Snow...

[SSOWorld]

On my way to work - I had trouble getting up a hill, which was very odd since the hill wasn't too steep - maybe some ice under the snow (it snowed 3" overnight) - and my car has stability control so it wouldn't slipslide - Riiight

[mightyace]

We got less than an inch here in greater Nashville.  A few side roads were snow covered but that's about it.

The schools were still closed though.. 

[SSOWorld]

We got less than an inch here in greater Nashville.  A few side roads were snow covered but that's about it.

The schools were still closed though.. 

Hit the panic button too early!

oh wait...

[74/171FAN]

Here we basically got a dusting and all schools around here went in two hours late.

[Bryant5493]

Here are two videos showing the effects of the wintry mix in Metro Atlanta.

Ice Storm

Wintry Weather


Be well,

Bryant

[Truvelo]

I've just heard that there's been a fatal accident involving a jacknifed truck and a bus on I-70 near Springfield, OH. This is a stretch I drive each November but which has been ice-free whenever I've used it.

Last night in parts of Scotland it went down to -22'C (-7'F) which is as cold as the south pole

[Chris]

The Netherlands today:

[Bryant5493]

^^ Wow! There's a lot of snow there.

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This morning, on the ramp from I-285 West to I-85 North, there was a 28-car pile-up. The ramp is very sharp and tight and there was a lot of black ice on the road.


Be well,

Bryant

[Chris]

Wow crazy, there's even a wind chill advisory for the southern tip of Florida 

[mightyace]

Last night in parts of Scotland it went down to -22'C (-7'F) which is as cold as the south pole

Yes, but it's the middle of summer at the South Pole! 

[froggie]

Chris:  that looks like a MODIS image...

[Chris]

Chris:  that looks like a MODIS image...

Yes it is

[Truvelo]

There's a MODIS view of the UK on this page.

[mightyace]

There's a MODIS view of the UK on this page.

Man, seeing all of the island as white is strange, astounding, unbelievable ...

[PAHighways]

It's been snowing here since New Year's.  The last time there was no measurable snowfall was December 30, 2009.

Snow Has PennDOT Crews Working Long Hours, Days

[Chris]

They have issued a "weather alarm" (sounds a bit panicky, weather warning would be a better term) for northern Netherlands for blowing snow. I just did a little trip in my city, there is horizontal snowfall, but the intensity is not very high, so it's still driveable. Annoying are those people who drive the speed of walking on a major road that has just a thin layer of snow.

[DAL764]

Annoying are those people who drive the speed of walking on a major road that has just a thin layer of snow.

Bad weather has a habit of doing that to people. 'Enjoyed' a 200-mile trip today from Hamburg to the North Sea coast and back, and while there were a few snow drifts on parts of the roads, the Autobahn was pretty much either snow-free or with just a dusting of snow, yet at times people were driving as slow as 40 (kilometers, not miles) - really, if you're that f'n scared of driving in snow, stay at home or take a train.

And don't even make question how drivers manage to constantly go panic-braking behind a crew of cleaning vehicles that do a constant 40 kph. Is it that f'nv hard to keep your speed at a constant 40 as well without braking all the time? Geez...

[PAHighways]

Annoying are those people who drive the speed of walking on a major road that has just a thin layer of snow.

Sometime it's hard to tell if it is just a thin layer of snow, or if there is ice lurking underneath.  As the saying goes, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

Then you have the other end of the spectrum.

[Chris]

This was Autobahn A20 in Germany:



I took a walk on the ice.

[Bryant5493]

^^ Wow! What we have here in Metro Atlanta's nothing (lol).


Be well,

Bryant

[Brandon]

Then you have the other end of the spectrum.

It's questionable if people in Atlanta can drive under normal conditions.  It also appears as if GDOT still has yet to hear about this new-fangled thing called road salt and sand.

[Brandon]

This was Autobahn A20 in Germany:

Nothing a couple of snowplows couldn't solve within a couple of hours (starting from that).

Maybe I've been babied a bit by the snowplow crews here in Chicagoland and up north, in Michigan's UP, but I can't see why snow is anything to freak out over.  Driving in it can be done, and done well as long as a steady hand is kept on the wheel.

[agentsteel53]

I was in Mississippi two days ago and there was a light dusting north of about Kosciusko.  It got down to 13 degrees F in Tupelo!

[un1]

Snowstorms in Europe happen so rarely that 1) the drivers can't drive in snow and 2) they aren't prepared for it, at all. (since it would be a waste of money to prepare for snowstorms that happen once in 20 years)

Here, we got a bit of snow, about a foot of it now, still no where near our record for this time of year.

[Chris]

Nothing a couple of snowplows couldn't solve within a couple of hours (starting from that).

The main problem on that Autobahn were near-hurricane force gusting (11 beaufort). If you plow the road, another snow dune will follow so quick you can't plow against that, especially in a sparsely populated area like northeastern Germany that doesn't have as much snowplows as central and southern Germany.

Snowstorms in Europe happen so rarely that 1) the drivers can't drive in snow and 2) they aren't prepared for it, at all. (since it would be a waste of money to prepare for snowstorms that happen once in 20 years)

It depends on which part of Europe. Significant accumulation is common every winter in Germany, and anything east and north of that. However, the amount of snow we saw in the Netherlands, or in France and Britain is highly unusual, especially for such a long period. Last year gave us maybe 3 days of significant snow accumulation that melts away the next day, so very few people take the effort and investment of winter tires.