I-90 Closure today...In SD

[OntarioVanMan]

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A blustery winter storm rolled into the region overnight, bringing more than four inches of snow and strong winds, and closing Inerstate 90 from just east of Rapid City to Chamberlain.
And while the snow is expected to subside late this morning or early this afternoon, conditions are expected to deteriorate over the day and evening.
Blowing snow, icy roadways and low visibility has already closed schools in several area districts, including Belle Fourche, Lead-Deadwood, Spearfish, Meade, Newell, Douglas, Kadoka and Wall school districts. And no travel is being advised along Interstate 90 from the Wyoming State Line east to Rapid City, as well as in the Butte County area and north on U.S. Highway 85.
However, the poor visibility will only get worse as winds are expected to increase from the 15 mph to 20 mph range this morning into the 40 mph to 45 mph range later in the day.
Meanwhile, temperatures, which are hoving in the low single-digit area, are expected to plunge below zero in the evening hours. Combined with the arctic winds, the wind chill factor fall as low as 35 below zero throughout the region. Exposed skin can become frostbitten in as little as 10 minutes under these conditions.
A winter weather advisory remains in effect until 5 a.m. Thursday.

 

[guido4475]

Good thing you got out of the house when you did ! Going back into service in 2 hours,a little bit of freezing rain here.38 inches total of snow here.

 

[jujubeans]

Man!!!! and I have to go shovel this stuff!

 

[OntarioVanMan]

Good thing you got out of the house when you did ! Going back into service in 2 hours,a little bit of freezing rain here.38 inches total of snow here.

what starts in the west comes East,,be prepared...

Snow will spread from the Plains, through the Mississippi Valley, and into the western Great Lakes today and tonight.

The snow will spread across areas east of the Mississippi River tomorrow and tomorrow night.

Gusty winds are also expected to develop, leading to blizzard or near-blizzard conditions in the Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley.

Even in areas that do not approach blizzard conditions, blowing and drifting snow is possible over much of the region.

The snow will transition to lake-effect snow on Friday, with lake snows continuing through the weekend.

Very cold temperatures should persist through Friday, with temperatures beginning to moderate in the Plains over the weekend.

Highs today will range from the single digits across the Northern Plains to around 40 in southwestern Kansas.

 

[guido4475]

I got 200 gallons of propane yesterday at the Bagain basement price of $500.00, so now I just need to get the big mama snowblower going.Been using the smaller back-up one.The carb should of been in already for big mama.

 

[jujubeans]

my face is frozen just from cleaning off the deck...that wind cuts through you like an icy blade..

 

[guido4475]

I give you all credit for living up there, that's for sure!

 

[arkjarhead]

It's all this Global Warming!!! Dang Republicans!!! lol

 

[fastman_1]

Good thing you got out of the house when you did ! Going back into service in 2 hours,a little bit of freezing rain here.38 inches total of snow here.

37 inches over here, broke down and had somebody plow the drive, my son works for Hauters in Chardon and has built a godzilla snow blower out of parts laying about the shop, has track drive and a 15hp twin cynlinder diesel engine, it throws snow over the house and into the neighbors yard

 

[ChrisGa23]

I hate snow. But being from little over 40 miles nw of atlanta we see very little snow. I dont mind driving while its snowing but when its thick on the ground it makes me nervous haha. The last thing I'd wanna do is wreck my fleet owners van !!!

 

[blizzard2014]

It's all this Global Warming!!! Dang Republicans!!! lol

Imagine all of the glaciers that have broken free and are now in the ocean. Some of these glaciers can be as long as three miles deep. What happens when you put ice cubes in a warm glass of water? The water becomes colder until the ice melts and the temperature of the water becomes warmer. So when you have massive amounts of ice melting and falling into the ocean you will get a temporary cooling effect that will cause more cold fronts because the water is colder. In turn, the ice will completely melt as the warming continues, and we will have more hurricanes and tornadoes due to a warmer climate. I'm not a scientist, but does this make any sense?

 

[Dabus1952]

I dont know about that,It makes sense and sounds lodigal.All I know the last few winter were I live have brought us lots and lots of snow and cold.This winter there has been somewhat less snow but bitter cold.We have not made it higher than 22 degrees in8 days .Tonight starts the snow machine again,by tommorow evening were due for 9 to 12 inche's and could be higher amount's as the wind will blow in off Lake Michigan.So when you except that load tonight heading thru Chicago up to Milwaukee or points north ,be ready for old man winter.I am sure tommorow AM wont be a very pleasant rush hour.

