Ya I remember that surprise April snow, too. Almost 6 months of winter. Just incredible. And the February snows were nice frigid and powdery. IAD got down to -10 one morning that month.
I feel real fortunate to have experienced that winter as a teenage kid. That was just awesome.
Yes I was here for 2009 and the first 2010 storm, but as great as they were, it didn’t feel quite the same as 1996.
Some interesting looks on the op runs both gfs and euro towards mid-feb.
I know I know, don’t look at op runs past 7 days… but it may be that this warm up may only be temporary and we can sneak in a chance or two before the 20th
On the plus side, if we trend towards another nina/neutral, then I can book a long vacation next winter without fear of missing a KU. Everything has an upshot…
Crap.
We don’t want another nina, or even a neutral.
Hope the warm pac ssts hug the west coast, though. That might reverse the pdo base state into a more favorable one
I was telling my wife this morning that with our winters here, we just never know. And that I've experienced winters where we get nothing in December, January, and February... and just when everybody is ready for spring, it snows in March.
That's a pretty good looking wave. More ridge-y over the NE than I would like, though... at least we don't see a ridiculous 594dm bahamas high on this run.