mattie g Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 3" of snow = two days off. Ahhhh...to be a kid nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 3" of snow = two days off. Ahhhh...to be a kid nowadays. 3"? We had 5" here and side roads are an ice rink. Almost all the schools in the area are closing tomorrow... so you can't just point one out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeguyfromTakomaPark Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 3"? We had 5" here and side roads are an ice rink. Almost all the schools in the area are closing tomorrow... so you can't just point one out Of course dcps hasn't made a call yet, not sure what they're waiting for especially since metrobus isn't running all their routes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Of course dcps hasn't made a call yet, not sure what they're waiting for especially since metrobus isn't running all their routes. I see a few charter schools are closed... I expect DCPS prob to do 2 hr delay... prob will wait till early morning to make decision though But this is silly to tweet out DC Public Schools @dcpublicschools 47m Hey everyone. We want to make the correct decision and we want to announce it as early as possible. As soon as we know, you’ll know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeguyfromTakomaPark Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I see a few charter schools are closed... I expect DCPS prob to do 2 hr delay... prob will wait till early morning to make decision though But this is silly to tweet out DC Public Schools @dcpublicschools 47m Hey everyone. We want to make the correct decision and we want to announce it as early as possible. As soon as we know, you’ll know. Yeah they got like a billion negative comments instantly on that post from parents who want to know if they should arrange child care or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Didn't see it yet, so OPM 2 hr delay. I could use the extra sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 DCPS 2 hr delay... finally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtropics Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 2 hour delay isn't the right call in this case. All 2 hours allows for is a bit more sun, but temp will still be well below freezing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 2 hour delay isn't the right call in this case. All 2 hours allows for is a bit more sun, but temp will still be well below freezing. Even with no sun and frigid temps right now there is a river of water going down the sides of our street right now. They must have mixed the salt with something else. 2 hr delay will probably be fine for school systems where there wasn't a ton of accumulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 2 hour delay isn't the right call in this case. All 2 hours allows for is a bit more sun, but temp will still be well below freezing. DCPS is a special case though to be honest. Having the school open will allow the kids the ability to get out of the house into a warm building and also gives them a place where they can get something to eat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I heard on NBC 4 that the mayor of DC said their salt won't work below 22 (or 26) degrees. Not sure if that is standard practice, but that doesn't sound good. They probably have other options too, though. Most DOT's around here use other substances as well (beet juice, sprays etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamerakitten Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 a different kind of ob: I just saw a snowy owl in my backyard. now that I've seen one from this unusual migration, winter can definitely end. That is so cool! I'm not far from you so I'm going to keep my eyes open!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Frederick, Carroll, and Howard all changed from delay to closed. Time to celebrate the new March record at BWI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Frederick, Carroll, and Howard all changed from delay to closed. Time to celebrate the new March record at BWI. Baltimore County still going in 2hrs late. we can handle snow and cold better than everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Baltimore County still going in 2hrs late. we can handle snow and cold better than everyone else. Yeah, closing 2 days for a 3-6" snowfall is a bit lame IMO. HoCo didn't close in January for cold, so I'm assuming it's the same this go around and they're closing because of icy roads and sidewalks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Yeah, closing 2 days for a 3-6" snowfall is a bit lame IMO. HoCo didn't close in January for cold, so I'm assuming it's the same this go around and they're closing because of icy roads and sidewalks. After seeing how a lot of the side and main roads are in places i don't have a problem with Fx closing again today. My neighborhood streets were plowed but all that did was allow the bottom layer a chance to instantly freeze with the cold temps. Sheets of ice everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Yeah, closing 2 days for a 3-6" snowfall is a bit lame IMO. HoCo didn't close in January for cold, so I'm assuming it's the same this go around and they're closing because of icy roads and sidewalks. I'm wondering if what ers-wxman said about salt supplies has anything to do with it. I'm not in Hoco, but up this way they didn't seem to spend much effort on the side streets. My street usually gets heavily salted, but not in this storm. Other side streets in the area are the same. By the way, the interstates are so white that it's hard to see the lane markers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheesyPoofs Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Yeah, closing 2 days for a 3-6" snowfall is a bit lame IMO. HoCo didn't close in January for cold, so I'm assuming it's the same this go around and they're