This is how I feel! I love storms...but this one is going to cause a lot of people some serious headaches! Don't like the thought that people might not be able to spend the holidays with their families!
Official Winter Storm Thread for 12/21 - 12/26
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This is how I feel! I love storms...but this one is going to cause a lot of people some serious headaches! Don't like the thought that people might not be able to spend the holidays with their families!
There are so many different takes out there on this storm that it's really hard to know who to believe. Saw this on the Accuweather.com weather forums (yes, there's a place on the 'net to talk weather).
http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu114/eBayKid/map.jpg?t=1261415555
Link to the thread were I saw the above image: http://forums.accuweather.com/index.php?showtopic=15796&st=2760
Is that a prediction from like 2 days ago ?
That is several hundred miles South and East of the model tracks from this morning
Here's my take:
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If the storm come in east or west of where its expected of course you need to move the lines accordingly. In areas that stay all snow as was mentioned earlier in the thread, over a foot is likely. Right now Sioux City looks to be in the bullseye for the heaviest snows with some soundings showing over 2 ft of snow.
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If the storm come in east or west of where its expected of course you need to move the lines accordingly. In areas that stay all snow as was mentioned earlier in the thread, over a foot is likely. Right now Sioux City looks to be in the bullseye for the heaviest snows with some soundings showing over 2 ft of snow.
From what most of the weather experts are saying, we won't know what will happen till tonight or tomorrow. I am sure someones prediction made so far will come true, but we just have to wait till more than one person agrees with each other lol.
Thats because the storm is just coming onshore now, the models tend to have a better handle on systems when the get more concrete data from reporting stations on the west coast.
Just bought chains for my car in case we run into this muck on the way home... I don't plan on using them unless it gets really, really bad.
I wouldn't even consider chains except that I'm driving from NYC to NE Iowa, and I'd like a little extra security in the waning hours of the trip. If it gets crazy out, the chains are going on. Last year on this trip we hit some serious snow in ohio and indiana and counted over 100 cars in the ditch, including a double trailer fedex ground truck.
I've never used chains before, and hopefully won't have to this time either. Anyone have any experience with them? I got some from Thule, so I'm hoping they are as easy to put on as they advertise to be. Chains seem pretty rare in Iowa (I'm assuming because IA is more or less flat).
I wouldn't even consider chains except that I'm driving from NYC to NE Iowa, and I'd like a little extra security in the waning hours of the trip. If it gets crazy out, the chains are going on. Last year on this trip we hit some serious snow in ohio and indiana and counted over 100 cars in the ditch, including a double trailer fedex ground truck.
I've never used chains before, and hopefully won't have to this time either. Anyone have any experience with them? I got some from Thule, so I'm hoping they are as easy to put on as they advertise to be. Chains seem pretty rare in Iowa (I'm assuming because IA is more or less flat).
You put the chains on the ground in front of the tires and drive forward then attach it is actually pretty simple.
Maybe it's just me but I've never heard of anyone using chains to travel around in Iowa. Not even the Appalachian Mountains. I thought that was just a Rocky Mountains thing.
It pretty much is helps with going up and down the roads in the mountains. But added traction can never hurt.
Aren't they also illegal unless there already is a certain amount of snow on the ground?
Iowa Code 2001SUPPLEMENT: Section 321.442
The law is pretty vague, which I would presume would be a good thing if you're looking to use chains.
I've never seen a vehicle in Iowa with them on, though.
They seem to be popular in upstate NY and in the Delaware river valley/eastern Pennsylvania. I agree, about not seeing a lot of people in Iowa use them though, usually reserved for trucks fitted with a blade plowing out parking lots...
Hopefully the plows are out and keeping the roads pretty much clear. Last year sucked as the plows couldn't keep up in Wisco on the interstate.
Due to the speed constraints, I'd really rather not have to use them at all. I'd much rather drive 45 on semi clear roads than less than 30 on snow full roads. The chains I got have a quick release mechanism, so taking them off only takes a few seconds. I'll be damn happy to remove them if I end up having to put them on...
Must be because I've lived in/around larger cities for my entire life, which I'm pretty sure first outlaw chains on city streets, and second salt trucks render chains unnecessary (or are supposed to).