 

[layoutshooter]

Imagine all of the glaciers that have broken free and are now in the ocean. Some of these glaciers can be as long as three miles deep. What happens when you put ice cubes in a warm glass of water? The water becomes colder until the ice melts and the temperature of the water becomes warmer. So when you have massive amounts of ice melting and falling into the ocean you will get a temporary cooling effect that will cause more cold fronts because the water is colder. In turn, the ice will completely melt as the warming continues, and we will have more hurricanes and tornadoes due to a warmer climate. I'm not a scientist, but does this make any selse?

Nope, it don't make sense. No proof the climate is warming, cooling or what. We have not even begun to look at it long enough to know that. Some Glaciers are melting, some are growing. One of the leading hurricane experts, Dr. Jonas Grey, U of Colorado, the "go to" guy on hurricanes for 30 years says that there is no connection between what some call "global warming" and hurricane numbers and there intensity.

We only have written records, for about 200 years and what we have is very suspect. We have fossil ice going back about 30,000 years. The continents have been in there current position, giver or take a little bit for about 100 million years. We have no idea what cycles look like. It is all just a guess.

 

[BigRed32771]

Imagine all of the glaciers that have broken free and are now in the ocean. Some of these glaciers can be as long as three miles deep. What happens when you put ice cubes in a warm glass of water? The water becomes colder until the ice melts and the temperature of the water becomes warmer. So when you have massive amounts of ice melting and falling into the ocean you will get a temporary cooling effect that will cause more cold fronts because the water is colder. In turn, the ice will completely melt as the warming continues, and we will have more hurricanes and tornadoes due to a warmer climate. I'm not a scientist, but does this make any sense?

Not really. Think of it this way:

The amount of ice in a 3 mile iceberg is to the amount of water in the oceans as a snowflake is to my glass of tap water.

In other words, they are irrelevent in the scheme of things. The real source of change, to the extent that there is any, is in solar variation.

 

[jujubeans]

Update on I90 in SD...as of 6pm it'll be closed all the way to Sioux Falls..

 

[Dakota]

Good thing most of us don't need to go to South Dakota

 

[OntarioVanMan]

Well they are about to have the first official shipping traffic thru the Northwest Passage and both the N and S pole are melting away....and that is a fact...The Tundra is thawing in N. Canada for the first time since man has explored...there is no doubt the climate is "changing" as it always has...Oh yeah LOS we are floating south at a rate of 3 cm. a year...

 

[layoutshooter]

Much of the Northern Hemisphere tundra was not covered in perma-frost as little as 10,000 years ago. These things have been warming and cooling ever since the earth was formed. Nothing new under the sun. Why is the sea ice melting? It is far below freezing. Have ocean currents shifted a bit? That would send warm water under the ice and help to melt it. We shall see, this winter is shaping up to be one of the coldest in recorded history, which is not all that long. Polar ice is growing fast right now. Not to worry, in a few hundred million years all the earth's dry land will be joined again. By the way, just how much will the ocean levels rise if 100% of the sea ice melt? Care to venture a guess?

Check this out, this guy says that we are drifting to the NW.

http://www.wwnorton.com/college/geo/egeo/flash/2_1.swf

 

[OntarioVanMan]

Much of the Northern Hemisphere tundra was not covered in perma-frost as little as 10,000 years ago. These things have been warming and cooling ever since the earth was formed. Nothing new under the sun. Why is the sea ice melting? It is far below freezing. Have ocean currents shifted a bit? That would send warm water under the ice and help to melt it. We shall see, this winter is shaping up to be one of the coldest in recorded history, which is not all that long. Polar ice is growing fast right now. Not to worry, in a few hundred million years all the earth's dry land will be joined again. By the way, just how much will the ocean levels rise if 100% of the sea ice melt? Care to venture a guess?

Discovery Channel special I can't remember the total...but everyone with shoreline would be under water...NYC would be gone..

 

[layoutshooter]

Check that again, I said "sea ice" not contental ice. Trick question.