, the last 14 years....................get the picture?
Oh, and where does liberal come into play??
I agree that precautions should be taken regarding storms, and common sense used when driving, etc., but remember the days when a foot of snow - in winter - was just a foot of snow, not something that we got "slammed" with, and not cause for a major headline? People shoveled their driveways, put the tire chains on, and got on with life, and they did it without dire warnings coming from weather services or elected officials. Were we tougher then, or are we in fact more sensible now?
C'mon now, it IS slammed, as many of these areas are not used to this much snow AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, our road crews are not prepared to clear and treat this amount. SLAMMED is a foot here, we don't get all that at once...maybe a foot per winter season at the most. You must be from the north where they actually clean the streets!! I am getting on with life as I had to go to work regardless & pray that I make it home on the untreated streets to my 4 children.
Actually, I agree with Hans, and I have lived in Nebraska all my life. When I was younger we used to get hit with storm after storm. Lots of snow. Actually, I'm sure we got more snow on average than we do now, or at least that's what I remember. But like Hans said, not a big deal was made about it. Most of us shrugged and said, well, this is Nebraska...buck up. We cleaned off the sidewalks and went on our way. Today, they make it a huge news event every time it snows, lol. I think people as a whole were just tougher back then and just learned to deal with it.
I grew up in Colorado. When we were kids if we woke up and there was snow we immediately went to our radio and listened for those beautiful words "district 60.... closed " we thought "YES YES YES snow day!"
Mom and dad on the other hand were thinking "oh no all three are going to be cooped up inside..all day.. with each other"
Our fun day turned out to be not so fun at the start when daddy would say "ok go shovel the sidewalks, put salt down and don't get it on the grass."
I live in upstate New York, where "slammed" doesn't apply for anything less than 18 inches. I do agree that we were tougher years ago, though. When I was in school, 8 inches meant leave for the bus stop sooner because you had to wade through snow almost knee-deep. Now the schools close on the basis of a threat of 5 inches, which may or may not show up.
As a storm chaser, I'm glad to see the plains get moisture in the late winter, early spring ... means more evapotranspiration fuel for storms this spring. But not doubt regardless what happens, it will be blamed on mankind .... ROTFLMAO
STexan
after chasing a storm and catching it ( i presume) do you getta keep it?
IA, once you get them stuffed into that large bottle, they're actually fun to watch!
PS: Don't set the container above the fireplace, as they have a tendency to "disappear"!
yea they do seem to over react to this stuff.In the middle of the country waiting for the stuff to hit and you would think it was nuclear war by the way radio and TV have been reporting.Great day for working in the garage and watching it come down.
I understand it does not sound like a lot of snow to many people, however my father lives in eastern Colorado. He is a rancher and is in the middle of calving season. Trust me, it is a major thing to calve out in the middle of a blizzard. You have to move cattle, feed extra, and keep an eye on any calves born during the storm so they don't freeze. That storm is right in the middle of cattle country, and that is partly the reason why it is such a big deal. Most people get to stay inside during a nasty snow storm. Ranchers have no choice but to be out in the middle of it.
Please stay safe! Stay off the roads if you can and if you use space heaters stay vigilant! Then light up the fireplace, fix homemade vegtable soup with warm bread on your Great Majestic wood cook stove, wrap up in a warm, soft, down quilt, enjoy a nice hot cup of herbal tea and find a fascinating book........let it snow, let it snow, let it snow..............
We had a Majestic once. You forgot the part about pulling a chair up to the stove and putting your feet (with wet socks still on them) into the oven to dry! I live in New England, and we chose (years ago) to live with wood stoves, oil lamps, and a hand pump at the sink. Hard living at times, but I have good memories of people rushing to the kitchen on cold mornings to dress by the stove, and of me sweeping snow off the attic stairs that went to my bedroom. Dogs and cats liked to park themselves near that stove too. I agree, let it snow!
