January 9Jan 9 Author 2 minutes ago, The Golden Hat said: Hitting the road from Austin as we speak anyone who has that option, it might be a cunning plan right now it looks like 75mph is in play well past the split and i'm guessing very little traffic
January 9Jan 9 Taken about 30 minutes ago at the dog park near The George Bush and the Tollway... (Beauregarde on the right) Now, it's a consistent snow with sleet blend and is pretty much sticking to the roads.
January 9Jan 9 Author 5 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said: anyone who has that option, it might be a cunning plan right now it looks like 75mph is in play well past the split and i'm guessing very little traffic @The Golden Hat i had not looked at the radar in an hour.... by the time you get to hillsboro a winter mix blob is likely to have moved over i35 current temps: hillsboro 35f,, wax 32f, cleburne 33f consider this in your decision - you may be down to 30mph from the split, i.e. 2+ hours to i20
January 9Jan 9 51 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said: target: tailgate the best thing you can do tomorrow is have a competent shotgun google map analyst, either in the vehicle with you, or remote on hands free device someone not driving should be monitoring the freeze line, road status (black/red/yellow/green) and the surl for real-time reports in this thread this cap shows 3 different routes from the i35 split to the tailgate location at 816 North Collins 76011 i have comments about each of these routes but will hold off until later this afternoon as we see how the day plays out If going the 35W route, I generally take 20 to 820 to 30 in order to avoid downtown fr worth.
January 9Jan 9 @Hagbard Celine Definitely appreciate the updates my friend. We got snacks in the car and will be in no rush to arrive in DFW
January 9Jan 9 It's been snowing fat snowflakes in Prosper for like 3 hours now. Looks like a winter wonderland. (Cue the "Prosper isn't Texas it's Southern Oklahoma" jokes now)
January 9Jan 9 Popular Post 8 minutes ago, Pancho said: Nice of that mustang driver to account for the snow/hazardous driving conditions by leaving an additional 6 inches of room between his car and the car in front of him
January 9Jan 9 Nothing much in Kessler/Oak Cliff but freezing rain.Plano and all points north got plenty of snow. Kids are mad. Running joke with my wife is they get everything up north(of 30).
January 9Jan 9 1 hour ago, nnm said: /Aggie conspiracy theorists, probably/ “Them librul sips are controlling the weather. It’s gonna be a home game for them durn ol’ sips.” /./ I practiced plowing plenty, but the first time I actually plowed, it was over really quickly and was quite disappointing for all involved. One stroke, done. I'm in. I'm out. I'm smokin'.
January 9Jan 9 2 minutes ago, Blotto said: Nice of that mustang driver to account for the snow/hazardous driving conditions by leaving an additional 6 inches of room between his car and the car in front of him Welcome to why driving in the Metroplex under any level of snow, rain, or ice is an issue. People simply do not know how to drive safely here. Keep your head on a swivel tomorrow.
January 9Jan 9 4 minutes ago, Blotto said: Nice of that mustang driver to account for the snow/hazardous driving conditions by leaving an additional 6 inches of room between his car and the car in front of him Probably someone from Chicago mocking all the "idiot Texans" who don't know how to drive in the conditions. Will end up totaled out on a guardrail somewhere this afternoon.
January 9Jan 9 5 minutes ago, Blotto said: Nice of that mustang driver to account for the snow/hazardous driving conditions by leaving an additional 6 inches of room between his car and the car in front of him Just Stang things
January 9Jan 9 Welcome to why driving in the Metroplex under any level of snow, rain, or ice is an issue. People simply do not know how to drive safely here. Keep your head on a swivel tomorrow. Almost all of the freeways/tollways are concrete, not asphalt. More slick spots. But yeah there are terrible drivers here.
January 9Jan 9 Popular Post Nothing more invigorating than driving a high torque rwd vehicle in slick conditions.
January 9Jan 9 Author 6 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said: If going the 35W route, I generally take 20 to 820 to 30 in order to avoid downtown fr worth. double-edged sword: above freezing downtown fort worth will be sanded out the gazoo, and the north 35 to east 30 ramp is only elevated for 300 feet: all else equal, your route backtracks and is not 1 of the 3 google suggestions.... that said it could be the best play - who knows as the situation changes from hour to hour it's all about what google traffic is showing in realtime having every cell in your vehicle loaded with google turn-by-turn for a different route is the way to go... you will get a "recalculating" message if that route craters
January 9Jan 9 Nice of that mustang driver to account for the snow/hazardous driving conditions by leaving an additional 6 inches of room between his car and the car in front of himThat’s called being careful for Dallas drivers. It’s usually 2 inches.
