Ed in Houston 283 Report post Posted January 30, 2014 On the Weather Underground maps, several stations east of Birmingham Alabama are reporting below zero temps at 4:30 am and that is F not C! Ed in Houston Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PalmatierMeg 6,065 Report post Posted January 30, 2014 How terrible! Those areas aren't equipped for such temps. Water pipes will burst everywhere once highs go above 32. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Funkthulhu 361 Report post Posted January 30, 2014 I know this is Atlanta, but still, we on the great plains are enjoying this bit of Schadenfreude. . . (and we're expecting a light dusting of 3 inches tonight) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PalmatierMeg 6,065 Report post Posted January 30, 2014 When I worked for GE in downtown Washington DC,, GE reps from Schenectady, Syracuse, Binghamton......... would laugh their socks off when the whole metro area went into a death spiral over 6" of snow. But then they would complain that our roads turned icy when snow melted a tad then refroze as solid ice. Up there it got so stinking cold the snow kind of just blew around as powder. The Middle Atlantic states are always on the cusp of rain, freezing rain and snow - sometimes all 3 at once. Much of the South is prone to awful ice storms because the precipitation is so heavy it breaks trees and power lines. But the polar GE types complained bitterly that our cold was worse than theirs because it was damp and penetrating. People in areas that seldom get snow need to stay home when the white stuff does come. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,845 Report post Posted January 30, 2014 Imagine an inch of snow in . . . HILO! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alicehunter2000 713 Report post Posted January 30, 2014 I know this is Atlanta, but still, we on the great plains are enjoying this bit of Schadenfreude. . . (and we're expecting a light dusting of 3 inches tonight) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Keith 758 Report post Posted January 30, 2014 I know this is Atlanta, but still, we on the great plains are enjoying this bit of Schadenfreude. . . (and we're expecting a light dusting of 3 inches tonight) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
enigma99 585 Report post Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) funny stuff. But apparently the snow is fake. Many people are posting these fake snow youtube videos... They say it doesn't melt under fire and turns black and smells like burnt plastic. Can anyone debunk this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_-e7DPABfg Edited January 31, 2014 by enigma99 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Funkthulhu 361 Report post Posted January 31, 2014 funny stuff. But apparently the snow is fake. Many people are posting these fake snow youtube videos... They say it doesn't melt under fire and turns black and smells like burnt plastic. Can anyone debunk this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_-e7DPABfg What's happening here is: A) The snow is melting, but the very loose fluffy structure of the snow wicks away the water, turning dry snow into wet snow, and eventually turning the snow into slush. The snow is blackened when a lighter is held underneath it because of the soot from the lighter (the products of incomplete combustion). It's not burning. C) The smell is fumes from the lighter (also from incomplete combustion) and/or people briefly burning nearby objects like gloves. https://www.metabunk.org/threads/debunked-fake-snow-burning-snow.3026/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
