WEATHERMANIA

by **The Rube** » Fri 8/03/12 11:30 pm

dxmnkd316 wrote:Yeah, I saw the radar signature and grabbed the flashlight. This is the kind of storm that knocks out power.

Yep. I heard from a friend in Bemidji, said it was wicked. Heard from a friend in Montrose, said it was disappointing (lotsa rain, nothing severe). And finally a buddy in Duluth said it was weakening hard up there. I didn't know what to expect while looking at the radar.

by **The Rube** » Fri 8/03/12 11:36 pm

And.....barely a drizzle right now. It's gonna hit hard and quick, ladies and gentlemen.

by **WPoS** » Sat 8/04/12 7:42 am

The Rube wrote:And.....barely a drizzle right now. It's gonna hit hard and quick, ladies and gentlemen.

like you cruising the ladies at the bar?

W

by **The Rube** » Sat 8/04/12 8:36 am

WPoS wrote:
The Rube wrote:And.....barely a drizzle right now. It's gonna hit hard and quick, ladies and gentlemen.

like you cruising the ladies at the bar?

W

by **Chris83** » Sat 8/04/12 9:04 am

THAT was some kick-ass wind last night. No trees down, but a lot of branches in the yard, a number of which I heard hitting the house during the storm. Whew!

by **rowshkex** » Sat 8/04/12 12:10 pm

I can TASTE fall coming...

by **dxmnkd316** » Sat 8/04/12 12:13 pm

I stepped outside today and I'm not going to lie, I thought it was actually a bit cold.

by **gopher6** » Sat 8/04/12 5:13 pm

dxmnkd316 wrote:I stepped outside today and I'm not going to lie, I thought it was actually a bit cold.

Its to be in the 40's in Ndak tonigtht :ahhh:

by **davescharf** » Sat 8/04/12 9:03 pm

dxmnkd316 wrote:I stepped outside today and I'm not going to lie, I thought it was actually a bit cold.

Agreedbut it feels so good sitting out on the porch tonight

by **george** » Mon 8/06/12 3:58 pm

dxmnkd316 wrote:I stepped outside today and I'm not going to lie, it was actually a bit cold.[twitter=][/twitter]

Was it the wind blowing up your skirt?

by **team22tank** » Mon 8/06/12 4:53 pm

george wrote:
dxmnkd316 wrote:I stepped outside today and I'm not going to lie, it was actually a bit cold.[twitter=][/twitter]

Was it the wind blowing up your skirt?

That is a burn! :laptop:

by **Greyeagle** » Mon 8/06/12 5:00 pm

by **dxmnkd316** » Mon 8/06/12 6:20 pm

george wrote:
dxmnkd316 wrote:I stepped outside today and I'm not going to lie, it was actually a bit cold.[twitter=][/twitter]

Was it the wind blowing up your skirt?

Pretty weak. even by your standards.

by **george** » Tue 8/07/12 7:28 am

dxmnkd316 wrote:
george wrote:
dxmnkd316 wrote:I stepped outside today and I'm not going to lie, it was actually a bit cold.[twitter=][/twitter]

Was it the wind blowing up your skirt?

Pretty weak. even by your standards.

It's all you deserve....

I save my good material for those who actually matter.

by **dxmnkd316** » Tue 8/07/12 7:39 am

george wrote:
dxmnkd316 wrote:
george wrote:
dxmnkd316 wrote:I stepped outside today and I'm not going to lie, it was actually a bit cold.[twitter=][/twitter]

Was it the wind blowing up your skirt?

Pretty weak. even by your standards.

It's all you deserve....

I save my good material for those who actually matter.

Ouch.

by **Zwak** » Wed 8/15/12 8:50 am

I don't know about anyone else but I had my longest (non-winter) commute today. My half hour drive took an hour and a half.

by **skiier32** » Wed 8/15/12 11:03 am

Zwak wrote:I don't know about anyone else but I had my longest (non-winter) commute today. My half hour drive took an hour and a half.

