tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post1141103474463682266..comments2024-01-30T00:06:35.458-05:00Comments on Weather Guy: What makes I-77 so scaryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-11985581640567145562021-05-26T04:43:11.768-04:002021-05-26T04:43:11.768-04:00Easy solution(partial): 2 permanent cop cars w/ li...Easy solution(partial): 2 permanent cop cars w/ lights flashing at a quarter mile before the drop (& fog) & in the middle (or at spots w/ longest line_of_view sight from within the cruiser).<br />I've seen these on FLAT land (w/o lights) where they just want people to slow down in residential areas... Brian 2020cures.com DNA computing for Cancers, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Covid Variantshttp://www.2020cures.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-85470536320445274932016-12-27T00:05:28.304-05:002016-12-27T00:05:28.304-05:00Almost always especially at night. Almost always especially at night. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18246166570020982967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-89445324988644927002016-12-27T00:04:47.796-05:002016-12-27T00:04:47.796-05:00I have to travel Windy Gap frequently going both n...I have to travel Windy Gap frequently going both north bound and south bound. The only way I will drive it is during the day time. If it is night I freak out and feel claustrophobic. I usually get my Husband to drive it at night. <br /><br />To make a long story short. I hate windy gap lol. Good luck and slow down. Use your hazard lights and be careful of the tractor trailers. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18246166570020982967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-78205625459384434802016-12-22T17:01:13.511-05:002016-12-22T17:01:13.511-05:00I was witness to this just last week (Saturday, to...I was witness to this just last week (Saturday, to be exact). My daughter and I were driving the southern stretch of I-77 out of W. Va, into Virginia (as if that piece of roadway isn't harrowing enough) and we came up on Fancy Gap and all the fog warning signs. The signs looked permanent, and not just the temporary ones road crews might set up during a flooding event, so I figured I better take them more seriously.<br /><br />Well, I went another 3 miles and was like "this fog thing must be a hoax", needless to say, it was not.<br /><br />What really surprised me is that it was relatively windy, and where I come from wind is usually the demise of fog - not here.<br /><br />Anyway, at 1 am the road is pretty empty - fortunately, we hit that fog bank and I dropped from 70 to 15, I haven't ever seen fog that thick. I drove by using the line on the side of the road exclusively.<br /><br />We were out of it soon enough, but it was enough of an experience that it led me to google it today - hence your blog post.<br /><br />Anyway, the ride home the next day was after a strong cold front, so no fog but crazy winds in the same area that moved the car out of our lane a few times...<br /><br />Yeah, I-77 in that area can be an adventure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-14790507774561057922016-09-04T12:20:39.964-04:002016-09-04T12:20:39.964-04:00How is the drive from Roanoke, NC to Ashville, NC...How is the drive from Roanoke, NC to Ashville, NC in November? Is it always foggy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-33721481696599430592013-04-01T23:13:07.577-04:002013-04-01T23:13:07.577-04:00I was driving North parallel on Hwy 89 at the same...I was driving North parallel on Hwy 89 at the same time the wreck was occurring. Through Lowgap good visibility until the ascent up to the Blue Ridge Parkway. Ten yard visibility and 15 mph was scary. The three and a half miles on the Parkway were virtually zero visibility at 10 mph. We're on the edge over 1100 feet above Lowgap and it was 2:30 before the burn off. It's interesting watching the clouds start backing up from the Sauratown Range and just plant a huge fog bank over the the Parkway for six or more hours, or a couple of days. Today clear and cloudy but Navy F-18s were skimming the the trees over Lowgap looping through Alleghany County and heading back to Virginia for training missions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-60921097870918284542013-04-01T21:46:56.755-04:002013-04-01T21:46:56.755-04:00I agree, that stretch can be really scary! Unfortu...I agree, that stretch can be really scary! Unfortunately, sometimes it can't really be avoided. I drive back & forth to Washington, DC all the time and on Fridays I-66W/I-81/I-77S is really the only way to go unless you want to take I-29 (takes forever) or I-95S to I-85S (which has horrible traffic on Fridays). People just need to SLOW DOWN and pay attention, I guess but it is so sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-43623366777513896692013-04-01T16:37:05.003-04:002013-04-01T16:37:05.003-04:00I have driven that stretch of highway many times v...I have driven that stretch of highway many times visiting family in Virginia. Thankfully, most of the time the weather has cooperated, but I have been through some BAD fog on occasion, and it always shocks me how people don't seem to care when they can't see. I was always taught to drive in the right lane with your hazard lights on in dense fog, but some people don't even put their headlights on!<br /><br />I was caught in the "detour" traffic on 52 for nearly three hours yesterday as I was heading back to Charlotte. Keeping in mind the reason for the detour, I still had someone riding up my backend as we navigated down the mountain in rainy weather.<br /><br />Some people will not slow down for anything!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-9201150443369812282013-04-01T15:56:16.117-04:002013-04-01T15:56:16.117-04:00Great post Steve. I have to go through there all t...Great post Steve. I have to go through there all the time when I visit family back up in Cleveland. Actually came through there late at night the week before this pileup and the winds and fog were so bad that I thought it was a blizzard. People in the fast lane were still going 75 while I slowed it down to 55-60 - even less a times. Wish everyone would be more cautious through there - especially on holiday weekends and when weather conditions warrant. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com