This is what happens when it flurries in Cincinnati (x-post from r/Cincinnati)

babygutz · 2013-01-22T19:33:48+00:00

This was actually only one of 3 major pile ups that happened yesterday in Ohio. 50 car pile-up on 75 near Middletown (north of Cincinnati). 20+ car pile-up north side of Columbus. 87 car pile up I-275 north of Cincinnati where a 12 year old girl died. "Eighteen years on patrol, and I've never seen anything like it," Hamilton County Sheriff's spokesman Jim Knapp.

sith_mama · 2013-01-22T17:33:03+00:00

There was a microburst accompanied by a white out. Visibility was basically gone for 2 minutes. Not all Ohio drivers are dumb shits, conditions just got horrible for a minute.

Dretzel · 2013-01-22T20:45:54+00:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OMPc1YQJKs

apparently it got icy and visibility was gone for a few minutes.... then this

chamas_boy · 2013-01-22T20:18:56+00:00

I think flurry is a bit of a downplay, It was like thick fog but in snowflake form.

rasputiny · 2013-01-22T21:32:24+00:00

Driving through Ohio yesterday I was almost was involved in a similar pileup. Visibility was one car length and traction was non existent. Touching the breaks meant sliding endlessly. We slowed down to about 20-25 1. because we couldn't see, 2. because accelerating meant sliding.

Other vehicles didn't seem so concerned. Two cars almost rear-ended us because they thought they should still be going 50 in the slow lane without being able to see or control their vehicles well. The first one flew into the median sideways and somehow righted the car and just kept flying along. I thought it was a miracle he didn't go off down the embankment They were about one foot from clipping our rear end. The guy behind him fortunately had more time and just flew by on the median.

The entire drive was spots of sun and clear roads and spots of nearly complete whiteout with terrible roads.

lespaul45 · 2013-01-22T20:21:41+00:00

Only 1 person died. She was 12 and got out of the car then was killed when a car hit a metal cable causing it to snap and hitting the girl

Kmaster224 · 2013-01-22T18:34:49+00:00

I live in Cincinnati... This was horrible

ShamelessPete · 2013-01-22T16:51:58+00:00

CAR-PILE ON JERRY!

kxvinskxxp · 2013-01-22T18:06:15+00:00

This was about 3 miles from my house. It was pretty surreal driving past it.

MrStevenRichter · 2013-01-22T19:58:19+00:00

It's even worse if you sing about Cincinnati during a snow storm. You end up in Toyland.

guindon30 · 2013-01-22T22:10:41+00:00

This post implies that Ohioans do not know how to drive in the snow. I disagree.

jmat83 · 2013-01-22T22:49:47+00:00

Granted, there are some pretty terrible drivers in Cincinnati, however, this is just a downright disrespectful headline.

a) A 12 year old girl died in a freak accident related to this pile-up when a guard rail cable snapped under the load of all the wreckage pressed up against it and slashed her in the throat.

b) The conditions were legitimately far out of the ordinary and came on too quickly for people to have avoided it. Neither the local nor the national weather media predicted what happened, which was nearly instantaneous white-out conditions with extremely heavy, blinding snow coming down on slightly above freezing asphalt, which melted as it hit the roadway. With the sudden ~20 (F) degree dip in temperature accompanying the front that was dumping all this snow, black ice conditions formed on highways nearly instantly. As I've granted before, there are some stupid drivers in Cincinnati, but even good driving skills would not have prepared anybody for this freak white-out / instant roadway icing storm.

And c) Seriously... A 12 year old girl lost her life. Have some respect before you post a flippant headline like this. I'm sure a lot of injured people and their families, to say nothing of the family and friends of the dead 12 year old girl, have had their lives turned upside down by this. Cracking wise and pretending you could have handled the situation better is just awful.

Edit: I failed to mention that the girl's parents watched, powerless, as their 12 year old daughter's life was ended by a steel guard-rail cable.

pisspants · 2013-01-22T19:56:38+00:00

This happened right by my old high school. The weather was clear in that pic but minutes before there was a blizzard-like snowstorm

afondul · 2013-01-22T19:48:00+00:00

as someone who works at an insurance company, I feel for who ever is going to handle that claim. Ouch.

TheZestiestOfManTits · 2013-01-22T20:24:24+00:00

"Flurry" is an adorable name for something that causes so much destruction.

foobarr · 2013-01-22T21:09:15+00:00

Damn. I read "This is what happens when it furries", clicked the pic, and then I was like "awwww, shit."

shawntothesturm · 2013-01-22T21:24:00+00:00

Remember that a little girl died in this

marmz111 · 2013-01-22T22:38:19+00:00

Whats the definition of a flurry (Australian here)

LAfreak · 2013-01-22T18:26:54+00:00

Looks like the highway in walking dead.

doctorvapor · 2013-01-22T20:37:16+00:00

Yikes, who called that play, Andy Dalton?

