Graham Family Reacts Kansas City Frozen Ice Storm Paralyzes City

Graham Family Reacts Kansas City Frozen Ice Storm Paralyzes City

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[Big_Tex]

Snow is nice and crunchy, your tires bite into it, no problem. Trying to drive on Ice is like trying to drive on wet glass.

[bonafide]

Kansas City Area Here.
The Bridges are the worst.
Sometimes the roads will just be wet.
But the Bridges will freeze, " black ice".
since the wind will flow underneath and freeze before the roadway does.

[ConnieHall]

Ice does not care what kind of tires you have.

[delivery_man]

I’m a truck driver and last winter I was driving in North Dakota. I stopped to get a cup of coffee and when I started driving again the roads had frozen over and my semi truck did a 360 on the highway. I ended up in the ditch. Scariest part was seeing the on coming traffic heading towards me 😅😅😅

[JIMBEARRI]

Most American buy all-weather tires. They're effective in most parts of the US. "Winter Tires" are NOT effective on glare ice, no matter how aggressive the tread pattern. In many Northern states and Canadian Provinces, there is a period during the worst Winter weather when the use of "Studded" snow tires is permitted. Specially designed "Winter" tires have 80 to 100 holes molded into the tread. When they're NEW [NOT driven on yet], carbide tipped steel studs are driven into the holes. They are the ONLY type of tire that is resistant to skidding on glare ice. NOTE : Studded tires are illegal for most of the year because they cause severe damage to road surfaces.

[sydepipez]

The first scene is 69 highway and interstate 435 in Overland Park, Kansas. My house is less than a mile away. I had to drive through it the night it happened, and through blizzard snow the next morning. Top 3 most treacherous drives I’ve ever had.

But I made it !

[stellaoltre]

When the grass is also coated in ice, grass doesn't help.

[lindaslater]

My youngest daughter lives in southern Illinois, and about a week after New Year's they had some rain and cold temperatures following by an ice storm! The roads were just like the ones in the video with several roads, and portions of interstate highways, closed. Her area was wirhout power for 72 hrs, so it was dangerous... not just for driving, but for people with health issues or the elderly trying to stay warm.

[Aunt-LaLa]

KC native here. It was freezing rain for more than 6 hours in some areas. We were well aware this storm was coming, the city and surrounding areas had been preparing for it for more than a week. This was literally just the opening of the blizzard. Most of the city got about 12in of snow after this. My area had 14in., it was a lovely few days to be INSIDE! 😂

It wasn't the worst ice storm we've ever had, I'd say in the top 3. What made it so awful was the sub freezing temperatures for the next week on top of all the snow. It made it very difficult to dig out like we normally would.

[kylesummers]

I've driven in lots of those in north Texas and Oklahoma. Black ice is the worst (especially in a rear-wheel drive vehicle).

[cwfan]

I live close to Kansas City, Missouri and that storm was awful. After the freezing rain we had a blizzard. The wind was about 75 mph. I could not get out of my apartment for a full week. The maintenance man at my apartment complex tried for a week to clear the ice. But is was about 3 inches thick and the weather was bitterly cold. I kept telling him I was fine. I had plenty of food and I could stay in my apartment much longer if necessary. I'm 76 years old and I can't get up by myself if I fall. In the below zero temperatures, I would have died in minutes. I didn't dare try to leave.

[bluflaamLSA]

The early danger is that it is raining, and you don't realize that it's freezing on the ground. It just looks like wet road ...until suddenly 🎶Slip sliding away 🎵

Ppl don't always know how to drive in slippery/icy conditions. If you hit your brakes, you're done. No more steering. If the wheels aren't turning you have no control. Light throttle and steer to the side of the road where there might be some gravel/dirt for traction and then slowly coast to a stop. (it's never safe. but as you get used to driving in such conditions you get used to the balance between when and how much to use the throttle and when to NOT use your brakes)

4 way stops are the same thing. Everything seems fine until you tap your brakes and nothing happens except you lose control of your steering as you approach the intersection. Heat from the tires, engine etc, melts the snow at the intersection and then refreezes to ice and that cycles with every car that approaches.
Freezing rain is like that but the whole road is ice and you don't realize it. They call it "black ice" because you don't see it. It just looks wet.

[Ameslan]

Snow is easy to deal with. You just slow down and push the snow off your car windsheild/windscreens.. But Ice or freezing rain is much worse. Freezing rain stuck onto the windshield requires to use an ice scraper which can be a pain in the butt to use. Also freezing rain can freeze the car's gas cap shut and also keyhole for the door to freeze shut. Then freexing rain on powerlines can make power go out for a couple of days up to a week or more depending on the severity. Then there is what is called "black ice" which can happen when water or ice freezes on the roads but is clear making the ice hard or impossible to see. People fall down stairs and sidewalks fast! Feet go up in the air and you land on your butt or side whatever you land on can bruise.

[DougRayPhillips]

I live in Northern Wisconsin. It's normal to get this stuff a couple of times per Winter. It's not as common farther South, such as in Kansas City, because the ground has to be below a certain temperature. When they do get it down there, of course folks aren't used to it.

[richarddavis]

Live about 40 miles west of Kansas City. It is called black ice as it just looks like a wet road surface. The ice was followed by 1 to 2 feet of snow. All high ways were closed over the weekend. We were lucky in the ice was not heavy enough to take down trees and power lines. Plus the ice along with high winds kept the heavy snow from staying on the trees and power lines so fewer people lost power. There are no tires that help with ice. Studded tires are no longer allowed and you could put snow chains, but on ice they can damage you tires.

[med]

I live in Kansas City, Missouri, and back in 2001, we had such a bad ice storm that we were out of power for 7 days. The ice coating the power lines was so thick that the lines couldn't take the weight. Hundreds of thousands were out of power for days. My sister and I drove to a hotel, and on the way, we saw flashes of light in the sky that looked like lighting, except the sky lit up green from the transformers blowing. It was crazy.

[tonyterryjohnson]

In a car when it's icey is insane. Zero control. Say a prayer and hope gravity is kind to you.

[katinacarson-hunwi]

I live in Ohio and we didn’t get freezing rain, but did get snow. But then Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, we had a polar vortex where the temperatures were below zero Fahrenheit. It’s starting to warm up some. Enjoy your content ♥️

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[karenlobosco]

Freezing rain: rain that freezes on contact with the ground or anything else. It doesn't take much to create dangerous conditions.