Hans: I LOVE my Great Majestic!! Warms the whole house, makes the best bread, runs on wood so if the power goes out who cares? And yes-my Siamese loves it too! Ya'll take care now-stay warm......
Never had a majestic but my parents heated our whole 18 room house with just a very large wooddstove and a few box fans. The ivingroom was the most popular place in the house. Many morning I wouldd wake up to see all other 8 of my family members curled up somewhere in the livingroom. On the third floor where my room was you could see your breath most new england winter nights.
On another note, you'd think in the drought striken western states they would welcome precipitation in any form they could get it.
It's George Bush's fault.
Which one?
@ Boozer-1248521...thanks for the laugh
That's what I thought. So much of the NE of the country that voted for Obama needs to be thankful that GB caused global warming, else they and these other folks might have A LOT of snow to contend with.
Jen;
The stupider one.
In case you are looking for an alternative, Florida is open and ready. In Tampa and Orlando today, the temperature is forecast to be about 80 degrees. And we have white stuff too. It's called sand.
Was down there at the beginning of Feb. Came home to a blizzard and connecting flights cancelled in Chicago. .... Went from the white sand beaches to the white snow streets. Sucked.
Yeah but you also have Rick Scott and teabagger nation waving their medicare cards at us screaming about guvment run healthcare...but the sun and sand is really nice in the winter
Rick, ya need to quit hugging trees long enough to get around a little. These things only exist in your mind.
Waaaaaaaaaaaa Sally get a life, you are such a negative little B...ch and give women a bad name. Get lost. I pray everyone involved is safe. GM Scooter..
GM Carol, hows life? guess what? ....now keep this to yourself...but I hear tell its going to snow round here. Least thats the rumor.
LMAO good one. I know you are always on when it is weather. Life is good just rolling along and waiting on the weekend. Well last weekend we had snow here in SC and I loved it, it came and went all in 2 hours. Nice to see it come down and nice to see it leave. This weekend should be nice, well I hope anyway, can not wait for the race, DAYTONA BABY
I think the snow was smart, Carol. Left SC as soon as it could!
Yup and if I get the urge to see the snow I am only an hr away from the NC mountains and there I can see all I want
"And Danica takes the pole"...i nearly spit out my beer when the announcer hollered it like that last weekend on the T.V. at the club.
She sucks and dont belong in Nascar. The BIG BOYS will kill her the first few laps. I can not stand that sl.....t I know I about got sick when she took the pole as well. I will take anyone other than her or Gordon
tsk tsk carol ...she has a couple of small advantage's , after all...shes gotta be use to guys chasing her. And nobodies caught her yet ( course she hasn't met me yet, poor girl) and ....oh you mean on the track....
LOL Ricky knows her well. Stenthouse that is. He found her pants. lol
@ Carol
Come on, mountains in NC? Those are hills. lol
what ever maybe to you. Get a life and move on already
Poor guy , I know I certainly wouldnt have wanted that to happen.......sigh....
Hahahahaha I thought of Jr, when she announced her divorce, never came to mind Stenhouse
So, I'm not the only one who sat there, stared at the tv, and yelled, "Ricky, what the hell were you thinking??" LOL! Duels later today - shh...I plan to bring up the website on my computer at work to check things out...boss is on vacation...operations manager called in...I'm on my own!
Hell yea make it a day Ripley. I work from home so I plan to do the same thing. lol I hope someone puts her in the wall Sunday
oh for the life of the guy who would have to check her out after a crash...can you emagine?... and getting PAID for it to boot !.. heck i would do it for free.....some guys have all the luck.
Hans, sorry for the large print, first of all. Was doing something last nite that required it. But on to what you posit.
Yes , it's a foot of snow, but after around 10-12 years of reasonably mild weather during winter months, to be hit with a little sow means that the nation of couch potatoes, soft and flabby from too much pizza, has forgotten how to live real life.
