Stories tagged with "weather"

Saturday could be first snow game of the season for Utah

by JazzyUte on Nov 10, 2011 1:50 AM EST on Block U

If you're hoping for mild weather Saturday, you probably don't want to read any further. Saturday, for the first time this season, the Utes could take the snow-filled field in their game against the UCLA Bruins. Even if the snow has tapered off by the time the game starts (4:30 SLC time),...

White Sox Bats: Mastering the Art of the Slow Start

by The Cheat on Apr 9, 2010 1:44 AM EDT on South Side Sox

.225, .237, .261 No those aren't the low batting averages that rode Jim Thome* out of town. Those are the White Sox batting averages for the last 3 Aprils. Three games into the season they're well on their way to repeating that trend with just 14 hits in 3 games, good for a .154 team average. And...

White Sox Chill High Expectations With Familiarly Feeble Offense

by The Cheat on Apr 8, 2010 12:21 AM EDT on South Side Sox

A few months ago, I met up with a group of old friends from high school. Some were married, had kids, a mortgage while others, cough, were living in their parents' basement and still stuck in college. We all carried around these new, updated identities and yet within the span of one beer we all...

Quote of the Day: Dana White on the Weather in Abu Dhabi "Right Now There's No Plan B"

by Nick Thomas on Apr 6, 2010 1:29 PM EDT on Bloody Elbow

"If it starts raining and the wind starts blowing ... right now there's no Plan B." "The high possibility of rain happening…it's not gonna happen," White said. "It's not gonna rain there; we know it's not gonna happen. It would have to be crazy for it to rain in Abu Dhabi." "Wind could be...

Mr. Plow

by Matt Gardner on Dec 16, 2008 5:19 PM EST on And Down The Stretch They Come

Memo to the City of Seattle:It the last century there have been great advances in the area of snow and ice removal. Among those advances are the breakthrough technologies of:A) Snow plowsB) SaltC) SandI can understand not wanting to spend a lot of money on plows considering how little snowfall...

I'd hate to see what happens if it actually snows

by Matt Gardner on Dec 17, 2008 12:37 PM EST on And Down The Stretch They Come

This link provides a list of Seattle and Seattle-area school districts that are closed today due to snow. Of course, there isn't actually any snow on the ground, they are just closing in preparation for possible snow today. Possible snow. As a life-long resident of Seattle I am well aware of the...

Afternoon "Blizzard" Updates

by Matt Gardner on Dec 17, 2008 5:15 PM EST on And Down The Stretch They Come

AP: Seattle paralyzed by chance of snowPerhaps I should leave work early due to this insane winter weather?

Snow finally arrives...buses avoid hills

by Matt Gardner on Dec 18, 2008 12:56 PM EST on And Down The Stretch They Come

It only took an extra 24 hours, but Seattle's predicted snow finally hit the city early this morning. I snapped the above photo this morning with my Blackberry as I waited for my bus to arrive, a bus that was about 40 minutes late. During the trip downtown, the bus driver informed the passengers...

Around Green Lake after the snow

by Matt Gardner on Dec 22, 2008 4:59 PM EST on And Down The Stretch They Come

A nice view across Green Lake this morning. The lake has a little bit of ice on it around the edges...it looked to be a couple inches thick, at best.A nice shot of the top of the Space Needle looking across Green Lake.I-5 is fairly clear of any snow and ice, but there's not much traffic to be seen....

Odds and Ends

by Matt Gardner on Dec 23, 2008 1:52 PM EST on And Down The Stretch They Come

-I've added a couple of new links on the left side menu bar. The first link is to the Cliff Mass Weather Blog, which is providing some excellent commentary on the current winter storm in Seattle.The second is a link to the website for the documentary film The First Saturday in May. The film,...