will: good morning, welcome to fox & friends. a strong winter storm is creating hazardous conditions across the midwest. crews in missouri are already getting ready for a heavy snow dump before the snow sweeps into the south and east coast. hunter davis is live from colombia, missouri with more. hunter? hey, will, good morning. this snow that we are seeing now started really within the last hour or. so it was pretty much just rain last night before this snow started. i don t have anything official just yes, sir because official totals will come out of the airport. however, taking just your typical ruler to the ground measurement, it looks like we have gotten a fourth of an inch so far. that s when those hazardous conditions are going to start building up. especially given the fact a lot of out of towners will be heading to missouri this weekend
i m preparing to climb this chinquapin in order to measure it from the top down, and we put on all the ropes and gear, but we need to get a ground measurement using the latest technology. he s got a laser. is part of the reason we climb it to confirm the measurement? that s it. why is that important? it s an accurate way to measure the tree. that makes the point better than anything, and you can take modern technology and measure it as best you can and approach it 1,000 different ways but in the end if you want to know what you need to know you have to climb up the tree. i am guessing it s the 102 to
i m preparing to climb this chinquapin in order to measure it from the top down, and we set the ropes and gear, but we need to get a ground measurement using the latest technology. he s got a laser. is part of the reason we climb it to confirm the measurement? that s right. why is that important? climbing an dropping a tape is probably the most accurate way to measure a tree. i think that makes the point better than any other thing. you can take modern technology and measure it as best you can and approach it 1,000 different ways but in the end there s no getting around the fact, if you want to know what you need to know, you have to climb the tree. elbow grease. i am guessing it s the 102 to 105 range? if this is the price is right, you know what i m doing.