Oxbow6 Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 9 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said: Not even a dusting of snow in Bismarck. Same in Fargo. You guys can have Hutch Johnson back. Overdramatic with every weather system that rolls thru the FM area. After watching him last night I went to bed thinking I was going to wake up to a combo avalanche/tsunami! 1 Quote
The Sicatoka Posted March 14, 2019 Author Posted March 14, 2019 41 minutes ago, Siouxman said: Last time MN was in charge of something they needed another $80M just to complete a driver's license software upgrade because the initial upgrade didn't work and had already cost millions. Careful ... ND has "history" with software "upgrades" also. See: PeopleSoft. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted March 14, 2019 Author Posted March 14, 2019 Fargo and Bismarck were on the wet side of the warm/cold line, so it rained. But that line going further north than predicted means the storm had more shove than expected as it moved further north than expected. Too Tall kept saying he couldn't predict the warm/cold line so he didn't make any predictions for Fargo itself. The closest he came was when he said the snow difference from Dilworth to Mapleton could be nearly a foot. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted March 14, 2019 Author Posted March 14, 2019 Now comes the misery: Those in areas that it rained and who didn't shovel their roof are in deep trouble. Snow is a sponge for moisture. That four feet of snow on the roof just captured all the precipitation that fell, and added to the live load on the roof trusses. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted March 14, 2019 Author Posted March 14, 2019 14 hours ago, Vegas_Sioux said: Den is closed airfield ops can’t keep up with snow removal. 1000 plus flights canceled and counting. UND Hockey got rerouted to ABQ because of this. Now it's a bus to DU. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted March 14, 2019 Author Posted March 14, 2019 27 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said: Not even a dusting of snow in Bismarck. 18 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said: Same in Fargo. My guess is Fargo will get a nice wind-aided dusting to inch before the day is out. That'll put a nice polish on the ice for ya Oxbow. Quote
sprig Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 No rain in gf but snow continues. City will lay a hard brick across the driveway when they come around. May be impossible to move Quote
Frozen4sioux Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Oxbow6 said: You guys can have Hutch Johnson back. Overdramatic with every weather system that rolls thru the FM area. NO. Not welcome here again. That guy is dangerous and irresponsible. We've seen his self important song and dance scare tactics before. I can toss him at a dart board and end up as accurate as his forecasts. Quote
BarnWinterSportsEngelstad Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, sprig said: No rain in gf but snow continues. City will lay a hard brick across the driveway when they come around. May be impossible to move That brick is going to be a heart thump-er for some, I have 6 driveways on my agenda today. Quote
KoolGuy2K Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 Central South Dakota here. I think I need a tractor. 1 Quote
The Sicatoka Posted March 14, 2019 Author Posted March 14, 2019 14 minutes ago, KoolGuy2K said: Central South Dakota here. I think I need a tractor. I had one of those ... on my roof ... from the prior storms. I shoveled it off yesterday when I heard the potential for another foot of heavy wet snow. 1 Quote
Frozen4sioux Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 56 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said: Jamestown reporting 10" so far. 10 more reasons not to live in Jamestown. Sorry Jamestown, but well,....you know. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted March 14, 2019 Author Posted March 14, 2019 Quote UND isn't the only team having travel problems today. Colorado College was scheduled to fly out of Denver to get to its playoff series against Western Michigan in Kalamazoo, Mich. But the Tigers got stuck when Denver International Airport shut down. Colorado College and the NCHC are now exploring other options to get the Tigers to Kalamazoo. (from the GF Herald) Quote
northernraider Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 Most flights out/in Fargo and GFK canceled or severely delayed. Quote
Siouxphan27 Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 Sheesh. Sure glad I’m relaxing at Volcano Bay today. Quote
NoiseInsideMyHead Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 This storm has not quite lived up to the hype. When the media throws around words like "historic" and "crippling," I just expect to see something special. The wind is still howling in GF, but the snow is so wet and heavy it's hardly moving around. Quote
Oxbow6 Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 24 minutes ago, NoiseInsideMyHead said: This storm has not quite lived up to the hype. When the media throws around words like "historic" and "crippling," I just expect to see something special. The wind is still howling in GF, but the snow is so wet and heavy it's hardly moving around. On KVLY Hutch just issued a tornado watch..........stay tuned. Quote
sprig Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 Wheeler saying no visibility outside grand forks. BS. 29, 94, and 2 still closed. Are there banks across these roads? Strong winds but no snow blowing at all. Streets melting off, even those with no salt Quote
The Sicatoka Posted March 15, 2019 Author Posted March 15, 2019 5 hours ago, sprig said: 29, 94, and 2 still closed. Are there banks across these roads? In the open country, yes. Go here: https://www.dot.nd.gov/travel-info-v2/ Click the lower left "Weather Cameras" to add them to the map. Pick a camera. As an example, ND 13 by Verona: Quote
The Sicatoka Posted March 15, 2019 Author Posted March 15, 2019 The warm/cold line stayed within 20 miles of the Red from Grand Forks to the south. East of that got rain and maybe and inch of snow. West of that got at least six inches of snow. Ashley, ND, got seventeen inches. Just because cities on the Red got a relative dusting doesn't mean it's not bad out there still. ND DOT is right to pull the plows until daylight if the wind is going to blow 30 mph all night. Quote
sprig Posted March 15, 2019 Posted March 15, 2019 11 hours ago, The Sicatoka said: In the open country, yes. Go here: https://www.dot.nd.gov/travel-info-v2/ Click the lower left "Weather Cameras" to add them to the map. Pick a camera. As an example, ND 13 by Verona: I regularly use the weather cams, and while I realize the roads outside the freeways were bad, I could not find 1 cam on 29 that bad, other than a little snow stuck in places. In GF, weather was fine from mid-afternoon on. Appears the hold up on opening 94 is mostly towing stalled and stuck vehicles which are blocking the freeways in places. Looks just fine on 29 Fargo to Grand Forks. A bit dicey north of Grand Forks. See no reason that Fargo to Grand Forks couldn't be already open this morning. Nice cherry-picking of an East-West Highway cam near LaMoure. No doubt with more cams in place you can find lots of roads like this. My point is the freeways, specifically 29, not the East-West highways. Also with yesterday's gusts no argument that no one should have been out there 1 Quote
Oxbow6 Posted March 15, 2019 Posted March 15, 2019 2 week forecast in the FM area looks relatively dry. The melt is on. Let's get this over with! 1 Quote
Fetch Posted March 15, 2019 Posted March 15, 2019 I prayed before this last storm that if I die before I wake thanks for getting me out of this State Quote
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