We've forgotten what it is to shovel snow, or even know where that shovel is. Or we've run out of gas for the snow blower. Or we think those tires that say mud and snow mean that, driveable in mud and snow, regardless of six to 12 inches of same.
In other words, we've gotten soft and getting softer. We expect, not want, government to get that damned snow and ice gone, but are unwilling to pay taxes to get it done. We can't not pay for services and then expect them to be there only when we want or need them. We have to do our share, although I doubt we will.
Round here i would prefer they not touch it . I believe the city motto is...If ya cant fix it....make it worse.
Keep 'em coming, Scooter. You're on a roll today.
Central US
slammedstomped by up to a foot of snowslashes it's way through...
why does all news need to anounce a death toll on the headline is it just me or is this something new?
In case your keeping score......
Do people still live in the flyover states? ;-)
someone has to support those who don't i guess.
Are they supporting us with farm subsidies?
I live in eastern Colorado and according to this report I didn't get that foot of snow I just drove through to get to work.....I guess a foot of snow in Colorado isn't really news.
I grew up in Colorado heavy deep snow isnt news where people are suppose to be used to it, I live in eastern North Carolina now and a little dusting of snow will bring terror.
Same in SC we are not use to it and do not have the equipment to handle any of the white crap. Keep it out west we do not want it. Good day everyone.
Carol , We can use it here as can most of the Midwest. ya see there's this here thing called a drought and...
I have to move to South Carolina, so depressed, I will miss the snow. It is so beautiful and fun to play in.....and taking a brisk walk in the frigid air is really lovely, invigorating! I will take a snowy winter over god-awful hellish summers any day.
No me. I love the heat
Im with you Carol....figuratively speaking of course. ( just in case HE's reading this )
YEEEE HAWWWW got to love the heat. I am ready for spring already. But you know the old saying of winter....In like a lamb out like a lion. The first of winter was quiet now it will be pure hell for some.
Carol, heres how you can save money on beer goggles this summer.
1.Go to beach
2.See me in speedo
3.YEE-HAW becomes YEE-GAD
4.Wash eyes...
5. Discover its too late
6. Optometrist diagnosis severe temporary cornea damage
7. I look better
8. You saved money on goggles
9. win -win ( for me anyway)
Now that is a good one scooter. I love the beach, that is my white snow here. lol
lmao @ scooter
What's the big deal??? Like it never snowed before!!!!
this one starts on the ground and goes up. ....
Yeah, I grew up in Buffalo. Big deal. It is winter and it snows. Unless it is a prolonged blizzard with a huge amount of snow and white-out conditions, why is this even news?
Well.... I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!! This past summer, fall and part of this winter we did not get any moisture. I am glad we are finally getting a some much needed snow. Can't, wait to play with the kids in making snowman, snowforts and snow angels.... YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Glad you love it John...stop by my place i have a snow-shovel i would LOVE to introduce you to.
Scooter
we live in Phoenix. But i grew up in Colorado. My oldest was always wanting to "learn " how to shovel snow. So in 2006 we went to Colorado for christmas. That was the year DIA was closed due to a 4 foot snow (for 3 days). any way when we got to Pueblo my son was stoked. The next morning I woke him up and he was sooo excited.We went outside he asked how much is it, told him about two feet. he said "Ok do you have a snow blower" I said yeah wait here I'll go get it from the garage. When I came back the look on his face was complete confusion. I handed a snow shovel to him and told him "here is the model year 92, USA made Nathan powered snow blower." ;-)
101doc
Great One !!!!!...but like most kids i bet that was the exact moment the whining started.
For those who have to deal with kids like that, heres a simple solution, remind em if YOU have a heart attack...HE has to get a job rather then " hey dad can i get a few bucks?"...the show will magically disappear in a heartbeat.
Scooter
He just shrugged his shoulders , smiled and asked for the owners manual, so he "could safely operate the machine."
