December 18, 2008
Holy Snow!
All day they have been talking about this huge snow storm that is going to hit tonight. It's been the typical "stir up the panic" campaign from all of the news and weather sources. Even the official weather alert reads horrible.
" ONCE PRECIPITATION BEGINS... IT WILL FALL IN EARNEST AS ABUNDANT MOISTURE IS DRAWN INTO THIS STORM SYSTEM. SNOW RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR WILL BE COMMON FOR MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM ACROSS NORTH OF I-88 AND I-290. SNOW RATES IN THUNDER SNOW COULD BE 2 INCHES PER HOUR OR HIGHER.TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS BY FRIDAY MORNING... TAPERING TO 3 TO 5 INCHES CLOSER TO INTERSTATE 80. AREAS FARTHER SOUTH WILL EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION IN EXCESS OF A HALF INCH IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN INTERSTATE 80 AND US-24 BY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON FRIDAY. "
That just sounds horrible!
I wonder if when I wake up in the morning I'll have this in which to contend.
Personally I think we'll get about 4 inches. Probably not much more. The local weather people always seem to over predict.
Man, it's not quite as bad as that photo yet, but looking at the cars out on the street the snow is almost up to the bumpers, which is pretty damned impressive... and the city hasn't bothered to plow my street yet. I am having doubts about my car's ability to get me to work today, although I'll probably give it a try.
Posted by: Shadoglare at December 19, 2008 07:40 AMDude, the Weather Channel sent Jim Cantore to Chicago. That means Chicago will be screwed.
We are suppose to get 6-9 inches.
About 5 on the ground now, plus we had some sleet earlier. They say it should stop around 2.
I think we will get closer to the 9 inches.
Posted by: Quality Weenie at December 19, 2008 08:00 AMBecause some moron will go out and drive into a drift then b!tch at the local radio/TV/newspaper that there was no warning that there was going to be be so much snow.
Because some parent is going to be p!ssed off when school gets cancelled, all the day cares are closed, and they can't find anyone to watch the kids at the last minute and they *could've* looked for a sitter if only they'd had some warning.
That's why the frickin' idiot media over-predicts.
BTW, we got at least a foot.
Posted by: Roses at December 19, 2008 04:09 PM
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