Nice fall weather now predicted for Maryland game

Submitted by SugarShane on
Chances of rain below 20% now. It will be windy, peaking at 20mph, but that's it. Temperature will be upper 50s and cloudy. Seems actually like nice fall weather. ( Will edit out my opinions on the matter to leave this as objective good news)

charblue.

October 2nd, 2015 at 11:50 AM ^

in the Charlotte area for a week now with nothing but light rain and periodic showers overnight the last couple days. But some of this system has moved up north and that's what has produced rain and predictions of ongoing soggy weather in the DC metro area. It isn't the hurricane, it's like one or two different systems that have combined to dominate the weather picture for the past week. 

By the way, they are predicting all kinds of flooding issues in our state through Monday with fire department and first responders all gearing up for road closures, power outages and up to 6 inches of rainfall through the weekend. 

Chester Cheetah

October 2nd, 2015 at 9:32 AM ^

"Sgt. Steve Vick, a spokesperson for state police, said the wreck happened at 11:25 a.m. after a Mercury Villager’s rear tire blew out. When that happened, officials said the minivan ran off the road, flipped twice and landed on its side.

"Vick said the front seat passenger, 75-year-old Lloyd A. Cardoza, of Concord, North Carolina, died at the scene. He was wearing a seat belt."

 

Yeah, totally because of the storm...

Our fanbase is supposed to be arrogant, not ignorant.

Njia

October 2nd, 2015 at 7:23 AM ^

The forecast as of Wednesday night had the storm moving up the coast much faster.

If they'd had the game and the storm arrived as expected (or worse - even earlier) I'm sure there would have many people (maybe you among them) who would have been simply enraged that so many lives would have been put at risk over a silly football game.

bluesalt

October 2nd, 2015 at 8:41 AM ^

This hurricane is hundreds of miles in diameter. The center of circulation was forecast to potentially be in the DC area Sunday night to Monday, but the impact of the storm was forecast to be felt 24-36 hours in advance of that. You make the decision with the best information you have at the time, and the best information then was "This might not be necessary, but the risk is substantial."

If you call it a silly decision, I really hope you are never Ina situation to make such decisions, as you'll probably get people killed.

gwkrlghl

October 2nd, 2015 at 9:41 AM ^

was just going to post the same.

Officials have to play it conservative here. If that storm gets here early and they have to cancel it day of then I bet everyone here laughing at them for pulling it up would be calling for people to be fired for allowing to continue

bluepow

October 2nd, 2015 at 11:57 AM ^

Nobody HAS to play it conservative, we have just generally decided as a society that is how we now roll.  Meanwhile, there are real issues, not imaginary fear-based ones, that deserve more attention.

LDNfan

October 2nd, 2015 at 4:54 AM ^

Massive overreaction or simply prudence when 10's of thousand of people are packed into a stadium? Dismiss the possibility, guess wrong and the implications are unthinkable. 

maizenbluenc

October 2nd, 2015 at 9:25 AM ^

Hurricanes are not like earthquakes or tornadoes. They don't just suddenly occur.

The game with hurricanes is to sit tight and watch through days of news sensationalism, fighting for an excessive supply of water, toilet paper and milk at the grocery store all up and down the coast, and then be smart enough to recognize the point when the hype gives way to a real threat (usally about 1-1/2 days in advance).

If you are inland, that means bring in your patio furniture and anything else loose outside, actually lay up a store of bottled water and canned goods, fill your bath tubs (with flushing water), fill your gas tanks and cans and grill gas, charge your cell phones, and prepare to barbeque everything in your freezer between clearing downed trees.

If you are in a coastal or low lying area - or below sea level (e.g., New Orleans) - evacuate.

By the way, if you are on the northwest side of an oncoming storm, you are likely to get some breezy nice weather in advance with clouds streaming from the north east to the south west. The Hurricane sucks down northern weather in that quadrant.

Ever since they announced the storm passing up the coast on Monday, the weather on Saturday was bound to be this way.

Again, while the Big Ten probably made the prudent decision at the time from a potential travel disruption standpoint, this was never an "unthinkable" threat. Hurricanes don't just show up like Sharknado and destroy the place killing thousands unexpectedly.

Baughhumbug

October 2nd, 2015 at 4:58 AM ^

"Storm turns out is just veering to the ocean, so moving the game was a massive overreaction."

Lol at this reasoning. Cumong man. Breaking news folks, hindsight is 20/20. You better go inform the insurance industry of that, I think their business is in jeopardy.

