Friday, January 12 3:25PM --
Alright.....earlier, I got a little hasty, and only gave a 25% chance of a "significant ice accumulation" event. I now believe that is what is going to happen. By around 8PM tonight, you will not want to be traveling the roads. And by tomorrow morning, it simply may not be possible to travel without truly risking your life. I know that sounds alarmist, and it is not in my nature to be alarmist....
But do you remember the November 30th storm? I can say, without hyperbole, that this storm may be one million times worse....LOL.
Yes, it's going to be bad. Yes, we will have widespread power outages. It is incumbent on you to prepare. Prepare now, but do so without panicking.
"My House, Chesterfield, Missouri" Prediction: 3/4" of ice during the night. Impassable roads by morning.
"My House" Prediction Confidence: High
Onset: Freezing rain should start around 8PM. As of 3:30PM, STL is seeing intermittent rain/drizzle, but nothing freezing yet.
Brief Discussion: If you own a pair of ice skates, you may be able to skate on your driveway tomorrow morning!
OK. That might be an exaggeration. But we are looking at a good deal of ice tonight. Temperatures tomorrow will not help, and then we will get hit by round 2 or freezing rain tomorrow night, and round 3 on Sunday night. This is going to be a bad storm.
Be safe. Be careful. Do not risk your life by traveling tomorrow.
-WD
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Well said.
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