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ObamaNation See other ObamaNation Articles Title: Shoppers empty grocery store shelves ahead of this week’s winter storm FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – It’s a tradition unlike any other…shoppers flocking to the grocery store ahead of a winter storm. The sure sign of an impending winter storm is empty or partially filled grocery store shelves. Meteorologist Nathan Gidley spent some time talking to customers. Many encountered long lines as deep as half an aisle, despite almost all of the checkout lanes being open. The atmosphere was described as “insane,” “crazy,” and the shelves reminded one customer of when covid first happened. Carts full of hundred of dollars of merchandise were also observed. Common items purchased were eggs, meat, and milk. Many customers advised people to get there as soon as possible, since items are going fast. Remember that grocery stores continue to deal with supply chain and staffing shortages. As a result, make sure you stock up on items in moderation. According to a few shoppers, you only need to stock up on items to get you through the weekend. Do not feel like you need a month’s worth of supplies to make it through the storm. Dusty Brown, a customer at the store, offered this great advice: “Just be careful and watch for people and remember to be kind to each other… everyone’s a little nervous about the weather coming.” You’ll likely want to shop Tuesday before the winter storm arrives. Remember, Wednesday and Thursday are 15 Fury Alert Days, where we’ll see the biggest impacts to travel and daily life. Poster Comment: Rain develops late today with a major winter storm moving in by Wednesday morning Two 15 Fury Alert Days have been added to the forecast for Wednesday and Thursday. This is the highest alert issued by the 15 Fury Weathercenter and is an alert for you to take action by preparing for impacted travel by gusty winds and heavy snowfall. A Winter Storm Warning has also been issued for a large portion of our area. This morning will begin rather quietly as we see increasing clouds but very mild temperatures with temperatures near 40 by noon. Temperatures will continue to rise this afternoon into the upper 40s making today by far the warmest of the extended forecast. We’ll see a slight chance of showers by the end of the day. It will continue to be mild through the evening with temperatures beginning to fall after midnight. We’ll see periods of rain which will mix with sleet and snow by early on Wednesday morning. Wednesday will bring heavy wet snow which changes to all snow between 5 am and 9 am. This may limit the accumulation of snow at the beginning of the day, but there is abundant moisture that will be around for heavy snowfall through the remainder of Wednesday and Wednesday night. By 7 am Thursday we will see about 10 to 12" of snowfall on the ground in most of our area places in the south will experience much less snowfall as it will take longer for rain and sleet to change over to all snow. Areas like Portland, Hartford City and Marion will experience about 4 to 6" during the day and overnight. Thursday will bring another round of heavy snowfall. This snowfall will be very different than what we will see Wednesday. It will be very powdery and will easily blow around causing visibility problems and blizzard-like conditions. Winds will continue to be gusty and temperatures will fall into the lower 20s during the day. We should end up with an additional 4 to 6" of snowfall from 8 am through 7 pm on Thursday. Total snowfall accumulation for both days will be 14 to 18" in most of our area with the extreme southern part of our region seeing 8 to 12" of total accumulation. Gusty winds will be a problem both days as winds will be from the southwest early Wednesday changing to the northwest by afternoon. Strong northwest winds will continue into Thursday. Wind gusts of up to 25 mph on both days will cause blowing and drifting snow both days and travel will be extremely hazardous. After the storm exits we will be left with bitterly cold temperatures Friday and Saturday with highs both days in the teens and a low Saturday morning which will be below zero. Temperatures will slow moderate into the 20s by Sunday and for much of the next week. https://www.wane.com/weather/wane-15-forecast/wane-15-doppler-fury-forecast/ Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 1.
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