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"Snow Event"
Feb 2, 2017 10:36:41 #
I grew up on a farm in Minnesota and had to work outside no matter what the temperature was. All I want to know is how cold it is and what is the velocity of the wind. I can figure out the rest. The way they do it now, a reading of -20 f. and 0 mph wind might be the same wind chill number as 10 above with a wind of 30 mph. To me the two are treated very differently.
Feb 2, 2017 10:48:09 #
Leon S wrote:
I grew up on a farm in Minnesota and had to work outside no matter what the temperature was. All I want to know is how cold it is and what is the velocity of the wind. I can figure out the rest. The way they do it now, a reading of -20 f. and 0 mph wind might be the same wind chill number as 10 above with a wind of 30 mph. To me the two are treated very differently.
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Feb 2, 2017 11:00:59 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I just heard on TV that we can expect a "snow event" today. When I was a kid, it was called "snow." 
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Feb 2, 2017 11:51:23 #
Snow in Chicago - oh piffle - try Minnesota and expect to wear out a shovel or two.
pipesgt wrote:
I moved to Florida to get away from that white stuff. I shoveled enough of it during the time I lived in Chicago.
Feb 2, 2017 16:43:56 #
banjonut wrote:
Always need to make something sound bigger than it is. Can't tell the actual temp, got to say 'wind chill' to make it sound more severe. In summer it is 'heat index'. Why don't we ever hear of wind chill factor in the summer?
I never liked the "wind chill" idea, but I knew they would eventually get around to making summer temperatures sound worse.
Feb 2, 2017 22:07:03 #
quagmire
Loc: Greenwood,South Carolina
We haven't had winter yet. Two nights below 25. It was so hot this summer,I don't think it's cooled down yet.
Feb 3, 2017 01:02:04 #
John_F wrote:
Snow in Chicago - oh piffle - try Minnesota and expect to wear out a shovel or two.
In my fifty years, living in Chicago, I wore out three snow blowers. However, the first one I bought used.
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Feb 3, 2017 09:58:46 #
minopat
Loc: Montreal
In Montreal, 3-6 inches of snow is normal for a winter day. Two days later, all the snow has been carted away and life goes back to normal. But while the snow is being taken off the streets, life keeps going. The only schools that might close are the ones with long bus routes as the snow could bring delays. In the trucking industry, there is a saying If you can leave the yard, you go. We also have a law that says that snow tires are mandatory as of Dec 15. Abs brakes are not that effective on snow and ice but this is another debate.
Feb 3, 2017 15:34:18 #
That's alternat facts.
Dngallagher wrote:
Jerry, a snow event sounds much more newsworthy in today's fake news climate. 
Feb 3, 2017 22:09:23 #
minopat wrote:
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Feb 4, 2017 12:52:16 #
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