futbolking 766 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 I have 2 kids that go to 2 different local systems....One in Tazewell Co...and one in Mercer Co.... I work out of town (about an hour drive).... What are the odds that the school systems will make a decision early enough for a person to make arrangements to get their kids to school...or to get them to a friend or relative who can watch them during the day, while they go to work? My guess is they'll send them to school.....call school off early....and everybody will be scrambling to make arrangements for their kids to be picked up.... What is everybody elses' thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance 228 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 My guess is they'll send them to school.....call school off early....and everybody will be scrambling to make arrangements for their kids to be picked up.... What is everybody elses' thoughts? sounds about the normal operating procedure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker 82 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 That is what I'm expecting. It will be a bug out situation. I expect chaos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,557 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Russell county already announced they are only going half a day. They must have their act together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBlueAlum 12 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Russell county already announced they are only going half a day. They must have their act together. Tazewell County will be dismissing at 12:30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneWarning 212 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Smyth County was closed already so I`m glad I don`t have to worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasDenton 79 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Washington County schools announced not too long ago that they're dismissing 3 hours early today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerball 566 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Dickenson and Wise County schools dismissing at 11. Norton at 12:30. Lee and Scott County schools were already closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Still raining here in Tazewell. I have no idea how it can be this cold and still rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerball 566 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Haha, was thinking the same thing here, but we're getting some sleet mixed in to, its very close to changing over. Got to get the entire layer cooled down. Temp at the Jonesville radio station 34 right now. Snow being reported over the higher elevations like Wise. Temps around 30-32 up there now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerball 566 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 WCYB's weather page with some local weather network stations. Tazewell Middle and SWCC's stations on there. http://www.wcyb.com/weather/network Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Some sleet mixing in here, but still mostly rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Some sleet mixing in here, but still mostly rain. Yep, pretty good sleet coming down outside the office...just had to walk down to the mailbox in the crap. Kinda starting to freeze on the pavement too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futbolking 766 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Little bit of sleet mixing in now in Bluefield as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futbolking 766 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 It's snowing buckets right now in Bluefield!!.... appears that the roads are the fist thing getting covered.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerball 566 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Turned over here in Lee within the past hour. Roads in the area saw a bit of a flash freeze too and that's not helping out any. Its apparently really bad in Wise. Having the same issues as with the Dec. '09 storm with people getting stuck and abandoning their cars in the roads, which creates the problem with plows not being able to get through. Another reason to stay off the roads. A lot of wrecks all around the region. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,742 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 3" here on the mountain in Haysi and still comming strong. We had just a skip 90 minutes ago. In the higher elevations the trees have some ice in them. This morning it felt just like it did in '09. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 I left the office at 2 and got home at 3:30...usually takes 30 minutes. Had a county deputy spin out in front of me just past Ramey's. Then there was a huge jam on that first hill...sat in traffic for about 20 minutes before it moved then it was 30mph, bumper to bumper to Bluefield. Lots of vehicles in the ditches/off the side of the road. Got into Bluefield and Bland Road looked like a bumper car ride so I "went up the mountain" beside Wendy's to get home...fun ride coming down the hill on Longview! Just measured 6-7" in the front yard at 2600' here and still pouring. My tire tracks in the driveway already have an inch of new snow in them. And its still pouring! The radar shows an extremely juiced atmosphere for several more hours. We could end up with 12"+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,742 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 I measured at 5:00 and we had 7" and we really havent had any accumulation since and its just abrely comming down now. Were just above 2000 feet. We still have power(obviously) but alot of communities around already have outages. 10" in Coeburn and 9.5 in Wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Just measured 10" in my front yard. Still a couple hours of the current snowfall rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerball 566 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Snow ending pretty quickly across the area west to east. Already cleared some of the western counties. Radars some light returns over Lee, Wise, Dickenson, Buchanan, and such, but a lot of that isn't reaching the ground for many other than maybe some in the higher terrain. With the skies clearing out overnight and the snow pack, it should get pretty cold and roads will be probably still be iced over in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasDenton 79 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 I measured at least 6 inches at my house about an hour ago....and I live between exits 5 and 7 not far from Lee Highway. Even the major roads are completely covered. Also found out that karma is for real. While me and a friend were riding the backroads in his truck, I was pointing out that all the people getting stuck were in Dodges, Jeeps, and Fords and his Toyota wouldn't do that. About a minute later, we went into the ditch and had to be pulled out, lol. We even tried to stop and ask a guy walking in the snow if he needed a ride, but as we were about to pull up beside of him (my friend already had the window down, waving the guy down) we started sliding down the road. We just told the guy we'd talk to him when we stop as we just slid right by him. Talk about awkward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,742 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Here on the ridge a state truck got stuck, a grader had to come get him out and scrape the road. Its ice under the snow. Pretty nasty stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneWarning 212 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 So sow much snow did everybody get? I had 12" in my back yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 My six spot measurement average was 11.6" @ 2600' elevation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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