Who Is Ready For Some Snow This Weekend?

[mom2rtk]

If you're talking about Missouri that is absolutely the case, roads don't often get plowed for days. They don't have the money to get more snow plows. If you're talking about the Kansas side that is not the case. However to understand that is to understand how they do it.

For my particular city (I'm on the Kansas side): The priority is main roads, then it's arterial roads (of which I have 1 in my main neighborhood), then it's smaller roads within neighborhoods and cul-de-sacs (of which is most of my neighborhood). You can follow the plows via GPS. In cul-de-sacs they often use pick up trucks with plows attached because the snow plows can't adequately get through them due to their size and turning radius. IF it is large enough snow they will use a snow plow to come through and make a pass that only does the middle of the cul-de-sac then pick up trucks come through and finish the job. Each storm they rotate the order so that someone's street isn't always the first to get done. They will come through during the snow system but the severity of it dictates the priority and frequency. Their main priority in a big major storm is not my street, it's the main roads so when the snow falls they will concentrate more on getting the main roads continuously cleared. A normal storm for us is not 9 inches it's 2-3 inches sometimes more than that. When it's high numbers it takes a lot.

Next is pre-treatment of roads including the beet-juice brine but pre-treatment is less effective at certain temps. With the temps we are getting this weekend it won't be as effective. The last major storm back in January 2025 it rained beforehand which wiped away most of the pre-treatment. That storm January 2025 they came through they plowed our street twice while it was snowing but didn't get back to it after it had stopped for a while (I think we got 10-11 inches that system).

I rarely have complaints about snow removal in my area but I cannot control the rest of my metro. I cannot control the multiple cities. For example the airport where my husband needs to go on Monday afternoon for his flight is located on the other side of the state line. We cannot control how MODOT does their roads but they are always worse than KDOT's way. KCMO for example just started pre-treating their roads several years ago and were shocked that it helped. It's very predictable that once you cross state lines there is all of a sudden more accidents. Indeed MODOT got raked through the coals with the only other storm we have had this season (it's been very mild) because they lied and said they pre-treated when they didn't actually pre-treat.

When I made my comment I was talking about THIS storm and it's predicted amount of snow for my area. Normal snow for us is not an issue with clearing the streets. This is not a normal snow for us. Neither was the January 2025 system which shut down the airport for 1 1/2 days.

I'm in Missouri and crews have already been out pre-treating roads, up to and including our residential neighborhood streets.

Forecast here is 3-6" of snow, not an unusual amount for a winter storm.

 

[WDW_fan_in_TX]

I'm so worried about losing power. I'm freaking out about it. We've bought snacks and foods (canned tuna, canned chicken) and we've got board games/card games. We've got all the blankets washed, flashlights and fresh batteries and candles. But we have no power source. I do have a BBQ grill, but I only have a half bag of charcoal, I think. And it's a really small BBQ pit (think the little round ones from Walmart). But we have no way of heating the house if we lose power.

 

[Mirabell Rose]

Sandy didn't hit Orlando, it hit the northeast. Mostly NY/NJ.

Yes. And the issue was people who had to extend their trips because flights back home were cancelled, not because Disney got hit with it.

 

[Tink3815]

I'm so worried about losing power. I'm freaking out about it. We've bought snacks and foods (canned tuna, canned chicken) and we've got board games/card games. We've got all the blankets washed, flashlights and fresh batteries and candles. But we have no power source. I do have a BBQ grill, but I only have a half bag of charcoal, I think. And it's a really small BBQ pit (think the little round ones from Walmart). But we have no way of heating the house if we lose power.

Does your community have any plans to set up shelters for those who lose power? Where I live first responders can take you if driving is bad.

 

[WDW_fan_in_TX]

Does your community have any plans to set up shelters for those who lose power? Where I live first responders can take you if driving is bad.

Yes, there's warming shelters. There's one about a mile from the house. There's a day one about a half mile from our house. We'll probably just bundle and layer up, use several blankets and go to the car if we need to warm up. We filled our gas tanks up Wednesday (need to anyways as we didn't have enough gas to get through the week). So we can always go crank up the car if we get too cold. But I doubt we'll be able to drive since it'll be all ice and sleet.

 

[Skippy918]

Everyone is panic buying here. Costco was a zoo. The local grocery stores are out of nearly everything.

 

[WDW_fan_in_TX]

Everyone is panic buying here. Costco was a zoo. The local grocery stores are out of nearly everything.

Here too. I went to get an air filter, and Walmart was pretty steady. There was still bread and toilet paper. Didn't check eggs. But there was no chicken. But it was just a steady stream of folks up and down shelves.

 

[Suger Mag]

Western Mass.... we should see the snow Sunday, first we get some bitter cold, then potential for 8-16 inches of snow.

Stores were packed today

 

[Willow Ufgood]

We gassed up the snowblower yesterday and showed the neighbor how to use it. He will clear his driveway and ours while we are away.

I've made a list for the dog sitter for what to do if the power goes out. We have a whole-house generator, so it's really about resetting devices and preserving as much propane as possible until power is restored. Her biggest challenge will be getting our dog to go outside if the snow is higher than her shoulders.