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Post by mchafin on Nov 11, 2019 21:19:09 GMT -6
What I am now hearing is that MDOT could not lay salt down due to this starting as rain. Once the snow, ice and flash freeze hit it was over... That’s their excuse every time. Didn’t it rain in IL as well? I will say - the rain switched pretty damn quickly to sleet then snow, so not a lot that can be done...at the moment. But c’mon. While IL has its own set of issues, they know how to keep roads clear. It seems that every storm we face, there is some of problem. Some worse than others. I’m not sure what’s going on at MODOT, but I feel badly for the people driving the trucks because it’s not them making the decisions. |
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Post by Snowman99 on Nov 11, 2019 21:31:18 GMT -6
Is this locked? Lol..it looks locked
Anyway..20 at Lambert at 9pm. 3 hrs to drop 2 degrees to tie or 3 to break the record low
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Post by dschreib on Nov 11, 2019 21:50:12 GMT -6
Definitely locked. Everybody write, "I will play nice with others" 1000 times.
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Post by mchafin on Nov 11, 2019 22:47:01 GMT -6
(We promise to behave)*1000.
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Post by Chris Higgins on Nov 12, 2019 1:39:45 GMT -6
Skies cleared out fast enough to allow temperatures to drop and set a new record low temperature for Monday, November 11th... hitting 16 degrees!
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Post by Chris Higgins on Nov 12, 2019 5:26:43 GMT -6
We have now tied the record low for this morning at 12° The rate of fall suggests we are likely to break the record in the next hour. Just amazing!
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Post by Chris Higgins on Nov 12, 2019 6:58:25 GMT -6
Record broken!
We are sitting at 11°
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Post by Chris Higgins on Nov 12, 2019 6:59:29 GMT -6
Well that is one way to keep the rifraft out... lock the thread  Sorry about that. I must have done that when I posted on my cell phone in the middle of the night. |
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Post by weatherj on Nov 12, 2019 7:01:12 GMT -6
The fact that yesterday was a bit of an over achiever hopefully means good things for us as we head into the winter. What an impressive airmass for so early.
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Post by birddog on Nov 12, 2019 7:03:14 GMT -6
6.5° here at sunrise. WC 0°
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Post by REB on Nov 12, 2019 7:04:49 GMT -6
Thanks for unlocking!. Glad to be home after starting in Rome with flooded highways and ending in Belleville with ice and snow. Been following you all and appreciating your updates as we dealt with lots and lots of rain in Italy.
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Post by jmg378s on Nov 12, 2019 7:05:01 GMT -6
Wow, Farmington down to 9F.
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Post by guyatacomputer - NE St. Peters on Nov 12, 2019 7:13:42 GMT -6
And from the sounds of it, Missouri highways aren't much better than they were last night.
Hope this isn't a precursor for how things are going to go all winter.
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Post by snowjunky on Nov 12, 2019 7:15:07 GMT -6
So Glenn is doing a Winter forecast on the 20th and hinted this winter could be similar to last winter with the November snow occurring like last year. Interesting. I just hope we don’t have to wait long for our first snow in December. I am a true snow junky.
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Post by Chris Higgins on Nov 12, 2019 7:21:51 GMT -6
And from the sounds of it, Missouri highways aren't much better than they were last night. Hope this isn't a precursor for how things are going to go all winter. Roads are ok... the on/off ramps... bridges...turning lanes...shoulders...are not. |
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2014-2015: If you forecast it, it will come!
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Post by gonefishin - WashMO on Nov 12, 2019 7:26:49 GMT -6
Wow! Two record lows in one night! That can’t happen that often.
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Post by ajd446 on Nov 12, 2019 7:30:15 GMT -6
7.2 for the low. Very impressive. And todays high of only 20 to 25 is impressive as well
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Post by STGOutdoors on Nov 12, 2019 7:31:48 GMT -6
I had 9F in Perryville on the backyard thermometer, supported by the same reading on my truck. Impressive for the middle of winter, and incredible for this time of year.
That was a lot of fun...now let's get things to reload so we can have lots more Dec-Feb.
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Post by scmhack on Nov 12, 2019 7:38:00 GMT -6
I'm one of those people that got in an accident. Currently have a cracked L3 and L4 vertebrae, hairline fracture in my clavicle and bruised lungs. Cops say I'd be dead if it wasn't for the seatbelt.
WEAR YOUR DAMN SEATBELTS! THEY WILL SAVE YOU!
