Snow On The Ground In South Louisiana

[mikex]

Been a while since this has happened. No big deal to many but in 38 years it has now snowed enough to make many snow men. Kids were up at 3:30, and they can't get up at 6:30 any other morning.

M

[Besttechie]

As soon as you posted this I heard it on the news. 2-4" they are saying so far.

I love snow!

B

[JDoors]

Must be fun for the kids! Commuters, however, are in for a big surprise. Nuthin' worse than drivers who have NO idea how to drive in snowy or icey conditions. Be careful out there!

[mikex]

Some schools closed because of driving conditions. But for the most part roads are just wet, some bridges are closed. Temp at the house didn't drop below freezing, if it did it came up quick because at 7am it was 35*.

Kids are bummed because they had school.

M

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[Pete_C]

Yeah, I saw the "Snowing in New Orleans" on the morning news.

Same storm blew through Dallas Tuesday Night.

It was sleeting and snowing for a while, and we still had traces Wednesday morning.

The dogs kept insisting on going out to play in the strange stuff falling out of the sky was and then bark cause it was cold and come running in with a layer of snow flakes on their backs.

Shake it off and then once they warmed up want to go right back out.

The cats all new better, they came in and found nice warm places to curl up and sleep until this morning when it started to warm up.

Still nothing like the winters in the eighties where I remember a couple of stretches where it stayed below freezing for a week or two (which is an eternity for cold weather in Texas).

[Honda_Boy]

Weird.

We've only had just a tiny bit of flurries a week or 2 ago. Right now it's a light (but cold) rain.

[Honda_Boy]

And having said that:

As of 6:30 or so after the friggin power came back on

Yeah, it came a flash snow storm causing many to slide off the roads, many wrecks, and me to leave my car at work and ride home with the manager who has a 4WD Jeep. It snowed for good 2 hours HARD. Usually if there's even a hint of snow, road crews have already salted the roads but this was entirely unexpected.

[isteve]

Meanwhile here in the northeast it's been raining all day and 38° right now. A few miles north of me everything is frozen.

[isteve]

❅Spoke to soon snow rain sleet mix outside now. About a inch of slush on the ground so far.❅

[irregularjoe]

"Commuters, however, are in for a big surprise. Nuthin' worse than drivers who have NO idea how to drive in snowy or icey conditions. Be careful out there!"

That's for sure!

Out here, they don't even know how to drive in the rain!

[JDoors]

Wow everybody, that's a lot of snow and sleet! In the Chicagoland area we're already several inches above the usual TOTAL for December.

There are brain-dead drivers everywhere, snow or no snow, rain or no rain, reason or no reason. I used to joke that some people forget how to drive if someone spits on the sidewalk, "Oooo, better slow down!" (Or speed up -- and run off the road.)

[TheTerrorist_75]

I had to go see a heart specialist this morning. I looked out the window and saw the snow coming down hard, so I got ready and left early. I was amazed at the idiots up here sliding off the roads. When I got to the doctors I was told several tests would be done. I told them I already got the stress test driving there. The office cracked up. Just about every car off the road were small front wheel drives. When will they learn to put snow tires at all four corners and a couple of sand bags in the trunk.

[Honda_Boy]

Most of the people that slid off the roads here were in Front Engine RWD cars.

There's still snow on the ground here. I took pictures with my cell of what it looked like yesterday at around 11:30 AM and 3:45 PM and my parents took pictures with the digicam at times later than that I think. I just gotta get em and upload em.

[isteve]

I don't think it matters FWD RWD or 4WD when the brakes are applied they all slide the same.

But my front engine RWD miata with Bridgestone blizzaks at all four conners is a absolute blast to drive in a few inchs of snow. Of course anything over 8" the miata becomes a snowplow so it sleeps most of the winter.

[JDoors]

I think skill matters as much or more than which wheels are driven. You can turn a RWD car quickly by applying power to slide the rear around (think old-school rally drivers), you can plow through a turn using FWD by applying power to make the car go where you want (and just let the back hang on as best it can). I could go nearly anywhere with FWD, but I could never overcome my instinct to prevent the rear end of a RWD car from coming around, I corrected for it even when I didn't plan to, so I never got the hang of that. Had a buddy that could control a slide like there's no tomorrow, I was so jealous.

Both types have their drawbacks; RWD cars usually have the engine in front so the rear wheels may not have enough weight on 'em to get traction, and on FWD cars the front tires have to do 99% of the work, which can be too much to ask of 'em in slippery conditions.

Good snow tires make a DRASTIC difference (but you can't expect people who rarely have snow to drive around on 'em the entire Winter), and I agree they should go on all fours (nobody did that thirty years ago, but it's common practice now). I've always wished I had the money for a second set of wheels, one for Summer and one for Winter.

[isteve]

Many years ago I owned a Pontiac Fiero with the small V6. It had unbelievable rear traction but under power would not turn. Made for some scary moments when pulling out into traffic.