January 9Jan 9 1 minute ago, Hagbard Celine said: double-edged sword: above freezing downtown fort worth will be sanded out the gazoo, and the north 35 to east 30 ramp is only elevated for 300 feet: all else equal, your route backtracks and is not 1 of the 3 google suggestions.... that said it could be the best play - who knows as the situation changes from hour to hour it's all about what google traffic is showing in realtime having every cell in your vehicle loaded with google turn-by-turn for a different route is the way to go... you will get a "recalculating" message if that route craters Yeah and I’m trying to think about the flyovers involved in the 287 route. Might just be to get on 287, and that’s further south, but it’s likely to have little attention paid to it in terms of sand or slurry treatment.
January 9Jan 9 Author for those with any of the toll badges, 287 to 161 from either austin or houston would be my #1 play the ntta system will be the safest roads in the metroplex
January 9Jan 9 7 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said: Nothing more invigorating than driving a high torque rwd vehicle in slick conditions. Say, DFW doesn’t have many rwd only pickup trucks, does it?
January 9Jan 9 so all these predictions were wrong? and i don't care what any of you motherfuckers say, Informer is a jam.
January 9Jan 9 Author 49 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said: for those with any of the toll badges, 287 to 161 from either austin or houston would be my #1 play the ntta system will be the safest roads in the metroplex ignore this 161 doesn't connect to 287 360 connects to 287 all precip falling at that junction is wet but there is no traffic at all
January 9Jan 9 45 minutes ago, Jive Turkey said: so all these predictions were wrong? and i don't care what any of you motherfuckers say, Informer is a jam. Licky Boom Boom Down
January 9Jan 9 1 hour ago, cmontexas said: Just Stang things Odds that the exhaust is wide open and he's dropping throttle routinely?
January 9Jan 9 1 hour ago, utee94 said: Living out here in Colorado - i'm always excited to get the names of the snow fleet in the state. For my Longhorns in CO, King Scoopers is good: Plowy McPlowface Snowmuch Fun Pizza Zamboni Deion Snowders Snowbi-wan Kenobi Plowie Wowie Luke Snowalker Nikola Snowkic King Scoopers Lightning McPlow C3-Plow-O Snow Trooper Plowasaurus Rex Brrring Back Summer Mr. Plowtatohead Ka-Plow
January 9Jan 9 Author 35w in ft.worth just south of i20 no issues Edited January 9Jan 9 by Hagbard Celine
January 9Jan 9 1 hour ago, Hagbard Celine said: double-edged sword: above freezing downtown fort worth will be sanded out the gazoo, and the north 35 to east 30 ramp is only elevated for 300 feet: all else equal, your route backtracks and is not 1 of the 3 google suggestions.... that said it could be the best play - who knows as the situation changes from hour to hour it's all about what google traffic is showing in realtime having every cell in your vehicle loaded with google turn-by-turn for a different route is the way to go... you will get a "recalculating" message if that route craters I20 between I35W and 820 has been under construction fyi. Might be better off just staying on i35w up to i30.
January 9Jan 9 East DFW near Ray Hubbard. Had some nice big flakes around 8 to 9, then it petered out and just a very fine steady drizzle. Nothing sticking to the ground. Everything but the schools seems open.
January 9Jan 9 35 minutes ago, immamac said: Xposting again. 1M BTU heater. We didn’t defeat them just to use their fucking thermal units. Out. convert to the more American unit- the calorie. Edited January 9Jan 9 by Pato del Muerto
January 9Jan 9 1 hour ago, The Golden Hat said: Hitting the road from Austin as we speak Watch out for these guys:
January 9Jan 9 Pretty crazy how at my house it keeps fluctuating between snow, sleet and rain. I'm guessing all dictated by whatever 1-2 degrees fluctuation in temp at any given time. We were all snow most of the AM, then sleet and rain for a bit late morning. We just had about 30 minutes of snow and now shifting back to sleet/rain. Looking out the windows probably getting to the point where I would have no desire to drive on roads in our neighborhood.
January 9Jan 9 Popular Post 3 minutes ago, royiv said: DFW is a cluster today. Anyone flying in is likely to be impacted. Just checked and 2 flights from Columbus have been cancelled and 2 delayed. Flights from Cincy/Pitt cancelled and several from Detroit and Cleveland cancelled. That's a shame.
January 9Jan 9 55 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: surly tailgate supplies !!! The driver of said surly semi was caught on camera fleeing the scene, headed toward Cowboys Stadium...
January 9Jan 9 4 minutes ago, Rex Kramer said: Was on Tollway moving from Mockingbird to Forest just now. Minimal traffic, but I fishtailed a few times. It’s not that bad, and is more snow than sleet, but it ain’t great. Didn’t realize the DNT was now a runway at DFW.
January 9Jan 9 8 minutes ago, Rex Kramer said: Was on Tollway moving from Mockingbird to Forest just now. Minimal traffic, but I fishtailed a few times. It’s not that bad, and is more snow than sleet, but it ain’t great. Yeah, but we had a little freezing rain before the snow. Not a good combination. Be safe
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