TullyHeel Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 It just seems if the models show something regarding winter weather here a week to 10 days out, it never happens. If they show something more than 48 hours and it is right, then it's a fluke. You just can't depend on them to get it right when it comes to snow here unless it's 24 to 48 hours out, and even then they are wrong half the time. There are just too many variables and things have to happen perfect around here for the models to get it right too far in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchighcountrywx Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Updated outlook for next 2 weeks Global warming induced low pressure system from gulf meets arctic wave and rides up the wave as it cuts to the lakes buring most of Mo, Ill, Wi, Mi and Indiana in two feet of snow, with BLIZZaRD Conditions. temperatures in the MIdwest fall to 20 below zero with windchills of 50 below. Artic air crossing the lakes causes 4-5 feet of lake effect snow in the snowbelt areas of the Great Lakes. The Arctic Air crushes into the east as a secondary wave devlops over the gulf stream and rides up the coast. Blizzard condtions from the northern Georgia to Maine blanket the I-95 corridor and inland with 2-3 feet of snow. When all is said and done, almost the entire eastern two-thirds are covered with at least some measureable snow. The following week the pattern flips and it's the west's time for action. This time a low pressure center bowling balls across the country and blankets the norther two thirds of the country with heavy snow, followed by more cold. All but, the SW is covered with snow (As shown on a post I saw someone else made on Weatherbell) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnweathernut Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Brick needs to be 2 posted for life. He could probably live with that since his 2 posts are always the same 1. Well if it isn't going to snow, i'd rather see it warm up OR 2. If I don't see any winter weather by (X) it's over. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 He could probably live with that since his 2 posts are always the same 1. Well if it isn't going to snow, i'd rather see it warm up OR 2. If I don't see any winter weather by (X) it's over. haha You forgot "the snow is always 10 days away." lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcworthWx Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I believe I know what I will be doing regarding model watching: Taking a vacation from them for a while. That was pretty much my view last week. At least I get to see some snow in two weeks, when I'm out in CO for 10 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgertime Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Updated outlook for next 2 weeks Global warming induced low pressure system from gulf meets arctic wave and rides up the wave as it cuts to the lakes buring most of Mo, Ill, Wi, Mi and Indiana in two feet of snow, with BLIZZaRD Conditions. temperatures in the MIdwest fall to 20 below zero with windchills of 50 below. Artic air crossing the lakes causes 4-5 feet of lake effect snow in the snowbelt areas of the Great Lakes. The Arctic Air crushes into the east as a secondary wave devlops over the gulf stream and rides up the coast. Blizzard condtions from the northern Georgia to Maine blanket the I-95 corridor and inland with 2-3 feet of snow. When all is said and done, almost the entire eastern two-thirds are covered with at least some measureable snow. The following week the pattern flips and it's the west's time for action. This time a low pressure center bowling balls across the country and blankets the norther two thirds of the country with heavy snow, followed by more cold. All but, the SW is covered with snow (As shown on a post I saw someone else made on Weatherbell) There is a reason why this forum still has be the best posters....that poster sounds like the mentally handicapped kid on YouTube that always does the "weather alerts". It seriously could be the same person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaffneyPeach Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/pages/AFD.php Not sure if this is in the right place of not but here it is anyway. From the Honolulu AFD A cold front is moving into western Kauai at this time accompanied by a burst of heavy showers. This front is moving east about 25 to 30 mph, and will reach western Oahu between noon and 1 pm, sweeping across the island through 3 or 4 pm. Ahead of the front, there are bands of showers in increasing southwesterly flow. There is a brief clear area just ahead of the cold front, but this will likely fill in as the front reaches Oahu, so showery weather with blustery Kona winds will continue for the short term. Wind gusts to 40 mph have been reported with the cold front at Barking Sands and also in the southwesterly flow over Oahu and Molokai. Winds will increase across Maui county this afternoon as the front approaches.There looks to be about a six hour period of showery conditions behind the cold front, so showers and clouds will taper off at Kauai by late afternoon and Oahu this evening. Still expect low clouds and light sprinkles to hang on overnight and Wednesday morning for the northern sides of islands in the post frontal low level cold air advection. The front will pass Maui county this evening and the Big Island overnight. Some freezing drizzle is possible for the Big Island summits as the front passes tonight, but the front will be weakening, so the chance is too low for winter weather highlights at this time. Will reassess this as the day progresses and the front evolves. Blustery and cool northerly winds will fill in behind the front on Wednesday with low dewpoints adding to the chill. The airmass modifies quickly Thursday and Friday as moderate trades fill in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithinala Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 http://www.prh.noaa....l/pages/AFD.php Not sure if this is in the right place of not but here it is anyway. From the Honolulu AFD