While you're at it, call your local news station and complain that tornado
warnings are overreactions when nobody dies. Then call the TSA and complain that having to go through airport security is an overreaction because you haven't bombed anyone.

Baughhumbug

October 2nd, 2015 at 5:10 AM ^

Just giving you a hard time :) They also cancel school down there after a couple inches of snow because people don't know how to drive in it and they don't have as much equipment to clear the roads. Seems silly, but better safe than sorry I guess.

SugarShane

October 2nd, 2015 at 7:03 AM ^

But games can always be cancelled, even the day of should weather be deemed unsafe.

I just feel like they could have been a little more patient with this announcement since trends were looking better and better

Mr Miggle

October 2nd, 2015 at 8:00 AM ^

a big hole for yourself. Are you seriously suggesting that waiting until the day of the game to cancel it is comparable to moving the starting time with more than two days warning?

That's just crazy. There would be no comparison in the level of inconvenience involved. Not only would you have fans, our team and others already in town for the game, but rescheduling it would be difficult.

Acting when they did increased the chance that moving the game time was unnecessary. That's the nature of severe weather patterns. Waiting entails the real risk of leaving no good options. In this case, it would just have been irresponsible.

MichiganG

October 2nd, 2015 at 10:24 AM ^

Not to mention, the teams (and thus Athletic Directors) like to have some certainty around what time they're playing at so they can prepare accordingly. Not as big a deal if you're talking about a couple hours here or there, but gameday prep for an 8pm start looks a lot different than 12pm.

And, as others have pointed out, there's also consideration for the team and all the people traveling in for the game. A noon start provides a lot more flexibility for them to adjust plans based on conditions this weekend.

coldnjl

October 2nd, 2015 at 8:05 AM ^

you are ok with them canceling at the last minute, but your snark is on full blast bc they did the smart thing and move up the game, reducing any potential risk? What am I missing here?

Secondly, people are traveling to the game, and ample time should be provided to ensure that changes to their schedules can be made. Changing the game at the last minute would truly screw over any UM fans ariving late morning/early afternoon. Plus, now people can plan on getting out of Maryland that much earlier, which is prudent with an oncoming hurricane on the horizon. 

jmblue

October 2nd, 2015 at 8:58 AM ^

Imagine spending a substantial sum of money on a trip to DC that includes airfare, hotel accommodations and tickets to the game, only to learn the day of - when you're already in College Park - that the game is going to be cancelled.  You might be in a slightly less than good humor.

 

 

MichiganG

October 2nd, 2015 at 10:31 AM ^

More as a PSA than a response, but, if they haven't already, the airlines will typically provide waivers for cancellation and/or rescheduling without the typical fees because of weather events that significantly impact operations.

maizenbluenc

October 2nd, 2015 at 12:05 PM ^

does a disservice when the threat is real and significant.

In my experience, local news reports more responsibly, than national for these things. Where as national news may be reporting OMG Hurricane Run for Your Lives Oh the Humanity!

Local news usualy gives more meaningful information about track, timing, and things you may want to consider like what you should have in your hurricane preparedness kit or if you need to evacuate what to bring and where to go. They only turn the volume up when the situation becomes urgent.

To me the other un-responsible bit are all the reporters outside in the hurricane doing exactly what they've told people not to do. It only encourages thrill seekers.

In the cases on Andrew, Katrina - many people mistook their experience with lesser hurricanes and assumed it was safer for their familiy and personal property to stay home. (There was about a 24 hour trigger on both of those storms, and you have to be prepared to make a very fast decision.) For Sandy, it seems to me that most people just did not have practical experience or understanding with hurricanes, and storm surge in particular. Of those Katrina was the biggest tragedy, largely driven by the elevation of New Orleans which everyone had apparently became complacent about.

umbig11

October 2nd, 2015 at 5:31 AM ^

I am used to the media hyping big storms. I'm actually pretty happy that the conditions are much better. It's a chance to see the Wolverines in my back yard.

xtramelanin

October 2nd, 2015 at 5:35 AM ^

you might have dodged one hurricane, but you won't dodge hurricane harbaugh.  its coming.  hits in 29 hours.  lasts about 3 hours with the eye passing over the stadium between the 2nd and 3rd quarters when you can have your little turtle band out there.  then it continues for two more quarters.  

by about 3:15 it will be safe to have the children outside.  just don't show them pictures of the scoreboard.