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memtb
Explorer
Feb 13, 2021

Not a Great Week for Travel

Between the pandemic and other things......haven’t seen my family in Louisiana since April 2018. Granddaughter is getting married next Saturday. We’ve spent the last 3 days picking a travel route from Wyoming to La. using NOAA long range forecast! Every time we modify our travel route, the most recent I-25 into New Mexico, continuing south to I-10...... that route is getting worse by the hour! It’s still the warmest route, above zero most of the way......but now predicting possible sleet, snow, freezing rain! ?? Can’t get much farther south than I-10 ??! If there were “no one” else on the roads.....not a problem. I betting that will not be the situation! ??

This is beginning to look rather dismal! Sorry ......needed to vent! memtb

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  • BB_TX's avatar
    BB_TX
    Nomad
    Feb 13, 2021
    The entire state of Texas is now under either a winter storm warning or winter storm watch. Been here all my life and can't remember that ever happening. Will not get above freezing in parts of Texas until at least Friday with lows dipping into single digits and near or below zero in far north Texas. Not a good time to travel here.

    At least they are predicting snow this time rather than the more dangerous freezing rain we so often get and that caused the deadly wreck in Ft Worth.
  • memtb's avatar
    memtb
    Explorer
    Feb 13, 2021
    Ford Truck Guy. - about 40 hours (1700 miles)when towing the camper.....in good weather. This ain’t such good weather! :B

    TXiceman - the cold is no problem, even with water in the fresh tank.....our camper can handle the cool temps. The ice/freezing rain, with near zero DOT systems in place and inexperienced drivers to contend with is our issue. I don’t want to be involved in a “instant replay” of the Ft. Worth wreck! Again, if it were just us on the roads......chain/cable her up and let’r rip! Now if can have all of those others leave me an open road.....I’d appreciate it!! :B

    It’s starting to look like we’re not going to make granddaughter’s wedding! ?? memtb
  • TXiceman's avatar
    TXiceman
    Explorer II
    Feb 13, 2021
    We did not ask the northerners to send there lousy weather south to the Texas coast, but we got it and by Monday and Tuesday it will be bad. They are predicting freezes all the way to the RGV with winter precipitation almost to the RGV.

    Just northwest of Houston is predicted to be 8 to 12 degF and below freezing for at least 5 nights. A couple of days never getting above freezing.

    Like one fellow posted ...

    To all my northern friends....Your stinking weather is in front yard and drunk. Come get it NOW.

    Ken
  • ford_truck_guy's avatar
    ford_truck_guy
    Nomad
    Feb 13, 2021
    That southern storm is expected to be here in the north east Tuesday AM... You may be ok if you leave last minute... How many hour drive total do you have?

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