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DustenT 02-24-2007 11:23 PM

Blizzard warning...
 
We are under a blizzard warning. 7-14 inches of new snow expected tonight. We got about 6" last night too. Gotta love Wisconsin...

Quote:

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY OVERSPREAD ALL OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
THIS EVENING. AREAS FROM MARQUETTE THROUGH OZAUKEE COUNTY AND
POINTS NORTH WILL SEE THE SNOW KICK IN THE LAST DUE TO LINGERING
DRY AIR... BUT THE REST OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WILL SEE SNOW
DEVELOP RAPIDLY THIS EVENING. SOME SLEET MAY BE MIXED IN WITH THE
SNOW AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT. SNOWFALL
EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY WILL BE IN THE 7 TO 14 INCH RANGE.

IN ADDITION...STRONG EAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 MPH AT TIMES
RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO
LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR MORE WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING AND/OR BLOWING
SNOW TO RESULT IN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES
AROUND 1/4 MILE OR LESS FOR 3 HOURS OR MORE.

THIS WILL BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY
OF INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. TRAVEL IS NOT
RECOMMENDED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.*

I have dinner reservations at 8pm tonight. I bet the drive downtown is going to great. :) I should be charging the city for my plow service. Having 4" of ground clearance makes driving in a foot of snow a lot of fun.

1996 328ti 02-24-2007 11:26 PM

We have a storm coming too. :(
I finally got my car out from the snow and ice.
I need to get my fluids replaced and car teched.
Plus some tranny work.
Just put on my track pads so it's one less thing I need to do at the track.
Never bothered with snows since I have my E30.
I have a feeling I'll be sliding around a bit on the way to VIR this weekend.

DustenT 02-24-2007 11:30 PM

It was in the 40s earlier this week and actually thought about putting on my summer wheels. I got those IE studs to replace the wheel bolts, so swapping tires is going to be so much easier now.

What are you running for track pads? I need something more aggressive than the Axxis Ultimates that I'm running now. Do you run stock rear pads? I need to order some ATE racing blue and flush/bleed my brakes soon too.

Panzer_M 02-24-2007 11:31 PM

mid 70s here.

sunny

light breeze

Florida would be nice..if it weren't for the taxes, insurance, fires, storms, illegals, criminals....

DustenT 02-24-2007 11:42 PM

This is what we have to deal with. It would be cool to see the sun...

http://180customs.net/Gallery/main.p...serialNumber=2

http://180customs.net/Gallery/main.p...serialNumber=2

1996 328ti 02-24-2007 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DustenT (Post 108305)
It was in the 40s earlier this week and actually thought about putting on my summer wheels. I got those IE studs to replace the wheel bolts, so swapping tires is going to be so much easier now.

What are you running for track pads? I need something more aggressive than the Axxis Ultimates that I'm running now. Do you run stock rear pads? I need to order some ATE racing blue and flush/bleed my brakes soon too.

I have RRT studs. Makes wheel changing easy.

Currently for the track I am running Carbotech XP10 up front, XP8 rear.
I used XP8 up front and Bobcats or Ultimates in the rear.
I went through the rears in no time. :eek:
Street - Carbotech Bobcats front and rear. Best pad I've found so far.
Have them on the MINI and E30. :)

Edit: I liked visiting Wisconsin. Oshkosh to be specific.

roadrash 02-24-2007 11:58 PM

Aaaaahhh... Wisconsin. I spent a couple of weeks there in 1994 or 1995 officiating the SuperWeek bicycle race series. It was hot as a muthah then. And, my bicycle was made in Waterford, due west of Racine, I think.

I've also been to a few places when I had a road gig. The only one I can remember is Fish Creek, but we probably played a few casinos too.

JMJ

Mad-Machine 02-25-2007 12:52 AM

Never been to Wisconsin.. my Mother is from Upper Michigan though, so I have an idea of what you guys go through.

DustenT 02-25-2007 07:36 AM

Holly crap, this is a lot of snow...

CirrusSR22 02-25-2007 07:38 AM

It's awesome. I just wish this happened months ago.

pnosker 02-25-2007 01:43 PM

Oh great, I leave to get back to NJ today and will arrive back at 6... the storm will be following me the whole way!

shaggy318ti 02-25-2007 02:28 PM

HAHA, you guys make me laugh. I live in BUFFALO.......where they measure snow storms in FEET not inches!! Got snow piles in the side of the road here that are up to the bottom of the STOP sign!

zboot 02-25-2007 02:37 PM

Gotta love those huh - I went to school in Rochester. BTW, speaking of Wisconsin, I saw a blue AT 318ti with Wisconsin plates in an FSU parking lot yesterday. I left a note on the windshield.

DustenT 02-25-2007 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shaggy318ti (Post 108363)
HAHA, you guys make me laugh. I live in BUFFALO.......where they measure snow storms in FEET not inches!! Got snow piles in the side of the road here that are up to the bottom of the STOP sign!

Yeah, you get all the lake effect snow. We are on the west side of the great lakes so we get real snow. :tongue:

The extended forecast shows snow for the next 7 days! I might need to get the blizzaks replaced on the rear of car. They are down to the all-season tread.

The news said there were 7 deaths in Wisconsin last night from traffic accidents.

These are calling this a "mid latitude cyclone", something about a comma shaped spinning storm...

crewdog153 02-25-2007 10:36 PM

It snowed here a little bit, just a dusting but, people here in KS get retarded when theres any snow on the ground. I was pissed when it got cold again, on friday it was 70 and I got outta work just in time to go play 9 holes and then yesterday its like 30 again. The weatherman claims that we got "heavy snow" last night, YOU CAN STILL SEE THE GRASS!!


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