I don't normally commute, but had a meeting in Wayzata that took me an hour and 25 minutes to get to, should have been 45 minutes. See pet peeves for further complaints!

by **Hammy** » Wed 8/15/12 4:33 pm

Zwak wrote:I don't know about anyone else but I had my longest (non-winter) commute today. My half hour drive took an hour and a half.

Maybe if you'd move to the better side of town, you wouldn't have that problem. If I recall correctly where you work, I can reach that building in less than 10 minutes from here in Plymouth. :wink:

by **Zwak** » Fri 8/24/12 11:24 am

Incredibly windy in South St. Paul last night. Can't remember ever having such high winds and storm like conditions without actually receiving any rain.

by **WPoS** » Fri 8/24/12 1:14 pm

Zwak wrote:Incredibly windy in South St. Paul last night. Can't remember ever having such high winds and storm like conditions without actually receiving any rain.

power went out in Eagan at my place around 1 AM or so, heard they JUST got it back on...and yes, no rain...

W

by **GoldenRube** » Mon 10/29/12 6:19 pm

So...What is the over and under on how many brave reporters we will see being whipped by wind on the Atlantic shore? :dope:

by **bonesaw** » Mon 10/29/12 9:18 pm

GoldenRube wrote:So...What is the over and under on how many brave reporters we will see being whipped by wind on the Atlantic shore?

I live in Philly. Every.single.effing.channel.

by **Armadillo** » Mon 10/29/12 9:48 pm

bonesaw wrote:
GoldenRube wrote:So...What is the over and under on how many brave reporters we will see being whipped by wind on the Atlantic shore?

I live in Philly. Every.single.effing.channel.

Oh, suck it up and go get a cheesesteak.

Tony Luke's. American. Wit-out.

Hell yeah.

by **The Rube** » Mon 10/29/12 9:52 pm

I heard it's raining on the east coast or something? I guess it's a big deal. *shrug*

by **dxmnkd316** » Mon 10/29/12 11:21 pm

I see the headline "3 Dead as Sandy Ravages Through New Jersey" and it took me three times not to read it as "3 Dead as Randy Savage Through New Jersey"

by **gopherguy13** » Mon 10/29/12 11:50 pm

Some of the pictures people are tweeting are pretty crazy...

Ground Zero:

Lights going out in Manhattan:

by **WPoSforever** » Tue 10/30/12 12:50 am

Apparently a power plant exploded in NYC.

edit: starts around 15 seconds.

by **WPoS** » Tue 10/30/12 6:31 am

WPoSforever wrote:Apparently a power plant exploded in NYC.

edit: starts around 15 seconds.

must not service the local area

W

by **Composer** » Tue 10/30/12 7:00 am

US Wind Map. Also, look at the gallery.

http://hint.fm/wind/

by **Zwak** » Tue 10/30/12 7:58 am

Normally it really bugs me when the east coast gets hit by a storm and makes headline news when any other region getting hit by the same storm would barely get noticed. This is an exception. This is an incredible storm. It further strengthens my belief that I will take a blizzard over a hurricane any day of the week.

by **psych** » Tue 10/30/12 9:06 am

It is ridiculously windy HERE, thanks to Sandy. That is how massive this storm is.

by **gator** » Mon 11/12/12 12:05 pm

Left my place at 5am in downtown Mpls. and it was chilly. Left the gym in Roseville at 7am and there was a dusting at snow. Got to White Bear Lake clinic at 7:30am with no problem. Got redirected to Bandana Square clinic at 9:30am with no problem. Coworkers looking at the traffic on the computers and it's a real mess out there. 94 on the east side looks like a ice rink.

by **Luckygirl#13** » Mon 11/12/12 12:43 pm

Took me an hour and a half to get to work today. Hwy 100 was a freakin' parking lot. And it was totally dry!!! :chainsaw:

Welcome to winter driving. Ugh.

by **rowshkex** » Mon 11/12/12 1:02 pm

Luckygirl#13 wrote:Took me an hour and a half to get to work today. Hwy 100 was a freakin' parking lot. And it was totally dry!!! Welcome to winter driving. Ugh.

