Winter Storm Warning -February 14 2021 (apartment complex, camper, maintenance)

[Transplant99]

My point is that the resources are so thin that the heart of Nashville is still snow covered after a minor snow event. I get that the resources are not like what they'd be in the north but I'm a little surprised how nothing has been done where I live. To my knowledge it hasn't even snowed today so it's not like they have have to keep redoing critical roads. We don't exactly live in Miami do I would have assumed a little more snow resources.

[CountryGirl2b=]

The last time we had a Winter Storm Warning was five years ago. Hard to have equipment that is only needed once every five years.

[Canadian2021]

So how do they plow snow when there is one.
Why so many power outages with such a small storm.

[Antioch]

Originally Posted by CountryGirl2b=

The last time we had a Winter Storm Warning was five years ago. Hard to have equipment that is only needed once every five years.

Nashville used to get regular snows, 5 years has been the longest stretch we’ve gone without a winter storm. It was expected back in the early 2000’s and before, especially mid February-early March which is our big snow period. As far as clearing the roads the biggest difference in the way winter weather is handled here vs. northern areas is for one the ice, which we got a lot of yesterday, the terrain and types of roads we have. We have tons of hilly/curvy back roads that connect our neighborhoods to main parts of the city which makes it hard to even get snow removal trucks down. If we were set up more on a grid system on flatter land, wide streets, and mostly snow, it would be much easier to remove.

[Antioch]

Originally Posted by Canadian2021

So how do they plow snow when there is one.
Why so many power outages with such a small storm.

We had a lot of ice, ice came down really hard. That’s what people are failing to understand. We can handle a little nice fluffy snow but when you get about 3 inches of ice it makes a big difference. The areas that experienced power outages received freezing rain which is the worst of all winter weather. The rain freezes on contact which weighs down trees and power lines. So, we can handle a nice little snow but I don’t know if anyone, from anywhere can handle ice like a pro.
We have snow trucks with the shovels that remove the snow.

[Transplant99]

Putting state and local resources aside, I'm wondering why my apartment and neighboring hotels and businesses aren't at the very least shoveling walkways and sidewalks. This whole thing is just so weird to me. No one is doing anything anywhere it seems. It's like everyone is waiting for the snow to melt which won't occur until the weekend. Maybe I'll start shoveling the streets!

[DubbleT]

Originally Posted by Transplant99

Putting state and local resources aside, I'm wondering why my apartment and neighboring hotels and businesses aren't at the very least shoveling walkways and sidewalks. This whole thing is just so weird to me. No one is doing anything anywhere it seems. It's like everyone is waiting for the snow to melt which won't occur until the weekend. Maybe I'll start shoveling the streets!

Not sure why businesses might be so slow, but you probably aren't too far off the mark with that last comment. I've been over here in northeast TN for around ten years, and finally decided last year to buy a snow shovel 'just in case'. Because yeah, most of the time it's easier to sweep away any little bit of snow, or wait for it to melt within a few hours.
Ice is a whole other thing, and oddly enough it's more of a problem in the warmer parts of the state than it is here in the tri-cities area.

[N.Cal]

Originally Posted by Transplant99

Putting state and local resources aside, I'm wondering why my apartment and neighboring hotels and businesses aren't at the very least shoveling walkways and sidewalks. This whole thing is just so weird to me. No one is doing anything anywhere it seems. It's like everyone is waiting for the snow to melt which won't occur until the weekend. Maybe I'll start shoveling the streets!

I live near downtown and I tried to shovel my back steps yesterday. Impossible because under the little bit of snow, there was about 3 inches of solid ice. Even taking a hammer to the ice didn't do much good. And my neighbors' back covered porch overhang snapped off where it was attached to the house due to the weight of all of the ice on it.

[JMT]

Looks can be deceiving. Just because there's not much snow doesn't mean it's not slick. This video was taken 2 days ago in Franklin. No snow in sight, and it sure didn't "look" icy. But it doesn't take much ice to make things treacherous.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCWHQfECz0k

[Antioch]

Originally Posted by Transplant99

Putting state and local resources aside, I'm wondering why my apartment and neighboring hotels and businesses aren't at the very least shoveling walkways and sidewalks. This whole thing is just so weird to me. No one is doing anything anywhere it seems. It's like everyone is waiting for the snow to melt which won't occur until the weekend. Maybe I'll start shoveling the streets!

Apartments are private property many times owned by corporate offices out of state. My complex did plow as much as they could, though hard due to 3 inches of solid ice and the fact that cars are parked.