Um, no Hawaii isn't in the southeast, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rankin5150 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Um, no Hawaii isn't in the southeast, lol Actually, this was a Good post from Gaffney. This is showing how unique Hawaii is with freezing drizzle. You do not see that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POWERSTROKE Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 If we don't see any winter weather by next Wednesday, it's over. well according to a great met on here we won't see anything anytime soon. so it may be next week before we see anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaffneyPeach Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Um, no Hawaii isn't in the southeast, lol Hahaha I know!! I couldn't find the thread or subforum!! Actually, this was a Good post from Gaffney. This is showing how unique Hawaii is with freezing drizzle. You do not see that much. How strange is that, Rankin? Weather sure is strange these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Actually, this was a Good post from Gaffney. This is showing how unique Hawaii is with freezing drizzle. You do not see that much. How strange is that, Rankin? Weather sure is strange these days. The same place it's saying will have freezing drizzle has had tons of snow last year...not sure how much, but it was several inches (I'd guess 12"+) It's the altitude that allows it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Actually, this was a Good post from Gaffney. This is showing how unique Hawaii is with freezing drizzle. You do not see that much. Weather on Mauna Kea Visitors to Mauna Kea should prepare themselves for severe weather, especially during the winter months, when heavy storms commonly deposit several feet of snow. Mauna Kea 13,796' http://www.ifa.hawai...ko/visiting.htm There is a ski resort there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgertime Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Weather on Mauna Kea Visitors to Mauna Kea should prepare themselves for severe weather, especially during the winter months, when heavy storms commonly deposit several feet of snow. Mauna Kea 13,796' http://www.ifa.hawai...ko/visiting.htm There is a ski resort there. Yea I was thinking that is pretty common for the high elevations there. Hawaii has some of the most unique weather and terrain on the planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Yea I was thinking that is pretty common for the high elevations there. Hawaii has some of the most unique weather and terrain on the planet. I just read that they had snow last June 11 so no, they are definitely not in the southeast. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gastonwxman Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 Please tell me that someone on here is a computer geek. I have a Windows Vista Home Basic Desktop with the following specs.: * CPU: AMD ATHLON™ 64 Processor 1.6GHz * Chipset: NVIDIA® GeForce® 6150SE * Memory: 2048MB DDR2 (2 × 1024MB) -Expandable to 4GB- * Hard Drive: 160GB SATA II * Optical Drives: 18x DVD±R/RW * Media Reader: 14-in-1 high-speed *Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 6150SE integrated graphics (Up to 128MB of shared video memory) Has anyone else had an issue where the computer would boot up but nothing appeared on the screen? I've tried un-installing/re-installing the CMOS battery but that didn't do anything unless I didn't keep it out long enough (Kept it out for a minute). I know it's not the monitor because it works perfectly fine with my other desktop (XP) and it most certainly isn't my motherboard since I took out the memory and then started the computer, producing the typical beep noise that's made to indicate such. I'm at a lost of what else to do with this thing, and I really can't afford to lose my pictures/videos of my family, friends, and weather stuff. I'm hoping that there is a way to get this to work again so I can save my data or at least be able to transfer what data is on the computer onto my other desktop despite the issue. Any suggestions folks? Will greatly appreciate it you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packbacker Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Please tell me that someone on here is a computer geek. I have a Windows Vista Home Basic Desktop with the following specs.: * CPU: AMD ATHLON™ 64 Processor 1.6GHz * Chipset: NVIDIA® GeForce® 6150SE * Memory: 2048MB DDR2 (2 × 1024MB) -Expandable to 4GB- * Hard Drive: 160GB SATA II * Optical Drives: 18x DVD±R/RW * Media Reader: 14-in-1 high-speed *Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 6150SE integrated graphics (Up to 128MB of shared video memory) Has anyone else had an issue where the computer would boot up but nothing appeared on the screen? I've tried un-installing/re-installing the CMOS battery but that didn't do anything unless I didn't keep it out long enough (Kept it out for a minute). I know it's not the monitor because it works perfectly fine with my other desktop (XP) and it most certainly isn't my motherboard since I took out the memory and then started the computer, producing the typical beep noise that's made to indicate such. I'm at a lost of what else to do with this thing, and I really can't afford to lose my pictures/videos of my family, friends, and weather stuff. I'm hoping that there is a way to get this to work again so I can save my data or at least be able to transfer what data is on the computer onto my other desktop despite the issue. Any suggestions folks? Will greatly appreciate it you guys. Crack it open, take out the harddrive and plug the harddrive into the working desktop you have and than pull off all the files you want. I have nothing but Mac's so not sure if you have to program your bios or whatever it's called in Windows land to not use the harddrive you just installed as the bootup disk, although I guess it doesn't really matter. There should be another ribbon cable in your working desktop to simply plug in the new harddrive. Or worst comes to worst, take out the HD, take it somewhere to get your files