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Going to be a fun week. Weather.com saying freezing rain Wednesday night for Dayton followed by 8-12 inches* snow during Thursday and additional 3-5 inches** that night***

*- obligatory “I’ve got 8-12 inches for you” joke

** - obligatory “I’ve got 3-5 inches for you” joke

*** - still a few days out so we’ll see how this forecast changes. 

Bring it on. The snow, not penis jokes. 

posted by justincredible

Bring it on. The snow, not penis jokes. 

you shovel the driveway while I plow your wife

I’ve ignored all weather forecasts from all apps, sites, forecasters for a while. 2 Thursday’s ago we were being called for 6-9 inches for the previous 5 days of forecasts by numerous outlets. Next morning woke up to a spitting snow and 0 inches….I was pissed the first few hours of school lol.

I’m 60 miles south of that so whatever it is, it is. I’ll plan on 5 days of school. Any days off or delays will be a bonus.

posted by Ironman92

I’ve ignored all weather forecasts from all apps, sites, forecasters for a while. 2 Thursday’s ago we were being called for 6-9 inches for the previous 5 days of forecasts by numerous outlets. Next morning woke up to a spitting snow and 0 inches….I was pissed the first few hours of school lol.

I’m 60 miles south of that so whatever it is, it is. I’ll plan on 5 days of school. Any days off or delays will be a bonus.

That’s typically how I view it, too. But I think to predict up to 15 inches, even if they’re off a bit, we’re still in for a decent amount. 

Weather.com has no shame predicting amounts days out. The local guys will basically wait til the day before then give a range of “could be 1-3 inches here, could be 2-4 inches north, could be just a dusting down south, who knows” forecast.

My wife makes those snow iokes

No worries.  The firewood bin on my porch is filled up.  Bring on the White Doom and Mr. Freeze.

i'd like to have the daily updated forecasts captured here. I suspect there is a bit of fear mongering with these forecasts.

for instance. 

Sunday morning the forecast for me in Pittsburgh was 8-12" Thursday into Friday. 

Sunday evening the forecast was for 5-9".

Monday morning the forecast was for 0.75" rain and then 3-5" snow

I survived the harsh cold winter (Friday night/Saturday morning) here in Florida. We will rebuild. 

posted by brutus161

I survived the harsh cold winter (Friday night/Saturday morning) here in Florida. We will rebuild. 

I saw you were down into the low 20s or near there. That had to be scary.

posted by justincredible

I saw you were down into the low 20s or near there. That had to be scary.

We contemplated community bonfires, where we roasted our family pets for food. I still don't know how we survived. 

posted by brutus161

We contemplated community bonfires, where we roasted our family pets for food. I still don't know how we survived. 

In Dallas and we’re talking about this for Wednesday/Thursday

Florida this past weekend fucking sucked. Saturday was colder than chicago haha.

So at Work today we had 2 zoom meetings and they went out and bought me a laptop so I can work from home because Dallas might get 1-3” of snow and ice.

posted by sportchampps

So at Work today we had 2 zoom meetings and they went out and bought me a laptop so I can work from home because Dallas might get 1-3” of snow and ice.

That's an apocalypse for southerners.

posted by sportchampps

So at Work today we had 2 zoom meetings and they went out and bought me a laptop so I can work from home because Dallas might get 1-3” of snow and ice.

End times 

Just got back from a week in Los Angeles. 72-73 or so during the day, 48-50 at night.

Was a nice change for sure.

posted by Gardens35

Just got back from a week in Los Angeles. 72-73 or so during the day, 48-50 at night.

Was a nice change for sure.

It’s a nice place to visit for the weather.  

posted by j_crazy

i'd like to have the daily updated forecasts captured here. I suspect there is a bit of fear mongering with these forecasts.

for instance. 

Sunday morning the forecast for me in Pittsburgh was 8-12" Thursday into Friday. 

Sunday evening the forecast was for 5-9".

Monday morning the forecast was for 0.75" rain and then 3-5" snow

Updating forecasts:

Monday evening - .3" rain and then 7-11" snow

Tuesday morning - 1.2" rain then 3-5" snow

Tuesday evening - 1.4 " rain then 4-6" snow

Wednesday morning - 1.9" rain then 3-7" snow

wild.

posted by j_crazy

Updating forecasts:

Monday evening - .3" rain and then 7-11" snow

Tuesday morning - 1.2" rain then 3-5" snow

Tuesday evening - 1.4 " rain then 4-6" snow

Wednesday morning - 1.9" rain then 3-7" snow

wild.

2 professions that you can be completely wrong and still be considered good at your job......weathermen and sports broadcasters

Total after the storm rolled through:

1.15" rain. 

MAYBE 0.2" ice

.75" snow (it's nearly done snowing so it may grow)

posted by j_crazy

Total after the storm rolled through:

1.15" rain. 

MAYBE 0.2" ice

.75" snow (it's nearly done snowing so it may grow)

Also, my kids have been remote for the last 2 days. yesterday they certainly could've gone without issue and today if the roads are as good elsewhere as they are in my township, they could've gone with a 2 hour delay.

We ended up getting a lot in Chicago. Storm shifted north and turned out 5-7 into 11+. Toledo (parents) got the opposite with the shift. Went from 18-20 and ended up around 9-10 after 10 hours of rain instead of snow. I think maybe 15 miles south probably got the full 20 based on radar. Slight north or us in Chicago only got 1 inch. Storm was crazy heavy in parts but very thin.

In Texas we got 1/2 of inch and an inch of snow. I’ve seen 3-4 cars driving in the past two days. We all just stay inside and wait for it to melt.

We got a mess of rain, 1/4 inch of ice, 1/4 inch of sleet, 1 1/2 inches of snow. A mess and a level 3 for a while but no one without electric so all is good.

65 miles west at my school they had more ice, 4 inches of snow and power out all over the place…..school Monday might be up in the air

My car was stuck couldn’t make it 30 feet yesterday. Barely made it to the grocery store today. Almost got stuck twice. My next car will be 4wd