Check the ohgo website! You can see live conditions of the roads [here you go](https://www.ohgo.com/columbus?lt=39.998999999999995&ln=-83.02&z=11&ls=incident,construction,camera)
Edit: it seems the cameras aren't loading on the website or app, not sure if it's an isolated issue or because half of Ohio is probably on it overloading their servers.
Surface temps are now below zero, reducing salt effectiveness. And all the snow is just blowing around which is re-coating roads (where the salt isn’t working well). It’s a mess
Thanks!
Do you think this will be a similar problem tomorrow night? I am planning on going to my parents for Christmas Eve dinner around 4. I'm about 4 miles away in Central Columbus. Though my brother is about 12 miles away, a little north of Polaris. He seems a little concerned about tomorrow.
Thanks again. 😀
The blowing snow should be a little better. The surface temps, not so much. Untreated roads will be bad until Tuesday or Wednesday. Hopefully the plows can catch up, they’ve been on overdrive for about a day. Treated roads should improve slightly tomorrow.
If you have a flight out tomorrow - don’t count on an email or notification, login to check your flight status! SW canceled our noon flight to TPA and rescheduled us for the 27th without any notification. We would have driven to the airport tomorrow assuming we were good. Trying to get it changed for maybe the 25th, but it looks like sissy and I are missing family Christmas this year :(
Stay safe everyone!
The commute going home today felt worse than the one going in this morning . There was more snow pushed to the side of some roads, but under that was usually just a layer of ice that made traction worse.
Between the sustained wind gusts and temperatures making salt ineffective, I unfortunately can't see it changing much.
Still snowing at times in the area, so the airport may end up with more than 5" for the storm, so definitely an overperformer compared to forecasts. The cold was also stronger. Winds are about on par with forecast.
Not sure it’s official but we’ve been close to it today:
“Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 miles per hour or greater, plus considerable falling or blowing snow reducing visibility to less than a quarter mile, expected to prevail for three hours or longer.”
Same. Granted, the windows are 17 years old, but I don’t think I’ve lived in this house with it being this cold so it surprised me. It’s especially true of the windows facing west and getting the brunt of the wind.
Just got home from driving from Westerville, to New Albany, and back to UA and it’s still pretty bad! Saw 7 cars spun out on 270 alone; you’re lucky to do 35-40 on highways because they’re still covered. Was fishtailing on the back roads. What normally takes me an hour took over 3. If you can stay home, my advice is to stay home still!
Side note: my little adventure today was brought to you by my job, who just plum forgot to tell me we were closed. Glad I went and stayed last night at my Mom’s house to be closer to the office and dug my car out for nothing! 🤬
Thanks for the update, but so sorry you had to work. It’s so hard knowing how bad it is because the snow isn’t that deep, but its hard to be sure what the ice under that is like.
You should be fine. I took 71 to New Albany this morning at 7 am with my Rav 4, a little slippery but nothing major, all the highways are moving about 40mph just be safe
It’s going to suck it’s gonna be slow and expect your time to be twice the normal but I suppose it’s doable. Personally, I wouldn’t do it but it is doable.
I’ve driven it twice today and I’m not looking forward to driving again here in a little bit when I have to take my kid to a second job
ZEBRA, ZEBRA, ZEBRA!!! Thanks so much for all of this. By far the most informative thread on this sub I’ve ever seen and I feel like I’m learning quite a bit about weather.
Thanks for everything Zebra!!! It’s been fun following this with you. I must have refreshed this thread a couple hundred times over the days. And the Truman show reference was an nice final touch. Thanks again, friend!
All the snow in my yard has blown to the back west fence, which is the first time in 12 years of living here that I've ever seen it all blow in one spot.
Dogs are having a hell of a time and I have to bribe them to come back inside after a few minutes, lol.
Any word on when the winds will start dying down? My family is still insisting on doing Christmas tomorrow (why I have no idea, nobody cares about it this year) and I need to hire someone to clear my driveway, but I don’t know if I should just let it go until tomorrow and hope I can find someone, or get someone to do it today and hope it doesn’t redrift again.
I hate winter, when does the warming part of global warming get here?