I did one of these: :ahhh:

...when I saw the electronic traffic signs this morning... I was driving westbound on 62, and the drive to 394 via 100--normally a five minute drive--was listed at OVER 35 MINUTES. :ahhh:

(Fortunately I didn't have to take either 100 or 169... :mrgreen:

)

by **gopher6** » Mon 11/12/12 1:35 pm

rowshkex wrote:
Luckygirl#13 wrote:Took me an hour and a half to get to work today. Hwy 100 was a freakin' parking lot. And it was totally dry!!! Welcome to winter driving. Ugh.

I did one of these:

...when I saw the electronic traffic signs this morning... I was driving westbound on 62, and the drive to 394 via 100--normally a five minute drive--was listed at OVER 35 MINUTES.

(Fortunately I didn't have to take either 100 or 169... )

494,169,100 all still bumper to bumper at noon :ahhh:

by **g_manpucker** » Mon 11/12/12 1:37 pm

by **Beauner** » Mon 11/12/12 1:41 pm

gopher6 wrote:
rowshkex wrote:
Luckygirl#13 wrote:Took me an hour and a half to get to work today. Hwy 100 was a freakin' parking lot. And it was totally dry!!! Welcome to winter driving. Ugh.

I did one of these:

...when I saw the electronic traffic signs this morning... I was driving westbound on 62, and the drive to 394 via 100--normally a five minute drive--was listed at OVER 35 MINUTES.

(Fortunately I didn't have to take either 100 or 169... )

494,169,100 all still bumper to bumper at noon

494 West?
I left my house around 7:10 this morning (about 10 minutes earlier than normal because we just moved to a new building so we were all eligible for half an hour of overtime to get set up and I usually arrive 20 minutes early). I take Cedar Ave to 494 West and got here in the same amount of time it normally takes me (45-50 minutes). I didn't think it was too bad this morning. I thought when I woke up and saw snow that I was going to be hosed.

by **solar** » Mon 11/12/12 2:23 pm

i think Veteran's Day business closures (banks) helped traffic out a bit today.

by **rowshkex** » Mon 11/12/12 2:51 pm

Beauner wrote:
gopher6 wrote:
rowshkex wrote:
Luckygirl#13 wrote:Took me an hour and a half to get to work today. Hwy 100 was a freakin' parking lot. And it was totally dry!!! Welcome to winter driving. Ugh.

I did one of these:

...when I saw the electronic traffic signs this morning... I was driving westbound on 62, and the drive to 394 via 100--normally a five minute drive--was listed at OVER 35 MINUTES.

(Fortunately I didn't have to take either 100 or 169... )

494,169,100 all still bumper to bumper at noon

494 West?
I left my house around 7:10 this morning (about 10 minutes earlier than normal because we just moved to a new building so we were all eligible for half an hour of overtime to get set up and I usually arrive 20 minutes early). I take Cedar Ave to 494 West and got here in the same amount of time it normally takes me (45-50 minutes). I didn't think it was too bad this morning. I thought when I woke up and saw snow that I was going to be hosed.

It was smart to leave early... The roads were disaster zones about mid-rush hour...

I'm guessing a lot of the backups were probably due to the jack-knifed Metro Transit bus on 35W this morning.

by **Beauner** » Mon 11/12/12 3:05 pm

rowshkex wrote:
Beauner wrote:
gopher6 wrote:
rowshkex wrote:
Luckygirl#13 wrote:Took me an hour and a half to get to work today. Hwy 100 was a freakin' parking lot. And it was totally dry!!! Welcome to winter driving. Ugh.

