Good decision. When I checked NWS earlier tonight, at least 50% chance of snow up here from Wed into Friday.
20% for wintry mix Tuesday/Tuesday night.
Official Winter Storm Thread for 12/21 - 12/26
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Good decision. When I checked NWS earlier tonight, at least 50% chance of snow up here from Wed into Friday.
20% for wintry mix Tuesday/Tuesday night.
With the last blizzard a couple weeks ago, all the models were in agreement and we could tell days out that a foot of snow was going to happen. This time it's a different story. We do know that we will likely be impacted by a major winter storm during the Wednesday/Thursday timeframe but the details including precipitation type and intensity aren't as clear. It could be another snow event or a wintry mess including frozen/freezing precip. We're all looking forward to the details on timing and such that should begin to clarify themselves later tomorrow I would think. So pretty much yes it looks like a storm of some type somewhere near here and we'll find out more details tomorrow and Tuesday. Sorry I can't be more helpful now, but it would be foolish of me to attempt it when we just don't know yet. If you leave tonight, travel should be ok...:wink:
All I know is that Tuesday morning I leave to drive to Oklahoma for work, Wednesday about 5 PM I'll head back to Ames (get here about 2 AM), grab some stuff from the house and head to Cedar Falls for Xmas with my fiances family, then Christmas morning we head over by Clinton for my families Xmas and no amount of snow or ice will stop me.
Nope, and don't plan to be either. 2 years ago I drove from Wichita, KS to Des Moines in a snow storm so I can handle it
how well you can or can't handle it will be determined more likely from the other drivers on the road.
You have all these people driving down the road at 10 or 20 under the speed limit but still tailgating the car in front of them. It really makes you wonder about some of these people out driving around.
You weren't driving your avatar were you? Have you been to the Shelby county Speedway?
this is very true. Someone starts fishtailing in front of you, and no matter how well you were keeping it in control, they may limit your options. I was driving up to Dubuque few years back in december, and the car in front of me started to lose it. In order to avoid that car, i ended up doing a 360 while going through the median and stopping on the shoulder of the median facing oncoming traffic. Very scary experience.
I've lived in the DSM metro 13 years in March and Old Man Winter hasn't prevented me yet from making it home for Christmas, this time around...i'm not sure. My wife and I went to the store tonight and bought all of the fixings for a Turkey dinner on Friday.
I'm ******, I'm supposed to be driving home to Newton from Chicago on Thursday for Christmas. However, it looks as though it might be a little hard. If it's going to be really bad Thursday, I can drive home late Wednesday night after work. But, It sounds like it might be bad both of those days. I hope I don't have to spend Christmas all by my lonesome at my apt, unable to make it home...
Sounds like if you wait to leave till Christmas day it might be ok to drive. Not ideal but may still work out.
Yeah, I might be having to do that. I guess I'll just wait and see Wednesday morning to see what the weather is going to do. Hopefully something happens and the storm heads farther south or something.
Really doesn't look like that's going to happen. Pretty good chance this is going to take Iowa head on.
The one potential out here is if this thing can pull the warm air in strong enough and far enough to change a lot of this to rain. Of course, this opens the door to frz rain too, but the best case here may be a ton of rain...
Well darn...
Now, saying I had to travel to get home and the roads were "driveable" when would be the best time to tackle I-80 from Chicago to central Iowa? Late Wednesday night or Thursday morning?
I imagine if there is a time period where there is less than 1" of snow a hour the interstates will stay somewhat clear. Those usually have priority over other roads. If there is alot of wind and blowing snow it may not matter when you leave.
How true.
I was walking out of work tonight and apparently there was a tiny tiny bit of freezing rain, covered my a nice layer of fresh snow and I damn near fell flat on my face. Kinda funny after the fact because I could just picture the look on my face when it happened, but scared the crap outta me. :biglaugh:
