Huntsville weathercasters

[RocketDawg]

Originally Posted by Rick In Madison

Drove to the airport by way of Countyline Road and HWY 20 to drop adult child off for a flight this afternoon. I would say there isn't any evidence of sanding/salting of the those two roads. Intersections may have been salted or perhaps experience greater traffic and hence melting.

Mostly ruts in the snow/ice along those two roadways. The snow is not accumulating at this time to the point of piling up. Road in/out of airport from HWY 20 are being swept by two tractors and they appear to be doing do so continuously.

The airport has good snow removal equipment and will take care of things. Flights going to Atlanta get diverted here when necessary. https://www.rocketcitynow.com/articl...7-5aa28c035050

[FriscoEGS]

Originally Posted by dijkstra

This is very good advice. Cat litter is the absolute last thing you would want. It turns into almost grease once it gets hydrated. Some sand or fine gravel is definitely a better choice.

They suggest cat litter as a short term solution, manly for when your tires are stuck/loose traction on icy roads. But for the front porch, driveway, or sidewalks definitely not a solution, more of a last resort option.

[lpc123]

Originally Posted by RocketDawg

I remember the day when the weather guy/gal would actually draw the fronts and points of interest on a chalkboard with a permanent map of the US on it. And he'd have magnetic puzzle pieces that were stuck on the map, like little sunshine pieces or whatever fit his forecast. Things have changed drastically, especially in the digital TV age that enables split screens, motion of weather systems, etc.

Forecasting is also a lot more accurate now. The last few systems have been forecast pretty much spot on; the one we're having now is a little milder for us than was forecast, but for the midwest is very accurate. And they do it for the big systems a week in advance.

I find the Huntsville weather forecasts are almost always exaggerated. My advice is to just watch the "Ryan Hall Y'all" national forecast on YouTube. He shows multiple models and you get a much truer idea of what is coming. This last "storm" was a good example of that with the exaggerated snowfall on the local forecast while Ryan's was showing most of the heavy snowfall in middle TN, and this was accurate from several days out.