Any thoughts on the potential ice storm this weekend?

[Chromatic]

This site seems to predict chaos and 2 inches of ice but I hope it's wrong.

https://www.facebook.com/WxSynopsis/...type=3&theater

Hope it's just a few flurries.

I am very concerned when looking at the 12z EURO run from earlier today. Honestly I never seen max values being outputted on the EURO model before for Ice, so this is new to me. To say im concerned is an understatement. For anyone who understands icestorms and just how much can cause widespread impacts, all it takes is just .25 for power outages. If theres .50-.75 you are dealing with prolonged impacts, trees downed and extensive damage to power lines. Between 1.00-1.50 entire power grids become damaged. Widespread damage to trees. Roads impassable for days if not weeks. 1.50-2.00 power grids not only shut down but substations become damaged from the weight of ice accumulations building on transformers and pylons. Hard to imagine ice accumulating over 2inches. Once you get into these extreme values this is what you call a "catastrophic ice storm". Power grids can become damaged and take months to be fully repaired. So there is big time worries for central Oklahoma up to Ohio. We will be monitoring this potential and update when warranted. Anything can change, and if there is one forecast that I hope to god does not verify, this is the one.

[gblowfish]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

what's the ground like, currently?

Here at my house in Glorious Independence, there's just a little glaze on the concrete. It's nothing a little rock salt won't cure. But it's supposed to get slowly worse as the day goes by, and overnight tonight we're supposed to get the worst of it. On TV the main routes look OK, but side streets will be tricky. Nothing awful, yet.

[TinyEvel]

Damn the forecast on weather.com has it 50% or more chance of rain from 2-7pm. Not sure that will be a fun tailgate.

[Simply Red]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

Here at my house in Glorious Independence, there's just a little glaze on the concrete. It's nothing a little rock salt won't cure. But it's supposed to get slowly worse as the day goes by, and overnight tonight we're supposed to get the worst of it. On TV the main routes look OK, but side streets will be tricky. Nothing awful, yet.

Thanks George. Will hope for the best. I assume you're going..??

[gblowfish]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

Thanks George. Will hope for the best. I assume you're going..??

As long as Mrs. Blowfish is feeling up to it, I'll be there.

[Dartgod]

Originally Posted by TinyEvel

Damn the forecast on weather.com has it 50% or more chance of rain from 2-7pm. Not sure that will be a fun tailgate.

Where are you guys tailgating? KC Dan, Stevieray and me will probably swing by Guru and company's tailgate in lot F.

[TinyEvel]

Originally Posted by Dartgod

Where are you guys tailgating? KC Dan, Stevieray and me will probably swing by Guru and company's tailgate in lot F.

I'll be tailgating with Guru, Dedicated Fan and those guys. That's my usual jam. I'll be with Sedated and OnTheWarpath. Hopefully my usual scheme of ignoring the parking pointers and just going rogue over to their spot will work as it has in the past. I'm usually in my VW camper van and people just let me roll wherever, throwing the peace sign, etc.
My nissan truck doesn't have that cred.

[jspchief]

Wish I could be there with my canopy to add a little shelter.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by TinyEvel

I'll be tailgating with Guru, Dedicated Fan and those guys. That's my usual jam. I'll be with Sedated and OnTheWarpath. Hopefully my usual scheme of ignoring the parking pointers and just going rogue over to their spot will work as it has in the past. I'm usually in my VW camper van and people just let me roll wherever, throwing the peace sign, etc.
My nissan truck doesn't have that cred.

I can roll without heat if you want to take the bus.

[Halfcan]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

Here at my house in Glorious Independence, there's just a little glaze on the concrete. It's nothing a little rock salt won't cure. But it's supposed to get slowly worse as the day goes by, and overnight tonight we're supposed to get the worst of it. On TV the main routes look OK, but side streets will be tricky. Nothing awful, yet.

Yep, it wasn't bad at all driving to work this morning. So far-lots of hype-not much ice.

[RunKC]

I would be in favor of a retractable roof at Arrowhead for situations like today. I would never be in favor of using it during a game, but it would sure help the fans.

The seats are going to be cold and wet as hell and people will fall. Probably frozen ice everywhere.

This would go a long way towards helping fans enjoy the experience at Arrowhead bc we've seen empty seats in the past due to this.

[O.city]

I've chipped ice off seats there before.

To me a bigger need is going to the turf instead of grass

[R Clark]

Thouht they installed heating system under the field?

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by O.city

I've chipped ice off seats there before.

To me a bigger need is going to the turf instead of grass

Yep, brought an ice scrapper into a game on more than one occasion.

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by O.city

I've chipped ice off seats there before.

To me a bigger need is going to the turf instead of grass

Well they have a tarp up, the used new sod in the middle strip and have the new heating system under neath the field. Worked great vs Oakland and Tennessee.

Think we're fine there. It's just the seats and stairs. It sucks but people are more inclined to watch at home then deal with the annoyance of frozen/slick seats/stairs.
That should be something the Chiefs should make a priority

[displacedinMN]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Well they have a tarp up, the used new sod in the middle strip and have the new heating system under neath the field. Worked great vs Oakland and Tennessee.

Think we're fine there. It's just the seats and stairs. It sucks but people are more inclined to watch at home then deal with the annoyance of frozen/slick seats/stairs.
That should be something the Chiefs should make a priority

De Ice the stadium!!!!!!!