RitualOfTheTrout Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Was caught in this storm near Columbus yesterday, we had 1" of ice on I-70 and we counted 14 accidents and saw two happen. One was very disturbing near Zanesville we witnessed, an SUV had spun around in the passing lane and a tractor trailer looked as if it ran over top of it as it could'nt stop. The ambulance approached the scene with lights off and there was massive amounts of blood all over the crash scene and on the windshield indicating the occupant(s) were all dead. So be careful out there on highways with ice and sleet, drive slow, turn on your hazards and don't be in a rush. I bet you the people yesterday had no idea Sunday February 20th was going to be his\her last day. Wow, that would be a terrible thing to witness, let alone be a victim of or a family member of one of those victims. When it's bad out just stay home if you can help it and as you mentioned, if you have to be out use as much caution as possible. I always say, I'm more afraid of the other drivers when the roads are bad than the actual conditions of the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChalkHillSnowNut Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Is that Rants?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraopolisWx Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Wow, that would be a terrible thing to witness, let alone be a victim of or a family member of one of those victims. When it's bad out just stay home if you can help it and as you mentioned, if you have to be out use as much caution as possible. I always say, I'm more afraid of the other drivers when the roads are bad than the actual conditions of the road. Hell yeah, I always get nervous when I see other drivers start to panic, and wail on the brakes. The bad winter drivers always brake too hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatwad Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 sleet here in Monroevile with some snowflakes in the mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherman5416 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Winter Weather Advisory URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 249 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011 OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-PAZ007-008-013>016-020>022-029-031-073- 075-WVZ001>004-220400- /O.EXT.KPBZ.WW.Y.0014.110221T1949Z-110222T1500Z/ TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH- MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-MERCER-VENANGO-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION- JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-WASHINGTON-GREENE- WESTMORELAND-FAYETTE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW PHILADELPHIA...DOVER... UHRICHSVILLE...CARROLLTON...EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA... EAST PALESTINE...WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...COSHOCTON...CADIZ... HOPEDALE...STEUBENVILLE...ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIDGE... MARTINS FERRY...ST. CLAIRSVILLE...BELLAIRE...BARNESVILLE... SHADYSIDE...BRIDGEPORT...SHARON...HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY... GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK... NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...BUTLER...ZELIENOPLE...CLARION... PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...REYNOLDSVILLE...BROCKWAY... ALIQUIPPA...BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...MONACA...BEAVER... PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...FORD CITY...LEECHBURG... FREEPORT...APOLLO...WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA... CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...WAYNESBURG... FAIRDALE...GREENSBURG...NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE... MONESSEN...UNIONTOWN...CONNELLSVILLE...POINT MARION...TORONTO... WEIRTON...WHEELING...MOUNDSVILLE 249 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH ICE ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. REPORT YOUR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772. && $ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackngoldrules Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Hell yeah, I always get nervous when I see other drivers start to panic, and wail on the brakes. The bad winter drivers always brake too hard. I was in Robinson Twp. yesterday catching the Pens game at the All Star Sports Bar & Grill with my wife and in-laws. The snow started up while we were there and the roads started getting quite slick as we left. My wife and I were coming home on I79 southbound and we got caught in some major traffic. There was debris everywhere and we saw a minivan totaled off on the shoulder. Hopefully, that person or people were OK. I don't know if that was the only vehicle involved or not but it didn't look good. People tend to drive way to fast on that highway, and in those conditions, you have to be extra careful, especially on an interstate with people going at high rates of speed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPITblizz Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Kind of surprised with the wwa.. but I guess it could go either way. Anyways, new nam coming out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraopolisWx Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Is that Rants?? You just never know anymore. About the storm, it will be interesing to see where the banding sets up. I have a feeling based on the strength of the southern surge trying to hold on, the best bands probably won't be much below I-70. But that's me talking, so who know's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Snowing here ATTM. A definite earlier changeover than had been forecast... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackngoldrules Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Is that Rants?? Is who Rants? Please tell me he's not back again! I want to continue to enjoy this thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherman5416 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Kind of surprised with the wwa.. but I guess it could go either way. Anyways, new nam coming out Yeah, I was too. I thought we would have a warning. If the QPF some of the models are showing comes to fruition, we may be bumped up to one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackngoldrules Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Temps continue to slowly drop. It's only a matter of time now. I'm still seeing mostly liquid with some sleet pellets mixing in here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChalkHillSnowNut Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Is who Rants? Please tell me he's not back again! I want to continue to enjoy this thread! lwg8tr or something...just saw that story posted and wondered.