I did one of these:

...when I saw the electronic traffic signs this morning... I was driving westbound on 62, and the drive to 394 via 100--normally a five minute drive--was listed at OVER 35 MINUTES.

(Fortunately I didn't have to take either 100 or 169... )

494,169,100 all still bumper to bumper at noon

494 West?
I left my house around 7:10 this morning (about 10 minutes earlier than normal because we just moved to a new building so we were all eligible for half an hour of overtime to get set up and I usually arrive 20 minutes early). I take Cedar Ave to 494 West and got here in the same amount of time it normally takes me (45-50 minutes). I didn't think it was too bad this morning. I thought when I woke up and saw snow that I was going to be hosed.

It was smart to leave early... The roads were disaster zones about mid-rush hour...

I'm guessing a lot of the backups were probably due to the jack-knifed Metro Transit bus on 35W this morning.

I didn't think I left that early... I usually have a commute that takes 40-50 minutes, today's was hardly any longer. 494 was backed up a little more than usual but Cedar wasn't backed up nearly as much as I thought it would be.

by **Luckygirl#13** » Mon 11/12/12 4:49 pm

solar wrote:i think Veteran's Day business closures (banks) helped traffic out a bit today.

Ummmmm.......NO!! :mrgreen:

by **rowshkex** » Sat 12/08/12 11:38 am

For those looking for a white Christmas, from Paul Douglas:

Whatever falls should stick around for a few weeks/months - in fact the odds of a white Christmas have gone way up. No thaws are in sight between now and December 25. We're due, the planets are about to line up. By Sunday morning it may look like "winter" outside your window. Imagine that.

by **WPoS** » Sat 12/08/12 1:33 pm

rowshkex wrote:For those looking for a white Christmas, from Paul Douglas:

Whatever falls should stick around for a few weeks/months - in fact the odds of a white Christmas have gone way up. No thaws are in sight between now and December 25. We're due, the planets are about to line up. By Sunday morning it may look like "winter" outside your window. Imagine that.

except the 33+ we are having today....I don't believe ANYTHING they say anymore...

W

by **Greyeagle** » Sun 12/09/12 11:14 am

All the sudden the snowflakes are huge here in Capital City - wear a helmet and avoid a concussion!

by **gator** » Sun 12/09/12 2:10 pm

Greyeagle wrote:All the sudden the snowflakes are huge here in Capital City - wear a helmet and avoid a concussion!

Nice snow fall, been out twice already. Going out for a third time during halftime. Property management on and busy street and sidewalk you have to do things more often then not.

by **Chris83** » Sun 12/09/12 3:06 pm

About 8 miles SE of Hastings. I would say we've gotten about 10" so far...and still coming down.

by **gopherguy13** » Sun 12/09/12 3:12 pm

Should be fun driving back to the U today :censored:

by **gator** » Sun 12/09/12 3:20 pm

Chris83 wrote:About 8 miles SE of Hastings. I would say we've gotten about 10" so far...and still coming down.

Dowtown Mpls and I dont even want to guess how much snow. Most likely it's less then what it seems to me.

by **Handyman** » Sun 12/09/12 3:23 pm

The roads were fine for me. 169 was going at about 45 mph which is faster than it does on normal days :shock:

uptown probably has 4 inches or so.

Why does Minneapolis have a snow emergency web site with a map that shows you which streets are ok to park but not have it work the one day you need it to? This city does something right as often as Ponder is accurate throwing beyond 5 yards

by **streakygopher** » Sun 12/09/12 3:23 pm

Chris83 wrote:About 8 miles SE of Hastings. I would say we've gotten about 10" so far...and still coming down.

Yeah what a blown call. I was supposed to go wine tasting in SE MN today, so not complaining about the snow, but only needed the forecasted 2-4" to weasel out of it, not a snownami :chainsaw:

by **gator** » Sun 12/09/12 3:27 pm

Handyman wrote:Why does Minneapolis have a snow emergency web site with a map that shows you which streets are ok to park but not have it work the one day you need it to? This city does something right as often as Ponder is accurate throwing beyond 5 yards

Welcome to Minneapolis!!!

