I am now packing the rental car and getting ready to leave the sunny near 80-degree weather here in Atlanta to go race bicycles in Kansas City, KS where the governor has just declared a state of emergency due to and ice storm and extreme weather conditions!
Kansas City, KS Weather Forecast
TUE DEC 11 2007
..ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
TODAY - Freezing rain - rain and isolated thunderstorms in the morning - then freezing rain in the afternoon. Ice accumulation of one quarter to one half of an inch. Highs in the lower 30s. Temperatures steady or slowly falling in the afternoon. North winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
TONIGHT - Cloudy. Light freezing rain with light sleet likely in the evening. Little or no sleet accumulation. Ice accumulation of less than one quarter of an inch. Lows in the lower 20s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
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I have a feeling the next few days are going to make one heck of an interesting blog entry.
Yikes, looks like you've ordered up a big slice of adventure pie! Have a ton of fun but BE careful.
Posted by: Marshall at December 11, 2007 03:20 PMI wonder how many do not shows this weather will cause .
Maybe it is for a good cause - participation in Nationals should be an earned privilege , not just a recreational desire .