The weather thread

Man did it snow last night, only 4″ in Crosslake.

“As much as 5 to 8 inches of snow could fall”

…

“Expect disruptions to daily life, the Weather Service said. Closures and disruptions to infrastructure may occur.”

My God the Midwest has gone beyond soft. What a joke.

Get your bread, milk, and $8 eggs today while you still can.

buckybadger wrote:

My God the Midwest has gone beyond soft. What a joke.

Tell us how it was back when you were a kid

It’s not nice out right now.

We got another 4″ of snow last night with 20-25mph winds with gusts up to 40mph today.

There’s a four foot drift in front of the shop right now that wasn’t there yesterday lol

buckybadger wrote:

My God the Midwest has gone beyond soft. What a joke.

I dont think the general public has gone soft, I think its the weather terrorists. Thankfully we have “IDO Belinda” aka Gim to keep us from panicking.

Fingers crossed. SEND IT!!! I want to smell some 2-stroke smoke!!!!!

CaptainMusky wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>buckybadger wrote:</div>
My God the Midwest has gone beyond soft. What a joke.

I dont think the general public has gone soft, I think its the weather terrorists. Thankfully we have “IDO Belinda” aka Gim to keep us from panicking.

You’re probably right. When the NWS uses phrases like “disruptions to infrastructure”, I was assuming we’d be talking 1-2′ of snow. It sure does generate views/clicks/etc though.

If we can keep it at 6″ or less here, I won’t bother to plow. Once you pile up snow out here in the sticks you get to plow daily with the wind.

6-9″ snow chances starting to look pretty good for MSP metro and western Wisconsin this weekend.

You have to stay off social media for upcoming weather events. It’s just clickbait to stir things up for likes/views/clicks. At least no one is calling this a MASSIVE amount of snow yet.

when i checked my phone at 3;45 this morning they already had a winter storm warning issued for us for saturday!!!!

take it for what it’s worth!!!!

Wind feels brutal right now.

Seems like it is tracking further South from what I have been seeing. Twin Cities looks to be the big winners.

Dutchboy wrote:

Wind feels brutal right now.

Nice walleye chop breeze

Dutchboy wrote:

Wind feels brutal right now.

Sure does, brought the cans down to the curb, really hoping i have enough empty Busch lattes from the week to keep the can upright…

Swimjiggin wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Dutchboy wrote:</div>
Wind feels brutal right now.

Sure does, brought the cans down to the curb, really hoping i have enough empty Busch lattes from the week to keep the can upright…

Surprised they’d even take those!

Swimjiggin wrote:

Sure does, brought the cans down to the curb, really hoping i have enough empty Busch lattes from the week to keep the can upright…

Brought ours to the curb this morning and it got picked up as I was leaving. Came home and it was up the hill of the driveway, had to be the wind bc no one else seems to know how to do it!

buckybadger wrote:

“Expect disruptions to daily life, the Weather Service said. Closures and disruptions to infrastructure may occur.”

It is the weather terrorists, my wife got a defcon 5 notification at 2:30 am last night about this pending storm via phone call, text and email….

I’m here to save you guys from weather terrorism!

They’ve backed off on the snow totals for Fri/Sat. It looks weaker and faster moving. Yesterday they said 8-12 inches. Now it’s more like 3-4.

Still is probably gonna be the most snow here since before Christmas even if it’s only a few inches.

Oh and BTW, a new strain of bird flu was recently found. So eggs will not be going down in cost anytime soon either. Get ready for 12 dollar/dozen eggs.

Sure does, brought the cans down to the curb, really hoping i have enough empty Busch lattes from the week to keep the can upright…
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Wind has died down. I blew poop paths for the wife’s ankle biter today so now he doesn’t have to spin in circles so his butt isn’t under snow. He loved it.

gim wrote:

I’m here to save you guys from weather terrorism!

They’ve backed off on the snow totals for Fri/Sat. It looks weaker and faster moving. Yesterday they said 8-12 inches. Now it’s more like 3-4.

Still is probably gonna be the most snow here since before Christmas even if it’s only a few inches.

Oh and BTW, a new strain of bird flu was recently found. So eggs will not be going down in cost anytime soon either. Get ready for 12 dollar/dozen eggs.

Literally just ruined my weekend. I was excited for a good ole fashioned dumping. Got up early today really fired up.

suzuki wrote:

Literally just ruined my weekend. I was excited for a good ole fashioned dumping. Got up early today really fired up.

From what I see, the zone from about St Cloud eastward and angling slight south to Eau Claire is projected to get the highest total, which could reach 6+ inches.

A few days ago some areas were in line for up to a foot. That looks very unlikely now.

Think I’m gonna start my snow blower later today just in case…

tswoboda wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>buckybadger wrote:</div>
My God the Midwest has gone beyond soft. What a joke.

Tell us how it was back when you were a kid

Did you make it to your safe place for the Winter Weather Advisory?!?

Tell us how it was back when you were a kid

Did you make it to your safe place for the Winter Weather Advisory?!?
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gim wrote:

They’ve backed off on the snow totals for Fri/Sat. It looks weaker and faster moving. Yesterday they said 8-12 inches. Now it’s more like 3-4.

Arrgh! Can’t make it up. No doubt this will change, but here’s one model forecast for total snow accumulation over the next 2 weeks.

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Sure glad i volunteered to work Saturday, down in Minnetonka. Should be a great drive in the kenworth towing a 15 thousand pound trailer.

My God the Midwest has gone beyond soft. What a joke.

Tell us how it was back when you were a kid

Did you make it to your safe place for the Winter Weather Advisory?!?

lol is it safe to come out yet?

The MN State High School League moved days and times for some section tournaments based on forecasts…which impacts venues, schools, drivers, parents, etc. Our area is now slated for a whopping 2-4″ total from the entire system accompanied by minimal wind.

If people just took a deep breath and realized that TV/Social Media guesses are nothing more than guesses with hopes of generating views…tons of chaos could be prevented.

buckybadger wrote:

If people just took a deep breath and realized that TV/Social Media/National Weather Service guesses are nothing more than guesses with hopes of generating views…tons of chaos could be prevented.

Fixed it for ya!

Bearcat89 wrote:

15 thousand pound trailer.

Holy moly that is one heavy ass trailer.

tswoboda wrote:

lol is it safe to come out yet?

No, havent you heard 6 more weeks of winter?