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatwad Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Special Weather Statement SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 218 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011 OHZ039>041-049-050-PAZ013-014-020-021-029-WVZ001-002-212100- TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-LAWRENCE- BUTLER-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-WASHINGTON-HANCOCK-BROOKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW PHILADELPHIA...DOVER... UHRICHSVILLE...CARROLLTON...EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA... EAST PALESTINE...WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...CADIZ...HOPEDALE... STEUBENVILLE...NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...BUTLER...ZELIENOPLE... ALIQUIPPA...BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...MONACA...BEAVER... PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA... CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...TORONTO... WEIRTON 218 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011 AN AREA OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF EASTERN OHIO...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA THROUGH 4 PM. WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING AND SLOWLY DROPPING AS PRECIPITATION INCREASES IN INTENSITY...THIS WILL LEAD TO LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE. EVEN WITH A GLAZE OF ICE...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ WOODRUM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north pgh Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Snowing pretty heavily here in fox chapel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatwad Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 More snow is starting to mix in with the sleet. Temps are steadily dropping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualOfTheTrout Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Moderate sleet in Greensburg right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPITblizz Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 All snow in Plum.. Bring it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualOfTheTrout Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I think this event has the potential to catch a majority of Joe Q public off guard as very little talk of wintry precip was in the media at least as of last night or this morning. Add to that the change over is happening sooner than initially though as well. 18z NAM still shows at least .5 - .6 falling as frozen and most of that in a 6-8 hour period if I am reading right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackngoldrules Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Snowing pretty heavily here in fox chapel. Do me a favor and push that snow about 15 or 20 miles to the south! lol I'm sure I'll be seeing it soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatwad Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 90% snow and 10% sleet now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwg8tr0514 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 lwg8tr or something...just saw that story posted and wondered.... No Rants here, I really wish I didn't have any story to tell like that. Just got me thinking abut the fragility of human life, not trying to be any kind of buzzkill for people excited about the storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paweatherguy1 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Absoulutely pouring here in cranberry....I'm def sticking with my 4-7 call, though I think it will be on the higher end. I really do think this is warning criteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madtam Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Absoulutely pouring here in cranberry....I'm def sticking with my 4-7 call, though I think it will be on the higher end. I really do think this is warning criteria. yep - roads are coated already here in Seven Fields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackngoldrules Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Absoulutely pouring here in cranberry....I'm def sticking with my 4-7 call, though I think it will be on the higher end. I really do think this is warning criteria. The NWS has made many changes already today. They went from 1-3 this morning, to 2-5 and a WWA, to 3-6 and a WWA. Wouldn't be surprised if the next step is a WSW. Still waiting on the changeover here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatwad Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 All snow now in Monroeville, intensity is increasing as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PittWeatherWatch Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 all snow here in latrobe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackngoldrules Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 all snow here in latrobe I love how the mix line curves up over top of where I'm at! lol Gotta love being a snow guy living in Bethel Park. My changeover will be later, but I'm also hoping I'll see some of the heavier snow later once it changes over, since I'm a little closer to the low moving by us to the south. I'm hoping for that anyway. We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualOfTheTrout Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 What is warning criteria, I always forget, is it 6+ in 12 hours or 8+ in 24 hours? If so, we might get pretty close to the 6+ in 12 hours I think especially if the 18z NAM is right on qpf. Drive home should be fun. I will be heading North so should see the change over as I go if it doesn't make it to me before I leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumres Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 All snow in Plum.. Bring it on. We have about 1/2 inch already in Plum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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