Author Topic: Round 2, midwest storm again (Read 2649 times)

charby · « **on:** February 27, 2007, 08:02:21 AM »

Looks like a repeat of last weekend set for Wednesday.

El Tejon · « **Reply #1 on:** February 27, 2007, 12:35:29 PM »

Hang tough. We are set for more rain. Just what we need.

280plus · « **Reply #2 on:** February 27, 2007, 01:07:48 PM »

Oh yea, well how bout this time keeping that junk THERE instead of shipping it on over to us! angry

thebaldguy · « **Reply #3 on:** February 27, 2007, 05:14:49 PM »

The Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area will be getting 12-20 inches of snow by Friday AM. Clean up from the weekend storm is just about done. What timing! This one will be much worse because of the work week. Commutes will suck. Thank god the girlfriend and I live less than two miles from our jobs. The best hope now is for so much snow that they shut down the metro area.

Thor · « **Reply #4 on:** February 27, 2007, 05:54:52 PM »

It's a good thing I don't have much going on the next couple of days. A trip to St Cloud, MN tomorrow afternoon and a Drs Appt Fri afternoon in the Twin Cities. We had several 18+" drifts from the last storm. Took me THREE hours to clear the driveway from the last storm and THAT was WITH a two stage snowblower!! shocked

charby · « **Reply #5 on:** February 27, 2007, 06:01:01 PM »

We still have about 100k without power in Iowa, some might be out a total of two weeks. I was driving down to Des Moines for class after work and there was about 40 boom trucks heading north on I-35. All of them looked like they had Missouri plates and with PAR contractors. I hope the damage is minor after this storm coming. Weather forecast home said 1/4" of Ice, sleet, rain and 4-8" of wet snow through Friday. I know that 4-8" isn't much snow but last weekend the 9" in my yard had the consistency of ice cream.

-C

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #6 on:** February 28, 2007, 02:49:59 AM »

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I was driving down to Des Moines for class after work and there was about 40 boom trucks heading north on I-35. All of them looked like they had Missouri plates and with PAR contractors.

Good deal. Your guys probably came down to help us twice already, so...

El Tejon · « **Reply #7 on:** February 28, 2007, 08:35:30 AM »

*looks around*

So, where's all the rain they promised???

El Tejon · « **Reply #8 on:** February 28, 2007, 10:08:11 AM »

Never mind, here it is!

Oh, and it's a nice cold rain too which will likely turn the entire State of Indiana into an ice skating ring about 9pm.

Let's see what does Mr. Google bring me in "professional licensing reciprocity Tejas and/or GWR"? grin

crt360 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 28, 2007, 12:15:24 PM »

It's a nice here - partly cloudy, mid 70s, no rain.

Monkeyleg · « **Reply #10 on:** February 28, 2007, 01:21:54 PM »

Looks like it's going to miss WI. (No, not that Miss Wisconsin).

40's tomorrow with rain. The snow on the ground should get pretty much melted.

Moondoggie · « **Reply #11 on:** February 28, 2007, 01:53:25 PM »

I just came back from my trip to Chicago and Plymouth, WI. Lots of snow up in WI. Roads were fine. Every place in Iowa across I-80 had the lights on. Ditto Ill-annoy.

51* & sunny here when I got home this afternoon. Rain this evening, snow later tonight.

We have to run up to Omaha for Dr appts tomorrow...prolly be OK.

Gewehr98 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 28, 2007, 02:52:01 PM »

I moved back to Wisconsin on purpose.

I don't really mind snow.

Nor do I mind rain.

I *hate* freezing rain.

Can you say "Ice Storm"? undecided

charby · « **Reply #13 on:** February 28, 2007, 05:42:45 PM »

sweet.. we got a blizzard warning from 6am on Thursday to 6pm on Friday.

Haven't had that since last February!

-C

cosine · « **Reply #14 on:** February 28, 2007, 05:46:34 PM »

Quote from: Monkeyleg on February 28, 2007, 12:21:54 PM

Looks like it's going to miss WI. (No, not that Miss Wisconsin).