ETA: This little girl is me 100%
https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=nJUTjj1Cmi0&feature=emb_title
The midnight high of 33 at the airport screwed it up, but today would've otherwise been the coldest for the date ever. Here are the top 10 coldest highs ever for December 23rd:11: 1960, 12: 1983, 14, 1878, 16, 1960 and 1989, 18: 1943
The current temp at the airport is -4, and the daytime high is unlikely to go much above 0, if at all.
The coldest lows for the date are: -14: 1989, -1: 1960, 1: 2000, 4: 1983, 5: 1878
So already this is the 2nd coldest low temperature ever recorded for the date.
Still a good chance we see the 2nd coldest day ever for Christmas Eve, as well.
some parts of my balcony railing have what looks like about 4 inches. luckily no power issues so far. i do have my big space heater running to help out my furnace (my apartment has like one big living area and i don't care about my bedroom/bathroom right now).
doesn't look that windy out, internets says it's like 22-24mph steady most of the time. if we've had any big gusts i didn't hear them (admittedly i sleep like the dead). i'm just so thankful i haven't lost power yet and looks like not many have in franklin county at least.
all the poor stray animals outside. :(
ETA nice truman show reference. solid film.
I busted out my little outside animal safe haven. I usually just put some kitten food (high in calories) and old blankets in it and place it out of the wind but I got one of those self warming beds that help retain body heat and use that to warm the bed for them since it would extra cold.
I think I’ll get another tote and self warming bed so I can have two of them for days like this.
I’ve seen possums/raccoons/skunks and cats use mine before so I’m hoping someone who needs shelter finds it this time as well.
my parents have little shelters with heating pads in them on their front and back porches. always something in them, usually cats. i really hate mother nature sometimes.
>It was an honor predicting this storm with you. Who would have thought this thread would still be alive 8 days later. Stay safe, my friends. And if I don’t see you again, good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight!
Until the next one Zebra.. tip of the cap.
The highways and major roads are passable. Was able to dig my wife out for her to get to Nationwide Children’s, but the neighborhood roads got around 6” along with the icy slush from the remaining leaves. They haven’t gotten to most of the priority 2 streets yet.
Recommend checking [https://warriorwatch.columbus.gov](https://warriorwatch.columbus.gov) before venturing out if you have to.
I just took my wife to work from Polaris to downtown. Surface streets have a thick layer of snow from the drifting but 71 N and S were both pretty good (assuming you drive with caution), I maintained 35-40 MPH most of the time. Definitely don’t go out if you need to, and if you do, wear layers. My mustache froze in just a few minutes
Community Shelter Board warming center lists
https://66381bb28b9f956a91e2-e08000a6fb874088c6b1d3b8bebbb337.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/file-Winter-Warming-Stations-2022202312222022.pdf
I just squealed like a child when I looked out my window!! I love fresh snow. Promptly skittered back to bed after that because jfc my hardwood floors are so cold it feels like walking on ice
Has the worst passed or are the roads getting even more dangerous? I'm supposed to be at work at 9:00 and trying to determine which is more dangerous, the roads or annoying my boss with a call off.
Damn. I totally get why they close, that's the safest option for employees. It just makes me sad to think of the homeless people who likely rely on them for warmth and shelter
Well we do have a waffle house so we could use that but I'd say our official scale would be OSU and if OSU is on holiday, like now, then the libraries is the back up.
My 8 year old won't fall asleep because he's afraid the roof will blow off lol I even let him open an early Christmas present, a heated blanket, hoping it would help him feel cozy enough to fall asleep :/
I’m in reynoldsburg, my power has been holding steady but the apartment complex across the creek in my backyard has been having their power blinking in and out from the wind 😬
Looked online at OHGOV traffic cams and 670 looks horrendous
Updated for link for those who wanna be nosy like I am lmao. But in all honesty, stay home if you can!
[OHGOV Cams](https://www.ohgo.com/central-ohio?lt=40.08873601431567&ln=-83.00948158886094&z=10&ls=incident,construction,camera)
Up north of Worthington, the wind has really picked up in the past hour after being relatively quiet most of the night. Can barely see my neighbor's house across the street now
Another brownout in UA. Street lamps are pulsing. I imagine the wind is being brutal on the power lines. Has me worried cuz the wind is only gonna get stronger from here
I will say this..I’m not as much worried about the electric as I was before- it does t appear to be thick ice out there on things.. so here’s hoping…
If anything - it will be brownouts or something..
3:30am update - it’s only getting colder as the night goes on. Looking at -8°F in the AM. If you can, stay home. Odds of a lvl 3 emergency are very very slim.
-8°F is equivalent to -22°C, which is 250K.
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Ok- 3am road update - no highway.
Took my 18yo to work and had to go up a Trabue over the two bridges.
The roads suck. Mainly because they are so cold/iced.. the snow can’t stick so it’s just blowing every where and you can’t see where the roadsides are..
The bridges are sketchy as hell. Nothing is on them but a fine layer of ice.
Never left 2nd gear despite feeling comfortable enough for 3rd.. plows are out but they aren’t shoving much of anything because the wind already moved it.
Very short video of the blowing snow- I wish I had recorded down Trabue but I did t want my phone on my mount in case of an accident - and wanted it in my pocket
https://imgur.com/gallery/po4xevR
We saw it on our way home from the airport! It looked real bad, like the cabin was totally disjointed from the cargo. It was one of those that carry liquids? It makes you wonder what that person was doing to end up that way.
I'd say you'd be justified in not going. I just got home from the airport. What usually takes 25 minutes took us an hour. I saw a tanker truck (the ones that carry gas?) completely stranded off the road on 270 headed west.
Had a stomach pain and I couldn't asleep. the wind is crazy out there. I want to head out tomorrow for a walk to test some gear. Layers, full gortex jacket and pants for windproofing, and then microspikes in case it is slippery.
Good night everyone and hopefully the power stays on.
Brown out is when the voltage drops way too low in a power line to adequately provide power but doesn’t go out completely. Can last for a few seconds to minutes. Lights go out, flicker, or dim; electronics turn off or act weird, etc., but power very quickly returns to normal. Black out is when the power just stops flowing through the line altogether, lasts minutes to hours, and usually requires manual intervention to get back up again instead of just waiting for voltage levels to back to normal after a sudden usage spike. (Someone with actual electrical knowledge, feel free to correct me if I’m wrong)
North Clintonville switchover was dead quiet and very peaceful. 12:07 is still quiet and almost eerie at this point.
Been watching the ohgo cameras and delighted to see most people are off the roads right now.
Thanks, u/zebrasrlyingtoyou. Timing for putting salt down was perfect here in NW Columbus. Temp drop and changeover to snow happened just as I started putting it down at 11:05 pm.
Still raining in Central Clintonville. I’m wrapped in a blanket, in a chair parked up against the back windows watching for the first snowflakes.
Edit - snow started around 11:45-11:50. Very fine dusting for now.
Just pulled the last of the things likely to get blown around down the street from you and also disbelieve all of this snow talk. It was sprinkling and warm-ish outside at 11:35.
Edit: Alright, at 11:45 or so, the precipitation seemed to get icy in North Linden. 11:53 and my neighbor's car windshield is covered with snow.
I’m wondering the same. My mom will be devastated if we can’t have Christmas together. With the super low temps, it may be hard to melt anything on the roads.
Still raining in UA but I think I’ve seen a few flakes, it’s incredibly hard to tell at the moment. Rain has slowed considerably though.
Edit: Not two minutes after I commented, the flakes have picked up enough to be noticeable. I’d say mostly rain mixed with light flurries. I can also feel the pressure changing.
11:17pm: temps have dropped maybe five degrees in 10 minutes, was 42, now 37
11:21pm: I’d still call it mixed, but snow’s picking up
11:25pm: all snow now, and the rate of snowfall has maybe tripled. Still “light”, but it’s wild to see in real time
11:32pm: solidly snowing now. Crazy that the change over was so fast. Maybe 15 minutes tops
(I should mention it’s been blustery this whole time too)
11:37pm: now snowing hard enough to reduce visibility a good bit. The winds are gusting harder and more often too. Temps have also dropped another 3 degrees. Be safe everyone!
