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BeatRick t1_j19uy7k wrote

Thank you for this post. I moved from South Texas in the summer, and therefore, have no previous experience with true winter weather. I had planned to go to the movies tomorrow, but now I'm not risking it.

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YoYoMoMa OP t1_j19vcvs wrote

Yeah. Snow is scary, but unless it is dumping a blizzard on you it doesn't act that different than rain, assuming the crews have put down salt. Ice is really what you have to look out for, and ice right after rain is the most difficult situation. I really wish they would declare something so that peoples works would shut. Only thing I can think is retailers will be pissed.

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moderndukes t1_j1csuf9 wrote

Don’t risk it. The DOT account confirmed they won’t be able to pretreat the roads due to it being a rain event before the rapid temperature drop, so they have to standby for when the freeze begins to start treating. That’ll be around 11am, and given how past flash freezes have gone (and that the temperature will just keep plummeting down to single digits while winds will be 30mph), I would highly advise to not go out unless absolutely necessary. Things should be fine on Saturday though (albeit cold as fuck)

Also - make sure to keep your water taps open. Just a slight drop will help make sure your pipes don’t freeze (and burst)

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todareistobmore t1_j1akl9c wrote

An afternoon movie should be fine, just keep an eye on traffic reports through the morning. The temperature drop's not supposed to really start until the precipitation's over, and roads aren't going to freeze while people are driving on them. I'd be more worried about eating it on a sidewalk.

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StinkRod t1_j1d4bsf wrote

places in Colorado dropped 30 degrees in an HOUR.

Yeah, you might be right that roads that are being driven on don't freeze as fast as clear roads, but we're seeing such rapid temperature drops that all bets are off.

If you need to drive your baby to the hospital, that's one thing. This dude is talking about going to a movie. It can wait.

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todareistobmore t1_j1dd2mg wrote

> places in Colorado dropped 30 degrees in an HOUR.

Sure, but we're not in Colorado. Here, it's supposed to drop 30 degrees in 12 hours.

If the roads are OK at 1, they'll probably be still be OK at 4, and if they're not, it'll be all over Waze, local news, and everywhere else that people talk. FWIW, I have no idea how likely it is that it'll be safe to drive this afternoon, I more think it'll be easy to tell whether it is or isn't.

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