FSUIZZY Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Actually I think this is the first storm the gfs looks to be out to lunch on this year. It's really been the euro showing the fantasy storms in the medium range. While the gfs has been Dr. No! ^ THIS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msuwx Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 +1 Both are the best 2 tv mets in the area IMO (sorry/ can't get Mr East on Direct TV). I could call on the carpet other tv mets in the triad who have little to no substance in their forecast on a regular basis. But what point does it serve to sit around and waste time bashing someone you don't agree with. I think it's wise to give some credence to the fact there is not a forcaster/met alive today that hasn't been wrong on more than one occasion. East told me last week he is on channel 45 at 630am now. he is right i've watched him all week Thanks for the kind words! That is correct. News 14 Carolina on ABC 45 is up and running. 6:30am, 6pm, and 11pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Would be nice to be in your viewing area Matt Thanks for the kind words! That is correct. News 14 Carolina on ABC 45 is up and running. 6:30am, 6pm, and 11pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msuwx Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Would be nice to be in your viewing area Matt Thanks! Hopefully my buddy Andy Wood takes good care of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Andy is awesome. I follow his thoughts more on Facebook than on fox. But yes, around here Andy is top shelf! Thanks! Hopefully my buddy Andy Wood takes good care of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG FROSTY Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Anybody watch Van Tamland tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POWERSTROKE Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Anybody watch Van Tamland tonight? no I watched the man, Big AZZ Chilton! He is the most accurate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 no I watched the man, Big AZZ Chilton! He is the most accurate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POWERSTROKE Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 well if models keep coming around ole Van will look pretty good on his forecast. While others have yet to mention it in their forecast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boolean Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 LOL no boy here. Grown azz man. I have been watching Van for 2 decades and he sucks. Eric Chilton is the only reliable Met around here. Van called for a light dusting on the Jan. 2000 2 feet storm. what met did nail the jan 2000 storm? i cant think of any. i remember very well at noon that very day most mets and the nws were calling for 2-4 inches at most. that was a storm no one saw coming. unfair to blame van for that one. as for van's analogy to 1959-60, that seems a bit like wishcasting to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 Yeah Van is simply the suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Great forecast, van Duddington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POWERSTROKE Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Van and Matthew East are the only local mets that mentioned snow possible on Sunday, I have watched them all this week to see what they say. Boy he is so bad as some say. You might want to follow all of them before commenting. Now the rest have added to their forecast. The funny thing is JB mentioned it on tuesday and hasn't said anything since Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherheels Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Van and Matthew East are the only local mets that mentioned snow possible on Sunday, I have watched them all this week to see what they say. Boy he is so bad as some say. You might want to follow all of them before commenting. Now the rest have added to their forecast. The funny thing is JB mentioned it on tuesday and hasn't said anything since Van's the best meteorologist that comes on the Triads local channels imo. Not sure why everyone is bashing him, with really no basis. Is it because he's a weenie at heart? I thought we all were? Chilton and Pope are pretty run of the mill to me, but I dont have negative things to say about them. Not sure why people feel the need to put down someone who they've probably never met. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POWERSTROKE Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Van's the best meteorologist that comes on the Triads local channels imo. Not sure why everyone is bashing him, with really no basis. Is it because he's a weenie at heart? I thought we all were? Chilton and Pope are pretty run of the mill to me, but I dont have negative things to say about them. Not sure why people feel the need to put down someone who they've probably never met. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 Chilton is 10x the Met Van Denton is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesboroDude Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Chilton is 10x the Met Van Denton is. I like both. But Van is a major snow lover so I have to go with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POWERSTROKE Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 So funny Chilton had yesterday's high 48 on thursday night. He got that one right if you were in Raleigh. All I can say is watch all of them and see who is accurate. Everybody may have a favorite but facts will show who is most accurate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesboroDude Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Van Denton waking up to snow out in the Piedmont!!! Perfect weather for making snow last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POWERSTROKE Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 All tv mets go by GFS. I have heard Chilton brag on it alot as do all others. Just watch GFS and you will see what the local tv mets here say however you will here Van and Austin say what they think. No offense to East as he just became local to us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POWERSTROKE Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 i will say I talked to Robert yesterday and he told me what the high would be and he was dead on, last week when ll locals said 38 he told me 30 for Winston and guess what it was 30. He told me that on Saturday for Tuesday's temp with all the wind. On Monday the locals changed to 34 for Austin 33 for Van and 36 for Chilton. They all come short of Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG FROSTY Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Brick is best in our area! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Chilton is 10x the Met Van Denton is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Queen Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I am a Van fan!.....It's hard for anyone to predict this crazy weather! I so could not be a meteorologist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I am a Van fan!.....It's hard for anyone to predict this crazy weather! I so could not be a meteorologist! So are we going to see some snow tonight?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Queen Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 So are we going to see some snow tonight?? I highly doubt it, unless you stay up to see a passing flurry. According to everyone, it sounds like the air is too dry. A doubtful forecast, doesn't mean I don't still wish for it. Oh, I will be checking outside my windows periodically later tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I highly doubt it, unless you stay up to see a passing flurry. According to everyone, it sounds like the air is too dry. A doubtful forecast, doesn't mean I don't still wish for it. Oh, I will be checking outside my windows periodically later tonight! The last good snow I saw was in Mebane... even a dusting would nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I highly doubt it, unless you stay up to see a passing flurry. According to everyone, it sounds like the air is too dry. A doubtful forecast, doesn't mean I don't still wish for it. Oh, I will be checking outside my windows periodically later tonight! I will too, though I think the odds are pretty long at this point. But at this point in this winter, long odds are maybe the best we can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Queen Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I will too, though I think the odds are pretty long at this point. But at this point in this winter, long odds are maybe the best we can get. I know, I debated on staying up late, but I hate to lose sleep over it and then nothing. This winter has come to this: a flurry = excitement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG FROSTY Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 What does Van Tamland say about upcoming pattern? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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