***Official 2024 Weather Thread***
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I thought about going after it when it first started, but I didn't want to get trapped on 90, and it's dark so that's not good either. I'm working in Janesville so if it had started earlier I may have went after it.
1 " of snow expected and brining the road like 2" of ice? And they wonder why the roads turn to crap so soon.
My wife mentioned that they brined the roads yesterday, but MAN this morning it felt like the crews were woefully underprepared for this. Very slow going out there, and at least in Waukee, a lot more than 1"
Cedar Rapids area got just a tiny bit more than a dusting...but the roads felt slippery this morning. 61 degrees this coming Wednesday though!
Here in the Des Moines area when they have a surplus, about this time of year they start dumping the excess on the freeway and I have seen where there is so much that when it dries........the dust created by the traffic is as bad as a country gravel road.
It's really interesting how the whole perception of winter weather changes as we get into the end of the winter. The roads throughout most of the metro were ******* throughout the morning commute, and worse than that on back highways and side roads. Hardly any 2-hr delays and hardly any weather coverage buildup even though there was a decent amount of snow throughout central Iowa. Granted by noon the ground temperatures dried off all the roads and started melting snow in a hurry, but it's still funny to think about how differently we react to snow events later in the year.
