The South's rapid responds to Leon, the winter storm:

[Are_grits_groceries]

The Augusta Chronicle

All I can think of is 'The Kings Of Leon.' It could be a very rowdy storm.
The Kings Of Leon:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kings-of-leon-the-bruised-brothers-20131225

[Baclava]

1. let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

[alarimer]

14. I'm right in that purple area

They closed our offices today and possibly tomorrow.

[RebelOne]

19. I'm in North Georgia just northwest of Atlanta,

and in the 1- to 3-inch zone. Sure looks like much more outside. This is looking a lot like the blizzard of 1993.

[Baclava]

39. no snow, a rainy drizzle, 32, down here on the gulf coast

the good news it's supposed to be back up around 70 by the weekend

[KoKo]

2. Hope you aren't located in that ice storm watch from Savannah through

Charleston and up to Willmington, NC. That's not going to be good. I have relatives there so I'm keeping a watch on Twitter as to how that progresses. Folks aren't used to how treacherous ice storms can be to power lines, tree's snapping and the dangerous slick road conditions and iced bridges. I read they don't have salt spreading trucks down there and so the work has to be done with manpower and shovels to try to cover the bridges and major roadways. Not Good...(but then they don't have these storms enough to have truck spreaders...so there's nothing else they can do.)

Stay safe wherever you are...but if it's an ice storm...please be extra careful if you haven't been through one before--its very different from snow. You don't see the ice (called black ice) because it looks like the road is clear...and next thing you know you're skidded into a tree or worse. They can't cover every spot.

[Are_grits_groceries]

4. Right in the middle of it. NE SC not too far from the coast. nt

[KoKo]

6. Take extra special care..!

[Are_grits_groceries]

7. I fall if I even look at ice on the ground. nt

[marions ghost]

8. Keeping the vigil for relatives too

one who lives alone is almost 90.

for the SE coast

[KoKo]

9. They've sent Weather Channel's Jim Cantore down to Charleston, SC to report..

So they think this will be a big deal.

[marions ghost]

16. hopping just ahead of the storm

tweeting furiously all the way...

It's gonna be ice in Charleston. Once I was in an ice storm with the power off for 8 days. We had a wood stove but it was still very primitive conditions. They interviewed some old country dude who had weathered it in an unheated location. He said, well, "first ma fish froze, then ma dowg froze and then I froze..." Some old lady living alone said she got into bed and got some snacks beside her and stayed there for a week.

There will be people in trouble in this.

[KoKo]

20. Friend was flying out of Atlanta at 1:00 p.m. and snow came in early

so the flight was delayed over an hour. They were lucky to take the Metro rather than drive or take cab because apparently the snow started so early that the roads were a mess
given folks don't know how to drive in it so there were many accidents.

Apparently they had made it to the airport just in time but as they walked in got the delayed flight alert on cell phone. They encountered a mob with a woman who was shouting "Praise Jesus...and Come Home to the Lord" and reading sentences from the Bible.

My friend said she was glad the woman was in from the cold & snow because you could tell she was mentally disturbed--and said she worried more about those under the bridge overpasses in ally ways with no shelter and than minor disturbance of the poor woman who at least had found a way to have some shelter and she didn't seem to be bothering anyone with her preaching. My friend is very good-hearted as well she should be..

I'm in NC...and we are supposed to get the snow later tonight. I'd rather have that than an ice storm any day. The last one we had took down tree limbs and we were without power and heat for a day and a half and driving was treacherous for days after. But, that was better than what those folks in the rural areas had to go through.

[marions ghost]

26. post when you see some flakes mkay?

I am making some hot cider

[KoKo]

35. No Flakes in NC...But friend who was booked on 1:00 Flight out

for a 48 Minute inflight time back to NC called and she'd been sitting on plane for 2 and 1/2 hours and didn't know when she'd get back to NC...because of the delay to get on the plane for two hours and sitting on the runway for over 2 hours. She hopes maybe by 8:00 p.m...but, then her cell phone died.

She will arrive probably when we are in the midst of the storm. I told her to get a hotel room at airport and charge it to her company! She deserves it for what she's been through.

They did break flight rules and offer her pretzels and a free drink....(since she hadn't eaten since noon today...) It was kind of them to do that. Luckily she had a granola bar tucked away.

[marions ghost]

40. Wow

sitting on the runway for 2 hours...cruel. What a day to be traveling. Hope she got back safely.

[KoKo]

42. It's not just that but waiting in the Terminal for around 2 hours on top of that....

and..on the plane for well over two hours with pretzels and a "free drink" and then delayed more. It's no problem....she texted she's glad she got the "Last Flight Out" and she isn't some entitled person looking for everything to be great for her trip. She was there for a meeting because she needs to keep her job. She's not some slacker who is looking for a "free ride."

[Are_grits_groceries]

13. They put a millimeter of something on the roads. Could be salt or sand?

I think it's really a sacrifice to Leon in hopes he will not be too bad. It sure won't help much.

As far as no salt, plows, etc, there is really no use for them except for once in a blue moon. It would be a waste of money to keep a fleet of plows or tons of salt and sand on hand. The sand is not that hard to obtain. I'm sure they ravage construction sites and places where sand is obtained.

People will put 'blades' on the front of their trucks and tractors. They hope to make a dollar or two. The items I have seen on the front of vehicles to plow is scary.

[zabet]

23. It is brine....

Salt water sprayed on the roads over the past 2 days. I am 30 miles NW of Wilmington.

[Are_grits_groceries]

31. Probably old pickle juice.

We'll all be craving hamburgers.