closing because of icy roads and sidewalks. My neighborhood street is still an icy mess, and I'd imagine that's the situation in many neighborhoods/on many sidewalks across the area. Opening today would have been irresponsible imo. The amounts are kind of misleading as far as impact The period of zr/sleet before the snow created the crusty/icy layer that still exists despite plowing. This wasn't a typical 3-6" snowfall where the temperature bottoms out at 28 degrees and you start hearing dripping as soon as the sun comes out. This may sound crazy but as far as impact on streets/sidewalks go, I'm almost tempted to say this 3-6" had a greater impact than our HECS a few weeks ago. You could shovel the the 16-18" off the sidewalk and be done--with this event you shovel the 3-6" and are still left with an icy mess (of course we got to the mid 30's with drizzle before the ULL on Feb 13th, whereas after this one we set a the March record at BWI, haha). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 My neighborhood street is still an icy mess, and I'd imagine that's the situation in many neighborhoods/on many sidewalks across the area. Opening today would have been irresponsible imo. The amounts are kind of misleading as far as impact The period of zr/sleet before the snow created the crusty/icy layer that still exists despite plowing. This wasn't a typical 3-6" snowfall where the temperature bottoms out at 28 degrees and you start hearing dripping as soon as the sun comes out. This may sound crazy but as far as impact on streets/sidewalks go, I'm almost tempted to say this 3-6" had a greater impact than our HECS a few weeks ago. You could shovel the the 16-18" off the sidewalk and be done--with this event you shovel the 3-6" and are still left with an icy mess (of course we got to the mid 30's with drizzle before the ULL on Feb 13th, whereas after this one we set a the March record at BWI, haha). I like big accumulations, but I'd trade some of the extra snow for super cold temperatures during and after the storm every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheesyPoofs Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I like big accumulations, but I'd trade some of the extra snow for super cold temperatures during and after the storm every time. This event has me thinking a little differently for sure. I usually only care about accumulations, but the cold with this event was just so impressive, that I'm starting to think that I'd being willing to trade a couple inches off of a major storm for super cold temps/during after. Of course if the option is 20" with temps of 28 degrees or 8" with temps in the low teens, I'd still take the 20." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Benefit to living along a snow emergency route, my road is always clear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnis Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Benefit to living along a snow emergency route, my road is always clear Lol...me too. I think a few plow drivers live on my street as well. I'm pretty sure they dumped half the counties salt supply in front of my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 My neighborhood street is still an icy mess, and I'd imagine that's the situation in many neighborhoods/on many sidewalks across the area. Opening today would have been irresponsible imo. The amounts are kind of misleading as far as impact The period of zr/sleet before the snow created the crusty/icy layer that still exists despite plowing. This wasn't a typical 3-6" snowfall where the temperature bottoms out at 28 degrees and you start hearing dripping as soon as the sun comes out. This may sound crazy but as far as impact on streets/sidewalks go, I'm almost tempted to say this 3-6" had a greater impact than our HECS a few weeks ago. You could shovel the the 16-18" off the sidewalk and be done--with this event you shovel the 3-6" and are still left with an icy mess (of course we got to the mid 30's with drizzle before the ULL on Feb 13th, whereas after this one we set a the March record at BWI, haha). This is far worse than the 20" a couple weeks ago wrt roads. 24 hours after, this is by far the worst road conditions we've had out here after a storm. And we've had some good storms out here this year. Sun is the cure. We get that and these roads should clear. Salt and plows ain't gonna do it this time. The layer of freezing rain and sleet bonded this one to the pavement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 It's time to put this winter to bed. It's been awesome, but let's get some sun and some green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnis Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 This is far worse than the 20" a couple weeks ago wrt roads. 24 hours after, this is by far the worst road conditions we've had out here after a storm. And we've had some good storms out here this year. Sun is the cure. We get that and these roads should clear. Salt and plows ain't gonna do it this time. The layer of freezing rain and sleet bonded this one to the pavement. No doubt... Can you imagine if we had we gotten even more sleet and zr on the front end of this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacindc Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Benefit to living along a snow emergency route, my road is always clear For some reason, my non-arterial street always gets plowed pretty quickly. I'm sure having a cabinet secretary and a senator on our block has NOTHING to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 It's time to put this winter to bed. It's been awesome, but let's get some sun and some green. I'm not quite ready yet. I'm good for another 2 1/2 - 3 weeks. I'm hoping for one more good event to track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Let's make a March banter 4 days late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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