Travel Trouble Spots

December 8, 2005, 8:55 pm
Posted by J.B. Elliott in Winter Weather
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Wintry weather continues over a wide area. A brief look at selected locations:

NASHVILLE
Now 37 cloudy
A dusting of snow tonight. Clearing late. Low by morning 15 to 20.

LOUISVILLE
34 with light rain now
Up to one inch of snow tonight but clearing after midnight.
Low by morning 17. Dry weather Friday. High 25

INDIANAPOLIS
Now 27, light snow
Heavy Snow Warning till Friday morning
Total accumulation 6 to 8 inches.
Blowing and drifting snow after midnight

CHICAGO
Now 28, snowing
Heavy Snow Warning with 6 to 9 inches expected
Low tonight 16 with wind chill zero to 10 below
Mostly sunny Friday

CLEVELAND
Now 28 cloudy
Snow tonight 4 to 6 inches expected
Low tonight 22
Snow continuing Friday morning

CINCINNATI
Now 34, light snow
Heavy Snow Warning overnight
4 to 6 inches expected
Low by morning 20

PITTSBURGH
Now 27, visibility 1/2 mile in snow
4 to 6 inches of snow expected overnight
Another 1 to 2 inches Friday
High Friday 28 with winds gusting to 30 mph

ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Now 31 with light freezing rain
Ice Storm Warning until Friday morning
Freezing rain tonight mixed with sleet at times
Ice accumulation 1/4 inch
That does not sound like much but it can play havoc with travel

BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON
Now 28, cloudy
Winter Storm Warning until noon Friday
Snow increasing tonight accumulating 2 to 4 inches
Additional 1 to 2 inches Friday morning
High Friday 32
Winds gusting as high as 35 mph...a miserable daY

PHILADELPHIA
Now 28, cloudy
Winter Storm Warning from midinight tonight until noon Friday
1 to 3 inches of snow, mixed with sleet by daybreak
3 to 5 inches total accumulation couning tonight and Friday

NEW YORK CITY
28 cloudy now
Snow after midnight with 1 to 3 inches by daybreak
Additional 4 to 6 inches Friday with blowing snow by afternoon, gusts to 40 mph

BOSTON
Now 28, clear
Snow Friday accumulating 4 to 6 inches

ACTUAL REPORTS
6 inches of snow now on ground at Muncie, Alexandra, Bloomington, Ind.
7.5 inches at Marion, in Northern Indiana
7 inches at Carmel, Ind.
4 inches in Ft. Wayne
5 inches at Anderson, Ind.
4 inches in South Bend
1/4 to 1/2 inch ice Northern and Eastern Kentucky, ice storm underway
5 to 6 inches of snow on ground, Wayne County, Southeast Ill.
2 to 3 inches on ground across Southeast Missouri

USA EXTREMES THURSDAY
Low of 42 below zero at West Yellowstone, Montana
High of 84 at Fort Meyers and Punta Gorda, Florida




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Posted by  
on December 8, 2005, 9:01 pm
J.B.,

I noticed the forecast for Ashville, NC. It definately will play havoc. It will be a mess with downed trees and powerlines. I know I do not want any part of that.

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Posted by Greg  
on December 8, 2005, 9:42 pm
Can anyone let me know what or where these "close calls" are. This one missed up by a whole state, at least.

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Posted by John T.  
on December 8, 2005, 9:57 pm
Greg, without being smart about this, and all due respect to you sir, you just don't get it about weather, espically here. Winter weather is tricky. NO I'm not a meteorologist, I just know this from living in AL. for 33 years. Truthfully, I believe if someone tried to explain the close call/s you are still going to argue and fuss about how that is. If it was say 2 or 3 states away, NO, it would not have been a close call for us. But our neighboring states having winter weather, we COULD have gotten it if the temp. & moisture would have cooperated with each other. It was still cool or cold and we had moisture finally come in. It is all confusing to a point, however you have to just study, pay attention more and ask the better questions if that makes any sence to you.

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Posted by  
on December 8, 2005, 10:14 pm
Wow, what an honor to have Carmel, IN mentioned! 8 inches in my driveway that I just finished shoveling...if anyone really wants to see snow, come on up and I'll give you a shovel! :-) I lived in Birmingham for 5 years, but now call Carmel home...still no better weather team than ABC 33/40!

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Posted by Brent  
on December 8, 2005, 10:56 pm
Greg... this one was a close call in that if the temperatures had been only a few degrees colder, we would have had problems here. As is always the case with wintry weather down here, we usually don't know exactly what happens until it starts, and this was no exception.

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Posted by John T.  
on December 8, 2005, 11:09 pm
WAY TO GO CLAY. Mail some to Greg and maybe he will finally be content.

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