He didn't start whinning until it snowed overnight for the next three days and he had to get out there and do it all over again.
By the way when do they stop saying "dad can I have a few bucks" He is now 20 in the Navy stationed in Florida, he still calls "mom, can you put some money in my account?"
Good Kid doc. Ya gotta be proud.
Owners manual...loved it BTW.
Scooter
Yes we are proud of both of our boys. Youngest in college for Robotic engineering.
From your comments above about using V.A. for medical
SIR/MAM
Thank you for your service.
sincerely
"101doc"
326 med bat. 101st Airborne div. 88-98
Thank you both for your service.
To be fair 101doc. At least 20 years ago, your first year of service, you only made 450 bucks a month. lol
Most of the kids were go out and buy a new car out of the gate which leaves them more like 200. Then insurance and gas. Then poof, no more money. lol
That last 5 or 6 days before we got paid sucked. lol.
Sad
I think I made a little more, but I can't remember for sure could go look at LES (don't know why I have kept them) I went to college before I joined, so I started out as PFC, ETS'd as Sgt.
The oldest as soon as he got out of RTC (basic) and finished A-school(AIT) he bought a truck.
like you said "Poof" he is finding out not so easy come, but easy go. He probaly agrees the last 5-6 days stink. means he has to actually eat galley(mess hall) food.
I tried to tell him but you know how they are "mom don't know what she is talking about she was in a long time ago.... things have changed."
I just laugh and say "ummm didn't i say the wheels turn S-L-O-W in the military , they havn't changed that much."
I started at the bottom. E-1. :) I just looked it up. It was 880 a month gross. That was when gas was 1.25 a gallon even. They get 1500 a month now. That is more then I made as an E-5. lol. Still the money seems to go poof even easier. lol
he said gas is 3.79 on base and it takes him 60-70 to fill tank.
I tell him "ninny if you walk the 200 yards from the barracks to the clinic (he is corpsman)you could save fuel."
LOL he says if he walks that means he has to get up earlier(god forbid!) PT is from 0600-0700. he has to be at clinic at 0800. You would think that he could walk that far in an hour.
Help me hear, this story is about a winter storm isn't??? It's and not about health-care is it??? So why is someone writing about health-care ?????
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I guess, if you slip on the ice and fall and break your hip and have no health insurance...
I would love to, and i can sympathise with your plight being half deaf myself, but you really should see and audiologist to help. I use the V.A. myself .If that doesnt work try google.
IA, you beat me to the punch!
Homesick
At least if you fall on the ice and break a hip someone will come help you onto a gurney and into a nice warm ambulance.
If you slip on the ice and wind up doing the splits... those that pass by just laugh.
It's called "Winter".......................
comes right before ...flood, tornado,and summer. one of the four seasons.( not to be confused with Franky Valli's band of course)
4 seasons? Hmm, Minnesota only seems to have 2:
1) Hockey season
2) Road construction
McDirty sounds like a keyboard warrior!! Probably just some punk kid!!!
homesick yank.... Actually where do you live in SC. Here where I am it is not depressed we value each and everyday as we are handed and make it our best
don't let him bug ya carol he disparages everywhere...course that would explain the "homesick" part...and i have a pretty good idea where he gets the "yank" part as well.
OMG no one can get to me.... STAY POSITIVE. I hate some of these negative remarks but don't answer most not worth my time. I take life one day at a time my friend. Life is way to short.
All due to global farming. Now let's see people deny global farming!
goes along with the new menace "crop change" bet they deny that as well...
Two weeks ago in Boston, we got 24 inches. Last weekend we got only around 6 inches. This weekend they are predicting anywhere from 6 to 12 inches in the Greater Boston area.
We handle it just fine. Its the high winds, and power outages, or flooding from storm surge tides on the oceanfront properties that can put a bad day in your bucket.
