Hail is more common here in warmer months. We will get sleet & rain which freezes on contact in winter.
Interesting weather predictions.
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Hail is more common here in warmer months. We will get sleet & rain which freezes on contact in winter.
The GDOT has already issued an advance warning for people to stay home Monday. People are flocking to the grocery stores, stocking up on stuff as the odds for a power outage are rather good.
It's supposed to start snowing here in the next few hours and not stop until Tuesday.
It's supposed to start snowing here in the next few hours and not stop until Tuesday.
Not the same thing. It falls as rain and freezes the second it hits the ground or whatever else it lands on. They cause a lot of damage by bringing down trees, power lines and poles etc.
Ryder this will give you an idea what an ice storm can do. When I was trucking back in '98 I ended up there about a week or so after it happened and the ice was still about 6" thick or better on the side roads. The outlying areas looked like they were bombed. Not hardly a tree left standing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfcNRWefEEU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfcNRWefEEU
My hometown! They are expected to get 7+ inches of snow tonight.
Tell him to do himself a favor and not drive.
He is suppose to be at work in the morning for orientation.
Oh my... that's a lousy thing to have to deal with. Does he have far to drive?
Its flooding over this way at the moment - its 2011 the world is falling apart people!! :24:
It's getting ready to end next year so enjoy it all you can.
I am hoping they allow him to come in late. He has a few miles to go. It is very hilly there.
With any luck it just might snow enough so even the brass can't get in.
I've spoken to a few of my friends up there recently, and it appears most everything will be shut down. Everything school/Govt related is already announced as closed. Hopefully he won't be expected to deal with treacherous travel. It's very hilly up in those (beautiful) North Georgia mountains.
He just called. They postponed orientation until Tuesday. I am relieved.
That's good to hear. People who can't drive in winter conditions shouldn't.
It's snowing here effective 20 mins ago... and not supposed to stop until Tuesday.
The grocery store reminded me of being back in Florida when a hurricane was off the coast. Sheer panic. LOL
The grocery store reminded me of being back in Florida when a hurricane was off the coast. Sheer panic. LOL
Haha. I went to the grocery store a couple of hours ago. There were no eggs left. They were working on refilling the bread and I got one of the last 5 gallons of milk. Oddly enough, they were sold out of yogurt too. Man, it was nuts.
That's great news Fred.
I have some good news as well. They canceled our 2 feet of snow and changed it to rain. How the heck do they do that?
My son did get snow. We only got rain. Very little ice which is a good thing. No power outtages so far for us.
Got 4-5 inches of snow at my place in Atlanta. Now freezing rain is falling on top of it.