Sage2050 · 2013-01-22T21:59:53+00:00

Looks like a scene out if The Blues Brothers

drwbry · 2013-01-22T22:04:24+00:00

As a new Cincinnati resident coming from Michigan, I can confirm this. It snowed for less than an hour and this happened.

gladwinBU · 2013-01-22T22:17:16+00:00

What does it mean to 'flurry' in the USA?

To me it means to suddenly have a brief period of a lot of activity, or it is a type of food you buy from mcdonalds

atkinsak · 2013-01-22T23:32:02+00:00

As a born and raised Cincinnatian, I will admit Ohio drivers are awful when it comes to weather and highway traffic, but to give these people involved some credit, there was a sudden white out, making the roads slick and no visibility. Plus it was a semi that spun out first causing a pile up behind it which just kept getting worse due to no traction and no visibility. If you think about it, if you have a pile up of multiple commercial semi trucks, there was obviously more of an issue than bad ohio driving considering they are drivers for a living and are much heavier than the passenger cars. Plus there were 2 of these mass pile-ups around Cincinnati. One of them causing the death of a 12 year old and leaving several others in critical condition

HickSmith · 2013-01-22T21:36:36+00:00

The helicopter that took this picture was directly over my house. The 12 year old child that died was taught by my wife in preschool. We both just barely beat this accident by seconds. Within a span of 10 minutes it went from sunny, to white out with sheets of ice on the ground, and back to sunny.

As someone who drives that stretch of highway every day, I can say that this was a fluke. Drivers there are usually very aware, and it's rare to have any traffic issues. Let alone this.

LBeau · 2013-01-22T18:27:15+00:00

We had over a 100 car pile up on hwy 99 in central California in 2006 or 2007 cause of fog. Shits crazy.

KahlanRahl · 2013-01-22T23:45:15+00:00

Three of these happened up here near Cleveland too. It went from perfectly clear to 99% white out in a matter of seconds. Gust of wind hit a truck, it swerved and jack-knifed noone behind the truck saw it until it was game over. Saw all that shit in my rear view mirror and almost crapped myself.

There isn't always someone to blame.

rhartsig · 2013-01-23T01:34:49+00:00

The girl goes to my school, our community is in mourning, it's some sad stuff... And flurries was an understatement sir

infincedes · 2013-01-23T01:37:49+00:00

I was driving back from Cincinnati to Indy when this hit. I was around castleton, IN on i-70 going west. It was the craziest random snow storm that I have ever been in. One minute, I was just cruising at 77 mph, blue skies, 2 miles later and I'm doing 30 mph, and can only see 2 dotted lines ahead of where I'm at. I could hardly see the lines on the roads due to the snow. I had no one around, and my biggest fear was someone was stopped or something happened up ahead, because I wouldn't be able to stop in time as soon as it appeared a few feet ahead of me. I couldn't go any slower due to the fear of someone going too fast behind me and not being able to see me until it was too late as well. All you could do was drive and hope nothing was ahead, absolute 0 visibility. About 10 minutes later it was gone. Clear blue skies, no snow on the roads.

AJohansson94 · 2013-01-22T18:10:29+00:00

I thought about the Left 4 Dead map..

rockjones · 2013-01-22T19:32:57+00:00

Shiiiiiit. This ain't Voltron!

TheSkiFreeYeti · 2013-01-22T20:02:48+00:00

Even though this is horrible, and I hope everyone made it out alive, I would be pissed if I was the one behind all that stuck.

elmarisol · 2013-01-22T21:00:53+00:00

I got caught in that traffic. I had no idea how terrible the accident was.

jspecial1979 · 2013-01-22T22:23:04+00:00

Those things have got to be insurance nightmares.

gghggg · 2013-01-22T23:40:16+00:00

I lost my sister to a crash like this. My condolences goes out to all the families/loved ones who lost someone dear to them.

Abomm · 2013-01-22T23:46:37+00:00

of all the horrible and gruesome pictures i have seen on this subreddit this one actually made me say, "What the FUCK?"

Ersh777 · 2013-01-22T17:41:00+00:00

This happens at the first sight of a snow flurry in Atlanta. I hate Atlanta drivers.

Recke89 · 2013-01-22T22:24:32+00:00

Are you sure they weren't filming for The Blues Brothers?

TurnoverPie · 2013-01-22T22:44:04+00:00

I have a feeling American drivers from anywhere other than the north-east would do fare terribly in Canada. Over here in Quebec we get a snow storm with whiteouts and warnings saying to stay off the road and the general reaction is, "Well shit, I need to be somewhere today, I'll leave a bit earlier and put a shovel in the car in case."

