Weather Acting Funny in Your Neighbourhood?

[lonewolf]

Dunno why folks are continually surprised that weather/climate varies from locale to locale, year to year, decade to decade, century to century, millineum to millineum, eon to eon... always has, always will.. at least until the sun burns out.

[guru]

Fourth-largest snow event in Minneapolis history takes down the Metrodome roof. The Vikes/Giants game, already postponed to tomorrow night, now REALLY interesting.

I just want to see a picture from INSIDE that place.

http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/ ... odome-roof

[Pego]

200 miles east of HHH, we have a foot of snow on the ground. My roof is holding up so far .

Edited a typo.

[guru]

Looks like the Bears/Patriots game this afternoon in Chicago is going to be a beaut. 2-4 inches of snow, 30 mph winds, with gusts up to 50 mph. -4 degree windchills. Not exactly Bradyball weather...

[guru]

Pic from inside the collapsed Metrodome.

http://yfrog.com/gzzp1tj


And video of the collapse from the inside. Wow

http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news ... c-12-2010#

[26mi235]

200 miles east of MMM, we have a foot of snow on the ground. My roof is holding up so far .

Just far enough south that the first part came as rain (only 4-5 inches?); had to travel to Milwaukee for a nephew's performance in Spamalot (enjoyed it), and decided to stay the night rather than risk driving back at midnight.

[Dutra]

Looks like the Bears/Patriots game this afternoon in Chicago is going to be a beaut. 2-4 inches of snow, 30 mph winds, with gusts up to 50 mph. -4 degree windchills. Not exactly Bradyball weather...

Yep. Hindered him completely.

[dukehjsteve]

A few big IFS here:

IF the Giants had made it into Twin Cities on Saturday
and IF that roof had collapsed about 9 hours later than it did
and IF the game was going on at the end of the field where the huge cascade of ice/snow/water came down...
then multiple players very likely would have died. And probably large-scale panic in the stands as well.

[26mi235]

A few big IFS here:

IF the Giants had made it into Twin Cities on Saturday
and IF that roof had collapsed about 9 hours later than it did
and IF the game was going on at the end of the field where the huge cascade of ice/snow/water came down...
then multiple players very likely would have died. And probably large-scale panic in the stands as well.

Looking at the video on the collapse, it was not a sudden, catastrophic event but started with some tears that leaked snow, followed by a bigger one that dumped a bunch on the field but not an avalanche. Probably the biggest risk was panic, plus what do you do with 60,000 people going out into that weather? The video did not go on for too long, so I do not know how rapidly it proceeded from there (since air holds it up, once a big leak develops I presume that it deflates. I thought that they worked to get the snow off of such domes; if they were not able to do so would they have held the game despite the risk?

[donley2]

Todays Dallas Fort Worth high 80 plus degrees. Areas just barely west of here projected to hit 87. Tad warm for first day of winter.

[Conor Dary]

A few big IFS here:

IF the Giants had made it into Twin Cities on Saturday
and IF that roof had collapsed about 9 hours later than it did
and IF the game was going on at the end of the field where the huge cascade of ice/snow/water came down...
then multiple players very likely would have died. And probably large-scale panic in the stands as well.

Looking at the video on the collapse, it was not a sudden, catastrophic event but started with some tears that leaked snow, followed by a bigger one that dumped a bunch on the field but not an avalanche. Probably the biggest risk was panic, plus what do you do with 60,000 people going out into that weather? The video did not go on for too long, so I do not know how rapidly it proceeded from there (since air holds it up, once a big leak develops I presume that it deflates. I thought that they worked to get the snow off of such domes; if they were not able to do so would they have held the game despite the risk?

High winds stopped them from getting the snow off.

I seriously doubt they would have played with all that snow still up there. It wasn't like they started the game in fine weather and then a Blizzard showed up.

[mike renfro]

Wellllllll, it has been raining for about 15 hours or so (the cat thinks it's been a lifetime, and from her point of view, probably close). Not too unusual at this time of year, but this is f**king San Diego. I want a refund I know, if you live where seasons happen, this would be considered balmy weather (its actually in the 60s). I am just spoiled. I really would have liked to see the lunar eclipse, but visibility, not so much.

[lonewolf]

Weather acts funny somewhere, every year.. i remember pulling cotton shirtless , temp in 90s F, on Dec 25, circa 1950-51 in Kiowa County, OK.... also remember -5 F one Xmas day in the late 30s-early 40s...
The only constant about weather is: It changes.

