I got a match

For those of you on the Missouri side - how has MODOT been at clearing this mess from the roads?

We didn't get hit as hard as you guys here in STL, but they've done a piss poor job here. Major internal roads are still covered in spots.

That's the porch on the back end of the house genious.

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Got 18" here:(

Then +30 mph winds = 4-5 ft drifts. I walked past my bird feeder that I didn't think was drifted much and sank up to my knees. Also, my little Ford 8N tractor decided it was too much and wanted to go back to the barn.

I have a long (150 yrd) half circle gravel drive plus the normal 2 car driveway. I like farmer neighbors:) He came and did it 20 min with a big JD 4wd tractor. I want one of those...

Main streets were treated pretty quickly, considering how bad it was. For 2 lane streets, it's usually one lane almost completely clear and one lane where you're just rolling the dice. Side streets are still a shitshow from what I've seen and heard. Somebody was stuck on my side street this morning..

It's a Jeep thing.

That's awesome.

**** I might drive to KC and do it myself. This is the only way.

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We’re supposed to get snow and ice here tomorrow. That’s always fun with a town full of people not used to snow.

not a good thing in Tx. Saw that was going to happen.

Prayers.

Hope your roof has an ice shield

Haha I love it

Ahhh... they joys of home ownership. The insurance, the taxes, the ever increasing bills and the maintenance.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee....

The freezing rain started at 7am and it’s just terrifying. This photo of the current accumulation sums it up. Thankfully, all the schools were closed for this nightmare!

Just started snowing in JoMo.

Those use to be fun to break off.

For the second week in a row, all across the nation. This is nuts.

https://www.weather.gov/

Encountered freezing fog down here in Northern Texas. Nasty stuff. They blocked the highway completely off by Sherman.

Beautiful and dangerous at the same time

Freezing fog sounds like an unholy alliance of Stephen King’s The Fog and the White Walkers from Game of Thrones.

Didn't get more than an inch from the weekend storm. Just mostly ice, but last night we got about 5 inches here in southwest MO. Made a snowman with the girls today. Little shits have been on 3 weeks now. They were supposed to go back Tuesday.

Finally left the house. Seems fine!

Knew he didn't have a job

We always make fun of those that freak out with 2 inches of snow. But we know those people are at a massive disadvantage compared to us in the north

We use salt. It lowers the freezing point of water and makes roads drivable. Even after the roads dry out, there is a layer of salt that forms on the roads and stays for the next snow fall. When it is 30 below, the road salt makes a nice white film.

We have plows. A LOT OF PLOWS. My city's snow plow drivers are crazy good. So are a lot of them across the state. They put in long days when it snows.

We experience it a lot and are used to it.

We buy 4wd, AWD and some cars still put on snow tires.

Smart people know when to stay home.

Truth. I remember being on I35 in a sleet/snow mix. We cruised through KS following the snow plow and traffic immediately came to a halt at the OK border. The interstate was covered in hard packed ice and they were trying to clear it with maintainers. They didn't have any plows or salt.

The goon session finally ended.

Yep, I have been driving on crappy winter roads all my life, starting with a two wheel drive pickup, with sand bags in the back of the bed to add weight. That was an adventure. At this point, I put dedicated studded snow tires on my 4x4 Duramax in the winter. With the clearance and those tires, it will go anywhere.

Plus Torque if you have to plow through a drift or dig in some slush or something.

Your dude here has wound some engines pretty hard in snow...

Try Dallas on after a little ice storm, I 35 look like a pinball machine

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">shorts. on. <a href="https://t.co/JEoavfoAAY">pic.twitter.com/JEoavfoAAY</a></p>&mdash; Meteorologist John Zeigler (@JohnZeiglerWX) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnZeiglerWX/status/1879857859095388249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Been there, done that.

And then, it hit!

Got a coworker heading up to Brainerd today to do some ice fishing. Won't they be suprised come Saturday morning

Then this coming in

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Snowstorm in North Florida next week?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ghc9f7rW...pg&name=medium

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Ok, something that grinds my gears.

How come weather forecasts mostly tell you what the wind chill is going to be but not the real temperature? Ya it's gonna be cold and ya it's gonna be windy. Duh. I mean if it was die in 15 minutes cold WC I'd understand.

People I reckon are that stupid?

-12 this morning.

Oh, and this is take a kid ice fishing for free weekend.

In the 80s, Springfield,MO had no plows. 6 inches of snow and the town was closed for days.

Good thing it ain't the winter classic. Brainerd is coming up too.

Guess they call it hockey day in MN, not the winter classic.

The Dew in the garage will slush over when I open it MMMMMMM....Slushy Dew

We aren't much warmer than you are. Tomorrow night they're talking -10 or lower with wind chills near 40 below.

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The older I get, the more I understand the Snowbird People in Florida and Arizona.

Me too. Someday, we are hoping to do Jan-April in AZ.

You're not just whistling Dixie my friend. I'm jealous of the snowbird life.

We are definitely leaving the Midwest at some point. I just can't do it anymore.

