quite impressive. especially impressive how consistently the deterministic models have handled this for like a week
Upper Midwest weather fascinates me. We got plenty of almost 2' snows in WV growing up. It was exceptional, but not crazy. That said, the cold you guys get would be exceptional and crazy in Appalachia, so I guess I prefer the white stuff.
For once we are on the same page. But if anyone wants to come by my house and run my generator for me if the power goes out, my sump pump and I would both be very grateful.
Sounds like there's a free generator available. But also sounds like the freezing line has moved farther north so hopefully we're all good
Here in NE Ohio we’ve had one measurable snow, and it only hung around for about a week. Pretty wild.
In Cincinnati, the projected high temperature for Thursday is 74, which is insane for February. The low is supposed to be 28, basically a 50 degree drop during the day.
Should hit 80 in DC on Thursday. (Record for DC is 84 set in 1930, btw) Jet stream setup over North America is absolutely insane for this time of year.
Got like 70 mph winds right now with a foot of snow in store for the day and more later this week. Off work today and loaded up with weed this past weekend. Lfg
One positive from all the anomalies in weather patterns is that the snow pack in the California mountains is currently higher than it’s been since 1995. I’ve mentioned this before, but I was shocked to see how dry some of the reservoirs in California were on a trip to Yosemite and Sequoia last summer.
If I see one more motherfucker spew bs about derp how can we have record cold in my one location on one specific day in winter with global warming happening....der I'm a smart serious person who is totally not brain dead... I'm going to snap
I feel like I've read that much of it will wash out to the ocean. That might be overstating it, but I believe that the infrastructure can't take in all that much. Maybe if it is a slow late melt. I know I did read that the melting pattern can be just as important as the quantity of snowpack. Early/fast melt means the water washes away instead of saturating the soil and leaves the ground dry and vulnerable to fires.
California needs multiple at least normal wet seasons in succession to really make a longer term impact. This year helps but still
to clarify further...it just really drives me nuts to hear these dimwitted fox news/FB explanations for things they don't like. Key word is global...global climate change is happening. just because the average temperatures around the world (and locally) are rising doesn't mean that we still can't have cold. in fact, some studies hint that climate change/global warming is likely to contribute to greater temperature differences/more anomalous heat and cold....I know I can't expect ppl to have even an elementary understanding of this given the complexity...but just simply them using the term "global warming" and then saying something about their old ass, poorly located thermometer showing extreme cold is 100% proof that everything (read: global warming) is a lie. drives me absolutely insane. where's the tylenol?
it was a lot of snow compounded by the weather prognosticators/models completely missing the mark. as a result, everyone just went to work/school as normal and then the snow started in the afternoon and literally never let up. people were on the highways late last night with so many stuck, abandoned cars, school buses had a bunch of kids, etc. i've had a friend of mine staying in my <1k sq ft apartment for the last two nights because he was working downtown and couldn't get home. his (2wd) car is iced in in the hills above the city, too, so not sure when that'll be accessible.
Do people call your office to tell you these things? I know we get some weird questions from the public at mine but the NWS has to be a whole different game
I read today that snow is expected in the mountains at elevations above 1500 feet in LA, Ventura, and San Bernardino counties. The LA Times reported that it’s only the second snow warning on record for LA and Ventura, and the first for San Bernardino.
I think we all may be underestimating the Snowpocalypse hijinx that can ensue if Southern California gets any measurable snowfall anywhere near LA.
Wyoming is going to have snow on the ground until June. Central and eastern Wyoming has gotten pounded this year.
On Friday, LAX broke its single day record for rainfall, 1.23 inches. The previous record was .75 in 2008. This is the I-5 in Sun Valley.