off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcworthWx Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Please tell me that someone on here is a computer geek. I have a Windows Vista Home Basic Desktop with the following specs.: * CPU: AMD ATHLON™ 64 Processor 1.6GHz * Chipset: NVIDIA® GeForce® 6150SE * Memory: 2048MB DDR2 (2 × 1024MB) -Expandable to 4GB- * Hard Drive: 160GB SATA II * Optical Drives: 18x DVD±R/RW * Media Reader: 14-in-1 high-speed *Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 6150SE integrated graphics (Up to 128MB of shared video memory) Has anyone else had an issue where the computer would boot up but nothing appeared on the screen? I've tried un-installing/re-installing the CMOS battery but that didn't do anything unless I didn't keep it out long enough (Kept it out for a minute). I know it's not the monitor because it works perfectly fine with my other desktop (XP) and it most certainly isn't my motherboard since I took out the memory and then started the computer, producing the typical beep noise that's made to indicate such. I'm at a lost of what else to do with this thing, and I really can't afford to lose my pictures/videos of my family, friends, and weather stuff. I'm hoping that there is a way to get this to work again so I can save my data or at least be able to transfer what data is on the computer onto my other desktop despite the issue. Any suggestions folks? Will greatly appreciate it you guys. Gaston, It sounds to me to be an issue with your video card. I don't know the configuration inside your CPU, but if you're able to easily disconnect the video card then you should be able to purchase a new one and plug it in. If this doesn't work, you should be able to have a local PC tech remove all of your files from the hard drive. Also, for future backup you may want to look into Cloud Storage. Hope this helps. Troy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Crack it open, take out the harddrive and plug the harddrive into the working desktop you have and than pull off all the files you want. I have nothing but Mac's so not sure if you have to program your bios or whatever it's called in Windows land to not use the harddrive you just installed as the bootup disk, although I guess it doesn't really matter. There should be another ribbon cable in your working desktop to simply plug in the new harddrive. Or worst comes to worst, take out the HD, take it somewhere to get your files off. This is your best bet. Use a working computer and then hook up the HD from the one that won't boot. Then boot from the machine's HD that works and then go into windows My Computer and see if you can access your files from there. Your bios won't come up either? If your bios is not even coming up then you have some MB issues of some sort. Gaston, It sounds to me to be an issue with your video card. I don't know the configuration inside your CPU, but if you're able to easily disconnect the video card then you should be able to purchase a new one and plug it in. If this doesn't work, you should be able to have a local PC tech remove all of your files from the hard drive. Also, for future backup you may want to look into Cloud Storage. Hope this helps. Troy That appears to be a Video Card built into the MB, if that's the case then his MB is toast without an extra video card that is freestanding. edit: actually re-reading I think you nailed it Troy. It is probably his video card. Gaston your computer would still boot if the integrated video card was bad. You could buy a cheap freestanding video card and go from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcworthWx Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Yea I was thinking that is pretty common for the high elevations there. Hawaii has some of the most unique weather and terrain on the planet. Yes they do, Burger. Big Island Hawaii contains 10 of 15 of the world's Micro-climates. I spent ten days there on vacation once(Best vacation ever!) And completely amazed that an Island could actually have that many different types. I had to buy a jacket just so that I could visit the peak with the proper clothing. I want to go back since I wasn't able to visit every one of those micro-climates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgertime Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Please tell me that someone on here is a computer geek. I have a Windows Vista Home Basic Desktop with the following specs.: * CPU: AMD ATHLON™ 64 Processor 1.6GHz * Chipset: NVIDIA® GeForce® 6150SE * Memory: 2048MB DDR2 (2 × 1024MB) -Expandable to 4GB- * Hard Drive: 160GB SATA II * Optical Drives: 18x DVD±R/RW * Media Reader: 14-in-1 high-speed *Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 6150SE integrated graphics (Up to 128MB of shared video memory) Has anyone else had an issue where the computer would boot up but nothing appeared on the screen? I've tried un-installing/re-installing the CMOS battery but that didn't do anything unless I didn't keep it out long enough (Kept it out for a minute). I know it's not the monitor because it works perfectly fine with my other desktop (XP) and it most certainly isn't my motherboard since I took out the memory and then started the computer, producing the typical beep noise that's made to indicate such. I'm at a lost of what else to do with this thing, and I really can't afford to lose my pictures/videos of my family, friends, and weather stuff. I'm hoping that there is a way to get this to work again so I can save my data or at least be able to transfer what data is on the computer onto my other desktop despite the issue. Any suggestions folks? Will greatly appreciate it you guys. I know this sounds crazy, but try opening your CD-Rom tray as soon as you start to boot up. I've seen sometimes where the CD/DVD drive can be screwed and this plays havoc on booting up....usually though in those circumstances you will at least see something. If like other have said the next best guess would be your video card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 These are awesome suggestions guys. I do have some great news though about