todareistobmore t1_j1akl9c wrote on December 22, 2022 at 9:50 PM

Reply to comment by BeatRick in Traffic warning: Flash freeze around noon tomorrow after tons of rain by YoYoMoMa

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.

StinkRod t1_j1d4bsf wrote on December 23, 2022 at 12:26 PM

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.

todareistobmore t1_j1dd2mg wrote on December 23, 2022 at 1:52 PM

> 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.