[guru]

Satellite of the monster ripping through the Plains and Chicago today. Fortunately, we're(Cincinnati) not on the business end of the rain/snow line this time.

[Conor Dary]

Yes, it was quite a storm. About 3 feet, from drifts, just outside the front door. Even had big lightening bolts and 50 mile winds. Some fools went driving on Lake Shore Drive last night and hundreds were stuck in their cars all night.



LSD last night.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi- ... otogallery

[kuha]

LSD, indeed: a really "bad trip."

[jeremyp]

How are you Aussies doing? Any news on that Cat 5 Cyclone? You guys have been hammered in the last year. Good luck mates.

[Conor Dary]

LSD, indeed: a really "bad trip."

Well there ain't no road just like it, anywhere I've found,
Runnin' south on Lake Shore Drive, headin' into town.
Just slippin' on by on L.S.D., Friday night trouble bound.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Shore ... %28song%29

[donley2]

School closed for a third straight day tomorrow for almost all of Dallas and Fort Worth. Hard for the ice to melt if the high temperature is 18 and its cloudy. Shoot,I don't remember missing three consecutive days of school growing up in southern Kansas where we had some pretty decent snow storms.

[lonewolf]

The biggest snow storm I have experienced was April 1957... don't remember the official inches but I was snowbound in motel in Greensburg, Ks for five days.
The longest cold spell was Alberta, Canada 1968-69, 62 consecutive days when temp did not rise above 0 F.. lowest overnight temp -70F......got up to -40 F the next day.... we suspended seismic operations ...I did not go outside that day...

[donley2]

Day four of no school here. Received this email today which I considered a bit humorous. Found a copy of it online here http://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/foru ... hread.aspx

[bad hammy]

Falling ice injures five (one critical) at the home of Sunday's Super Bowl, Cowboys Stadium.

http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/of ... 27870.html

[DrJay]

71F here yesterday. After two weeks of intermitent sub-zero lows, it was heaven.

[guru]

71F here yesterday. After two weeks of intermitent sub-zero lows, it was heaven.

Same story here - 59 and sunny. First time on the road bike since November.

[observer2]

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minus 41.2 in Northern Sweden for two days now! Cooold..

[26mi235]

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minus 41.2 in Northern Sweden for two days now! Cooold..

Does not matter C or F at the reading.

Wisconsin has been colder than average with only two brief episodes above freezing since the beginning of December but now we are getting an extended warm spell. I skied 10miles Sunday and then road bikes with my 8-year old on Monday, ran yesterday lightly-clad (for February), and took a hike with him this morning at Picnic Point. We had a huge snow pack that has covered the ground since the beginning of December but it might melt out substantially before turning cooler on the weekend (and the more ground that gets uncovered, the warmer it gets).

[Pego]

In 40 years of living in central Wisconsin, the coldest it has gotten was -35F (-37C).

[Conor Dary]

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minus 41.2 in Northern Sweden for two days now! Cooold..

Does not matter C or F at the reading.

Maybe he was talking degrees Kelvin...Which would be mighty cold!

[Daisy]

It's been so warm in WI that literally thousands of people have been outside cheering a Walker for two days. MJR would be proud.

[gh]

It was 75 on the SF Peninsula for Super Bowl Sunday; today there's snow on the foothills.

[SQUACKEE]

59 a few days ago, this mornings run, 15 and very windy

[tandfman]

In 40 years of living in central Wisconsin, the coldest it has gotten was -35F (-37C).

You call that living?

[muckin 4on]

It's been so warm in WI that literally thousands of people have been outside cheering a Walker for two days. MJR would be proud.

Seems pretty toasty up there, so much so that your Walker has some of your legislators cooling off in other states.

[Pego]

In 40 years of living in central Wisconsin, the coldest it has gotten was -35F (-37C).

You call that living?

We are supposed to get a foot of snow in the next 12-24 hours. Ufff. It has not started yet.

[26mi235]

The storm track move slightly north so that we got some week snow/sleet followed by some cold (almost freezing) rain. Still, the ground had warmed up enough several days back that the stuff is not freezing on contact most places so it is just mushy. Also, the melt meant that you could push the stuff to the side with a hard shove and did not have to lift it most of the time. If it was all snow we would already have 6-9 inches; suspect that this will be the case for Pego with more to come.