Very Early 2/21 Weather Thread

[FDWxMan]

@edwilsonwx13hd MT Kansas City mayor declares state of emergency. pic.twitter.com/wdpAJQI6zN

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[Trice]

I'm trying to figure out why Belmond Klemme is letting out at noon. Snow won't even hit there until around 5 will it?

I'm wondering about Ankeny, for that matter. Is it really that unsafe to have a couple of inches of snow on the ground by the time school lets out?

 

[SaraV]

I just made it to Ottumwa in Southeast Iowa, do you really think 10 or more inches is coming our way???

I would plan on at least 8, and yeah 10 doesn't seem to be a stretch.

I would bet you'll end up with more than Des Moines.

It appears it is starting to snow in Lamoni now.

*crapmutterblechmuttermeh*

I'm hoping the athletic directors of a couple of schools would get their stuff together and decide whether or not playoff basketball games are going to be played or not.

 

[cyfanatic]

State HS bowling championships are postponed...heard that nugget on the radio this morning.

 

[Gunnerclone]

State HS bowling championships are postponed...heard that nugget on the radio this morning.

Will my skybox tickets still be good for the reschedule?

 

[bawbie]

Also any idea what Friday morning commute will look like?

The first 6-8 hours it's supposed to snow heavily, and that will be the primary snow provider. Once that passes, the wind is supposed to die down and then very light snow will fall for the rest of the event.

So, based on what I've read, the visibility should be good by friday morning commute, but who knows what the roads will be like.

 

[wartknight]

I'm wondering about Ankeny, for that matter. Is it really that unsafe to have a couple of inches of snow on the ground by the time school lets out?

Ames out early too.

 

[bawbie]

I'm wondering about Ankeny, for that matter. Is it really that unsafe to have a couple of inches of snow on the ground by the time school lets out?

When the snow starts with this one, it's supposed to go from cloudy to heavy snow at the rate of 1-2" per hour very quickly.

 

[FDWxMan]

I'm wondering about Ankeny, for that matter. Is it really that unsafe to have a couple of inches of snow on the ground by the time school lets out?

The problem is, when it starts, there really shouldn't be much of a ramp up. Pretty close from nothing to 1" or 1.5" per hour in just a couple minutes.

Plows won't even remotely be able to keep up for the first wave of heavy snow. Probably not worth it to roll the dice on the timing and end up sending a bunch of 15-17 year-olds out on the road in that.

Belmond is probably far enough north they could have gotten away with a full day, but the risk if it backfired is also much higher there due to a higher rural student %.

 

[ISUAlum05]

So, when should this heavy snow be hitting Ames?

 

[ISpyCy]

Jim Cantore is in Lincoln...**** just got real.

 

[bawbie]

So, when should this heavy snow be hitting Ames?

I'd guess 1:43.

 

[MissouriCyclone]

So, when should this heavy snow be hitting Ames?

I've heard 4-5 pm....

 

[3TrueFans]

I'd guess 1:43.

That's as specific as you can get? Don't quit your day job, bawbie. I need seconds.

 

[2020cy]

Full school day after lunch, so they just say **** it, let's go home. Also get to store and get the 5 day supply of milk and bread before everybody else.

 

[bawbie]

That's as specific as you can get? Don't quit your day job, bawbie. I need seconds.

I should have been a real weatherman and said 1943Z

 

[Tailg8er]

I'm wondering about Ankeny, for that matter. Is it really that unsafe to have a couple of inches of snow on the ground by the time school lets out?

Agreed.



Back in my day, rabble rabble rabble...

 

[FDWxMan]

Kansas City has had thundersnow and snowfall rates at times hitting 3in/hr.

 

[00clone]

The city of Wichita just had a press conference in which they explained that they don't plow residential streets because "it would create snow piles at the end of driveways and around parked cars"...So?

Allrighty then......remind me of this tomorrow when I'm b****ing about the plow cimng thru right after I do the driveway....guess that's better'n Wichita's plan.

Any video of this event? I think the populations of IA, MN, WI, MI, and locales familiar with the term 'lake effect snow' would immensely enjoy such folly.

 

[00clone]

ANy chance you could get Arielle to take over your CF account for a while? Or have her set one up and join us here? Would love to ummm, get her input on the storm

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