Chicago WX Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I'm not a fan of it personally. Honestly I don't understand the point of arguing this anymore as people like what they like and aren't going to bend either way. The only thing I hate is boring weather so like I said I have no real stake in this as there is going to something here either way. I don't even know what you're all arguing about. Just decided to jump in late. Carry on. Oh, and fook heat and drought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 And this Super Bowl is a disaster right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Heat I can understand. I can't understand anyone going over a drought. You'd have to be a masochist. sup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 And this Super Bowl is a disaster right now. Pretty much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 And this Super Bowl is a disaster right now. Took too much power to charge up Ray Lewis's bionic arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I don't even know what you're all arguing about. Just decided to jump in late. Carry on. Oh, and fook heat and drought. it is about people rooting on boring weather to maintain their limited snow pack that are going to sublime and settle before this system even hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathergy Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Drought, heat and flooding rains. Just like there is ice storms and wind in the snow season. I find wind events to be the most exciting. I love synoptic wind events, blizzards, derechos, microbursts, sideways rain, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 it is about people rooting on boring weather to maintain their limited snow pack that are going to sublime and settle before this system even hits. King has spoken again. and lol at we're rooting for boring weather, what could be more boring than another garden variety soaker in winter. Now if we're going to get good thunder like last week bring it on... but a boring light rain... give me sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 it is about people rooting on boring weather to maintain their limited snow pack that are going to sublime and settle before this system even hits. I'm a winter guy, so I respect those wishes. It matters to those who enjoy winter activities in places like MI, MN, and WI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 King has spoken again. You don't think there will be sublimation and settling of your fluff between now and the weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Come on dont hate. He travels this state more then all of us combined! He knows the climate outside of SEMI in winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 it is about people rooting on boring weather to maintain their limited snow pack that are going to sublime and settle before this system even hits. I don't think my 8" is "limited". It's the best I've had since 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Drought, heat and flooding rains. Just like there is ice storms and wind in the snow season. I find wind events to be the most exciting. I love synoptic wind events, blizzards, derechos, microbursts, sideways rain, etc. As a home owner I'm gradually beginning to hate wind. Seems I'm getting shingles fixed or replacing something that gets destroyed. Regardless, what happens.... Happens.. all the hate I have for big wind events isn't going to stop them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Late summer into fall talk is riveting. It's a two season board in this sub-forum, winter and severe. What else is there? I would agree, but in my case I've enjoyed some of the garden variety t'storms as much as anything. The only thing that gets me about the t'storms is when a lake breeze or timing causes intense storms to crap the bed right as it approaches the shore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 it was a great kite flying and sledding day today. I went on a 4 mile hike in northern Oakland County today. It was amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathergy Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 As a home owner I'm gradually beginning to hate wind. Seems I'm getting shingles fixed or replacing something that gets destroyed. Regardless, what happens.... Happens.. all the hate I have for big wind events isn't going to stop them. Be glad that you live in SE Michigan then. This might be an inaccurate statement, but it seems like Michigan experiences the least extreme weather compared to other states. I'm not saying they don't happen, but we usually don't have national headline generating events happening here yearly. We are hardly at the forefront of any big system that does move through the region, and when it does happen, it's rare and isolated like the Dexter tornado last spring. How often does the SPC issue high risks in Michigan? Hell, even getting a mod risk, or getting more than a foot of snow is like pulling teeth. If you hate extreme weather events, and can take 3-4 months of cold, you'd love my neighborhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Jonger- When i have to replace my roof, I'm putting down metal. I'm so sick of roof raking several times a winter (my roof has little pitch..snow tends to just accumulate)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Check back in the tornado database for the 1950s through 1970s in MI, it was quite the hotspot back then. 00z GFS continues the trend of the northern stream leaving the vort max in the dust with the weekend system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 lol. And for the record, I can do without a drought, unless its evolution impacts any money I may have invested in Corn/Wheat futures. And also, the last week or two have reaffirmed how much I hate these pennybag events and long-lasting snowcover. Nothing's fun about having to use a snow shovel for 1" of snow every 6-12 hours and dealing with side streets where there isn't enough snow for good tire traction yet enough snow where you're slipping and sliding. As far as rainstorms, at least there are potential storms to track and SOMEONE in the region will be impacted by the bigger snows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 lol. And for the record, I can do without a drought, unless its evolution impacts any money I may have invested in Corn/Wheat futures. And also, the last week or two have reaffirmed how much I hate these pennybag events and long-lasting snowcover. Nothing's fun about having to use a snow shovel for 1" of snow every 6-12 hours and dealing with side streets where there isn't enough snow for good tire traction yet enough snow where you're slipping and sliding. As far as rainstorms, at least there are potential storms to track and SOMEONE in the region will be impacted by the bigger snows. I agree with this, these "penny and nickel" events as I like to call them (almost too small to call nickel and dime, the 1-2" events that are becoming all too common this winter) are more than they're worth. That's part of why I like the big storms. Even if they're even more impactful, at least the exciting moderate to heavy snow is worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 February 2013 General Discussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Be glad that you live in SE Michigan then. This might be an inaccurate statement, but it seems like Michigan experiences the least extreme weather compared to other states. I'm not saying they don't happen, but we usually don't have national headline generating events happening here yearly. We are hardly at the forefront of any big system that does move through the region, and when it does happen, it's rare and isolated like the Dexter tornado last spring. How often does the SPC issue high risks in Michigan? Hell, even getting a mod risk, or getting more than a foot of snow is like pulling teeth. If you hate extreme weather events, and can take 3-4 months of cold, you'd love my neighborhood. Per my high risk thread, there were 9 high risk days in any part of Michigan from 1989-2011. Detroit has had 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Per my high risk thread, there were 9 high risk days in any part of Michigan from 1989-2011. Detroit has had 3. I believe all 3 busted locally, I am guessing the dates are 6-2-90, 10-24-01 and 10-26-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Wow this thread has gone off course and turned into quite an interesting discussion. I get the sense that people think us snowcover lovers want to get a snowstorm in November and then have the snowpack last the winter with no new snow. Rrrrrright. Snowcover with FREQUENT refresher snowfall is what we want. Its WINTER, some just don't get it. To each their own. ME personally, I just don't get whats so exciting about watching a computer all week to track a storm then when the storm GETS here you are so tired from tracking all week you go to bed as soon as the storms over. And for all the hate that is given to snowcover here, I sure hear lots of moaning when a torch is coming or a snowfall followed by torch is forecast. And when we got a 6"+ storm here in Dec, in fact a Christmas week thump, that was followed by several weeks of no new snow I hear plenty of moans and groans about NO new snow, and now that the daily nickel and dime snowfall and snowcover hits some moan about that. Not that it matters, weather can NEVER please all of the people all of the time. Here it barely pleases some of the people some of the time Anyway...back on topic, only got 0.3" here today, missed all the heavy bands. DTX is saying 2-3" tomorrow and after lowballing accum forecasts all week I say they are too high...its looking more like an inch, though I hope Im wrong. Tuesdays clipper now looks more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 High-res vis really looked sweet today over southern IL. The band of snow that impacted St. Louis last night can't be missed. http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/197/feb3.jpg/'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Close in look at St. Louis from today... http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/694/zoomz.jpg/'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnweather Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 thats a great pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 ^wow what a razor gradient Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 ^wow what a razor gradient Yeah imagine being on that Southern end and owning a huge farm, you could literally have snow on the Northeast end of the farm and nothing on the Southwest end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Euro similar to the 12z run of a stronger phased solution along with the GGEM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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