Funny southerners

Abovethecanopy · 2013-01-22T21:05:47+00:00

Not sure what that has to do with wearing an animal costume but ok.

OrangeAdventure · 2013-01-22T18:43:16+00:00

I go to college in Price Hill, this was all of 10 minutes away from us. Horrible.

Ehrgs · 2013-01-22T20:29:45+00:00

It was fucking crazy, shit loads of snow falling and high winds. I drove through that in columbus and you could barely see 10ft in front of your car. That said people still drove like idiots so I can see how this happens.

EmpireKhonsu · 2013-01-22T20:59:34+00:00

I was late to work cause of this. This is. op.

Ornias · 2013-01-22T21:03:43+00:00

I don't remember the walking dead having those trucks.

Whoops_Shot_Marvin · 2013-01-22T21:22:29+00:00

Barely missed this on the way bak from class

Fooshbeard · 2013-01-22T21:22:56+00:00

Damn those flurry conventions

orionsshoe · 2013-01-22T21:23:36+00:00

Do you get the day off work?

ilovemysneakers · 2013-01-22T21:32:32+00:00

I think you mean,,,"When it rains in LA"

eggsgrainey · 2013-01-22T21:34:28+00:00

this is what happens when you find a stranger in the alps

0ffz · 2013-01-22T21:36:33+00:00

When I first saw the pic i thought it was the Dark Carnival map from l4d2..

ElderBowlsV · 2013-01-22T21:36:51+00:00

i remember that level in Left 4 Dead

ReDocter17 · 2013-01-22T21:43:47+00:00

You know, whenever I heard about pile-ups, I always thought of the phrase as just something people use to refer to accidents pertaining to more than 3 cars. Not actually a pile-up. I guess I was wrong.

TuPacMan · 2013-01-22T21:51:12+00:00

That's it. I am banning all weather because of the fatalities related to it.

VonVikernes · 2013-01-22T22:07:13+00:00

I was supposed to be driving down to Cincinnati for a family reunion, I'm glad that I changed my mind.

nato0519 · 2013-01-22T22:08:02+00:00

Take an upvote. Being from New Jersey I was in Cleveland for a Raiders game. The I ky car accident I've ever been in was with an inch of snow on the ground in Cuyahoga Falls. Best part was the dude who hit me was named James Bond.

SirSuppa · 2013-01-22T22:14:32+00:00

Not really WTF, more like "Well, shit.".

smugpugmug · 2013-01-22T22:17:58+00:00

This is a video with the sound from the scene yesterday (goes to FB). It was pretty terrible.

socialbeing · 2013-01-22T22:41:05+00:00

Yea i was actually on this highway about a half hour before this happened...weather was terrible...snow melted though

Laotzume · 2013-01-22T22:48:08+00:00

Video of the crash aftermath:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=603376086345229

Jahkral · 2013-01-22T22:52:09+00:00

I read that as "furries" and was really intrigued.

Was disappointed. Not out of a love for furries, but out of a love for WTF.

pumpkinkarver115 · 2013-01-22T22:52:10+00:00

Never thought id see Middletown on reddit...awesome.

royalblue420 · 2013-01-22T22:53:17+00:00

That is what would happen if Los Angeles area had flurries, however. Goddamn bastards would turn the place into bumper cars. Present company excluded, I'm sure.

Jet_pilot_roo · 2013-01-22T22:54:16+00:00

Yea it was white out not flurries. Also it was so cold the snow froze to the ground and made a sheet of ice.

feedingmydreams · 2013-01-22T23:00:57+00:00

Cincinnati averages 22 inches of snow a winter.

KoolKeith · 2013-01-22T23:02:50+00:00

Diesel trucks with big engines, Caterpillar motors \ Y'all move over, we honkin the horns behind your Escalade

batdorf · 2013-01-22T23:15:43+00:00

ohio parking problems...

-Fighters · 2013-01-22T23:16:58+00:00

That is what would happen when my mom asked me to clean my room as a kid and I half-assed the job.

BugChaser4Life · 2013-01-22T23:18:20+00:00

I'd like to make a vending machine that sells vending machines. It'd have to be real fuckin' big!

RIP Mitch.

davabran · 2013-01-22T23:18:27+00:00

I got caught in some of the bad snow this morning around 6am going to work. The snow came fast. Visibility was extremely bad The "dry" snow combined with the wind blurred up front visibility low and the sides of the roads with a smooth layer across the lanes that made it extremely hard to know where you were on the road. all with asshole truck drivers barreling down the road.

CupcakesAreTasty · 2013-01-22T23:18:33+00:00

As a Masshole who is used to driving in shitty winter conditions, even I have to say, holy shit. That's messed up.