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Post by Chris Higgins on Nov 12, 2019 7:42:38 GMT -6
Wow! Two record lows in one night! That can’t happen that often. Yeah... it is almost like cheating... you only have to get cold one night...and you knock off two records. Does that seem fair? |
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Post by Chris Higgins on Nov 12, 2019 7:43:36 GMT -6
I'm one of those people that got in an accident. Currently have a cracked L3 and L4 vertebrae, hairline fracture in my clavicle and bruised lungs. Cops say I'd be dead if it wasn't for the seatbelt. WEAR YOUR DAMN SEATBELTS! THEY WILL SAVE YOU! .... sorry to hear this. Good luck with recovery! |
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Post by demerson- Fletcher MO on Nov 12, 2019 7:48:58 GMT -6
Made it to work from St Clair to Hillsboro. Only issue was Hwy 30. Pretty sad the back roads (county) were in better shape. Really wasn’t that bad though.
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Post by bororug on Nov 12, 2019 7:51:53 GMT -6
9 degrees for the low just SW of Desoto. Earliest snow days these past two years in my 15 years of being in education. Absolutely impressive!
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Post by Tilawn on Nov 12, 2019 8:08:09 GMT -6
I love how so many people are bitching and complaining about MODOT and how slick the roads were after sunset last night. 99.9% of people have no idea how to handle a winter storm and how to “attack” Mother Nature at her worst much less how to drive in it. You can go into a storm system like yesterday and have a plan of treatment etc but sometimes that plan will change 3, 4, maybe 5+ times even on a smaller system like this. The roadways were in bad shape and it wasn’t all MODOTs fault. First of all sleet was the first game changer, precipitation continued until sunset or after, as the day went on and temps dropped the snow became much more powdery, wind picked up even more after sunset and was blowing the snow across the roads and as it hit the wet roads it melted and froze almost instantly. When conditions like this change so quickly there is no way that they will keep up with it. When MODOT trucks are stuck in the same traffic jams they can’t do their job either. If motorists would take some responsibility and learn how to drive in winter weather everything would be better for all. I’ve been doing snow removal for 25 years and believe me I have seen it all trust me.......people don’t know how to drive and only care about their circle around their car. So in closing SLOW DOWN and quit blaming others for your bad driving skills.
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Post by Spaz(Wrestlerdude) on Nov 12, 2019 8:12:29 GMT -6
I'm one of those people that got in an accident. Currently have a cracked L3 and L4 vertebrae, hairline fracture in my clavicle and bruised lungs. Cops say I'd be dead if it wasn't for the seatbelt. WEAR YOUR DAMN SEATBELTS! THEY WILL SAVE YOU! Glad to hear you were wearing your seatbelt and are still with us! Best of luck getting back at it. Ps best advice ever. A state trooper has told me countless stories people being ejected from their cars and then end up getting ran over by their own car they just got ejected from because they weren’t wearing seat belts. This time of the year that’s almost as important as just slowing down. |
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Post by guyatacomputer - NE St. Peters on Nov 12, 2019 8:13:30 GMT -6
I'm one of those people that got in an accident. Currently have a cracked L3 and L4 vertebrae, hairline fracture in my clavicle and bruised lungs. Cops say I'd be dead if it wasn't for the seatbelt. WEAR YOUR DAMN SEATBELTS! THEY WILL SAVE YOU! Glad you are "okay" (relatively speaking). How bad is the car? |
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Post by REB on Nov 12, 2019 8:17:21 GMT -6
I'm one of those people that got in an accident. Currently have a cracked L3 and L4 vertebrae, hairline fracture in my clavicle and bruised lungs. Cops say I'd be dead if it wasn't for the seatbelt. WEAR YOUR DAMN SEATBELTS! THEY WILL SAVE YOU! Wishing you speedy healing. It sounds like you are very lucky. |
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Post by REB on Nov 12, 2019 8:18:25 GMT -6
99,
I was so sad to hear about your doggie. Hugs to you and pats to your remaining pups.
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Post by Worldserieschampions (Chicago) on Nov 12, 2019 8:38:07 GMT -6
Having lived in St. Louis and now up north the difference in snow removal is night and day.
Probably a lot more resources put into it up here, but still.
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Post by guyatacomputer - NE St. Peters on Nov 12, 2019 9:06:27 GMT -6
Wow! Two record lows in one night! That can’t happen that often. Also interesting that for both yesterday and today we broke the record lows which were both set in 1911. Might have been a similar setup 118 years ago. |
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