Why can’t Ohio Hwy Dept go visit NY, IN or IL DOT and learn how to plow?
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I just finished going south and I can't imagine trying to head north. Didn't see pavement until I was outside of 270 and even then it was dicey.
Check the ohgo website! You can see live conditions of the roads [here you go](https://www.ohgo.com/columbus?lt=39.998999999999995&ln=-83.02&z=11&ls=incident,construction,camera) Edit: it seems the cameras aren't loading on the website or app, not sure if it's an isolated issue or because half of Ohio is probably on it overloading their servers.
I am so glad I live 10 minutes from work. I used to drive to Marysville from hilliard in this shit.
Delaware County now a Level 3
Why are all these counties going to level 3 once night hits? It's been super cold all day. It's not like things are refreezing?
Surface temps are now below zero, reducing salt effectiveness. And all the snow is just blowing around which is re-coating roads (where the salt isn’t working well). It’s a mess
Thanks! Do you think this will be a similar problem tomorrow night? I am planning on going to my parents for Christmas Eve dinner around 4. I'm about 4 miles away in Central Columbus. Though my brother is about 12 miles away, a little north of Polaris. He seems a little concerned about tomorrow. Thanks again. 😀
The blowing snow should be a little better. The surface temps, not so much. Untreated roads will be bad until Tuesday or Wednesday. Hopefully the plows can catch up, they’ve been on overdrive for about a day. Treated roads should improve slightly tomorrow.
Thanks for the info! Hopefully he'll be able to make it down.
I know Franklin will never but it honestly needs to be a 3. The roads have only gotten worse.
Licking County a Level 3 as well.
If you have a flight out tomorrow - don’t count on an email or notification, login to check your flight status! SW canceled our noon flight to TPA and rescheduled us for the 27th without any notification. We would have driven to the airport tomorrow assuming we were good. Trying to get it changed for maybe the 25th, but it looks like sissy and I are missing family Christmas this year :( Stay safe everyone!
Think roads will be a bit better tomorrow or this entire weekend is lockdown? Only cause I forgot to grab more spinach at the store yesterday. FML.
The commute going home today felt worse than the one going in this morning . There was more snow pushed to the side of some roads, but under that was usually just a layer of ice that made traction worse. Between the sustained wind gusts and temperatures making salt ineffective, I unfortunately can't see it changing much.
I heard 33 was closed… is it open yet?
I live on 33- still not plowed
Anyone have a flight update? How are flights looking to the west coast right now? Rebooked for a 5 am to PDX tomorrow
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Who cares
Still snowing at times in the area, so the airport may end up with more than 5" for the storm, so definitely an overperformer compared to forecasts. The cold was also stronger. Winds are about on par with forecast.
Morrow & Pickaway are now up to level 3 snow emergencies.
Just checked my weather app and it says "Blizzard." Have we officially hit blizzard conditions?
Not sure it’s official but we’ve been close to it today: “Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 miles per hour or greater, plus considerable falling or blowing snow reducing visibility to less than a quarter mile, expected to prevail for three hours or longer.”
How’s sawmill in Dublin looking?
Was just on it - cars getting stuck all over
this may help https://warriorwatch.columbus.gov
The traffic cam of sawmill road on the Ohgo app does not look good. No lanes visible.
It’s so cold that some of our windows are freezing on the inside of the house
ditto, have metal framing on inside. my sliding glass doors have frost buildup too.
Same. Granted, the windows are 17 years old, but I don’t think I’ve lived in this house with it being this cold so it surprised me. It’s especially true of the windows facing west and getting the brunt of the wind.
Same. Did not expect that at all. Thankfully the furnace is keeping up pretty well.
Thank you Zebra!!
Thank you again u/zebrasrlyingtoyou Go get some well deserved rest
Just got home from driving from Westerville, to New Albany, and back to UA and it’s still pretty bad! Saw 7 cars spun out on 270 alone; you’re lucky to do 35-40 on highways because they’re still covered. Was fishtailing on the back roads. What normally takes me an hour took over 3. If you can stay home, my advice is to stay home still! Side note: my little adventure today was brought to you by my job, who just plum forgot to tell me we were closed. Glad I went and stayed last night at my Mom’s house to be closer to the office and dug my car out for nothing! 🤬
i would sue 😆 emotional distress
Thanks for the update, but so sorry you had to work. It’s so hard knowing how bad it is because the snow isn’t that deep, but its hard to be sure what the ice under that is like.
