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1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

congratulations @rachelabc13 !!

you caught up to where we were 48 hours ago !!

4 hours ago, Constant said:

They’ve been spraying the brine solution down on the highways, but it doesn’t work very well. 

That's because it is supposed to be used for turkeys, not streets.  Same thing for that beet juice they use up in MO.

3 minutes ago, dec3169 said:

That's because it is supposed to be used for turkeys, not streets.  Same thing for that beet juice they use up in MO.

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."

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kxan just showed a projected radar model of the precip that shows thursday switching from frozen winter precip to straight rain by 5pm which is fantastic - this would help the melt massively - and the radar model shows all precip east of line from centerville to tyler by 630am

if this plays out as they just showed, leaving austin or houston at 9 or 10 am will work

cue imma rage for what looks like it may have been a bavarian fire drill

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kxan live 5pm now

nick bannon

model changes

slower arrival

warmer at the surface = more rain less winter mix / ice

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follow-on story - some gal that's made every game this year!

cotton bowl dude - it may be difficult to get here but it will be 72f inside!

ice fell from the stadium when the superbowl was iced in!

travis county commissioners were updated on the weather forecast!

kids should wear coats on thursday!

ercot is fine but have a plan anyway in case the grid fails!

 

i feel like roma victa dissecting aggy idiocy

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, immamac said:

Fucking idiots staying home and not coming to tailgate for one if the biggest games in a fucking decade. 

Is your tailgate climate controlled?

1 hour ago, SimkinsMan said:

I'm also concerned about the possibility of ice on I-35 N and I-45 N on Thursday night or Friday morning.

I would guess that there is enough traffic on these roads even overnight that there won’t be any chance for ice buildup.  Certainly 35 with all of its commercial traffic. Maybe some desolate stretches of 45 have a dicey spot or two if it’s cold enough far enough south. 

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kxan just closed the 5pm news with a radar model that has the entire precip event east of the sabine at sunrise friday

will check kxas fort worth after the 6pm news to see if they confirm

1 hour ago, immamac said:

Fucking idiots staying home and not coming to tailgate for one if the biggest games in a fucking decade. 

If I wasn't already attending a funeral Friday I would come to, checks media, a second funeral. Fuck. I am an hour late if traffic is good. Really want to take my boys to the game. People need to stop having weddings and also dying during football season. So cheap to get in. Dammit.

38 minutes ago, immamac said:

Yes, it is. We have over 1 million btus for 13k sq ft tented with exterior walls tent wall. 

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38 minutes ago, immamac said:

Yes, it is. We have over 1 million btus for 13k sq ft tented with exterior walls tent wall. 

Temp inside:

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1 hour ago, immamac said:

Yes, it is. We have over 1 million btus for 13k sq ft tented with exterior walls tent wall. 

If tickets drop just a bit more, I’m in!

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no direct link to the current kxas forecast video but it's on this page:

https://www.nbcdfw.com/weather/

i trust this guy

he is great in tornado situations

for thursday and friday he essentially confirms the kxan take from mid-afternoon although the kxas radar forecast stops thursday night at 6

Sounds like I might be working from home Thursday and Friday 

6 hours ago, immamac said:

Yes, it is. We have over 1 million btus for 13k sq ft tented with exterior walls tent wall. 

So a giant "sex tent"

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13 hours ago, immamac said:

Yes, it is. We have over 1 million btus for 13k sq ft tented with exterior walls tent wall. 

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If there’s 1/4” of snow on the roads on Friday, the Ohioans will be the only ones who won’t wreck their cars on the drive to the stadium.  😀

Wednesday morning update

We're finally well within the range of higher resolution models this morning, and the outlook is not great. Temperatures on Friday morning are likely to reach freezing levels in much of the Dallas area, and this should be just cold enough to allow sleet, snow, or freezing rain to stick to roads. Precipitation will occur between late Thursday morning and about sunrise on Friday. The latest models indicate that some or most of this will fall as snow and sleet, with the potential for significant accumulations. In short, I expect travel around the metroplex to be a mess on Thursday evening, night, and Friday morning.  I would anticipate significant flight disruptions on Thursday, Thursday night, and into Friday morning. Conditions should improve by the middle of the day Friday.

