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Winter Mixed Precipitation Dec 23 from SPC

#1 Postby Dave » Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:26 pm

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2510
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1208 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...NRN AR...SERN/ECNTRL MO...CNTRL/SRN IL...IN

CONCERNING...WINTER MIXED PRECIPITATION

VALID 231808Z - 232215Z

MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MDT/HVY
ZR/IP EXCEEDING 0.10" PER HOUR.

AS THE LARGE WRN TROUGH IMPINGES ON THE PLAINS...A STRONG LLJ WITH
SUBSTANTIAL WAA HAS DEVELOPED FROM THE ERN PLAINS/LOWER MS VALLEY TO
THE GREAT LAKES REGION. LATEST PROFILER WINDS SHOW LLJ CORE IN
EXCESS OF 70 KTS AT H8 FROM ERN OK TO WCNTRL IL. WITH THE RESIDUAL
ARCTIC AIRMASS ALREADY IN PLACE AT THE SFC...TEMPERATURES INITIALLY
IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S WILL SUPPORT AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF IP/ZR
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT PRECIPITATION WILL INITIALLY BEGIN AS
SNOW FROM CNTRL IL TO NRN IN...GRADUALLY CHANGING OVER TO IP/ZR BY
MID/LATE AFTERNOON.

FROM NRN AR THROUGH SERN/ECNTRL MO...SRN/CNTRL IL...AND SRN/CNTRL
IND...ZR RATES WILL EXCEED 0.05 TO 0.10" HOUR. THE WET BULB FREEZING
LINE WILL SLOWLY SHIFT NWD...REACHING ECNTRL MO/SRN IL BY 00
UTC...BUT NOT BEFORE SIGNIFICANT ZR ACCUMULATIONS OCCUR. LOCALIZED
HEAVY ZR/THUNDER ZR MAY OCCUR AS FAR NORTH AS CNTRL MO AND SRN IL
THIS AFTERNOON...AS WAA BRINGS MUCAPES NEAR 250 J/KG AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.

..BRIGHT.. 12/23/2008
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#2 Postby Dave » Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:28 pm

Freezing rain here at my house at this time. Temperature is 29 degrees and holding.

Anyone travelling I-65, I-70, I-69, I-74, or I-75 throughout the Ohio River valley region or Southern Indiana & Illinois watch for icy roads.
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#3 Postby Dave » Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:35 pm

Just got home 30 mins ago and catching up on weather statements.

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#4 Postby vbhoutex » Tue Dec 23, 2008 3:43 pm

Hope all is well with you. I was wondering if you had lost power with the earlier round of ice. Obviously you have it now. Hope you keep it!
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#5 Postby Dave » Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:34 pm

We lost power the other night for about 4 hrs but nothing that's not bad, nothing compared to last years Valentines Day storm when we were out 5 days.

Latest, my area is now under a winter storm advisory for freezing rain. All roads are a solid sheet of ice, wrecks galore, and news stations telling people to stay home until the warm front moves up through us later tonight. Will try to get pictures if the pine trees start bending over here at the house.

Here's the latest graphic from NWS Indianapolis. Side note the yellow dot on the map below is my town - Milan if you can find it. :lol:

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#6 Postby Dave » Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:36 pm

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
342 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2008

.A DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS AND DEPARTING ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST WILL TRANSPORT WARM AND MOIST AIR FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO
INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL WARM FASTER THAN
THE AIR AT THE SURFACE. THUS AS THE PRECIPITATION OVERSPREADS THE
REGION...THERE WILL BE A LIGHT WINTRY MIX UNTIL SURFACE
TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING OVERNIGHT.

INZ066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ063>065-070>074-077>082-088-
240000-
/O.EXB.KILN.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-
BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-
MASON-LEWIS-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-
ROSS-HOCKING-HAMILTON-CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKVILLE...VERSAILLES...
LAWRENCEBURG...RISING SUN...VEVAY...CARROLLTON...WARSAW...
BURLINGTON...INDEPENDENCE...ALEXANDRIA...OWENTON...WILLIAMSTOWN...
FALMOUTH...BROOKSVILLE...MOUNT OLIVET...MAYSVILLE...VANCEBURG...
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...CIRCLEVILLE...LANCASTER...HAMILTON...
LEBANON...WILMINGTON...CHILLICOTHE...LOGAN...CINCINNATI...
MILFORD...GEORGETOWN...HILLSBORO...WEST UNION...PIKETON...
PORTSMOUTH
342 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7
PM EST THIS EVENING.

FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH A LITTLE SLEET WILL OVERSPREAD THE
REGION. THIS PERIOD OF FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL BE BRIEF WITH
TEMPERATURES WARMING ABOVE FREEZING EARLY THIS EVENING...ALLOWING
TH PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE OVER TO RAIN. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN. THIS ICE ACCUMULATION WILL
RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WHICH WILL COINCIDE WITH THE EVENING
RUSH.
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#7 Postby Dave » Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:40 pm

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
245 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2008

INZ043>049-051>057-060-240345-
/O.CON.KIND.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-081224T0600Z/
VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-
OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE
245 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2008

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...


FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. LATE THIS EVENING
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING...ENDING THE
FREEZING RAIN.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS BEEN GETTING NUMEROUS REPORTS OF
ACCIDENTS THIS AFTERNOON. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW
DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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#8 Postby Dave » Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:42 pm

And from Louisville Ky NWS (I live on the breakpoint for 3 NWS services, Indianapolis IN, Wilmington OH, Louisville KY)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
318 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2008

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>025-030>032-232200-
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN-
CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...
JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...
LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD
318 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 /218 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008/

...ICY CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...

ALTHOUGH SURFACE TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED UP NEAR FREEZING IN
MOST SPOTS...UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES STILL
HAVE A THIN COATING OF ICE ON THEM. THIS IS CAUSING SEVERAL
ACCIDENTS AROUND THE EAST SIDE OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO
AREA...ESPECIALLY OFF OF THE GENE SNYDER. OTHER LOCATIONS ACROSS
SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY WILL CONTINUE TO SEE
THE LIGHT FREEZING RAIN CHANGEOVER TO ALL RAIN...SO SLICK SPOTS
WILL STILL OCCUR THROUGH 5PM EST.

USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA
TRAVEL TIME ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE FOR THE
LOUISVILLE METRO AREA.
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#9 Postby Dave » Tue Dec 23, 2008 5:29 pm

One thing about the weather in our area of the country, if you don't like what is going on right now, wait a few hours, it will change.

Wednesdays forecast from Louisville NWS:

Warm, Wet, and Windy Wednesday

A big change in the weather is expected Wednesday as a warm front pushes north followed by another cold front late in the day. Rain will increase tonight and temperatures will continue to climb through the night, reach near 50 degrees by sunrise. Strong south winds will develop ahead of the cold front Wednesday. South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to near 40 mph will occur ahead of the cold front, then turn westerly and diminish late in the afternoon. Highs will warm into the upper 50s to low 60s across central Kentucky and southern Indiana. Widespread rainfall amounts near one inch are possible tonight through late Wednesday. A few rumbles of thunder may add to this weather potpourri.
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#10 Postby Dave » Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:06 pm

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
641 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2008

...ICY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING...

.LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE FREEZING RAIN FALLING ONTO FROZEN
GROUND WILL MEAN A THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN AND ICY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THE TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY
RISE TONIGHT FROM THE SOUTH...EVENTUALLY WARMING THE AIR AND
GROUND ENOUGH TO PUT AN END TO THE THREAT FOR ICING. HOWEVER...IN
THE MEANTIME...ICING CAN BE ANTICIPATED ON AREA BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...
SIDEWALKS AND ELEVATED SURFACES.

INZ066-073>075-KYZ091>093-100-OHZ063>065-070>074-077>082-088-
240400-
/O.EXT.KILN.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081224T0400Z/
FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-LEWIS-
FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-
HAMILTON-CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKVILLE...VERSAILLES...
LAWRENCEBURG...RISING SUN...BURLINGTON...INDEPENDENCE...
ALEXANDRIA...VANCEBURG...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...CIRCLEVILLE...
LANCASTER...HAMILTON...LEBANON...WILMINGTON...CHILLICOTHE...
LOGAN...CINCINNATI...MILFORD...GEORGETOWN...HILLSBORO...
WEST UNION...PIKETON...PORTSMOUTH
641 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING.


FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION THROUGH THE
EVENING. THIS FREEZING RAIN FALLING ON A VERY COLD GROUND WILL
RESULT IN ICE ACCUMULATION OF ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.
AS TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY WARM TONIGHT...THE PRECIPITATION WILL
CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BETWEEN 9 PM AND 11 PM. THE ICE ACCUMULATION
WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON
UNTREATED ROADS... BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
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#11 Postby Dave » Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:31 pm

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
900 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2008

...ICY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING...

.LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE FREEZING RAIN FALLING ONTO FROZEN
GROUND WILL MEAN A THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN AND ICY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY RISE
TONIGHT FROM THE SOUTH...EVENTUALLY WARMING THE AIR AND GROUND
ENOUGH TO PUT AN END TO THE THREAT FOR ICING. HOWEVER...IN THE
MEANTIME...ICING CAN BE ANTICIPATED ON AREA BRIDGES...
OVERPASSES... SIDEWALKS AND ELEVATED SURFACES.
FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-LEWIS-
FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-
HAMILTON-CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKVILLE...VERSAILLES...
LAWRENCEBURG...RISING SUN...BURLINGTON...INDEPENDENCE...
ALEXANDRIA...VANCEBURG...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...CIRCLEVILLE...
LANCASTER...HAMILTON...LEBANON...WILMINGTON...CHILLICOTHE...
LOGAN...CINCINNATI...MILFORD...GEORGETOWN...HILLSBORO...
WEST UNION...PIKETON...PORTSMOUTH
900 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...



FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS FREEZING RAIN FALLING ON A VERY COLD GROUND WILL
RESULT IN ICE ACCUMULATION OF ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. AS
TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY WARM TONIGHT...THE PRECIPITATION WILL
CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BETWEEN 11 PM AND 2 AM. THE ICE ACCUMULATION
WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON
UNTREATED ROADS... BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
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#12 Postby Dave » Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:35 pm

And to make things even more interesting...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
830 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA OVERNIGHT BRINGING A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.
EXPECT SOUTHERLY WINDS TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN GUSTY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-240930-
/O.NEW.KLMK.WI.Y.0013.081224T0300Z-081224T2100Z/
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN-
CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-
JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-
SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-
FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-
MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-
GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-
TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-
ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-
CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...
JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...
BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...
MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...
BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...
CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...
LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...
HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...
LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...
BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...
LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...
SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...
JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
830 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 /730 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/
WEDNESDAY.


A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE OHIO VALLEY FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST
WILL BRING INCREASING WIND SPEEDS TO SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CENTRAL
KENTUCKY OVERNIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS FROM
THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO AROUND 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE IN AREAS
NEAR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW AND ALONG THE
APPROACHING COLD FRONT TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
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#13 Postby Miss Mary » Wed Dec 24, 2008 8:00 am

Well, here in the Cincinnati area the rain that fell Dec. 23 afternoon into evening rush hour created instantly iced over interstates, bridges, roads, sidewalks. Dozens of accidents, one fatality. What a mess for last minute shoppers (and retailers, who wanted to increase their record low sale totals) and evening commuters. I had 2 family members out in it and both said it took over 90 minutes to get home. They made it home safely but what a night!

They kept extending the winter weather advisory too. My 21 year old daughter called around 5 to say roads were slick, what should she do, I was tempted to suggest she find a coffee shop somewhere and as she says "chill". Good thing I didn't! Pavement didn't warm up until close to midnight! She pushed on but got stuck a few times (traffic).

http://www.wlwt.com/weather/18343842/detail.html

Now we're just experiencing rain, temps are 47 at my house, 53 at our Greater Cincinnati Airport (located in Northern Kentucky).
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#14 Postby Dave » Wed Dec 24, 2008 9:50 am

The ice left a mess out here as well. Our county went into a level 2 emergency at 8 pm which means only ems and highway personnel were allowed on the roads. Salt trucks couldn't get traction to do much good so they mainly waited for the rain to move in around 10 pm. We had 2 semi vs car accidents, one on I 74 & the other one on US 50 at the state park, the semi won in both instances but luckily only 1 serious injury.

It's now 50 degrees, windy, with rain moving back into the area.
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#15 Postby Miss Mary » Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:24 pm

Heard it was bad in Indiana as well. The I 275 bridge near Lawrenceburg, IN to Northern Kentucky was closed for over 4 hours! Drivers were just literally stuck there. Can you imagine? No stores, no side roads nearby (unless you wanted to risk a sprained or broken angle, or worse). In that situation all you could do was wait it out I guess.......I'm sure it wasn't restful or calm, I'd be afraid someone else would slide into my car! Anyway, glad that's all over with (until next time!)

Now it's just heavy rain over here. Puddles everywhere.

If you wait just a day the weather changes so fast in the Oho Valley! LOL
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#16 Postby Dave » Wed Dec 24, 2008 4:34 pm

And it's changing again, high of 53 today, now 47 and still dropping, headed for a low around 23 tonight. First cold front is through, secondary is moving through right now and believe it or not, skies are clearing to my west. It may be a starry night!

Merry Christmas Everyone...off to my parents house for the night.
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#17 Postby Miss Mary » Thu Dec 25, 2008 9:24 am

Edit - local articles state the bridge was closed from 3 pm until 10 pm that night. 7 hours! Wow, didn't think it was that long........lots of complaints coming in now. And ironically it's closed again - this time because a barge hit it. Glad I don't need to take that bridge. The only time we take it is to go to Perfect North Ski Slopes or to the casino's!

Hope you have a merry xmas al9d!
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#18 Postby Dave » Thu Dec 25, 2008 10:00 am

Merry Christmas to you also Miss Mary!

I hadn't heard about the barge hitting the bridge yet. My wife uses that bridge to get over to car dealerships at Florence 3 to 4 times a week for car parts. She's the office manager for a dealership out here. Thanks for the info.
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#19 Postby Dave » Thu Dec 25, 2008 10:46 am

Mary, according to WLWT (5) the Cropper bridge has been reopened as of 10:00 AM. Here's the story:

http://www.wlwt.com/news/18357259/detail.html

That is good news this morning.
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