Fozz

Like I said, give me a MECS or give me spring. I don’t want anything in between.

I’ll take what the GFS is showing, but only if it is not even 1 inch further north. It’s wild how much more amped it is than 2 runs ago. Of course I don’t remotely believe it. But we seem to have a chance.

It actually reminds me of this strung out storm from 20 years ago. http://www.raymondcmartinjr.com/weather/2005/28-Feb-05.html Check the surface maps… 984 low off the coast but we had snow TV all day until it finally picked up just a bit after sunset. We should’ve gotten 12-18” but instead it was like 3-6. I think the GL low stole a lot of the energy.

What the hell gives? Is it the 987 low in the maritimes that’s stealing the energy?

This has to be one of the earliest ends to winter that I can remember.

Obviously I’d much rather see a 8-12” storm but this is as good as it gets if snow isn’t in the picture. So much better than 25 degrees and wasted cold.

March 8 can be pretty cold if -5 anomalies are timed with a storm. Now if this were April 8, then yeah we’d be finished.

You might be the only person alive who still has a piece of winter 2002-03 in your possession. Hold on to it as long as you can.

I wouldn’t write off late March completely (depending on location) if we somehow end up with a great setup, but by then it will be a race against time and every week will count. In the past 12 years I’ve seen a total of at least 3 solid accumulating snow events after March 20th, with one of them being a low end MECS.

The 6z GFS at 300 hours has a very amped storm that buries the far N/W crowd but screws everyone else with driving 33 degree rain. Way too far out to have any emotion about it but I’m glad to see the signal.

I really think you’ll make a much bigger difference elsewhere. You are very intelligent, thoughtful, and you know what you’re talking about, so I think the best way to take sides and stand up for what you believe in is in the real world. Not on a weather board.

Ideally I wish we could talk about political topics without it becoming about parties or politicians or which side is better, and just keep it a thoughtful discussion about the issues, which I think psuhoffman was aiming to do. But I understand why most of the staff wants to avoid even that, especially knowing what it can lead to. And yet if these developments are deeply affecting both our best winter weather poster as well as the owner of this board, then it gets hard to avoid completely. Alas, there is no perfect answer, and I think we can all agree that we really need a solid, area wide snowstorm before the season ends.

You are one of the most valuable contributors here, and most of us greatly appreciate your knowledge and insights. As far as politics, I know many of us are headed for some very hard times, and it’s important to speak out. However, there are a lot of much more effective places to make a difference and have a real impact, than on a weather forum where political talk isn’t allowed. I don’t want you to leave because of this. If you can’t resist politics, I can invite you to discord channel that many of us have joined, where you’re free to speak your mind all you want.

Nor am I. March can deviate from the seasonal trend and more than once it has brought the biggest storm of the season. But it has to be a big one to be worth it for me. Give me 8”+, or give me spring.