Why does NYC think they're the whole north?

[Edited on February 13, 2014 at 11:42 AM. Reason : Wait I forgot, they think they're the center of the universe.]

2/13/2014 11:42:10 AM

Not shit happening in Cary right now. Supposed to be snowing in the next 30 minutes or so. Hope that's all it is. It's above freezing right now tgiugh, so we'll see.

2/13/2014 11:42:31 AM

it's still snowing like a motherfucker in charlotte

2/13/2014 11:43:50 AM

2/13/2014 11:43:57 AM

apparently its snowing like crazy in Fayetteville

2/13/2014 11:49:09 AM

^ Fay is right on the freezing line. Check back a page or so for radar. It shows where its frozen precipitation.

2/13/2014 11:50:06 AM

Power flickering in Cary

2/13/2014 11:50:12 AM

They still thinking 12-1 for transition to snow in Raleigh?

2/13/2014 11:55:03 AM

Quote :

"Pic from the Audience at DPAC."

Quote :

"Here is a better shot of the DPAC."

Where were those pics posted?

2/13/2014 11:57:37 AM

2/13/2014 11:57:40 AM

i know i have a car problem because i watched that and though, "nice, zoom in on that 944"

2/13/2014 12:01:07 PM

hahaha

2/13/2014 12:02:02 PM

transitioned to sleet near Pittsboro

2/13/2014 12:12:30 PM

People, don't heat your house with a charcoal grill. This isn't new.

2/13/2014 12:13:00 PM

Quote :

"http://i.imgur.com/Qc5edkz.jpg"

That just looked like a normal 5pm rush house in lower Manhattan

When's this nasty rain gonna switch to lovely snow??

2/13/2014 12:15:41 PM

im hoping the rain melts the snow and it clears up, but i have this weird feeling its going to get colder and freeze and make shit worse. whats gonna happen

2/13/2014 12:16:34 PM

its coming

Quote :

"Allan Huffman ?@RaleighWx 5m Changeover line on radar looks to be from APEx to between Durham and chapel hill."

2/13/2014 12:17:28 PM

Dumping snow in Lee county

2/13/2014 12:20:30 PM

Main highway out in front of me (hwy 24 around Fayetteville) looked fine to me. I'm sure back roads are still a nightmare, but the main highways here may not be too bad.

Combo of ice/rain right now

2/13/2014 12:21:25 PM

2/13/2014 12:24:34 PM

Quote :

"Brian Shrader ?@wraltraffic 1m Snow beginning to cover I-85 at the Orange/#Durham county line. pic.twitter.com/kb767wZKVm"

Quote :

"Brian Shrader ?@wraltraffic 12s RT @AmyFinelli: Snow in #Cary now near High House area! @wraltraffic #WinterStorm Expand"

Raleigh- soon

[Edited on February 13, 2014 at 12:27 PM. Reason : .]

2/13/2014 12:26:10 PM

Heavy snow starting in Cary.

I85 in Durham is covered again.

[Edited on February 13, 2014 at 12:29 PM. Reason : ^ beat mne]

2/13/2014 12:28:02 PM

Just switched from a brief little rain/sleet shower to full on snow here in Cary. Temps still above freezing though. Plows are back out in full effect. Took the dog out to piss and saw one on Tryon/cary pkwy. I'm wondering if they're going to put down some salt/sand or just stick to plowing.

2/13/2014 12:34:33 PM

Big flakes falling in stedman now.

(Because everybody on TWW is wondering about the stedman weather lol)

2/13/2014 12:36:36 PM

For those of us outside the Raleigh area, anyone want to explain the car on fire photo? WRAL just says smoke came from under the hood and then fire, but no explanation.

[Edited on February 13, 2014 at 12:38 PM. Reason : oh, and it's still snowing in Charlotte.]

2/13/2014 12:37:54 PM

probably just overheated the transmission revving it to get traction

2/13/2014 12:39:03 PM

It is coming:

2/13/2014 12:40:19 PM

just started snowing again here 3 miles south of downtown.

2/13/2014 12:43:46 PM

Sleeting hard out there now off Lynn road near Glenwood.

2/13/2014 12:44:18 PM

Don't want to get towed? Stay in your car and freeze to death. Problem solved.

2/13/2014 12:45:00 PM

Now it's snowing! Lots and lots of snow!

2/13/2014 12:48:46 PM

Snowing in Holly Springs! I stand corrected.

2/13/2014 12:50:26 PM

^5 and picking up quick

[Edited on February 13, 2014 at 12:51 PM. Reason : .]

