Winter weather thread 2009-2010

[Hammer]

I am in Indianapolis this week and this snowstorm is causing total armageddon here! 3"-5" is going to shut this entire city down http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[NeedMoreFans]

They keep upping the predicted amount for Madison. At first it was 1-3, then 3-5, then 4-6, now 6-8.

[Invader3K]

Why can't it ever just snow overnight and be done? I hate this constant snow in the middle of the day stuff.

[colbyjack]

Cars are piled up left and right on the highway, with some people out there apparently thinking that driving 50 mph in this stuff, when everyone else is going 20-25, is safe. Be safe out there, and stay home if you can.

[Baldkin]

The Milwaukee totals I've seen have ranged from 3-6" all the way up to 12-18". I really wish the weather services would make up their minds!

[Invader3K]

Cars are piled up left and right on the highway, with some people out there apparently thinking that driving 50 mph in this stuff, when everyone else is going 20-25, is safe. Be safe out there, and stay home if you can.

Which highway?

 

I already changed some plans for today based on the weather, personally.

[colbyjack]

Which highway?

 

I-94 East and West were terrible in both directions, from Waukesha County into Milwaukee County.

 

"Cars piled up left and right" may have been an exaggeration, but there were quite a few cars that had spun out and a few fender benders. There isn't a ton of snow, but what is on the ground is super slick. They are now saying that it will take 45 minutes to go from Moreland to Hwy 100 on I-94 East. I know some people aren't in a position to stay home, but that's just crazy.

 

The commute home is going to be a nightmare.

[JumpinMacFlash]

Coming from Hartland to Wauwatosa was a nightmare. I left home at about 7:20 a.m. and I pulled into work a little after 9 a.m.

 

The commute home is going to be a nightmare.

 

A truer statement has never been typed.

[milwaukeesportsfan]

I got lucky today. I didn't have to come in to work until 10:00, and I work until 7:00, so I should miss both rush-hours, hopefully. It's not that bad, if you just take it slow. Sadly, not everybody understands this concept. Four-wheel drive helps, as well.

[Patrick425]

Took me 1.5 hours to get from Waukesha to Milwaukee this morning. Left at about 6:50.

[owbc]

Getting over 6" is going to be a challenge in the Madison area. The Milwaukee area should see just light snow for the next few hours before the lake effect really starts to kick in this evening...hopefully after rush hour.

[homer]

And remember, having an SVU does not make you Steve McQueen in "Bullitt" or Gene Hackman in "French Connection". I routinely see just as many 4 wheel drive vehicles in the ditch as I do two door hatchbacks.

[Gobias Industries]

Well put homer. I drive a 4wd, but routinely have big trucks (and even small fwd cars) pass me during snow storms. It brings a smile to my face to see these people in the median several miles ahead.

[Patrick425]

I'm usually a fairly agressive driver, to put it mildly. However, I turn into a complete granny when the weather is like this.

[milwaukeesportsfan]

I've learned my lesson from driving my 4 x 4 pickup too fast in the snow. The left lane might look tempting when there's nobody else in it, but there's usually a reason why nobody else is in it. I've had a few close calls from basically driving like an idiot just because I had a bigger vehicle than everybody else. Now I just shake my head when I see people driving like I used to.

[JonnyLungs]

Four wheel drive doesn't help you stop any better. I think many people fail to make this connection.

[PlayerHader]

I enjoy this thread too much and am almost disappointed when it goes away. Anything fun coming up in the foreseeable future, Weather Man?

[owbc]

There's a risk of some light freezing rain this week--especially Thursday. Forecasting has been trouble lately because the models do not do a good job picking up on the giant inversion caused by the snowpack. For about the last week, the temperature has been as much as 10-20 degrees F warmer about 1/2 mile aloft and it is difficult to predict which days the warm air will mix down to the surface.

 

For the long term, we have finally moved into a typical El Nino pattern, with California getting tons of rain and temperatures at or above normal in the Midwest. Looks like a good chance of rain on Saturday night actually, changing to some light snow/flurries on Sunday. Beyond that, temperatures should stay at or above normal with another chance for a decent rain/snow storm sometime around January 26-28.

[TooLiveBrew]

And for those of you who don't habla Español, "El Niño" is Spanish for... "the Niño"

[Invader3K]

And for those of you who don't habla Español, "El Niño" is Spanish for... "the Niño"

I've never understood that saying. Doesn't Nino mean, "boy?" I've also heard it refers to the Christ child.

[whizkid]

"El Niño was originally recognized by fisherman off the coast of South America as the appearance of unusually warm water in the Pacific ocean, occurring near the beginning of the year. El Niño means The Little Boy or Christ child in Spanish. This name was used for the tendency of the phenomenon to arrive around Christmas. La Niña means The Little Girl. La Niña is sometimes called El Viejo, anti-El Niño, or simply "a cold event" or "a cold episode"."

 

Source

[RyDogg66]

And for those of you who don't habla Español, "El Niño" is Spanish for... "the Niño"

I've never understood that saying. Doesn't Nino mean, "boy?" I've also heard it refers to the Christ child.

[craigharmann]

I really like winter in Texas. I can put up with the 20s for highs, when about 2 weeks later, we're back to the 70s for highs.

[PlayerHader]

Really? It is warm in Texas?

[adamb100]

This cold weather we've had this week is insane.