Holy Crap - look at snow in the South tonight

[malaise]

Stay safe folks

https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2018-01-14-winter-storm-inga-midwest-northeast-south-snow-forecast-mid-january

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[JI7]

1. I wish california would get some winter weather

[malaise]

2. Why do you wish that?

Not me - I hate winter and winter hates e

[Motley13]

3. the only thing CA has missed this year is an avalanche

be careful what you wish for

[OldHippieChick]

28. Excuse me, but if you want winter you may want to

move to a state w/ 4 seasons.

[procon]

31. California has 4 seasons, it just depends on where you live.

I live in the desert and we have 4 seasons. Spring, although short, is my fave with fields of brilliant wildflowers -- orange, yellow, purple, pink, white -- carpeting the desert floor in a solid mass of color that extends to the horizon.

No one moves away because it's all here, and even if I lived near the beaches in the LA area where the weather is stable most of the year, in the winter I would only be a short drive away from snow skiing up in the mountains. In the autumn I could go camping in one of our scenic parks to enjoy the massive redwood trees or the majestic Yosemite Valley, or take a fall train tour through the wineries of Napa... that was a lot of fun!

[OldHippieChick]

34. I moved away.

[procon]

35. Because of the seasons? That was your original assertion, yeah? nt

[OldHippieChick]

36. I never made that assertion. On the contrary, you plainly stated that

"no one moves away ...". I simply said I had moved away. Never said why, but I did live in the L.A. area and I did miss the change of seasons, of which there is almost none in L.A.

[gademocrat7]

4. Forecast of one inch for Atlanta.

Low temp tonight 14. Brrrrr.

[underpants]

5. I have my wife's car tarped and my car potatoed

Trying an experiment. Rubbing the windows with potato or onion is supposed to make cleaning them off much easier. It has something to do with the sugars. I went with the potato.

We'll see.

Expecting 1-3 inches.

[snooper2]

23. So, WD-40 works better, plus your car is all lubed up!

[OldHippieChick]

29. Sounds like something that people from snowy states peddle to see how

gullible Southerners are, but who knows.

[Bayard]

6. Our high today was 14 in KY

Snowed all last night and most of today. I think we have close to 5".

[Bayard]

14. Yikes!

Our little town is on national news with multi-vehicle pile up off the icy I-65 exit. Tanker trucks, Greyhound bus, several cars.

[bathroommonkey76]

7. We are supposed to get 3-5 inches

At least that's what the local weather people are saying. So I'm guessing we'll either get half an inch, or 3 foot - that's how bad our local weather dopes are around here.

[Fred Sanders]

8. How familiar is Texas with this? Transport official in Dallas said "chilly wind" tonight in teens.

[malaise]

9. Texas in the teens?

And Florida will have her third snow event this season.

[Fred Sanders]

10. Yep. Here is why:

https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/overlay=temp/orthographic=-86.34,34.82,669/loc=-53.797,33.768

Awesome polar plunge.

[malaise]

11. Thanks for that

Glad I'm far from the cold and snow

[quickesst]

12. Snow everywhere here in northern Louisiana...

..... except on the streets which are as clear as if it were a bright summer day, yet people are driving as if they are on black ice. Must be psychological.

[malaise]

13. Same everywhere

Driving is on the decline

[quickesst]

15. There is no logical reason...

.... for people to drive 20 miles an hour on a road that is 100% clear of any snow or ice. It's psychological, and for a lot of people, outweighs common sense, whether there are 50 cars on the road, or five cars.

[Luciferous]

16. We had a snow day today and will have another tomorrow. My son is thrilled :)

[malaise]

17. Where are you? n/t

[Luciferous]

18. Memphis- we only got a couple of inches last night but we had ice on Friday and

the roads are still pretty bad. We are supposed to get warmer weather Thursday and by the weekend it is supposed to be in the 50's and rainy.

[malaise]

20. This too will pass

Stay safe

[csziggy]

19. Originally they forecast snow here for tomorrow afternoon

But now it is just a slight chance in the morning.

I hope it is not icy - I need to go to my cardio rehab workout at one o'clock.

[malaise]

21. I just saw snow in the French Quarter

Hehehehehhehe - some places hadn't seen snow in ten years.

[csziggy]

22. Right now it is 35 and raining - I don't think we got any snow

I'm concerned - we have to drive over a bridge on the way into town and they are warning about icing on bridges. The high today is only supposed to be 38 but that will be after the drive into town. I'm not sure any ice will be gone if the sun isn't out by the time we need to leave.

I may bail on my PT today and stay cuddled up in my toasty blankets!

[malaise]

24. Snow in the Florida panhandle

Miami will be in the 40s late tonight and tomorrow.

[csziggy]

25. Tonight here it will be 21 with a wind chill of about 15

I did make it to my cardio rehab session - glad I did! But I will not leave the house until Friday when it will be in the 50s.

[malaise]

26. Damn that's freezing

Stay safe

[Scurrilous]

32. After reading this thread..

...I remembered to turn off my AC. Sometimes I forget it's on.

[Guilded Lilly]

27. Schools closed in Atlanta...all hibernating under blankets!

Just talked to my sister in Atlanta. She was watching whisky snow clouds being blown past her window while she piled several comforters around her in her recliner. They have a full cupboard of necessities but don’t plan on moving for a few days.

[malaise]

30. The thing is folks in most of the south aren't prepared for snow

so it's better they stay home. Who has snow tires in Atlanta or Miami?

[Guilded Lilly]

33. My sister is transplanted from Pittsburgh, but her kids and grandkids are

Pure Southern drivers!