2/13/2014 12:50:51 PM

I AM PISSED - 9 week course in San Antonio and I am missing the snow.

I am also pissed it was supposed to hit 70 today, but stalled at 68... there goes the whole weekend.

2/13/2014 12:52:51 PM

I have 7"+ in my yard in east CLT

2/13/2014 12:53:51 PM

are schools closed yet for tomorrow


big fat flakes downtown, not snowing very hard yet though

[Edited on February 13, 2014 at 12:59 PM. Reason : .]

2/13/2014 12:55:34 PM

Okay, so I know not to rev it, not to stop especially on an incline. Just keep it movin.

But, with an automatic, what gear thingy do you put it in? Like, the plus one or the minus one? Or just the regular D?

And when your car starts sliding, do you just roll with it? Is there anything you're not supposed to do?

Any tips are appreciated.

2/13/2014 1:00:34 PM

My new washer and dryer were supposed to be delivered today... Rescheduled for Saturday

2/13/2014 1:00:54 PM

Just sleet up in north raleigh by rolesville. I want snow dammit

2/13/2014 1:02:21 PM

^^Do you have Saturday plans?

2/13/2014 1:03:26 PM

Transitioned from freezing rain to dumping snow about 20 minutes ago. Looks gorgeous! Hoping this will close UNC and kids school tomorrow as I already took off Monday and Tuesday for a trip to great Wolf lodge.

2/13/2014 1:05:27 PM

^^^^ keep revs low, to get going start in 2nd or 3rd gear. if you start spinning just let off the gas a bit to let tires bite, if its slick enough though your only option is to try to get momentum and just spin em.

snowing heavy now downtown raleigh

[Edited on February 13, 2014 at 1:06 PM. Reason : .]

2/13/2014 1:06:18 PM

Do you live or work downtown (or both)?

My office is on Saunders so I'm wondering if I wanna attempt the trek down there tomorrow

[Edited on February 13, 2014 at 1:12 PM. Reason : gf]

2/13/2014 1:12:26 PM

I am curious as to why so many people abandoned their cars? It seems like a lot of the traffic problems were actually from abandoning cars clogging up the flow.

Was it because they couldn't get traction? Too scared to continue? Thought they would be stuck overnight in their car?

I made the crucible commute from 2p - 530p from atlantic ave near time warner cable to duraleigh/glenwood. So many people went full panic mode it seemed.

2/13/2014 1:13:49 PM

^^me? live downtown, and work downtown but usually in RTP at client's. I'm at home today.

ABC11 has live footage from car in Chapel Hill, and holy shit, its snowing like a motherfucker in CH!

2/13/2014 1:15:41 PM

Bridget, slide it over from drive and hit the minus a couple of times, this will drop the max gear down. I left it in 2nd yesterday. Going down a hill you can also drop it a gear to slow your car down without braking... It will slow your ability to roll, without stopping the tires.

^^wondered that myself. Probably there were some of each.

[Edited on February 13, 2014 at 1:17 PM. Reason : .]

2/13/2014 1:16:13 PM

I think people being stuck was the main problem, closely followed by people who were just sick of sitting on the road and not moving.

2/13/2014 1:16:21 PM

heavy snow stopped downtown, right now is accumulating freezing rain mixed with sleet and snow

2/13/2014 1:17:55 PM

Quote :

"I AM PISSED - 9 week course in San Antonio and I am missing the snow. I am also pissed it was supposed to hit 70 today, but stalled at 68... there goes the whole weekend."

don't' worry it will be close to 80 by the weekend.

2/13/2014 1:24:20 PM

Bridget, without knowing anything specific about your car I would say start in 2nd or 3rd gear and when slowing down a hill use the lowest gear possible (as someone else mentioned) to utilize engine braking instead of your friction brakes. And if you get stuck you can sometimes get out of it by "rocking" the vehicle, switching between Drive and Reverse over and over again. Although that's a lot easier to do with a manual.

Quote :

"I am curious as to why so many people abandoned their cars? It seems like a lot of the traffic problems were actually from abandoning cars clogging up the flow. Was it because they couldn't get traction? Too scared to continue? Thought they would be stuck overnight in their car?"

In general I don't really know, but around steep hills like the disaster that was Glenwood near Crabtree there is just no way most cars could make it up that hill. Unless you have AWD and/or snow tires there's very little chance of getting up that hill. When I drove home yesterday I consciously made sure to avoid hills as much as possible.

2/13/2014 1:32:15 PM