[snooper2]

3. I Prevent you from using storm names on DU!

You will be reported and something else will happen so don't fucking do it!

You won't name use storms on DU!

[Are_grits_groceries]

5. LOL!

[FSogol]

21. Is that a threat?

[snooper2]

22. Are you preventing me?

[FSogol]

24. Don't let me catch you watching winter storms!

[Blue_Adept]

10. More accurate if they shot at it?

Both would work though.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

11. LOL I just came from Kroger...

and it was crazy, but not as crazy as I expected. And they hadn't sold out of milk... shocking!

[Are_grits_groceries]

12. It may not be the LAST SECOND yet where you are.

SC has a state law that mandates that you must rush to the store after there is something dropping from the sky.
I'll fight to the death for a can of vienna sausages!

[WorseBeforeBetter]

17. Ha, no, I think we have a couple of hours yet.

Pork, sauerkraut and mashed potatoes, lots of hooch, Valentine's candy, Easter candy... sounds like I might be needing Tums.

[KoKo]

36. I hope you checked the dates on that candy....

Would hate to lose you as a DU'er and ...the ambulances are going to be restricted...

I have defrosting left over "pulled pork" rosemary/garlic potato wedges and mixed veggie mix...plus a frozen yogurt concoction in my freezer for dessert.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

38. Ha, yes, it's this year's candy.

I'd probably eat it even if it weren't, and hope for the best! Your dinner sounds de-lish.

The snow finally arrived in North Raleigh -- wheeee!

[Butterbean]

29. The animal gifs in your sig are hypnotic and hilarious.

We had an ice storm here in NC about 10 years back that left us without power for 6 days. That sucked balls. I told hubs after that that between the hurricane blow-over and the risk of snow and ice, I refused to live one second more without a generator. Now if I could only get the snow chains I want for my van, I'd be all set.

[KoKo]

37. That Ice Storm was a disaster...and before that Hurricane Fran!

10 Days without power with Fran but only a day and a half with the Ice Storm...but we had NO HEAT! Fran was worse by far...but, the Ice Storm was no picnic.

[Warpy]

27. How about grits and prefab gravy?

A "French Toast Emergency" up north doesn't translate into the same thing down south, even when it's a real emergency instead of a little snow on the grass but none on the roads.

Ice storms are another matter. When it's over and the sun first comes out, go take a few pictures. Then run back inside before all the projectiles start to come down. They hurt.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

28. Yeah, not a fan of ice.

I'm from PA, and remember "real" winters.

I'm looking forward to being socked in -- if 3-6" qualifies as socked in. Kitchen stocked for French toast AND shrimp and grits!

[Are_grits_groceries]

30. No thanks.

No prefab gravy. I'll eat it with just salt and butter or just salt if it comes down to it.

We get ice. Ice under the snow. Ice on the snow. Or just ice on ice. It's nasty and will bring down trees and power lines in a heartbeat.

[marions ghost]

41. That styro-snow

where it's all crusted and like walking on sheets of styrofoam ...

[murielm99]

32. I think in most places

they sell out of beer first.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

34. Makes snow-blowing more "fun"!

[Tikki]

15. No, no…after Leon Russell and his beautiful snow white hair...

Stay warm my friends...

Tikki

[KoKo]

18. National Weather Service just did update..More Snow & Sleet than Freezing Rain

starting tonight. Which is better news than a full blown Ice Storm. So if the freezing rain doesn't accumulate on the Trees then there will be less power outages. Still the Snow, Sleet and cold will make for some bad driving conditions...and still worries about the "black ice on the roads."

Here's the National Weather Service most recent update:

Last Update on 28 Jan 1:56 pm EST

This Afternoon Rain. High near 41. North wind around 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight Rain before 9pm, then freezing rain between 9pm and 3am, then snow and sleet after 3am. Low around 26. North wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.
Wednesday Snow and sleet before 1pm, then a slight chance of snow between 1pm and 3pm, then a slight chance of rain after 3pm. High near 34. North wind 11 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.
Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 11 to 13 mph.
Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. North wind 9 to 13 mph.
Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

IN GENERAL OUR ACCUMULATION FORECAST IS FAIRLY SIMILAR TO THE
PREVIOUS PACKAGE. HOWEVER WE ARE NOW SHOWING A BIT MORE SNOW AND
SLEET ACCUMULATION ACROSS THE CHARLESTON TRI-COUNTY AREA DUE TO A
SLIGHTLY QUICKER CHANGEOVER LATE TONIGHT COINCIDENT WITH THE BEST
SYNOPTIC FORCING. WE ALSO SHOW SLIGHTLY LOWER TOTALS ACROSS
COASTAL SOUTHEAST GA WHERE THE TEMPERATURE PROFILE WILL NOT
SUPPORT MUCH ACCUMULATION UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING OR OVERNIGHT.

WE OPTED TO CHANGE THE ICE STORM WARNING TO A GENERIC WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR ALL AREAS SINCE WE ARE NOW SHOWING GREATER SNOW/SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXISTING ICE STORM WARNING AREAS.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=32.7765656&lon=-79.93092159999998&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Charleston%2C%20SC%2C%20USA#.UugFiPtOmjw

[marions ghost]

25. thanks for the update

yes, everything that makes it more snow than ice is for the best...

I can still hear the cracking of the branches and the clinking icecicles... and you absolutely cannot drive...

[Raven]

33. Roads in the south have no crowns. That means

that they don't peak slightly in the middle so that rain and sleet can run off. Because of this, they get incredibly slippery very quickly with even a small amount of moisture. They can be treacherous. Be careful folks, don't venture out unless you really have to.