Snow storm and ice storm this weekend

[Bennettjh]

Do you all go buy a bunch of fixins for french toast at the last minute or a few days before?

Mmmm...french toast

I'm going to the store to get some ingredients before the storm hits.

 

[LEaSH]

The local news love to lay it on thick, don't they?

People eat it up like the french toast.

 

[Mackey]

Thank God for Global Warming or we all would freeze to death.

I'm calling for a little smattering of sleet and a dusting of snow, so please.... leave the bread and milk alone.
Thank you.

 

[stevee]

Finally finished replacing the flexplate on my old Suburban. Next time i'm going to put that distributor back in as soon as I get those tranny bolts out. I cant imagine living long enough to need to do this again. Still have plenty of jobs in the jar but they don't require crawling on my back in the driveway. Maybe it's time for a snowblower. I live on a corner and envy those who only have to shovel their front walk.

 

[Lammchop93]

Finally finished replacing the flexplate on my old Suburban. Next time i'm going to put that distributor back in as soon as I get those tranny bolts out. I cant imagine living long enough to need to do this again. Still have plenty of jobs in the jar but they don't require crawling on my back in the driveway. Maybe it's time for a snowblower. I live on a corner and envy those who only have to shovel their front walk.

We got a small Toro(?) snow blower a couple years ago. It has been amazing. Takes no time to do the driveway. It also paid for itself by taking it to big neighborhoods and doing peoples driveways for $15 or so.

 

[Caleb]

Only two professions can lie regularly and still keep their jobs...politician and weathermen.

 

[Stschil]

Don't forget to go to the gocery and buy up as much milk and bread as you can stuff in your car/truck. You could be stuck for months on end.


Just a little pre-panic implied purple to stoke to fires.

 

[RedneckReject]

Don't forget to go to the gocery and buy up as much milk and bread as you can stuff in your car/truck. You could be stuck for months on end.


Just a little pre-panic implied purple to stoke to fires.

Thanks for the reminder. I actually do need to get milk, eggs, and bread. But it's not due to panic. It's due to the fact that my kids drink a lot of milk and love peanut butter sandwiches. The eggs are just because I like them and I am out

 

[Cpl. Klinger]

From one of the best meteorologists around:

A Winter Storm Will Hit Our Area On Friday! I Have Sleet / Snowfall Accumulations Plus A Timeline Inside... - WDRB Weather Blog

This guy is too good to be a TV weather dude. Sounds like he actually crafts his forecast and doesn't just repackage the NWS guys.

 

[Naptown]

Got the BFG TA's on the Suburban and 15gal of gas for the generator

That's my man. Love the BFGs. #prepared

 

[Naptown]

Only two professions can lie regularly and still keep their jobs...politician and weathermen.

Not convinced the weather guys are liars... Now the politicians on the other hand....

 

[churchmouse]

We have 2 4WD vehicles. Tanks are full and did the store on Tuesday. Gas for the genny's...battery back ups for the lights and electronics.
Probably will not need any of it...hardly ever do.

 

[w_ADAM_d88]

Not sure what to believe?? I've heard everything from 1-2 inches all the way up to 12 inches, and that it's going to start anywhere from 16:00 this evening to 05:00 tomorrow.

 

[aaron580]

So my take from these forecasts is we will get no snow and be stuck with rain and cold humidity. About right y'all think?

 

[Caleb]

So my take from these forecasts is we will get no snow and be stuck with rain and cold humidity. About right y'all think?

Either way, you'll be surprised or disappointed

 

[jamil]

This guy is too good to be a TV weather dude. Sounds like he actually crafts his forecast and doesn't just repackage the NWS guys.

I'm sure if you asked him, he'd tell you just how good he is.

 

[Cpl. Klinger]

I'm sure if you asked him, he'd tell you just how good he is.

What I mean is, it sounds like the guy has an actual functional understanding of the mechanics of weather, versus the majority of other TV weathermen, who just repackage the NWS forecasts under their own shiny packaging. I've spent a day shadowing the folks at NWS Indianapolis, and they are top notch folks, who actually "get" weather. A lot of TV weather talking heads don't even have degrees in meteorology (seriously, see this ). This guy has what seems to be a understandign of the various models, comparisons between them, model blends and the like. I may not agree 100% with his interpretations, but then again, a lot of time, the NWS guys argue about it too. Read their forecast discussions sometimes, very interesting reading.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

This guy is too good to be a TV weather dude. Sounds like he actually crafts his forecast and doesn't just repackage the NWS guys.

Exactly. When it comes to severe weather, he does an excellent job of explaining what is going to happen and when he thinks the NWS or SPC are wrong, he says so...on the other hand, when he says get ready, you'd better hang on.

Indinapolis does a poor job with my area of the state--weather-wise.

 

[jamil]

What I mean is, it sounds like the guy has an actual functional understanding of the mechanics of weather, versus the majority of other TV weathermen, who just repackage the NWS forecasts under their own shiny packaging. I've spent a day shadowing the folks at NWS Indianapolis, and they are top notch folks, who actually "get" weather. A lot of TV weather talking heads don't even have degrees in meteorology (seriously, see this ). This guy has what seems to be a understandign of the various models, comparisons between them, model blends and the like. I may not agree 100% with his interpretations, but then again, a lot of time, the NWS guys argue about it too. Read their forecast discussions sometimes, very interesting reading.

Exactly. When it comes to severe weather, he does an excellent job of explaining what is going to happen and when he thinks the NWS or SPC are wrong, he says so...on the other hand, when he says get ready, you'd better hang on.

Indinapolis does a poor job with my area of the state--weather-wise.

At the risk of further perpetuating the shift in this thread towards Marc Weinberg, I'll just say this. His "me" complex notwithstanding, I have to admit that he does add color to his forecasts and they are often more accurate than his competition. You can tell he's really into "weather". He used to be a storm chaser. But he does like to make sure people know how good he is. Makes it entertaining I guess.

Weinberg seems to think it could get pretty bad this weekend. We'll see. Better to be prepared than not.

 

[Cpl. Klinger]

At the risk of further perpetuating the shift in this thread towards Marc Weinberg, I'll just say this. His "me" complex notwithstanding, I have to admit that he does add color to his forecasts and they are often more accurate than his competition. You can tell he's really into "weather". He used to be a storm chaser. But he does like to make sure people know how good he is. Makes it entertaining I guess.

Weinberg seems to think it could get pretty bad this weekend. We'll see. Better to be prepared than not.

See, this is why I just follow the folks at the NWS. No bias, no "god complex." Just straight forecasting.

Back on topic, I just had a stretch of some kind of precip run through Franklin a few minutes ago. Looked liquid, but the air temp is mighty cold.