The best-case scenario is that air temperatures are a bit warmer than currently forecast, allowing freeways to remain snow and ice free. (I.e. the surface of the roadways remains warm enough to melt anything that falls).

The worst-case scenario is a major winter storm that shuts down the metroplex on Thursday and much of Friday morning, possibly into the early afternoon.

 

8 minutes ago, SimkinsMan said:

Wednesday morning update

We're finally well within the range of higher resolution models this morning, and the outlook is not great. Temperatures on Friday morning are likely to reach freezing levels in much of the Dallas area, and this should be just cold enough to allow sleet, snow, or freezing rain to stick to roads. Precipitation will occur between late Thursday morning and about sunrise on Friday. The latest models indicate that some or most of this will fall as snow and sleet, with the potential for significant accumulations. In short, I expect travel around the metroplex to be a mess on Thursday evening, night, and Friday morning.  I would anticipate significant flight disruptions on Thursday, Thursday night, and into Friday morning. Conditions should improve by the middle of the day Friday.

The best-case scenario is that air temperatures are a bit warmer than currently forecast, allowing freeways to remain snow and ice free. (I.e. the surface of the roadways remains warm enough to melt anything that falls).

The worst-case scenario is a major winter storm that shuts down the metroplex on Thursday and much of Friday morning, possibly into the early afternoon.

 

Doesn't it only have to be 1 or 2 degrees higher to just be above freezing the whole time? 

4 minutes ago, immamac said:

Doesn't it only have to be 1 or 2 degrees higher to just be above freezing the whole time? 

As a notherner, I would say yes. It usually takes decent accumulation or several days in the 20s for a small amount of snow to stick the the roads/grass. Anything under an inch usually melts right away. A couple inches may cool it down enough to stick.

1 minute ago, Juicy said:

As a notherner, I would say yes. It usually takes decent accumulation or several days in the 20s for a small amount of snow to stick the the roads/grass. Anything under an inch usually melts right away. A couple inches may cool it down enough to stick.

Well I am very familiar with this, I've lived in cold weather climate full time where snow is permanently on the ground. The issue here is everyone freaking out because it's 31-32F if it's 33F it just never freezes. 

I still think properly brined/treated roads won't freeze at all at 32/31. 

5 minutes ago, immamac said:

Well I am very familiar with this, I've lived in cold weather climate full time where snow is permanently on the ground. The issue here is everyone freaking out because it's 31-32F if it's 33F it just never freezes. 

I still think properly brined/treated roads won't freeze at all at 32/31. 

I agree with you! I think your biggest problem is the drivers who see wet pavement and freak out thinking it is ice and refuse to touch their gas. 


I am now realizing you were talking about the temperature not the roads. Yeah a few degrees warmer and it is just a sprinkle of rain. 

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4 minutes ago, immamac said:

Well I am very familiar with this, I've lived in cold weather climate full time where snow is permanently on the ground. The issue here is everyone freaking out because it's 31-32F if it's 33F it just never freezes. 

I still think properly brined/treated roads won't freeze at all at 32/31. 

You have more faith in north Texas road crews than I do. There is the potential for a big mess. Because temperatures are going to be cutting it very close to freezing -- i.e. 30 degrees vs 33 degrees matters a lot, and we just can't say with precision where the freeze line will occur -- it could go either way. But I think people should be prepared for a pretty bad situation. 

Our meteorologist said that if you're going to the game and you live outside of DFW, make the trip up today if you can to beat the storm. 

This may be a really dumbass yank question, but when they heard there was going to be a chance of snow, why wouldn't they drive down some salt trucks from somewhere and pre-salt the roads? I understand most of the country is getting pounded but $$$$$$ makes the world go round, would have though Jerrah would have at least gotten a few to clear out everything close to the stadium.

1 minute ago, Juicy said:

This may be a really dumbass yank question, but when they heard there was going to be a chance of snow, why wouldn't they drive down some salt trucks from somewhere and pre-salt the roads? I understand most of the country is getting pounded but $$$$$$ makes the world go round, would have though Jerrah would have at least gotten a few to clear out everything close to the stadium.