But as far as the snow accumulation ...NO PROBLEM! Stay off the roads, let the plows do thier job, and when the sun comes out, its beautiful. Until it gets all dogpiss yellow, and black from road spray. Then you just pray for quick melt away. We are used to it, and usuallypretty well prepared. I'm sure they are in places like Chicago, and Minneapolis as well. Its the places that don't get it, that fall apart with a dusting on the roads.
Further evidence that the end of the world is coming soon!
Agreed and to help out i am selling magic rocks to protect people, only a 100 bucks. ( plus S&H of course)
Are those rocks from inside your head? ;)
No those are the voices. But back to rocks, how many should i put you down for?
The issue for people that live in the KC area is, they took all the money out of the budgets for snow removal.
On both sides of the state-line. We have like 10 trucks for the KCMO side for the whole area. They usually run out of sand and salt in the first half of winter. So that leaves them just plowing.
And everyone around here knows to stay off i-35. It becomes a death trap even in 1 inch of snow and heavy rains for that mattter.
If we want to get out of our neighborhood before Sunday, we have to shovel the whole street. Has been that way for at least 6 years. lol It is for good neighbor bonding time though.
Oh my fricken god its snowing in february!....first they whine about a drought, and now its too much snow...course the media is cumming all over themselves reporting on this storm....
MSNBC - it IS the winter and it DOES snow! I am quite shocked that you are reporting on snow other than the east coast! I'm glad you finally realize that there is quite a bit of land west of New York!
WTH do you want, they are in the NE give me a break....
I live in Minneapolis, all week long we have been told we were in for one two punch, today they are forecasting an inch of snow. How can forecasters be so wrong?
Govt. Funding. and employment.
It's a great job if you can get it - paid to be wrong most of the time...I hear CBS is looking for a new anchorman for the "News at Noon". (For those who don't know the story, google Rob Morrison.)
CBS? Would i get to meet Pauley Perrett?.. if so deal.
It's snowing in the mid west in the middle of winter? Can't be!
copy and paste this (soon because loop changes every half hour) and I'll tell you what the plan is and see for yourself... stop 1 foot forecast snow for Lincoln NE with "Dragon effect"!
latest dragon activity 7 am central repeat of yesterday at 5 pm --
- gulf of Mexico sweep east
-sweep "dry slot" from Mexico up the mountain range effect equalize pressure for stymy 4 corners low
-counter clockwise wind rotation Joplin stretch St. Louis effect drop storm south and east
-counter clockwise wind rotation upper Michigan effect equalize pressure, enhance dry slot east NE
Thus far looks like I developed correct formula for my goal.
I think you all should know what's really going on. If you can is key, because the government refuses to play truthful.
????
Kinda early to be that screwed up isnt it wuotan?
It seems loop address doesn't stay posted
nhc.noaa.gov/ go here and press satellite then central US water vapor loop flash it's last image in that group.
include www. to address for really good loop
It seems loop address doesn't stay posted
nhc.noaa.gov/ go here and press satellite then central US water vapor loop flash it's last image in that group.
oh....ok...wuotan....he says while smiling and looking for a club.
GO AWAY, you keep posting with different names when you are blocked you loser
so Lincoln is receiving dry slot, result light flurries. Thus far, predicted 1" before 9am is none. It started snow about 11am, predicted 4.5" by 3pm will most certainly be less than 1"; that is 4.5" under totals forecast . Foretold Dragon activity clearly indicated again.
hey hey Scooter, if you've found the club yet, welcome to the club.
the storm total snow at Lincoln 4.5" and dry slot southeast corner of Nebraska 3-6". The forecast without "dragon effect" was 10-12". My satellite show is really the big news, every point "dragon atmosphere sweep" showed well!
Snow overload went Missouri and this morning the counter clockwise easy to see at upper Michigan. The dry slot brought in on target. Happily, I have 24 hours of satellite loop recorded and will get it to youtube and photobucket, wouldn't want fault assign, remiss in the show is elsewhere.