We had several crazy thundersleet episodes in Parker County. Not braving the roads, mostly because I'm afraid of the other drivers.
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CISD was probably just about to announce closing, then read your earlier post about it being dumb to do so and started second-guessing themselves.Yesterday said:
Wife communicated it to me. So not surprised if it isn't factual. Sorry, disaster thread for me so far.
RISD closed, was just driving down belt line and was almost dry. Are we even getting more precipitation? My app says 40% tomorrow morning.
Plano ISD closed.
FWISD finally announced they're closing tomorrow.
Just landed at DFW. Now to trek home...
SW preemptively cancelled our flight so now we get to Uber from DFW to Love and then drive home.
SW preemptively cancelled our flight so now we get to Uber from DFW to Love and then drive home.
Congrats on getting a flight in.
I think this has only happened once. Typically they'll run trains all night to keep ice off the rails. Pretty reliable actually.jpd301 said:DART rail is the last thing I would personally get on in an ice event. It feels like they stop the trains when they have ice on the lines.TxAG#2011 said:
Well crap, should I plan on taking the DART from DFW on Tuesday? Don't want to get gouged on uber
Drive home up 75 wasn't bad. Bridges did have some ice and wrecks. Also saw some people driving 80+ so watch out for idiots
Excellent, I'll just have to fend off the hobos.double aught said:I think this has only happened once. Typically they'll run trains all night to keep ice off the rails. Pretty reliable actually.jpd301 said:DART rail is the last thing I would personally get on in an ice event. It feels like they stop the trains when they have ice on the lines.TxAG#2011 said:
Well crap, should I plan on taking the DART from DFW on Tuesday? Don't want to get gouged on uber
Maybe. Usually changing cars at the next stop works.
Had to run up to my old house that's on the market to check on things from hillcrest and Frankford to Custer and Parker, and roads are slick. I was going north and south on Coit and was definitely slipping and sliding in a 4x4 F150. I can't imagine it'll be better tonight or tomorrow morning as more precipitation accumulates. Be careful out there.
Just drove from Love Field to Murphy - roads were very slick. It took me about 80 minutes going slooow.
Oh no, we suck again?
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Just a heads up, drove down from Denton area to downtown Dallas this morning and the only bad spots are in Denton proper. 35 is clear and no slipping while driving 60 mph all the way down. Hopefully Denton County gets some de-icer on 35 so it can get cleared up.
Wife slept at her hospital last night since she had a physical scheduled this morning and didn't want to miss it.
They called late last ight and cancelled it on her.
So now she's stuck there. At least she'll be able to cover for all the nurses who don't come in.
They called late last ight and cancelled it on her.
So now she's stuck there. At least she'll be able to cover for all the nurses who don't come in.
Smooth sailing from Richardson to South Oak Cliff this AM. Drove 50 on Central/45.
McKinney to Dallas on 75 was pretty good
50-65 mph. Only issue was other drivers. One dude driving down the line taking up 2 lanes. Couple people going less than 25 mph. Couple others weaving in and out lanes
50-65 mph. Only issue was other drivers. One dude driving down the line taking up 2 lanes. Couple people going less than 25 mph. Couple others weaving in and out lanes
Getting more gnarly now. They'd said the bigger stuff would roll in 7-8ish. That's happening
Yeah I just walked outside and got assaulted by sleet. Never seen it mixed with thunder like that before.
Welcome to Thundersleet! Two cars enter, one car leaves
Solid layer of sleet on ground now but definitely sleet and not slushy rain which I guess is a good thing as long as that maintains. Started about 20 min ago here in Plano.
Just got some thunder sleet out in Rockwall.
Yeah, I just hot back from quick dog walk and was looking around this isn't bad, I'll head to gym. Then thunder hit and sleet started pouring down. Hah.
If the precip forecast holds, I'm thinking no school until Friday. Gonna struggle to get warm enough until Thursday afternoon and what the cars clear is gonna keep getting new batches of coverage
This thunder sleet in Lake Highlands is spooky. Sounds like a dump truck driving by the house.
DannyDuberstein said:
If the precip forecast holds, I'm thinking no school until Friday. Gonna struggle to get warm enough until Thursday afternoon and what the cars clear is gonna keep getting new batches of coverage
Please don't say that.
Thunder sleet here in SW Ft Worth.
Get ready bal. You're gonna in for a problem.
Same, in west FW. Went from seeing most of the street pavement around 6 to it being completely white, and it's still coming down.
DannyDuberstein said:
If the precip forecast holds, I'm thinking no school until Friday. Gonna struggle to get warm enough until Thursday afternoon and what the cars clear is gonna keep getting new batches of coverage
Already got myself and my wife mentally prepared for this...i really do not see how things will improve by Thurs AM...oh well....
Pouring at my house, looks and sounds like an old-fashioned thunderstorm. What an F'n mess, just hope that the power lines hold up today (at least the ones that feed my house).
In a couple of minutes Michael Irvin on school closings on "the ticket" (1310/96.7)
Lol had a patient drive all the way from the other side of Shreveport this morning for his physical. Dumbass
I'm supposed to have a vasectomy on Thursday at 11:30. Thinking that may not happen. My wife will probably say it's a sign we shouldn't be done having kids.
george07 said:
I'm supposed to have a vasectomy on Thursday at 11:30. Thinking that may not happen. My wife will probably say it's a sign we shouldn't be done having kids.
What's crazy is you have a patient in Shreveport. What do you provide in regards to extra services that this patient can't let up?
Weather forecast for Wednesday and Thursday got a lot crappier overnight. I was thinking for sure we'd be able to open the plant on Thursday. At the moment that doesn't seem likely.planoaggie123 said:DannyDuberstein said:
If the precip forecast holds, I'm thinking no school until Friday. Gonna struggle to get warm enough until Thursday afternoon and what the cars clear is gonna keep getting new batches of coverage
Already got myself and my wife mentally prepared for this...i really do not see how things will improve by Thurs AM...oh well....
First year we've created floating holidays to account for bad weather. Looks like we might burn through all three right out of the gate.
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