Very Early 2/21 Weather Thread

[wartknight]

You'd think that KC drivers were from Miami. 10 inches of snow and the roads looks like a parking lot, the airport is closed, etc. Nice live coverage

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Do you remember what our interstates looked like during that storm before Christmas? Kansas Citizians don't exactly have a monopoly on poor winter driving.

 

[ianoconnor]

I've had 2 classes canceled today already, no snow in sight. This is awesome

These professors really need to step their game up.

 

[CynadoAlley]

Have my first class cancelled tomorrow as a lot of kids were emailing the professor about wanting to go home early.

Must be dominated by freshmen..

I'm not complaining though.

 

[Tailg8er]

Do you remember what our interstates looked like during that storm before Christmas? Kansas Citizians don't exactly have a monopoly on poor winter driving.

Yep. Driving east on I-80 a couple days after that storm there seemed to be more cars in the ditches than there were on the road.

 

[00clone]

Nobody gives a **** what happens in Omaha.

This guy disagres:

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Jim Suttle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[wolverine68]

Looking for educated opinions here. There is supposed to be a performance of a play tonight, the director is insisting that it will go on tonight (the show, get it?) but I think we should cancel. Thoughts?

 

[00clone]

Looking for educated opinions here. There is supposed to be a performance of a play tonight, the director is insisting that it will go on tonight (the show, get it?) but I think we should cancel. Thoughts?

Is this a theatre or school thing? If school, you're making the decision for kids, I'd lean towards cancelling. If theatre, the attendees can choose to attend or not, the cast...depends on how far they're travelling.

 

[chuckd4735]

Looking for educated opinions here. There is supposed to be a performance of a play tonight, the director is insisting that it will go on tonight (the show, get it?) but I think we should cancel. Thoughts?

Theres no crying in theater. Man the **** up.

 

[wolverine68]

Sort of half and half. It's a college production. Oh, and it's in Des Moines.

 

[khehr]

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.

Urban myth. Schools do not have to serve lunch to have it count as a day if they are dismissing because of weather.

 

[cyfanatic]

Urban myth. Schools do not have to serve lunch to have it count as a day if they are dismissing because of weather.

Correct...they just have to show up! That counts...although a district might look poor for doing so but once the school day starts they could cancel it for an emergency and count it as a day.

 

[UNIGuy4Cy]

This thing looks like it is dying out

 

[cyfanatic]

This thing looks like it is dying out

I get that feeling too...or I am just tired of waiting for it to get to NE Iowa. Still going with the experts that are predicting 5 to 7 inches here...

 

[cyclonefan1983]

This thing looks like it is dying out

I agree, I think anywhere north of Des Moines is going to get some dry air from the north and limit snowfall in half for Ames all the way to the Iowa/Minny border!

 

[cyfanatic]

Where are the professional forecasters? Wait...unlike myself, they are probably being productive!

 

[CYCLNST8]

Where are the professional forecasters?

 

[Clones21]

From the radar its almost looking like Des Moines isn't going to get hit that bad.

 

[cyclonefan1983]

Jim Cantore just posted this on Twitter, Its what I said an hour ago...

Jim Cantore ‏@JimCantore
DRY SLOT of the storm will drastically cut down our snow totals in Lincoln, Omaha and Des Moines: http://www.intellicast.com/National/Radar/Current.aspx?location=USKS0523&animate=true …#IAwx #NEwx

 

[carvers4math]

Coming down heavy in southern Iowa now.

 

[cytheguy]

So why exactly did schools in central Iowa let out 2 hours early?