RogueWaves

More BS backwards spring on deck here tomorrow

1988 with its 113F heat index in Flint area was for me the worst because I had zero A/C. Not at home (a mobile tin can at the time no less) not at work (top floor of an old building) and not working in the used car I was driving. 1995 was a brief deal since I was in NMI then. The afternoon of the derecho it did hit 100F in Traverse right before, then dropped to a chilly 59F right after. 2012 was rough but I had A/C home/office/car so I faired way better than my lawn which basically half of it was gone afterwards. G-maps street scene used to be from that summer and my front lawn looked horrendous.

Came into Harrison last evening to full snow cover and fog. Looked like back in December. I'm not sure weeks of this backwards spring crap is worth it for the handful of perfect low-humidity, sunny and mid-70s days that we get up here between Independence and Labor day. Last year was the earliest, warmest, and longest warm season on record for NMI. It was quite fantastic and nothing like my memories living up here back in 90-97. Warm seasons in SEMI seemed to last forever by comparison. Endless. I figured 7 months were "warm season" (Apr-Oct) downstate. Not always summer hot, but mostly mild with little in the way of serious snow threats. I cannot wait for a new season. Btw, what's this thing called "green-up" I see people posting about? My 22 yrs living down along the 94 corridor including 2012 had me dreading July/Aug. If you had to do anything outside you were a ball of sweat inside 10 mins. 2007 had some nasty heat too. I'm also a Michigander native who spent a rather hot summer of 2010 living and working in Ft Worth. I did have working A/C (car, work office, and apt). Limited most of my outside fun to after dark and dressed minimally. It was like being on vacation except my dark blue ride could be so hot by lunch time you'd risk burning your fingers if you weren't careful. That heat was a dry heat summer with prevailing winds off of the deserts of N Mexico. Dry heat = more bearable. Was told they do get humid summers when winds are mostly off the Gulf. Love my 4 seasons but this time of year, when winter is trying to end, but spring has yet to really take hold is the worst 4-6 weeks up this way. That part hasn't changed LOL

17F here this morning without so much as a dusting! I want a refund.

Winter. The season that just keeps on giving. 11th headline for snow/ice with a fair risk of power outages. No thanks! GRR: .DISCUSSION... Issued at 352 PM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025 - Winter Weather Tonight A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for areas north of I-96 tonight through noon on Wednesday for a wintry mix of snow changing to sleet and freezing rain. Ice accumulations may approach a quarter inch across parts of Osceola, Clare and Isabella Counties by late Wednesday morning before temperatures get above freezing. Warm advection/isentropic ascent increases this evening with snow expected to break out after midnight generally north of I-96. Thermal profiles show that snow will mix with sleet and freezing rain by daybreak with generally 1 to 3 inches of snow across the advisory area. Elevated instability during the morning could lead to some heavier precip rates, with ice pellets and heavy freezing rain causing travel impacts, primarily across the higher elevations of Osceola and Clare Counties. We will have to watch precip trends during the morning for the potential for heavy freezing rain causing power outages. Many of my work associates have been on generators since Saturday and some don't expect power restored for weeks. Gaylord's pretty much a disaster zone. Ice sucks.

Haha, right. Forgot to mention that while we didn't have TWC circa 82-83 we did get WGN so I got my first exposure to Skilling. Was blown away. Had never seen any weather segment like his, not even close.

When I think of TWC as cutting edge its way back to the beginning in the early 80's. My parents had cable then, but TWC wasn't part of their package I guess. My Ex's folks had it tho so when I was there during winter months I'd be like binge watching, lol. I remember the excitement of seeing the HEAVY SNOW region (white iirc) over SMI. I had a NOAA Wx radio from late '81 which was my "go-to" since waiting for 6 pm or 11 pm TV met was too long. In the late 80's prior to moving to NMI, I found the NWS wx office phone number in the phone book and I'd call and ask whoever answered if there was any storms looming? They never seemed to mind.

Ofc I want the results over the headline too but you just have to live in one of GRR's non-LES regions to fully appreciate the frustration of getting the same WWA headline others are under when you should easily have a watch/warning for a synoptic event. Then, as you've pointed out they will issue a warning for LES that delivers a few inches. Even more angst involved if it means your only season without a warning in your entire life as I'm facing to date.

Presuming it holds, would be my first winter anywhere I've lived without a warned storm. Clare County scored 6.5" in the first Feb storm, but we are in GRR's ignorable corner so they never upgraded. Mm

Have had nearly 150% of avg snow for Feb. But, like D & J, lets see how much we can melt away in the final few days of the month. (SMDH)

Like others said, you've not seen the better parts of Michigan. Hopefully you can find a way to make it happen.

Look at Detroit's #1 - 2 footer in April!

Have you taken a drive up in the snowbelts of NMI? Its only about 2 hrs from Mt. P. My co-worker lives outside Kalkaska and says the snows up to his roof line in places. You mentioned not seeing deep snow before.

I scored about 70% of the 23" the 1/31 Euro snowfall map was showing here through the 15th. Considering that was Kuchera ratios, I don't hate my result.

Isn't that 1842-43 winter nuts? Just the snowcover statement alone makes 13-14 look "ok" lol. I know nothing of the depths in 1842-43. Are there any measurement data that you're aware of? (oh, and I figured you'd be going north this winter - hope your trip is great)