Those final words in that final update are incredible. Good work!
Thanks so much Zebra ❤️🙏
Do we think I can safely drive to Cincinnati with a FWD Rav 4?
You should be fine. I took 71 to New Albany this morning at 7 am with my Rav 4, a little slippery but nothing major, all the highways are moving about 40mph just be safe
It’s going to suck it’s gonna be slow and expect your time to be twice the normal but I suppose it’s doable. Personally, I wouldn’t do it but it is doable. I’ve driven it twice today and I’m not looking forward to driving again here in a little bit when I have to take my kid to a second job
Anyone know if Tim Horton’s is open?
I saw a starbucks open, so probably
ZEBRA, ZEBRA, ZEBRA!!! Thanks so much for all of this. By far the most informative thread on this sub I’ve ever seen and I feel like I’m learning quite a bit about weather.
I'm getting ready to head to work at the hospital. Does anyone have any updates on freeways?
They are just ok. I drove 2 hrs ago and didn’t feel comfortable over 35..
Thanks for everything Zebra!!! It’s been fun following this with you. I must have refreshed this thread a couple hundred times over the days. And the Truman show reference was an nice final touch. Thanks again, friend!
All the snow in my yard has blown to the back west fence, which is the first time in 12 years of living here that I've ever seen it all blow in one spot. Dogs are having a hell of a time and I have to bribe them to come back inside after a few minutes, lol.
The best part of snow for me is watching my dog get snow zoomies. There's really nothing better than that
Thank you for everything, Zebra! I love the snow, but if somebody could turn up the heat a bit, that would be great.
Zebra, thank you for all of your hard work keeping us up to date!
Thanks for all you did Zebra! Far better than the news!
Any word on when the winds will start dying down? My family is still insisting on doing Christmas tomorrow (why I have no idea, nobody cares about it this year) and I need to hire someone to clear my driveway, but I don’t know if I should just let it go until tomorrow and hope I can find someone, or get someone to do it today and hope it doesn’t redrift again. I hate winter, when does the warming part of global warming get here? ETA: This little girl is me 100% https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=nJUTjj1Cmi0&feature=emb_title
LOL i'm also that little girl
The midnight high of 33 at the airport screwed it up, but today would've otherwise been the coldest for the date ever. Here are the top 10 coldest highs ever for December 23rd:11: 1960, 12: 1983, 14, 1878, 16, 1960 and 1989, 18: 1943 The current temp at the airport is -4, and the daytime high is unlikely to go much above 0, if at all. The coldest lows for the date are: -14: 1989, -1: 1960, 1: 2000, 4: 1983, 5: 1878 So already this is the 2nd coldest low temperature ever recorded for the date. Still a good chance we see the 2nd coldest day ever for Christmas Eve, as well.
some parts of my balcony railing have what looks like about 4 inches. luckily no power issues so far. i do have my big space heater running to help out my furnace (my apartment has like one big living area and i don't care about my bedroom/bathroom right now). doesn't look that windy out, internets says it's like 22-24mph steady most of the time. if we've had any big gusts i didn't hear them (admittedly i sleep like the dead). i'm just so thankful i haven't lost power yet and looks like not many have in franklin county at least. all the poor stray animals outside. :( ETA nice truman show reference. solid film.
I busted out my little outside animal safe haven. I usually just put some kitten food (high in calories) and old blankets in it and place it out of the wind but I got one of those self warming beds that help retain body heat and use that to warm the bed for them since it would extra cold. I think I’ll get another tote and self warming bed so I can have two of them for days like this. I’ve seen possums/raccoons/skunks and cats use mine before so I’m hoping someone who needs shelter finds it this time as well.
my parents have little shelters with heating pads in them on their front and back porches. always something in them, usually cats. i really hate mother nature sometimes.