40's tomorrow with rain. The snow on the ground should get pretty much melted.

I've been waiting to golf for a long time. I like snow a lot, but it's now that time of the year where the faster it's gone the better.

El Tejon · « **Reply #15 on:** March 01, 2007, 02:25:07 AM »

That was fun.

A thunderstorm with orangish pink lightning. A spring storm in winter--someone call Al Gore. laugh

Moondoggie · « **Reply #16 on:** March 01, 2007, 03:42:00 AM »

They closed the AF Base, so no Dr's appt or us today.

Snowing pretty heavy right now. Some pretty heavy thunder an hour or so ago.

Glad I don't have a job to go to today.

I'll be on the snowblower for a few hours later, though. Got our place, MIL's place, and SIL's place to do.

charby · « **Reply #17 on:** March 01, 2007, 06:07:34 AM »

Interstates are closing here in Iowa. Pretty much every school is closed or closing early.

It is pouring down rain here in Ames, IA but soon should be switching to 2-3" an hour snow with 35mph winds. I'm glad I only live 2 miles from work. Good news is ISU beat Nebraska in BB last night at Nebraska.

-C

Gewehr98 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 01, 2007, 07:51:04 AM »

Freezing rain here this morning, then it switched to snow. I spread an entire 40lb. bag of salt crystals on the driveway about 0630, so my wife would have a fighting chance to slip and slide at intersections with everybody else out there. grin

I see most schools were at least 2 hours delayed, with some closed. It's since warmed up, closer to 40 degrees, so that's a good thing before the next wave hits.

Manedwolf · « **Reply #19 on:** March 01, 2007, 08:57:54 AM »

Quote from: Gewehr98 on March 01, 2007, 06:51:04 AM

Freezing rain here this morning, then it switched to snow. I spread an entire 40lb. bag of salt crystals on the driveway about 0630, so my wife would have a fighting chance to slip and slide at intersections with everybody else out there. grin

I see most schools were at least 2 hours delayed, with some closed. It's since warmed up, closer to 40 degrees, so that's a good thing before the next wave hits.

I have a basic rule. If I start out in the morning and go sideways instead of forward, I call in and work at home instead.

thebaldguy · « **Reply #20 on:** March 01, 2007, 01:50:57 PM »

We have 8-10 inches in the Twin Cities metro area right now. A lot of schools/jobs were closing early today due to the snow. We might have a snow day tomorrow. Even high school hockey playoffs were cancelled.

It's a bad storm when they cancel hockey in Minnesota.

cosine · « **Reply #21 on:** March 01, 2007, 01:57:34 PM »

We've got a nice bit of fog here right outside of Milwaukee now. We got some 4 inches of snow last night (that's what it appeared to be on the driveway), but we didn't get as much rain today as I was expecting.

thebaldguy · « **Reply #22 on:** March 02, 2007, 06:07:39 PM »

We got about 16 inches of snow over the last day. Lots of schools and businesses were closed in the Twin Cities area.

We did manage to walk to three blocks to the corner bar/restaurant for dinner tonight though. Watched cars slide through intersections when I went out for a smoke. So it wasn't too bad. Only in Minnesota.

El Tejon · « **Reply #23 on:** March 03, 2007, 03:03:20 AM »

What guns will you buy with all the FEMA checks you'll be receiving, bald?

thebaldguy · « **Reply #24 on:** March 03, 2007, 06:51:02 AM »

Quote from: El Tejon on March 03, 2007, 02:03:20 AM

What guns will you buy with all the FEMA checks you'll be receiving, bald?

I only wish...think about how funny that would sound:

Minnesota gets winter storm; FEMA checks for one and all!

Too bad most of us here are prepared/experienced with winter.

It's actually nice here today; 25 F and sunny. Wear your sunglasses today because the combination of bright white snow and sun is blinding!

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Author Topic: Round 2, midwest storm again (Read 2649 times)