FYI... Minneapolis has declared a Snow Emergency. Call (612) 348-7669 for info.

by **Handyman** » Sun 12/09/12 3:29 pm

Yes I know I am at their web site hence my comment

The site works the interactive map doesnt. I live on a SE route that bisects another SE route so I need info damnit!

by **Beauner** » Sun 12/09/12 3:30 pm

We had about 3 inches in Apple Valley at 9:45. Looks like we've added another 4 or so at least.

by **Chris83** » Sun 12/09/12 3:39 pm

streakygopher wrote:
Chris83 wrote:About 8 miles SE of Hastings. I would say we've gotten about 10" so far...and still coming down.

Yeah what a blown call. I was supposed to go wine tasting in SE MN today, so not complaining about the snow, but only needed the forecasted 2-4" to weasel out of it, not a snownami

Given the way it's coming down and looking at the radar I will be really surprised if my total isn't at least 15 inches when all is said and done. 20" is a possibility.

by **gator** » Sun 12/09/12 3:40 pm

Almost 2 years to the day when the Dome collasped on Dec. 12th, 2010.

by **Greyeagle** » Sun 12/09/12 3:42 pm

gator wrote:Almost a year to the day when the Dome collasped on Dec. 12th, 2010.

Check your math.

by **gator** » Sun 12/09/12 3:44 pm

Greyeagle wrote:
gator wrote:Almost a year to the day when the Dome collasped on Dec. 12th, 2010.

Check your math.

Haha... 2 years!!!

by **kmd** » Sun 12/09/12 5:41 pm

Handyman wrote:Yes I know I am at their web site hence my comment The site works the interactive map doesnt. I live on a SE route that bisects another SE route so I need info damnit!

I don't think them intersecting would change anything. No parking on any snow emergency route from 9pm tonight to 8am tomorrow. No parking on parkways or even side of non-snow emergency routes tomorrow from 8am to 8pm. Then no parking on odd side of non-snow emergency routes 8am to 8pm Tuesday. The example just shows a snow emergency route intersecting a non-snow emergency route so they can fit all the possibilities into one picture.

by **gator** » Sun 12/09/12 5:55 pm

Taking the over/under on how many cars get towed in Mpls. tonight.

- First snow fall of the season, people forget.
- Though it's a pretty big snow fall, people should not forget.

I'm going with 375.

by **Fire Helmet Guy #26** » Sun 12/09/12 7:43 pm

gator wrote:Taking the over/under on how many cars get towed in Mpls. tonight.

- First snow fall of the season, people forget.
- Though it's a pretty big snow fall, people should not forget.

I'm going with 375.

Guy on our FD is a meter maid in Minneapolis, he was practically drooling when I talked to him earlier today. :lol:

by **gator** » Sun 12/09/12 8:03 pm

I measured the snow in 4 different areas at my place in downtown Mpls. and I measure 10" to 10.5" at around 5:30pm.

by **gator** » Sun 12/09/12 8:05 pm

Fire Helmet Guy #26 wrote:
gator wrote:Taking the over/under on how many cars get towed in Mpls. tonight.

- First snow fall of the season, people forget.
- Though it's a pretty big snow fall, people should not forget.

I'm going with 375.

Guy on our FD is a meter maid in Minneapolis, he was practically drooling when I talked to him earlier today.

Along with most to all tow truck drivers. :ahhh:

by **Beauner** » Sun 12/09/12 11:41 pm

Our snow accumulation was over 12 inches at my house (I'd guess roughly 14). The ruler I was using to measure was more than an inch under the surface of the snow when I finally touched ground.

by **psych** » Sun 12/09/12 11:43 pm

Intense thunderstorms were hitting the Nashville area all day. We received anywhere between 2 to 4 inches of rain. Oh wait, this is boring compared to snowfall? Alright, carry on. :mrgreen:

by **The Rube** » Mon 12/10/12 12:33 am

And I quote the "cab-getter" at MSP tonight: "Tell them to send all the cabs. I don't care if you bugging them makes 'em mad!"