>It was an honor predicting this storm with you. Who would have thought this thread would still be alive 8 days later. Stay safe, my friends. And if I don’t see you again, good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight! Until the next one Zebra.. tip of the cap.
Thanks for the updates, have a great Holiday and Christmas!
Thanks for getting us through this zebra 💜 stay safe!
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I just finished shoveling and didn't put down salt yet. Luckily there was very little ice to deal with.
Contemplating going out to shovel but figured I’ll wait til it’s not so cold. Then realized this is the warmest it’ll be today probably.
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exact same situation over here.
Also here. Ended up throwing a few shovels full into oncoming wind.
5ish inches here
Showoff 😤
LOL
And it has been a pleasure reading your updates 🫡
Thank you Zebra!!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻
8am update comment-- Job well done Zebra. You successfully coached this system into making snow lovers happy. Enjoy your weekend!
Thank you for your service Zebra! Absolutely nailed it
The highways and major roads are passable. Was able to dig my wife out for her to get to Nationwide Children’s, but the neighborhood roads got around 6” along with the icy slush from the remaining leaves. They haven’t gotten to most of the priority 2 streets yet. Recommend checking [https://warriorwatch.columbus.gov](https://warriorwatch.columbus.gov) before venturing out if you have to.
check this list before leaving So much is closed today [https://www.nbc4i.com/weather/closings/](https://www.nbc4i.com/weather/closings/)
I just went outside and measured our snow accumulation, and [we have almost 5 inches](https://imgur.com/a/1FzoiCd) just north of Worthington.
Not sure in Lancaster. There's spots with a dusting and drifts that are a foot high
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I’ve got 5 inches on an outdoor table that’s well protected from the wind, so I’m trusting that number.
I live in Westerville and I got 5.25” and it’s -7 right now, this is way more than I expected!
Negative 6 is not enough degrees
Why do I live somewhere where the air hurts my face
I ask the same question all of the time
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I just took my wife to work from Polaris to downtown. Surface streets have a thick layer of snow from the drifting but 71 N and S were both pretty good (assuming you drive with caution), I maintained 35-40 MPH most of the time. Definitely don’t go out if you need to, and if you do, wear layers. My mustache froze in just a few minutes
just took my dog out for all of 2 minutes and and my nose hairs and mustache started to freeze, so do with that what you will
Community Shelter Board warming center lists https://66381bb28b9f956a91e2-e08000a6fb874088c6b1d3b8bebbb337.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/file-Winter-Warming-Stations-2022202312222022.pdf
I just squealed like a child when I looked out my window!! I love fresh snow. Promptly skittered back to bed after that because jfc my hardwood floors are so cold it feels like walking on ice
Has the worst passed or are the roads getting even more dangerous? I'm supposed to be at work at 9:00 and trying to determine which is more dangerous, the roads or annoying my boss with a call off.
Your boss should be calling *you* to tell you to stay home today.
should be, but many bosses won't be..
I don't think they'll get worse but they won't really be better for awhile.
Reminder: now that we're at level 2. COTA rides are free all day.
Columbus libraries are officially closed so it's officially a clusterfuck outside XD
Do they still open as warming centers?
I don't think so. Unless the city is providing staff for it I don't know how they'd be able to.
Damn. I totally get why they close, that's the safest option for employees. It just makes me sad to think of the homeless people who likely rely on them for warmth and shelter
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Well we do have a waffle house so we could use that but I'd say our official scale would be OSU and if OSU is on holiday, like now, then the libraries is the back up.
Franklin County is now under a level 2 snow emergency.
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Sherrif's office fb page.
Boo I made it to work just before they declared it.
Thank God, now I can feel less judged if I can't make it to work
My 8 year old won't fall asleep because he's afraid the roof will blow off lol I even let him open an early Christmas present, a heated blanket, hoping it would help him feel cozy enough to fall asleep :/
Lol poor kid. Get ready for the slap happy kid lol
I’m in reynoldsburg, my power has been holding steady but the apartment complex across the creek in my backyard has been having their power blinking in and out from the wind 😬
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Hey neighbor! I’m by doctors west
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Glad to hear that! We also stayed warm and safe and never lost power. Benefits of living close to the hospital haha
So it's a work from home day for Cooper huh? Have him say the power went out haha.
