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Steelers Are Red Hot But Bad Weather Favors Kansas City

... for the team. “As a player and a coach, you’ve got to do it the right way, and you have to realize that any place you go, you are now representing the city and the team,” Dungy added. “I think Joey Porter let them down in that regard and, to me, that is the most disappointing thing.”. So would he give Porter another chance. “People always deserve a second chance,” Dungy said. “But again we’re representing the National Football League, we’re representing the team and the ownership. Those are things you just can’t do. So yes, I think you always deserve a second chance but you know Joey Porter, he has had some second chances now.”. Dungy also weighed in on the comments made by his former teammate and Steelers former QB Terry Bradshaw, who called Steelers coach Mike Tomlin “a cheerleader.”. “To me, it’s a ridiculous question to talk about how he coaches or what he does,” Dungy added. “Because you have to look at the results and the results have been outstanding.”. Dungy said that Tomlin is a coach who gets the most out of his players, and he doesn’t fault him for leaving Steelers QB Ben ...

Tips You Need To Know To Get Through This Weekend’s Ice Storm

... you can do, said Dennis Patton, a horticulturist for the Johnson County Kansas State University Research and Extension Office in Olathe. “There’s absolutely nothing you can do with the large trees, shrubs and those types of things,” Patton said. “You just let the chips fall where they may.”. One exception are small accent ornamental evergreens. Patton suggested people take rope or bungee cords and pull them together. “What tends to happen is that these upright arborvitae kind of peel like a banana, and then it’s really hard to get them back into shape after the ice load is gone,” Patton said. But for the most part, trying to prevent harm could cause more damage. “Limbs and branches have a certain amount of flexibility and natural ability to bend and sway in wind,” he said. “If you start propping them up and tying them up, then you disrupt the natural ability to bend, move and sway.”. If the ice does accumulate on trees, shrubs or other vegetation, Patton suggested people ignore it. “If you go out there and start batting it around ...

Christmas Eve Fog, Christmas Day Thunderstorms

... in the morning and a high chance for thunderstorms and gusty winds. A freezing fog Saturday morning left roads slick and visibility low. Later in the day, the National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory for 6 p.m. Saturday through 9 a.m. Sunday, with visibility of less than a quarter-mile. Drivers should slow down and take extra caution, the weather service said. Thunderstorms are considered likely in Kansas City as Christmas Eve turns into Christmas morning. Thunderstorms are most likely before noon and again in the afternoon, according to the weather service. It put the chance of precipitation at 70 percent. Since 1970, Kansas City has seen Christmas Day thunderstorms only once, in 1973, the weather service said. The forecast calls for temperatures to reach a high of 64 on Christmas Day. If Kansas City reaches the ...

Us Had Near Record Heat, Costly Weather Disasters In 2016

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Freezing Rain Arrives Late Friday, And Forecast Still Calls For Ice Storm Saturday

... freezing rain. On Friday afternoon, eastern parts of Missouri, including Columbia and Jefferson City, saw freezing rain. Weekend ice storm warning across Kansas City prompts statewide response. The weather service issued an ice storm warning for the Kansas City area , from Friday through Sunday evening. Friday morning, meteorologists slightly scaled back their estimates of how much ice would form through the weekend, but said Kansas City could expect a half-inch, which might create road hazards and power outages. By Saturday, the northern edge of precipitation moving north toward Kansas City might “flirt” with the Interstate 70 corridor, according to the weather service, leaving a tenth of an inch of ice along I-70 and to the south. Tips you need to know to get through this weekend’s ice storm. More freezing ran and ice is expected from Saturday night to Sunday ...

More Snow And Even Colder Temps On The Way Through Sunday Morning

... were reported as well as 171 injury accidents. There were no fatalities in the patrol’s Troop A area in Kansas City. Bus service was suspended in the morning but was returning for limited service. Ride KC Access/Share-A-Fare Paratransit and Inde Acess Paratransit continued to be suspended, however. Streetcar service was also temporarily suspended after two buses got stuck on the tracks. The winter weather will also have a chilling effect on the Chiefs’ home game against Tennessee Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium if the weather service’s forecast holds up. It calls for single-digit temperatures by the noon kickoff — cold, but not even a record for a home game. A high of 10 degrees is expected for the day with a wind chill between -9 and -19. If the forecast holds true, the cold would be 9-10 degrees off the record for a Chiefs’ home game. Kickoff temperature during a 1983 game against the Denver Broncos was 0, with a wind chill of -30, according to Chiefs records. City officials around the city took to Twitter to spread news about street crews and accidents. A shout out to our great Street crews: treating main roads. Residential will come this ...

Severe Central Us Ice Storm To Cut Power, Immobilize Travel And Cause Damage

... Where temperatures remain below freezing and rain falls at a heavy rate, the ice will continue to accrue for a few days. Ice of 0.25 to 0.50 of an inch thick can occur over a broad area. The thickness of the ice will become substantial enough to weigh down trees and power lines in portions Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Illinois. Cities likely to experience dangerous conditions with possible significant tree damage and power outages include Amarillo, Texas; Wichita and Topeka, Kansas; Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri, and Springfield, Illinois. Ice storm to creep northward in central US on Sunday, Monday. While the icy mix will diminish in the mid-Atlantic by Sunday, the ice storm will continue over a large part of the Central states. Freezing rain, or an icy mix will develop in Omaha, Nebraska, and Des Moines, Iowa, during Sunday afternoon and continue during Sunday night and part of Monday. Icy conditions may develop around Minneapolis on Monday. Warmer air from the south will begin to thaw parts of the Ohio and middle Mississippi valleys. The ice storm could have an impact on fans traveling to the NFL Playoff game between the Steelers and Chiefs ...

Ice Storms Moving Into Kansas City Just In Time For Steelers' Arrival

... Al Nothum said a sport utility vehicle veered off of the interstate and struck a tree, killing the driver. "There's no mystery to driving on ice," Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Al Nothum said. "It's impossible to do. You have to slow your speed down.". The weather atmosphere was so turbulent that thunder rumbled as freezing rain fell in Joplin, Mo. Several utility companies brought in all available crews who were working extended shifts in anticipation of heavy ice snapping trees and power lines. Scattered outages were reported, including about 2,500 in Springfield, Mo. Residents were taking the warnings seriously. Grocery stores were selling out of bread, milk and other necessities, and hardware stores were running out of flashlights, batteries and alternative energy sources. "They're grabbing generators, and I'm sold out," said Raymond Bopp, assistant manager of the Woodward Ace Hardware store in Woodward, Oklahoma, about 140 miles northwest of ...

Here’s What To Binge Watch When Winter Storm Jupiter Hits

... (Rob Owen, Special to The Star.). Seen those? Try these. We also asked some folks in the arts for their recommendations. ▪ Local singer/songwriter Jessica Paige: “I was sick with bronchitis and watched a ton of TV last week. ‘Westworld’ is fascinating because it poses a lot of hypothetical situations to how humans will respond to developing artificial intelligence and the moral gray land that will result from that. It takes you on a journey that is very thoughtful, sexy and dramatic without knowing exactly where the plot is going. “ ‘Sherlock’ has been a favorite show of mine because (Benedict) Cumberbatch is the best Sherlock Holmes. Quirky, witty and easy to love/hate. I’m also just a big fan of anything spinning off Doyle’s stories and the British humor.”. ▪ Eric Mc Henry, Kansas poet laureate: “My favorite recent binge-watch was the English comedy ‘Detectorists,’ about the micro-dramas of some metal-detecting ...