Midweek snow storm

**cowgirl836** · 12-19-2012, 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by alarson

Phone going off at 4am for a blizzard warning... not cool

haha, this happened to my boss this morning too. She thought it was her alarm so she just started getting ready....then realized it was only 4am. I can see the usefulness for a tornado warning, but a blizzard isn't usually a surprise by the time it comes around.

**Wesley** · 12-19-2012, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by cowgirl836

haha, this happened to my boss this morning too. She thought it was her alarm so she just started getting ready....then realized it was only 4am. I can see the usefulness for a tornado warning, but a blizzard isn't usually a surprise by the time it comes around.

The weather guys must crank up at 4 am. It probably drums the warning home if you wake up.

**packattack425** · 12-19-2012, 09:47 AM

Two questions...

Will my flight home to Des Moines be delayed from Dallas this afternoon?

Will I be able to drive from Des Moines to Milwaukee Friday?

**JP4CY** · 12-19-2012, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by packattack425

Two questions...

Will my flight home to Des Moines be delayed from Dallas this afternoon?

Will I be able to drive from Des Moines to Milwaukee Friday?

Doubt it, the world ends that day.

**Tailg8er** · 12-19-2012, 09:50 AM

Guess this is the 1 instance where I'm glad I haven't updated my phone yet!

**M6WS6** · 12-19-2012, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by packattack425

Two questions...

Will my flight home to Des Moines be delayed from Dallas this afternoon?

Will I be able to drive from Des Moines to Milwaukee Friday?

Depends on flight time, but afternoon you might be alright. Late afternoon evening you might be hosed..

I would assume Friday will be driveable and pry OK, but you definitly wont set any record times.

But, who knows, all a guess.

**GrindingAway** · 12-19-2012, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by cowgirl836

blizzard warning starts here at noon tomorrow. I'm really hoping for a snow day!

Roads were icy as **** this morning, but I was fine until right at the very slight hill coming down to turn into work. I'm going slow but I can see the road is sheer ice. And who is waiting to turn in but my boss. I was about 85% sure I was going to have to just go on by and come back because I couldn't get slowed down to turn because if I braked any harder (as in actually using them), I was pretty sure I would end up hitting my boss's vehicle. No bueno. Thankfully, there was a small clear patch right before the driveway that I could get some traction. The whole time I'm thinking "do NOT get in two crashes in one week, do NOT get in two crashes in one week!"

Women drivers...

**wxman1** · 12-19-2012, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by packattack425

Two questions...

Will my flight home to Des Moines be delayed from Dallas this afternoon?

Will I be able to drive from Des Moines to Milwaukee Friday?

What is your flight number?

**wartknight** · 12-19-2012, 10:42 AM

Should we be concerned at all about any rain falling first and freezing?

**brianhos** · 12-19-2012, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by packattack425

Two questions...

Will my flight home to Des Moines be delayed from Dallas this afternoon?

Will I be able to drive from Des Moines to Milwaukee Friday?

What time is your flight? It is not supposed to start snowing in DSM until after 4pm.

**alarson** · 12-19-2012, 10:45 AM

Earl's GIS Radar Site Overlays Page

12z NAM model updated. Calling for a foot in des moines.

**cowgirl836** · 12-19-2012, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by GrindingAway

Women drivers...

You hush!

It was a man who hit me last week, and it's all men who drive the snow trucks and never salt/clear the road in front of work. It's always the worst road that I have to take.

I'm also in a car 20 years newer than the one I had last winter. And that car, for all its faults, was a beast in the snow. So not only am I adjusting to winter driving again, I'm having to handle it with kid gloves until I know exactly how it handles.

Is that weather alert thing to your phone something new? About 20 minutes ago a bunch of phones and a radio started buzzing and they all said they got an alert. I've heard them on the radio before, but I can't remember it hitting all the phones.

**ianoconnor** · 12-19-2012, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by alarson

Earl's GIS Radar Site Overlays Page

12z NAM model updated. Calling for a foot in des moines.

Oh snap.

**cowgirl836** · 12-19-2012, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by wartknight

Should we be concerned at all about any rain falling first and freezing?

in the southern areas, I would be. Which I suppose is most of you. It's supposed to stay right around 30-33 here for the next 36 hours, then start getting cold.

**CtownCyclone** · 12-19-2012, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by cowgirl836

You hush!

It was a man who hit me last week, and it's all men who drive the snow trucks and never salt/clear the road in front of work. It's always the worst road that I have to take.

I'm also in a car 20 years newer than the one I had last winter. And that car, for all its faults, was a beast in the snow. So not only am I adjusting to winter driving again, I'm having to handle it with kid gloves until I know exactly how it handles.

Touched a nerve there?

Originally Posted by cowgirl836

Is that weather alert thing to your phone something new? About 20 minutes ago a bunch of phones and a radio started buzzing and they all said they got an alert. I've heard them on the radio before, but I can't remember it hitting all the phones.

Mine has been doing it for a while. Yesterday, mine blew up about an Amber alert in San Antonio. I found where to adjust the settings on what you get alerted on. Turned all of them off that I could turn off.