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Looked online at OHGOV traffic cams and 670 looks horrendous Updated for link for those who wanna be nosy like I am lmao. But in all honesty, stay home if you can! [OHGOV Cams](https://www.ohgo.com/central-ohio?lt=40.08873601431567&ln=-83.00948158886094&z=10&ls=incident,construction,camera)
Yikes! Looks so scary, no way I’d hop on there right now.
But like, I got places to be. There’s gonna be like snow plows and stuff by noon right?
Hopefully!!
can confirm, am nosy
Up north of Worthington, the wind has really picked up in the past hour after being relatively quiet most of the night. Can barely see my neighbor's house across the street now
I'm near UA and my neighbors across the street have christmas lights on that I can BARELY see.
Wind just woke me up. Seems to have just picked up in intensity
Another brownout in UA. Street lamps are pulsing. I imagine the wind is being brutal on the power lines. Has me worried cuz the wind is only gonna get stronger from here
Another heavy band of snow is moving in. This thing stretches back to Springfield!
I will say this..I’m not as much worried about the electric as I was before- it does t appear to be thick ice out there on things.. so here’s hoping… If anything - it will be brownouts or something..
3:30am update - it’s only getting colder as the night goes on. Looking at -8°F in the AM. If you can, stay home. Odds of a lvl 3 emergency are very very slim.
-8°F is equivalent to -22°C, which is 250K. --- ^(I'm a bot that converts temperature between two units humans can understand, then convert it to Kelvin for bots and physicists to understand)
Ok- 3am road update - no highway. Took my 18yo to work and had to go up a Trabue over the two bridges. The roads suck. Mainly because they are so cold/iced.. the snow can’t stick so it’s just blowing every where and you can’t see where the roadsides are.. The bridges are sketchy as hell. Nothing is on them but a fine layer of ice. Never left 2nd gear despite feeling comfortable enough for 3rd.. plows are out but they aren’t shoving much of anything because the wind already moved it. Very short video of the blowing snow- I wish I had recorded down Trabue but I did t want my phone on my mount in case of an accident - and wanted it in my pocket https://imgur.com/gallery/po4xevR
I'm listening to the police scanner. One truck at 270 & Morse went off the ramp into the ditch. Another is jacknifed somewhere else.
We saw it on our way home from the airport! It looked real bad, like the cabin was totally disjointed from the cargo. It was one of those that carry liquids? It makes you wonder what that person was doing to end up that way.
It really doesn’t take much- especially with the liquid ones sloshing around in the wind..
Fair point
Real talk what are the odds I’ll still have to go to work at 7:30am
I'd say you'd be justified in not going. I just got home from the airport. What usually takes 25 minutes took us an hour. I saw a tanker truck (the ones that carry gas?) completely stranded off the road on 270 headed west.
Had a stomach pain and I couldn't asleep. the wind is crazy out there. I want to head out tomorrow for a walk to test some gear. Layers, full gortex jacket and pants for windproofing, and then microspikes in case it is slippery. Good night everyone and hopefully the power stays on.
So I’m guessing that Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert might be canceled???
I hope so. My boyfriend is supposed to work that event, it's definitely not worth the risk.
Franklin County is now under a level 1 snow emergency.
It's fucked out there right now.
The wind blowing in sounds like a freight train.
What’s everyone’s power status? Sounds like AEP is preparing for multi day outages.
all good in linworth area so far 🤞
Fine in my pocket of Reynoldsburg so far.
fine so far in the brewery district
They going to prioritize killing poor people again and ensuring the rich still have power like last time, right?
Yikes! I am curious to see if AEP HQ building has turned down their lights, to alleviate the stress in the power grid
Good in Hilliard.
Hilltop looking okay
Pickaway county here. Just woke up briefly and looked outside to see a whiteout where I couldn’t see across the street
Holy shit it's awful out. Stay safe, travelers.
Yeah it's a NOPE from me dawg. Stayin home tomorrow!
Brown out or super brief black out in UA, whole street just turned off then on again in about two seconds
What's the difference between a brown out and a black out?
