RandyHolt

We are staged here as well. Send the younguns out with shovels and tell them you are not ready but if they shovel a walk etc you will take them sledding right away. At least that's my plan.

Yep plus its nice with yesterdays bonus squalls to have pre-treatment not be salt and brine this time.

Cold Rain and Snow

Everything common sense seems to take a back seat to unbridled capitalism in the US.

Agree their cone graphic is indeed dated and has needed a reboot IMO for some time. Don't make me bust out the sharpie. Potentially extreme (landfall) events - maybe they could at least expand on "M" (its buried in the bottom right corner? - it could be top dead center) or include very strong direct language to open eyes at the top. M = MAJOR HURRICANE FORECAST TO HIT FLORIDA Know that many people don't or can't read maps. Map reading seems a low priority in our education. They could include a drudge style siren gif. Make a gif version with additional info and maybe even pinpointing current expected landfall, timing expanding on more than just eye's landfall, expected rainfall BEFORE, spaghetti's, prep tips or specific risks to that area. The info/graphic doesnt have to be the exact same as for OTS NLT events. We are in the digital age yet using a jpg which just seems... antiquated. Yep take the extremely dangerous risk of creating "panic" for extremely dangerous events. Let's live dangerously. We do anyways.

Well said and no apologies needed. Main stream media is completely polarized and many most? have had to tune it out to keep their sanity. Even if one watched, we'd have found they were covering the same issues as they have for 8 straight years and make no mention of the dangers far inland enough to save lives. The only way to connect to most people is via mobile emergency texts and requesting the warnings be shared with friends family and neighbors. I have found emergency texts are far too localized. There was a tornado 10 minutes drive from me and I got no alert. Only those IN the path got alerts. I know, they don't want to cause panic and fear blah blah but a simple severe storm broad area alert was absent. NWS can only do so much. Only us weather folks read all the full NWS alerts.

Curious if anyone can track the particle matter and toxins aloft from the Biolab chemical plant to let us know if it is headed our way. I can't find the link I used for the East Palestine disaster but regardless that was way over my pay grade. I accept best guesses. Thanks. Fog or not in the thread below, the toxins didn't disappear. https://www.threads.net/@esg.hound/post/DAjbEbIPKiF?xmt=AQGzTCo8h_HIkLOZ21FEj75-tU3_Fp_kjJ-QuLuV4d72Iw

+1 also I didnt get any alerts here in Rockville nor when driving in Gburg around that time - hell let me know after the fact.

Its unhealthy for mods to embrace their mod role too seriously. Been there done that on a sports board - just walk away. People seem to have lost their minds more than ever in my lifetime - and its not just pecker heads pecking away on a keyboard anonymously. Just like our beloved climate - we are witnessing big changes across the board.

I didn't clear a spot to measure proper but I am in Rockville and it sure seems like more than 6" but I hadn't seen anyone else report over 6" until your post. I am going 6.4" but think its still snowing here.

the plane that landed on Loudoun County Parkway - live feed

Pipe down!

Four Seasons Landscaping LLC armed with leaf blowers

I said it earlier in the season - the expression rapid intensification is being re-defined - rapidly. Run of the mill standard RI can be RI1. Explosive intensification can be RI5.

Good stuff. I got to meet Al Bumbry and he was really nice while giving tips to kids. He was the 1973 AL Rookie of the year and Vietnam vet tank commander - he is an O's legend.