Posted on 01/31/2016 3:26:00 AM PST by EternalVigilance
Calhoun (County, Iowa) Severe Watches & Warnings
Watches & Warnings
Blizzard Watch
Statement as of 3:48 AM CST on January 31, 2016
... Blizzard watch in effect from late Monday night through late Tuesday night...
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a blizzard watch... which is in effect from late Monday night through late Tuesday night.
* Timing... snow will lift into the area late Monday night into Tuesday morning. A brief break in the snow may occur before resuming Tuesday afternoon and night. A period of very heavy snow may occur with snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour possible. Strong and gusty northeast winds will develop by Tuesday and will create considerable blowing and drifting of snow and potential whiteout conditions.
* Storm total snow... storm total snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches are expected within the heaviest band of snow.
* Winds/visibility... northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts in excess of 40 mph. Visibilities in snow and blowing snow will be below one quarter mile with whiteout conditions possible.
* Impacts... extremely hazardous travel conditions may develop. Travel may become nearly impossible at times. If you have travel plans during this time... consider alternative plans.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A blizzard watch means there is a potential for falling and/or blowing snow with strong winds and extremely poor visibilities. This can lead to whiteout conditions and make travel very dangerous.
That's a good point; hadn't thought of that. Like you said, will be an interesting night to be sure.
There is no such thing as "lesser evil". I'll vote for the "greater good".
Well, that’s not quite the way it works. There are no polls to close.
Folks are asked to show up by 6:30. The festivities begin at 7:00.
Local precinct officials are elected.
There is the straw poll, which is the presidential vote.
Platform planks are debated and voted on.
Delegates to the county conventions, the folks with the chance to go on through the process, are elected.
With small crowds it doesn’t take that long.
With big crowds it can be a real circus.
I was on the Republican State Central Committee during the ‘96 Caucus, and I vividly remember the Buchanan supporters coming out of the woodwork. It was nuts for awhile, especially in certain caucus locations.
When does IT close?
When they’re done.
Then the results are phoned in to a central location for later reporting to the world.
If you’re lucky, the Republican Party of Iowa might even give you accurate results. Maybe.
Weather Watch = look out window
Severe Weather Watch = put on glasses, step out on porch
Can democrats crossover here or is this registered gop only ?
The lesser of two evils is evil.
registered GOP but per the Tump ad, you can register Republican on site
Anyone can re-register if they want to at the caucus location.
I will forever remain an advocate of a picture ID, a voter registration roll, a paper ballot, and a purple thumb.
AccuWeather for Des Moines says 1" of snow by Midnight Monday. Majority of snow from storm falls after 3AM Tuesday.
Me too.
But this is not a real election. It’s a straw poll.
Few seem to realize this.
Some states have a caucus, and then later they have a primary, too. Is that the case with Iowa?
now then....... a straw poll
I think I heard on the news that the Republican party either stripped the delegates from Santorum or appropriated many of the votes to Ron Paul.
That is, at the convention there were many Iowa votes cast for Paul
Can the party allocate the delegates differently from the straw poll?
I would think a blizzard would be a plus for Bernie. His supporters are clustered in high-density college campuses, where they most likely have the caucus location there on campus, in walking distance.
Well that is speshul!
Maybe this will grab those folks who say they are “d” because it is not cool or pc to say you are “ r”
Where I live in NW Iowa, wunderground has us up to a 56% chance of snow by 7:00 pm, when the meetings start.
http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=Lohrville%2C+IA
In the past they did. The straw poll was completely non-binding.
What their rules are this year I don't know. You'll have to find someone still involved in that party to ask.
Not for the presidential contest. There is a party primary for other offices.
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