All my possible rides were snowed in, so I had to cab it (actually better fare than I thought: $58~). Line was about 2 blocks long for a cab, at 9:30 tonight. :shock:

by **rowshkex** » Mon 12/10/12 12:39 am

The Rube wrote:And I quote the "cab-getter" at MSP tonight: "Tell them to send all the cabs. I don't care if you bugging them makes 'em mad!"

All my possible rides were snowed in, so I had to cab it (actually better fare than I thought: $58~). Line was about 2 blocks long for a cab, at 9:30 tonight.

Dude... I don't even know you, but I would have picked you up for half that... Sorry you had to deal with all that.

by **The Rube** » Mon 12/10/12 1:01 am

rowshkex wrote:
The Rube wrote:And I quote the "cab-getter" at MSP tonight: "Tell them to send all the cabs. I don't care if you bugging them makes 'em mad!"

All my possible rides were snowed in, so I had to cab it (actually better fare than I thought: $58~). Line was about 2 blocks long for a cab, at 9:30 tonight.

Dude... I don't even know you, but I would have picked you up for half that... Sorry you had to deal with all that.

Considering that was by far the worst part of my whole trip (my flight was only delayed 20 minutes, which shocked the hell out of me), I'll take it. Thank you for the thought, though.

by **dxmnkd316** » Mon 12/10/12 9:08 am

I'm not even going to attempt to make it into work. The local roads are a complete mess. It's like the plows didn't even try on my street.

I think we ended up with 14-15 on my driveway by 5 pm last night. Went back out to finish the last half of the driveway and there was another 1" on the shoveled spots. At some point today I'll have to get the plow berm.

by **Zwak** » Mon 12/10/12 9:11 am

I recently became a Police Reserve in our community. I was on patrol last night. The Reserve vehicle is a 4WD F150 which we normally drive. However last night a regular officer used it instead of his regular squad so he could get around easier (totally understandable). That left me and the other reserve left driving a rear wheel drive Crown Vic around town last night. I hope to never have to do that again on non-plowed roads. I really missed my AWD Subaru.

by **WPoS** » Mon 12/10/12 9:34 am

Zwak wrote:I recently became a Police Reserve in our community. I was on patrol last night. The Reserve vehicle is a 4WD F150 which we normally drive. However last night a regular officer used it instead of his regular squad so he could get around easier (totally understandable). That left me and the other reserve left driving a rear wheel drive Crown Vic around town last night. I hope to never have to do that again on non-plowed roads. I really missed my AWD Subaru.

real men drive 2W-RWD vehicles! :dup:

W

by **dxmnkd316** » Mon 12/10/12 9:38 am

This is the last year I drive a RWD vehicle in the winter.

by **The Rube** » Mon 12/10/12 10:17 am

dxmnkd316 wrote:This is the last year I drive a RWD vehicle in the winter.

by **dxmnkd316** » Mon 12/10/12 10:21 am

Haven't seen the movie, don't get the reference. Let the shock and horror begin.

by **monty** » Mon 12/10/12 10:22 am

dxmnkd316 wrote:I'm not even going to attempt to make it into work. The local roads are a complete mess. It's like the plows didn't even try on my street.

I think we ended up with 14-15 on my driveway by 5 pm last night. Went back out to finish the last half of the driveway and there was another 1" on the shoveled spots. At some point today I'll have to get the plow berm.

But don't you have snow tires on the car? It should okay to drive? :poke:

by **dxmnkd316** » Mon 12/10/12 10:23 am

Nope. I decided to forego the winter tires and put that money towards the new truck fund.

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