Frostacular · 2013-01-22T23:20:23+00:00

Looks like the start of the carnival level on L4D2

overdew · 2013-01-22T23:20:28+00:00

it appears that death will be coming for quite a few redditors that narrowly escaped this pile up.

mrsecretsanta · 2013-01-22T23:25:50+00:00

Looks like my old hot wheel cars..

Karmaswimmer26 · 2013-01-22T23:25:53+00:00

i was on that high-way a half hour before that happened 0_0

Jeremiah7272 · 2013-01-22T23:28:40+00:00

my brother was in a car right infront of this when it happened. he was freaking out

Tbogardus · 2013-01-22T23:36:02+00:00

Women drivers.

AriseChicken_Arise · 2013-01-22T23:36:49+00:00

I thought Cincinatti was used to snow??

MrWhag · 2013-01-22T23:41:25+00:00

ohhhhhhio

btchsbecrzy · 2013-01-22T23:41:31+00:00

Come up to canada. Been getting lots of snow here on the west coast this year. We will teach winter driving skills in exchange for some tim hortons. (At lesst I would)

andyhammdusky · 2013-01-22T23:46:06+00:00

As a resident, this can only be explained as Cincinnati logic.

zacshipley · 2013-01-22T23:46:26+00:00

"Use of excessive force in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers has been approved. "

turbodude69 · 2013-01-22T23:46:44+00:00

wait, i thought cincinnati got a lot of snow? i'm confused.

awwshiiit994 · 2013-01-22T23:48:19+00:00

it looks like something i watched in driver's ed except no Goofy

sabbic1 · 2013-01-22T23:50:59+00:00

Goes to show, cars are to dangerous for regular people to own. Ban cars now!

Chocolatebear95 · 2013-01-22T23:53:49+00:00

Reminded me of The Walking Dead

Triptolemu5 · 2013-01-23T00:03:58+00:00

To all the idiots talking about how they're so much smarter on an interstate in a few flurries, imagine this except you can't see more than 10 feet in front of you, and 1/2 mile previously the sun was shining with dry pavement.

supraspinatus · 2013-01-23T00:05:22+00:00

Ah shit. I'll bet a lot of folks got hurt in that one. Damn.

yesimhumanthnx · 2013-01-23T00:21:03+00:00

http://storify.com/irisheagle/snow-squall-in-cincinnati-causes-multiple-intersta

snwbrd_fool · 2013-01-23T00:24:17+00:00

Coming from WI this baffles me.

infestblair · 2013-01-23T00:31:04+00:00

Vehicle Intercourse in its natural environment.... a rare occurrence.

bobbyham · 2013-01-23T00:34:49+00:00

Why does this remind me of the Walking Dead

Kracus · 2013-01-23T00:49:11+00:00

In whiteout conditions traffic is scary as fuck. If you slow down, you risk getting rear ended, if you pull over, others will follow you because they can't see the road, just lights in front of them. If you don't slow down, you'll rear end someone who did.

My advice is get off the highway on the next exit and wait until it passes. Preferably if possible, take the first exit BEFORE it get's too nasty.

kritical_w1n · 2013-01-23T00:50:27+00:00

I want a mcflurry after reading the title

jetkor · 2013-01-23T00:56:54+00:00

woulda sworn that was Texas after a foggy morning

Jeffro7 · 2013-01-23T00:59:43+00:00

I feel compelled to be a fucktard too and say I live in Cincinnati.

redditagainstbrowns · 2013-01-23T01:17:31+00:00

noobs

Swissmonkey · 2013-01-23T01:17:34+00:00

Looks like that episode of the walking dead

GuyOnZeCouch · 2013-01-23T01:21:42+00:00

I'm from Cincinnati, and I-75 has a reputation for being a clusterfuck... always... let alone when you can't see a hand in front of your face (or a douche in a jacked F-350 barreling toward your safe-drivin' ass).

Junior5150 · 2013-01-23T01:30:10+00:00

Live in Middletown right where the one on 75 happened...crazy stuff, especially having two like this so close to eachother.

HayWagon · 2013-01-23T01:44:55+00:00

Canadian here (Alberta). You all don't even know what you're talking aboot when it comes to winter driving.

stratosupra · 2013-01-23T02:26:36+00:00

I was on that highway not long before that happened, it wad hell. I couldn't see anything more than 15 feet in front of me.

judaspriest913 · 2013-01-23T02:28:22+00:00

This happened about five minutes away from my house and I've never seen anything like it.

huey9k · 2013-01-23T02:43:17+00:00

Looks like they're filming the next "Blues Brothers" sequel...

graepphone · 2013-01-23T02:44:07+00:00

Does any other country have these kinds of pile ups?

Screenager88 · 2013-01-23T02:50:05+00:00

Dat traffic

48for8 · 2013-01-23T02:59:40+00:00

Breaks OP

AaronEngstrom · 2013-01-23T03:00:36+00:00

Yay! My city is relevant!

WTF

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