my issue. Turns out that when I took out one of my memory sticks and then booted up the computer with the monitor connected,I was able to view things again on it! However, since this knocks off a whole gig of memory, it's having to run in safe mode and I'm forced to switch the power setting over to high performance (which is using quite a bit of energy) just to be able to move around easily. Thankfully, I have a lot of computer accessories and a card reader was just what I needed to transfer my files over to the XP computer, so now I have all my information put into that one. Regardless, this still leaves me wondering whether or not that stick was just a bad piece of hardware causing the issue. I'm going to re-install it again just to make sure. If no success afterwards, I will try the methods mentioned on here to see if I can get it display correctly. Likely, as a few of you have said, the video card may be to blame and will likely need one that you can attach (has to fit a PCI-E slot btw). Thanks a bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 These are awesome suggestions guys. I do have some great news though about my issue. Turns out that when I took out one of my memory sticks and then booted up the computer with the monitor connected,I was able to view things again on it! However, since this knocks off a whole gig of memory, it's having to run in safe mode and I'm forced to switch the power setting over to high performance (which is using quite a bit of energy) just to be able to move around easily. Thankfully, I have a lot of computer accessories and a card reader was just what I needed to transfer my files over to the XP computer, so now I have all my information put into that one. Regardless, this still leaves me wondering whether or not that stick was just a bad piece of hardware causing the issue. I'm going to re-install it again just to make sure. If no success afterwards, I will try the methods mentioned on here to see if I can get it display correctly. Likely, as a few of you have said, the video card may be to blame and will likely need one that you can attach (has to fit a PCI-E slot btw). Thanks a bunch. Honestly your computer is a tad outdated, I've seen much worse but it's not worth putting a lot of money into it. The fact that you pulled the memory stick and you were able to see anything on your screen leads me to believe that it's not your video card. Download this program called memtest. It will test the memory and let you know if it's a bad stick or not. You are probably running DDR2 but if you are using DDR1 memory it might be hard to find a replacement stick. http://www.memtest.org/ Copy it to a disk, insert that disk then restart your computer. I think you push F10 or F12 to get to the boot menu. It will give you the option of booting from the CD-Rom or HD. Boot from CD-Rom. There is a chance it will just boot up automatically from the CD if your bios is set to check your CD drive first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidreMann Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 You know it is a terrible winter when HM comes into the SE forum to comment on a Widre troll post... And it wasn't even a troll post. It was probably one of the most grounded, reasonable posts about winter weather that I've ever made. You have to admit, HM is a weenie. A very smart weenie, but a weenie nonetheless. It's still weird that he came to the banter thread for my post. Guy hates me, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 Honestly your computer is a tad outdated, I've seen much worse but it's not worth putting a lot of money into it. The fact that you pulled the memory stick and you were able to see anything on your screen leads me to believe that it's not your video card. Download this program called memtest. It will test the memory and let you know if it's a bad stick or not. You are probably running DDR2 but if you are using DDR1 memory it might be hard to find a replacement stick. http://www.memtest.org/ Copy it to a disk, insert that disk then restart your computer. I think you push F10 or F12 to get to the boot menu. It will give you the option of booting from the CD-Rom or HD. Boot from CD-Rom. There is a chance it will just boot up automatically from the CD if your bios is set to check your CD drive first. Meh I agree. This is one of those oddball desktops that just happen to have decent stats but at a price cheaper than your typical newly-modeled Compaq Presario and such. With only 120 GB to work with, that's not much nowadays regarding the amount of downloading and transfering of files, especially for people like myself who constantly record things and take several pictures, quickly filling up space. By the way, I am not kidding you when I say this, but as soon as I got through re-installing the memory stick and rebooted, the process was a complete success. I'm not sure what I did to make it happen but things are being displayed again and can now get into the desktop with the whole 2 gigs of RAM. I remain skeptical about this though for I now fear of turning off this computer and somehow running into the issue again. Hopefully that won't rear its head anytime soon. To be honest, it has done this before and I just simply left the computer off all day and then managed to get in after a few hours so it may have been something as simple as just letting the computer "rest." Again, thanks to you and everyone else who gave me advice about what I should do. If I ever run into this again and the solutions that I tried don't work, like I said earlier I will take into account what you folks posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Has anyone seen WeatherKid on here?? I haven't seen him lately? Nope, he has been absent. He's the closest post on this board to me. I hope he comes back soon, I missed his rainfall totals from the last event we had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I'm here. I've been real busy with school and there's nothing interesting going on in weather world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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