Even if you clear the roads immediately around the stadium, the DFW area is very large with an immense amount of freeways. People will be coming from all over. Southern cities just do not have the winterization capacity to deal with the entire area ahead of a storm.

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7 minutes ago, Juicy said:

This may be a really dumbass yank question, but when they heard there was going to be a chance of snow, why wouldn't they drive down some salt trucks from somewhere and pre-salt the roads? I understand most of the country is getting pounded but $$$$$$ makes the world go round, would have though Jerrah would have at least gotten a few to clear out everything close to the stadium.

The metro cities are all going to put a sand/salt combo on the roads tonight. The issue is always the overpasses as those are tricky to keep ice from forming and we're a metro area with nothing but overpasses. The toll road authorities may use something different and the only tollroad that's near Arlington is the Bush tollroad that goes from North Dallas/Plano towards DFW Airport and end in Grand Prairie. 

I'm anticipating DISD calling it tonight and the kids don't go in to school on Thursday. I'm fine with that since I have a 17 year old that's never driven in the snow before. 

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How far north do you need to bring salt trucks down from? Nebraska? Missouri? There's a metric f-ton of road infrastructure in that area, not just around the stadium, but within a few miles. That's a lot of salt. Here in Chicago, they keep dedicated salt storage buildings EVERYWHERE to handle that kind of coverage. Jerry would have to fly in several C-17's with that kind of salt and trucks, lol

5 minutes ago, Juicy said:

This may be a really dumbass yank question, but when they heard there was going to be a chance of snow, why wouldn't they drive down some salt trucks from somewhere and pre-salt the roads? I understand most of the country is getting pounded but $$$$$$ makes the world go round, would have though Jerrah would have at least gotten a few to clear out everything close to the stadium.

 

10 minutes ago, SimkinsMan said:

You have more faith in Texas than I do.

fify

Winter weather in the major cities = shit show.  every time. 

3 minutes ago, unclebean said:

How far north do you need to bring salt trucks down from? Nebraska? Missouri? There's a metric f-ton of road infrastructure in that area, not just around the stadium, but within a few miles. That's a lot of salt. Here in Chicago, they keep dedicated salt storage buildings EVERYWHERE to handle that kind of coverage. Jerry would have to fly in several C-17's with that kind of salt and trucks, lol

 

Along the tollroads and most highways, there are large covered structures that have the sand/salt mixtures in large mounds. I'm not sure if there's de-icer trucks. 

9 minutes ago, Juicy said:

This may be a really dumbass yank question, but when they heard there was going to be a chance of snow, why wouldn't they drive down some salt trucks from somewhere and pre-salt the roads? I understand most of the country is getting pounded but $$$$$$ makes the world go round, would have though Jerrah would have at least gotten a few to clear out everything close to the stadium.

There is just no way that it could be done for an area the size of DFW. The amount of salt needed would be more than feasible to bring down. That doesn't even address where you would get it. Ignornig that everyone needs what they have, the usually order seasonally not on demand - so not a lot of places have anything to spare short term.

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1 minute ago, Captain Ron said:

The amount of salt needed would be more than feasible to bring down.

Just line a bunch of aggys and sooners along the road and replay the Texas games for them. 

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15 minutes ago, SimkinsMan said:

Even if you clear the roads immediately around the stadium, the DFW area is very large with an immense amount of freeways. People will be coming from all over. Southern cities just do not have the winterization capacity to deal with the entire area ahead of a storm.

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14 hours ago, immamac said:

Yes, it is. We have over 1 million btus for 13k sq ft tented with exterior walls tent wall. 

1 million, 2million BTUs whatever it takes. 

Dallas Fox 4 guy said below I-30 may not get any snow at all, just a wintry mix that will melt right off.

Weather and roads are going to be fine.

14 hours ago, skilesare said:

Temp inside:

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How many plan to drive up Friday morning? 

How many planning to drive up Friday morning? 
saw reports that tonight ( Wednesday) best bet for traveling to DFW but I really don’t want to spend extra 2 nights in hotel. 
 

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