burgertime Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 How do you know that happened? People on the internet lie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapelhillwx Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 How do you know that happened? I was talking to him while he was on the phone. It did actually happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidreMann Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 It was in the model thread. Link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Question for any Georgia posters who might be in the know. My Mother has a flight out of Hartsfield Tues. afternoon. My Brother will be driving her down from Franklin,NC thru Clayton,Gainesville,ect. How well prepared is the GA DOT for an event like this? Esp in the more rural areas N of Atlanta. Thanks in Advance,Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconeexman Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Most overused power in Gov. Back to my reality check....expecting no more than 6" here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NEGa Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Back to my reality check....expecting no more than 6" here. hang on, although its hard! the obs thread had reports of heavy sleet around atlanta, and some of it is mixing with snow i am thinking about 7-8" here, hopefully more though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosie Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 IMHO - it's all to be able to apply and get fed funds for clean-up and what-not. Some of the "clean up crews are grossly overpaid, I know this as a long time friend was paid 18.00 hr. to watch haulers load trucks and follow to dump. Per Diem of 25.00 day, R&B, rental car plus travel pay to get there and return home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherNC Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Question for any Georgia posters who might be in the know. My Mother has a flight out of Hartsfield Tues. afternoon. My Brother will be driving her down from Franklin,NC thru Clayton,Gainesville,ect. How well prepared is the GA DOT for an event like this? Esp in the more rural areas N of Atlanta. Thanks in Advance,Don That pretty much answers your question, stay off the roads tomorrow, especially the rural ones N of ATL. NC DOT has a website about road conditions during winter storms, not sure if GA DOT has the same, but your best bet it to get your information when making high risk decisions from local authorities, not this wx board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilj4425 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Back to my reality check....expecting no more than 6" here. We'll be lucky to see an inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itunis Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 That pretty much answers your question, stay off the roads tomorrow, especially the rural ones N of ATL. NC DOT has a website about road conditions during winter storms, not sure if GA DOT has the same, but your best bet it to get your information when making high risk decisions from local authorities, not this wx board. The DOT here is pretty bad, it doesn't help that the state is basically broke. You might be OK if you're driving on Tuesday, the main roads should be treated by then, but there is no guarantee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconeexman Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 We'll be lucky to see an inch. For GSP i'd expect 4" and hope for more Earlier i thought 8" was about a guarantee but now i see burrel is worried so i'm going back to 6" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosie Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Question for any Georgia posters who might be in the know. My Mother has a flight out of Hartsfield Tues. afternoon. My Brother will be driving her down from Franklin,NC thru Clayton,Gainesville,ect. How well prepared is the GA DOT for an event like this? Esp in the more rural areas N of Atlanta. Thanks in Advance,Don 76/515 thru Rabun, Towns and Union counties is decent. 515 will become 575, merge to 75 and head to Hartsfield I would check GDOT first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilj4425 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 For GSP i'd expect 4" and hope for more What happened to the foot the NAM showed? Did it go over Lookout's cliff? Oh wait...i'm sorry. I forgot we live in the upstate where it never snows that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 That pretty much answers your question, stay off the roads tomorrow, especially the rural ones N of ATL. NC DOT has a website about road conditions during winter storms, not sure if GA DOT has the same, but your best bet it to get your information when making high risk decisions from local authorities, not this wx board. Sage Advice & my recommendation of reschedule was ignored.(no one listens to the weather junkie) Just curious if anyone with local knowledge thinks they would have a better handle on it Tues. afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 76/515 thru Rabun, Towns and Union counties is decent. 515 will become 575, merge to 75 and head to Hartsfield I would check GDOT first! Thanks Rosie, What about 441 thru Clayton to 975 thru Gainesville. This is their usual route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherNC Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 The DOT here is pretty bad, it doesn't help that the state is basically broke. You might be OK if you're driving on Tuesday, the main roads should be treated by then, but there is no guarantee. Sorry, I mis-read his post and thought he was going out tomorrow afternoon. Rural secondary two-lane 55 roads around here are low priority, in fact they do not get touched really during winter storms. While the sun clears them over a couple days, shaded areas can still be bad, despite what one would think as the rest of the road looks fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconeexman Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 What happened to the foot the NAM showed? Did it go over Lookout's cliff? Oh wait...i'm sorry. I forgot we live in the upstate where it never snows that much. Don't believe NWS GSP ever really counted the NAM. Anyway the battle lines are drawn Robert, Phil and Andy show the highest amounts here (8-12") NWS says 4-8" Hopefully our guys on here are right! A very good problem to have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosie Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Thanks Rosie, What about 441 thru Clayton to 975 thru Gainesville. This is their usual route. Do not know those roads well, 441 is a great 4 lane but I am not familiar with that area, sorry I can''t tell you more. I would definitely check airline schedules before I left, airport will be a nightmare for several days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosie Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Don't believe NWS GSP ever really counted the NAM. Anyway the battle lines are drawn Robert, Phil and Andy show the highest amounts here (8-12") NWS says 4-8" Hopefully our guys on here are right! A very good problem to have! Tonight: Occasional snow, mainly after 1am. Low around 20. South wind around 10 mph becoming east. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. Monday: Occasional snow before 1pm, then occasional snow, freezing rain, and sleet. High near 30. East wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. NAM had this area getting crushed and tops from FFC is 7? I would not complain about the 7 inch total though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itunis Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Sorry, I mis-read his post and thought he was going out tomorrow afternoon. Rural secondary two-lane 55 roads around here are low priority, in fact they do not get touched really during winter storms. While the sun clears them over a couple days, shaded areas can still be bad, despite what one would think as the rest of the road looks fine. In my town, at least, they do a good job at treating the secondary roads, but I'm in a suburban area so I assume rural areas are less well treated. But basically, after a major snow/ice storm in the South you should plan on facing rough road conditions for several days. It's going to be a long couple of hours as I wait for precip to start falling. First radar returns are over me and heavier stuff is moving in, but it's going to fight hard to get to the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherNC Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Banter thread is dead, anyone seeing SN, hearing lots of reports in the obs disco? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpiemaniac Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Where's the darn radio show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpg2 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Went out to dinner tonight and when we were walking out there were at least a dozen SCDOT workers waiting to eat. Walked outside and there were 1/2 a dozen snow plows and salt trucks lined up in the parking lot. I wished I had my camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 All of I-40 and most of us70 on the way from Hillsborough to New Bern was pretreated, the only area that was not done was in Kinston, oddly. It was done in Craven County here in New Bern starting in Tuscarora. Now I am on the sailboat waiting for the fail downeast NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sctvman Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Coastal Carolina is now closed for tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itunis Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Banter thread is dead, anyone seeing SN, hearing lots of reports in the obs disco? None here yet, after worrying about being south of the heaviest precip and colder temps it's snowing south of me in ATL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherNC Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 All of I-40 and most of us70 on the way from Hillsborough to New Bern was pretreated, the only area that was not done was in Kinston, oddly. It was done in Craven County here in New Bern starting in Tuscarora. Now I am on the sailboat waiting for the fail downeast NC Why do you spend so much time in the East, do you work over here or something. I take it you are in New Bern now, but not on a sailboat... They were treating 264 here on Thursday well ahead of the failed clipper. Have not seen any trucks out since then but imagine they are doing the same. 264 is the only road near me that gets any attention, the rural secondary I live off of never gets touched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 This thread is not nearly as fun tonight. There's not nearly enough nonsense. Brick? Oh Brick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 This thread is not nearly as fun tonight. There's not nearly enough nonsense. Brick? Oh Brick? Everyone is running around trying to figure out what to post in what thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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