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***Metroplex Winter 2024-2025 Thread***

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Moderate snowfall in N Carrollton now
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wangus12 said:

I heard that on the radio driving that they'd just shut them all down. Forgot about that crazy accident
In TXDOT defense, people blowing along at 70-80 mph in the express lanes when was the root cause of all the wrecks. But since they are controlled access and no where to pull over, I guess it makes sense.

As a reminder of what can happen...

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bert harbinson said:

Moderate snowfall in N Carrollton now
Yup! Already have covered rooftops and cars here in Hebron.
RIP ATMHockey
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Real accumulation starting north McKinney. Big fluffy snowflakes falling.
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Had some snowflakes in Dallas for 5 minutes. Back to rain now
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SW Fort Worth is a little wet but nothing exciting.
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One thing being freezing ass cold since Sunday sets up for is there is not as much heat retained on the roads/bridges like a normal front that blows in all at once. Some of this will likely stick a little more easily around borderline temps. Seeing big as flakes and quite a bit of accumulation on the road in Plano now
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Rooftops, grounds, and street are all covered here in south Celina…keeps alternating from snow to sleet. Currently heavy snow at 33 degrees.
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This is "fun".

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The nimrods going "this is a nothingburger" then hitting a slick patch are getting into some ugly wrecks right now.
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Teslag said:

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Bone dry this morning, 36 degrees, and rain all day. Glad all the isd's were so thoughtful to cancel ahead of time!


I'd much rather have them cancel ahead of time than the "school closes in an hour, cancel your day and pick up your kids" like in winter of 2022


Why would they cancel today? Cold rain?


Many areas are already icing. You do realize kids have to come home from school too right?
If you have watched the models and forcasts over the last week, you know exactly why. Here is what the leyman is hearing... "You are sitting on a fence. On one side is relative calm. On the other side frozen doom. The difference is 1-2 degress F and we don't know with any certainty who will be in the 30'-32' group and who will be in the 33-34 group. Additionally, you may start your drive in a 33'-34' band and 10 miles later be in a 30'-32' band. We do not know. Travel at your own risk."

No school administrator is gonna put their name on that decision (and rightfully so). The right decision was to keep the kiddos off the streets.
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Nothing yet at my house. Saw some extremely light rain for about 2-3 minutes and then that stopped. Temp is 35 at my house.

I base my weather expectations on historical precedent. I really dislike icy roads so I'd be happy staying dry this time around. I'll see what the day/night brings and report the results tomorrow morning. My expectations (as I've stated) are a day of rain/sleet with very little -if any- accumulation, switching to light snow this evening (1-2 inches), which is then gone/dry by lunch tomorrow. This is just based on historical precedent here. Southwest FW.
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It's okay, they had really really important widgets to sell that couldn't have waited a day or so.
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Here's the Prosper train crossing cams. Gives you a good sense for what we're seeing in Prosper.

https://www.prospertx.gov/285/Live-Railroad-Camera-Feeds

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Coates said:

Teslag said:

Coates said:

VP at Pierce and Pierce said:

Coates said:

Bone dry this morning, 36 degrees, and rain all day. Glad all the isd's were so thoughtful to cancel ahead of time!


I'd much rather have them cancel ahead of time than the "school closes in an hour, cancel your day and pick up your kids" like in winter of 2022


Why would they cancel today? Cold rain?


Many areas are already icing. You do realize kids have to come home from school too right?


Icing at 34 degrees? Must be some magic rain/mix/snow!
You know that 34 degrees on your weather app doesn't cover the metroplex, right? If you were in Maui where it is currently 59, that doesn't make it 59 at your house in DFW.
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Garrelli 5000 said:

Coates said:

Teslag said:

Coates said:

VP at Pierce and Pierce said:

Coates said:

Bone dry this morning, 36 degrees, and rain all day. Glad all the isd's were so thoughtful to cancel ahead of time!


I'd much rather have them cancel ahead of time than the "school closes in an hour, cancel your day and pick up your kids" like in winter of 2022


Why would they cancel today? Cold rain?


Many areas are already icing. You do realize kids have to come home from school too right?


Icing at 34 degrees? Must be some magic rain/mix/snow!
You know that 34 degrees on your weather app doesn't cover the metroplex, right? If you were in Maui where it is currently 59, that doesn't make it 59 at your house in DFW.
It's been dropping since about 6 in Lewisville. 31 and still falling.
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Big flakes coming down in Dallas at Preston/Forest
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Prosper has dropped 4.5 degrees since the precip started.
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Big flakes coming down in Rockwall, kids are pumped.
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Wintry mix coming down pretty heavy on 377 at the traffic circle. Some snow mixed in, but mostly ice
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Totally covered in snow including roads north of McKinney.
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Same in Coppell, dropped from 37 to 32 pretty quickly
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Yeah, and the "apps" are interesting. Mine is saying 34 where I'm at while all the weather stations are saying 31-32. And the snow/accumulation looks more like 31-32

Edit - now it drops to 33 but still think it's high

Again, fine lines with this one. The only guarantee is lots of precip
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Teslag said:

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It's childcare and working that is the issue


Just stay home unless you work in the ER or first responder. No job is worth the risk. Your office will still be there after the roads clear.


What if your employer tells you that you will be fired if you don't come in?
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SidetrackAg said:

Teslag said:

AggieMPH2005 said:

It's childcare and working that is the issue


Just stay home unless you work in the ER or first responder. No job is worth the risk. Your office will still be there after the roads clear.


What if your employer tells you that you will be fired if you don't come in?

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I have to new docs in our clinic that were asking about our weather policy and what the clinic's expectations were. I told them this place is a "Get here or die trying" type of place.
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SidetrackAg said:

Teslag said:

AggieMPH2005 said:

It's childcare and working that is the issue


Just stay home unless you work in the ER or first responder. No job is worth the risk. Your office will still be there after the roads clear.


What if your employer tells you that you will be fired if you don't come in?


Quit and find a job where you don't work for an idiotic *******.
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wangus12 said:

I have to new docs in our clinic that were asking about our weather policy and what the clinic's expectations were. I told them this place is a "Get here or die trying" type of place.


So you specialize in boob jobs? I'll allow it.
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Big, chunky flakes coming down hard in south McKinney. The stuff of Hallmark Christmas movies
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Eliminatus said:

Big, chunky flakes coming down hard in south McKinney. The stuff of Hallmark Christmas movies

I hope the big city marketing executive finds true love and the real meaning of Christmas
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Now it's snow falling, big flakes, in West Fort Worth.
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As a point of update: I'm sitting on my back porch in SW FW and temp is showing 34F. Other than the couple minutes of light rain I saw earlier (which stopped), there continues to be no observable precipitation of any kind.
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Scriffer said:

Eliminatus said:

Big, chunky flakes coming down hard in south McKinney. The stuff of Hallmark Christmas movies

I hope the big city marketing executive finds true love and the real meaning of Christmas
He will when it is revealed that the friendly old janitor who matched them up with the lonely newcomer is in fact, Santa Claus.
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Scriffer said:

Eliminatus said:

Big, chunky flakes coming down hard in south McKinney. The stuff of Hallmark Christmas movies

I hope the big city marketing executive finds true love and the real meaning of Christmas


For a moment I thought he said Lifetime and wondered when the wife kills her husband and his young mistress on Christmas Eve.
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Snowflakes have already thinned up a lot and are no longer coming down in chunks. Just eyeballing so far, I'd say maybe half inch - inch has fallen already?
 
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