I hear you but I just will never leave Iowa. I love it here and now I have to many grandchildren anchoring me down. I think the key to maintain outside activities throughout the winter. I have my hockey rink, cross country skiing, walks, disc golf if weather permits.
My other strategy is 2-3 weeks in Mexico in February

My grandparents started going to Texas in 1964. They were 55 and 49. By that time, my Grandfather had terrible arthritis-many years of horse drawn everything and working with his hands. By the time he got to Tulsa, he was better. He could not tolerate cold, not even AC.

When my sister got married-1988, she wanted a December wedding. They said there was no way they would be there if it was December. I get it but still a bit selfish. It only would have been 3 days if they played their cards right.

I never saw them at Christmas--ever. Just phone calls and letters.
Not sure I could do that to future grandchildren, a few weeks and months yes, with visits in between.

My brother in law (60) is in Palm Springs all winter and does not like to come back. Then wonders why his grandchildren do not know him as well. Hmmm.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Your eyes are not fooling you. ��<br><br>The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the Gulf Coast. ⚠️<br><br>4 inches of snow is forecast to blanket Houston, Texas on Tuesday. If that verifies, it will be their largest single storm snowfall since February 14-15,… <a href="https://t.co/mWetm1i70C">pic.twitter.com/mWetm1i70C</a></p>&mdash; Chris Martz (@ChrisMartzWX) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisMartzWX/status/1881116541279936585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Many schools here closed for cold and wind chill. After a 4 day break for us.
We had Friday off for grades. Sat, Sun, MLK, and now today.

Our city school (SUX) had school scheduled Monday, no MLK day off. They canceled city school but all the other rural towns had late starts. Low Monday morning was 2 below with a -18 wind chill.

2 hour late start this morning, with a 26 below wind chill.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An unprecedented BLIZZARD WARNING has been issued for the I-10 corridor down to the Gulf of America in southeastern Texas through southwestern Louisiana from Port Arthur and Beaumont through Lake Charles and Lafayette! I repeat, a blizzard warning is in effect for even the Golden… <a href="https://t.co/WHljbvsxcQ">pic.twitter.com/WHljbvsxcQ</a></p>&mdash; Reed Timmer, PhD (@ReedTimmerUSA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ReedTimmerUSA/status/1881661857574043684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It’s near blizzard conditions on the New Orleans lakefront with up to 6 inches expected in the city.<br><br>Parts of Louisiana can get up to 10 inches of snow. Most interstates and elevated highways are shut down.<a href="https://twitter.com/FOX8NOLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FOX8NOLA</a> <a href="https://t.co/dWe58wvC4j">pic.twitter.com/dWe58wvC4j</a></p>&mdash; Andrés Fuentes (@news_fuentes) <a href="https://twitter.com/news_fuentes/status/1881699041798664287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Crazy.

Damnit, I want my Global Warming back!!!!

That isn't what global warming means but ok.

I'm sure he knows.


But snow in the south is not unusual no matter what nuts today say. We have had times of snow in all lower 48 and all 50 states.

Days like today happen. People forget that and in today's world, people are stupid.

I think most here know this too.

Weather I don't like = climate change

Got 3" - 6" of snow here on Galveston Island, depending on where you're at. Personally, I got about 5 inches of snow in my yard. My dog is having a blast! All in all, it's pretty cool. Nobody doing anything crazy, like driving off the sea wall. Yet...

I’m just north of there and got zilch. Again.

Well it is supposed to be a low of 46 degrees here later this week… and only warming up to about 67 degrees for a high.

We’re easily over three inches here in the Mobile area and it’s still coming down strong. Absolutely insane.

Pensacola Beach Florida

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It was -14 when I got to work this morning. If I could punt a (name cute animal of choice here) and guarantee we could have a day like that the rest of the month (season), I'd throw my hip out doing it.

Actually, this is the first time in history that Florida has been under a Blizzard warning. Florida has only seen measurable snowfall a half dozen times in the last 50 years. Many places in Florida have already surpassed their record snowfall amounts. Meaning days like today have actually not happened in the history of Florida.

5-8 inches of snow tonight here.

Heh. That's awesome.

https://media2.giphy.com/media/FOfe8...phy_s.gif&ct=g

Nine inches in Daphne, AL. Insanity!

Watching fox weather. They got some talent.

Today is already 30 degrees warmer than yesterday

Yep. We are up 35 degrees over yesterday.

Yesterday afternoon, even though it was 20 and not the -12 we had in the morning, felt Hella cold

It feels so great! I am getting sick of wearing all these layers.
The past week has been keeping me busy filling the woodbox.

Yikes

Pensacola beach at sunset with 6-8 inches of snow on the ground.

Snows not quite over in Tulsa, but close enough. High wind, ice, snow, and the next few days extreme cold (for here) of -3 actual temp for Thursday morning. Brrrr!! Wind chill of -15 approximate. February :doh!:

I would guess it used to be like that in Tulsa many years ago. It was the norm.
Now it is rare.