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re: 10 years ago today, Snowmageddon happened...
Posted on 1/29/24 at 6:48 am to Saint Alfonzo
Posted on 1/29/24 at 6:48 am to Saint Alfonzo
Looks apocalyptic.
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Posted on 1/29/24 at 6:56 am to SteelerBravesDawg
We got trapped in our building for the night. It ended up being fun. The cafeteria in the building had workers stuck too. So building management had them make dinner and breakfast for us. My boss at the time was commuting in for the week at the time and had an apartment down the street. He went home and got bottles of refreshments and we had a party.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 7:02 am to SteelerBravesDawg
Roads were ice rink caliber ice. It was crazy. Had to walk 9 miles home.
Will never forget James Spann that morning mocking people for suggesting there could be any kind of snow/ice event. The guy should’ve been fired for his attitude leading up to it.
Will never forget James Spann that morning mocking people for suggesting there could be any kind of snow/ice event. The guy should’ve been fired for his attitude leading up to it.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 7:19 am to FairhopeTider
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Had to walk 9 miles home.
Same, threw my golf shoes that were in my truck and started walking. Would stop every few miles at a gas station and warm up.
Had quite a few accidents happen around me while walking.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 7:24 am to SteelerBravesDawg
We had ice instead of snow and power stayed off for nearly 10 days. It was a mess. I got to the point that I was refueling our 10000 watt contractor generator without shutting it off because I was afraid if I ever shut it off it wouldn't crank again. It ran almost non stop for 10 days.
About 3 days in we were laying in bed sound asleep when an explosion that shook the entire house woke us up. I thought the generator had exploded and ran out the front door with nothing on but my boxers...neighbors were all outside seeing what happened...I never stopped to think that I could hear the generator running, I immediately thought it had exploded. As it turned out it was an earthquake about 50 miles from us...a pretty bad one...and the noise was that. Shook us up pretty good. My neighbors gave me fits about running outside in my boxers in sub zero temps LOL.
There are still trees in the area bent over from that storm. It was about as bad an ice storm as they have ever had in our area.
About 3 days in we were laying in bed sound asleep when an explosion that shook the entire house woke us up. I thought the generator had exploded and ran out the front door with nothing on but my boxers...neighbors were all outside seeing what happened...I never stopped to think that I could hear the generator running, I immediately thought it had exploded. As it turned out it was an earthquake about 50 miles from us...a pretty bad one...and the noise was that. Shook us up pretty good. My neighbors gave me fits about running outside in my boxers in sub zero temps LOL.
There are still trees in the area bent over from that storm. It was about as bad an ice storm as they have ever had in our area.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 7:29 am to crazyLSUstudent
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How did this storm catch everyone by surprise?
It moved quicker than predicted and was far worse than predicted. I think it was called a historical weather event...we were 3 hours east of Atlanta and got ice mostly and roads stayed unpassable for about 3 days and our power stayed off for 10. It was as bad as I ever saw.
Was this the one where the Douglas County School buses got trapped for like 24 hours? It seems like it may have been. Completely changed the way schools are cancelled....now if the wind blows hard in the winter schools are prone to cancelation.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 8:38 am to SteelerBravesDawg
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Looks apocalyptic.
Yeah, it kinda was. Produced a bunch of memes, though. Me, being an Upstate New Yorker at heart, saw the weather getting worse by the minute and rolled out of work early. I drove past that spot in the MINI heading in the opposite direction about fifteen minutes before that picture was taken.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 8:58 am to SteelerBravesDawg
That day was insane. I worked off Mansell in Alpharetta/Roswell and looked out the window and saw a few flurries and thought it was time to start wrapping it up. Looked out what seemed like 5 minutes later and it was coming down hard. People were sliding all over the road. I made it home but know a few that slept in their cars on 285.
Since that event, all elected officials have decided that their livelihoods are far more stable if they cancel school if there is even a hint of a snowflake falling. We seem to have a yearly snow day that ends up being 45 degrees and sunny. Aint nobody gonna have school busses full of kids stranded on their record after 2014.
Since that event, all elected officials have decided that their livelihoods are far more stable if they cancel school if there is even a hint of a snowflake falling. We seem to have a yearly snow day that ends up being 45 degrees and sunny. Aint nobody gonna have school busses full of kids stranded on their record after 2014.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 9:03 am to Saint Alfonzo
The video in the OP says 2.5" of snow.
And quit ripping off the nickname for the 2011 Chicago storm. THAT was nuts to live through.
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And quit ripping off the nickname for the 2011 Chicago storm. THAT was nuts to live through.
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Posted on 1/29/24 at 9:11 am to Hooligan33
I was lucky on that one, but a few years later we were coming back from Maryland down I-81. I saw a few snowflakes in Tennessee and stopped to fill up. Weather radar showed some rain, but that was about it. I asked the folks at the register if they had heard any bad reports, they didn't even realize it was snowing. So we continued. Got on I-26 and Johnson City to cross over the mountains and the snow picked up. It was pretty bad going up the mountains, but I thought if I could get to the other side it would be better. Wrong. It was near gridlock entering Asheville when my truck decided to do a 360 across three lanes of slowly moving traffic. Somehow, people dodged us and I got it stopped before banging into a guard rail, and we inched along. At one point, I just had to get out to pee. The road was so slippery, I braced myself on the truck and it started sliding. We finally got out of it south of Asheville. A 10-hour trip took 19 hours. I've come to hate snow and ice, especially in a RWD truck.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 10:38 am to SpotCheckBilly
Gotcha. Thanks for the context
Posted on 1/29/24 at 10:42 am to SteelerBravesDawg
Atlanta was hit with a similar snow storm a couple of years later but it wasn't as bad because the storm came through at night when everyone was home. The roads were closed in the morning but it was no where near has bad as Snowmageddon. The timing was perfect for Snowmageddon.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 10:44 am to GumboPot
I’m actually surprised that Atlanta doesn’t have snowfall events every year considering how close they are to the mountains and the city is over 1,000 feet sea level.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 10:44 am to Chucktown_Badger
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The video in the OP says 2.5" of snow.
Atlanta has zero snow/ice moving equipment. It's amazing how a little snow can shut down a city with no equipment and preparation.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 10:47 am to Paul Allen
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I’m actually surprised that Atlanta doesn’t have snowfall events every year considering how close they are to the mountains and the city is over 1,000 feet sea level.
I lived their for 7 years. There were at least flurries and dusting every winter. During my time there were two "major" snow events that shut the interstates down and closed schools.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 10:52 am to Chucktown_Badger
yeah - and who would be better equipped to handled snowfall like that? Chicago or the south?
it doesn't take much here to cripple us because our answer to winter weather and ice is to toss sand on the roads.
it doesn't take much here to cripple us because our answer to winter weather and ice is to toss sand on the roads.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 10:54 am to SteelerBravesDawg
... my daughter had a restaurant right there on 285 in Suwannee and she decided to keep the place open all night because so many people were hiking over from the interstate to get warm, getting something to eat, or using the restroom. Fortunately she had LOTS of toilet paper on hand.
She said the place was jammed all night ...
Posted on 1/29/24 at 11:28 am to GumboPot
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Atlanta has zero snow/ice moving equipment
This is flat out false.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 11:32 am to crazyLSUstudent
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How did this storm catch everyone by surprise?
The original track had the bullseye south of town between Griffin and Macon. At the last moment the storm shifted further north and the front moved through quicker than originally thought. Basically created a flash freeze situation.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 11:33 am to Chucktown_Badger
It wasn't the snow, it was the ice.
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