Winter Storm in Minnesota and Michigan Jan 3/4 2009
Jan 2, 2009, 4:14 pm
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Winter Storm in Minnesota and Michigan Jan 3/4 2009
http://www.nwa.com/features/weather2.shtml
http://www.delta.com/traveling_check...er_1/index.jsp
Anybody know how bad this one could be?
http://www.delta.com/traveling_check...er_1/index.jsp
Anybody know how bad this one could be?
Jan 2, 2009, 5:00 pm
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Hoping it doesn't hit till late in the day. I was booked DLH-MSP-ATL-MSY tomorrow afternoon, switched it to a late morning/lunchtime DLH-MSP-MSY. Here's hoping it works out for all travellers tomorrow!
Jan 2, 2009, 5:00 pm
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www.intellicast.com and www.weather.com are probably offering studied opinions.
Jan 2, 2009, 5:11 pm
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www.intellicast.com and www.weather.com are probably offering studied opinions.
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Saturday, 3 January Rise: 8:01 am Set: 5:12 pm Rise: 11:26 am Set: 12:01 am UV Index: 1 (Low) Relative Humidity: 61% Precipitation Probability: 10% Snow Probability: 10% Cloud Coverage: 62% Moon Phase: First Quarter Wind Speed: 7Mph (11Km, 6Kts) Wind Direction: 65° (ENE) Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy 30° 25° Day: Partly cloudy. High around 30F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Night: Partly cloudy skies early will become overcast later during the night. Low around 25F. Winds E at 10 to 15 mph. View Detailed Hourly » Sunday, 4 January Rise: 8:01 am Set: 5:13 pm Rise: 11:49 am Set: 12:39 am UV Index: 1 (Low) Relative Humidity: 78% Precipitation Probability: 60% Snow Probability: 56% Cloud Coverage: 87% Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous Wind Speed: 13Mph (20Km, 11Kts) Wind Direction: 130° (SE) Ice to Rain Ice to Rain 35° 19° Ice changing to rain. Highs in the mid 30s and lows in the upper teens.
Certainly nothing to get worked up about in DTW. Its winter and sunday is a relatively un-busy day. Weather.com is also not to gloomy. Do NW/DL know something we don't? Too low loads on certain flights which could be cancelled?
Jan 2, 2009, 5:14 pm
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Could it be that flights are so full this weekend they are hoping some people will rebook to sometime after Monday out of fear and bolster what would otherwise be empty flights?
Jan 2, 2009, 6:05 pm
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Jan 2, 2009, 6:24 pm
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maybe they don't want a repeat of 10 years ago 
Jan 2, 2009, 7:53 pm
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I'm doing BTV-DTW-MSP-RST tomorrow AM... think I should rebook? The last thing I want to do is get stuck in DTW, MSP would be so-so but unpleasant...
Jan 2, 2009, 7:57 pm
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http://www.nwa.com/features/weather2.shtml
http://www.delta.com/traveling_check...er_1/index.jsp
Anybody know how bad this one could be?
http://www.delta.com/traveling_check...er_1/index.jsp
Anybody know how bad this one could be?
http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/...Select=WEATHER
This one doesn't look too bad, though I wouldn't want to be out an about while there's freezing rain.
Last weekend saw 61 mph wind gusts and major power outages.
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Jan 3, 2009, 7:22 am
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Jan 3, 2009, 9:41 am
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I live about 5 miles down the road from the airport and it's no problems at 10:40a, overcast skies but good visibility and a decent ceiling. Should be no problem for MSP arrivals right now.
The storm seems to be going on between the Twin Cities and the Duluth area.
The storm seems to be going on between the Twin Cities and the Duluth area.
Jan 3, 2009, 1:58 pm
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Oakland County at 1300est was absolute clear skies, the ice is melting on the blacktop. 
Jan 3, 2009, 2:27 pm
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just landed in DTW, both before push back and upon entering the arrival pattern the pilot said today's weather in DTW was find (32 and sunny) but tomorrow called for freezing rain...glad I'm not flying tomorrow (unfortunately the spouse is)
Jan 3, 2009, 3:00 pm
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I live 30 NW miles from the MSP airport. We've got freezing rain at the moment. My windshield was icy on my drive home from the store.
Jan 3, 2009, 5:41 pm
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Freezing rain turning to snow the last 2.5 hours.