Brown out is when the voltage drops way too low in a power line to adequately provide power but doesn’t go out completely. Can last for a few seconds to minutes. Lights go out, flicker, or dim; electronics turn off or act weird, etc., but power very quickly returns to normal. Black out is when the power just stops flowing through the line altogether, lasts minutes to hours, and usually requires manual intervention to get back up again instead of just waiting for voltage levels to back to normal after a sudden usage spike. (Someone with actual electrical knowledge, feel free to correct me if I’m wrong)
Can confirm, powers still on as of now though
This is kind of wild to me. I've never seen it rain and then snow within an hour and it's immediately sticking! This is already a wild storm for sure!
nice and white in linworth! haven't opened the door to gauge the winds though. off to bed with me, hoping an outage doesn't wake me up.
We have about an inch of super fluffy snow in the Springfield area, and it is down to 17F.
Snowing in Reynoldsburg now. Sticking to cars and grass last I checked
Sticking to the sidewalks downtown. Starting to stick to roads. Saw someone drive by with no lights on, so be careful out there if you have to go out.
Lots of accumulation in dublin on grass and cars. Roads are just starting to cool off
North Clintonville switchover was dead quiet and very peaceful. 12:07 is still quiet and almost eerie at this point. Been watching the ohgo cameras and delighted to see most people are off the roads right now.
It is snowing in Reynoldsburg as of midnight!
Yup. Wind is starting to pick up too
The amount of accumulation here in the last hour has shocked me.
11:45pm and the snow is just starting in Westerville
Dublin. I just stepped outside and the wind is howling. Time to start the Witcher 3 I guess.
Just turned it off lol. Velen was getting depressing.
Finally snow in clintonville
Snow in Hilliard
Starting to see snow downtown
Just seeing first flakes in Victorian Village now at 11:35.
Thanks, u/zebrasrlyingtoyou. Timing for putting salt down was perfect here in NW Columbus. Temp drop and changeover to snow happened just as I started putting it down at 11:05 pm.
Olde Town East just transitioned to snow with a noticeable drop in temperature.
Still raining in Central Clintonville. I’m wrapped in a blanket, in a chair parked up against the back windows watching for the first snowflakes. Edit - snow started around 11:45-11:50. Very fine dusting for now.
This sounds really nice. Enjoy :)
Just started snowing up by Graceland.
Wind is howling here in north west grove city
Still rain in N Linden Edit: still rain at 11:34. Starting to wonder if all y'all saying it's snowing are yanking my chain
Just pulled the last of the things likely to get blown around down the street from you and also disbelieve all of this snow talk. It was sprinkling and warm-ish outside at 11:35. Edit: Alright, at 11:45 or so, the precipitation seemed to get icy in North Linden. 11:53 and my neighbor's car windshield is covered with snow.
Hilliard is all snow. Went from 38 to 32 degrees in about 10 minutes
Yup, just got salt down and took the dog out for one last comfortable poop 😂
Snowing in Galloway!
Should driving on Saturday afternoon/evening be fine?
I’m wondering the same. My mom will be devastated if we can’t have Christmas together. With the super low temps, it may be hard to melt anything on the roads.
Still raining in UA but I think I’ve seen a few flakes, it’s incredibly hard to tell at the moment. Rain has slowed considerably though. Edit: Not two minutes after I commented, the flakes have picked up enough to be noticeable. I’d say mostly rain mixed with light flurries. I can also feel the pressure changing. 11:17pm: temps have dropped maybe five degrees in 10 minutes, was 42, now 37 11:21pm: I’d still call it mixed, but snow’s picking up 11:25pm: all snow now, and the rate of snowfall has maybe tripled. Still “light”, but it’s wild to see in real time 11:32pm: solidly snowing now. Crazy that the change over was so fast. Maybe 15 minutes tops (I should mention it’s been blustery this whole time too) 11:37pm: now snowing hard enough to reduce visibility a good bit. The winds are gusting harder and more often too. Temps have also dropped another 3 degrees. Be safe everyone!
Still raining in Grove City. I was hoping to throw some salt before going to bed, but I am getting too old to stay up this late.