All three canceled days this week here in CR the district has announced it at 3:00 exactly. Classes let out at 2:50, so I think they were specifically waiting for classes to be out today, before making an announcement about tomorrow.
***Official 2024 Weather Thread***
- Thread starter wxman1
- Start date
Winter storm warning 9PM Thursday-5PM Friday then Blizzard warning until noon Saturday. Wind chill watch (will be upgraded later most likely) Saturday through Tuesday morning.
There won’t be a single school in the state that has school.
We are 11 days into 2024 and this thread is 48 pages already. We are ******.
The Des Moines Dome strikes again
Went from dome to snow globe in a matter of like 96 hours.
Farmer’s Almanac has been spot on so far. There is even a passage in there that says there will be a major storm the second week of January. No ****.
A blizzard has to meet certain criteria for sustained wind speeds for a period of time and significant visibility impacts that we don't really see very often. Like hours long white-out conditions.
On this date in 1975 what was called "The Blizzard of the Century" hit the midwest. In Eastern Nebraska and western Iowa snow amounts were about or a little more than is forecast for tonight and tomorrow however the winds gusted to 80mph and15 people died as did over 100k of various livestock.
Hopefully this one isn't quite that, but it sounds like it will be close.
Hopefully this one isn't quite that, but it sounds like it will be close.
It’s because OP started the thread before January 1. Bad karma.
Back in my day. Page 48 meant about spring time
$50 says Ankeny is 2 hour delay until the last second
(ok in this case you're probably right but we all know they'll be the last to close)
