clueless Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Half a bottle of wine has eased my anguish. This whole winter just needs to fade away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 This whole winter just needs to fade away. YES. I'm ready for sun and seasonal temperatures in the mid 50s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mascho Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I downed half a bottle last night during my euphoria watching the snow start and all outlets upping my totals. I think I need the other half tonight. That is exactly how I will be coping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 The downfall of Pro Forecasters/Mets is social media. If you hype for days that a significant snowstorm is coming and make forecasts days ahead of 6, 10, 12+, how do you tell everyone it isn't going to happen so they wait till the end acting like there is still hope of 12 inches when the moisture is over and the ground is just wet. Reminds me of the Boxing Day Storm a couple years back when some forecasters kept acting like we were getting 10+ even though everyone knew it wasn’t going to happen. I am not sure why NWS ever added a Winter Storm Warning to Anne Arundel and surrounding bay zones. Temperatures over 32, warm bay waters, low elevation, and the Sun Angle doesn't equal snow. I think I know what you mean but I don't agree with it. Mets have always used social media to get out their forecasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 The downfall of Pro Forecasters/Mets is social media. If you hype for days that a significant snowstorm is coming and make forecasts days ahead of 6, 10, 12+, how do you tell everyone it isn't going to happen so they wait till the end acting like there is still hope of 12 inches when the moisture is over and the ground is just wet. Reminds me of the Boxing Day Storm a couple years back when some forecasters kept acting like we were getting 10+ even though everyone knew it wasn’t going to happen. I am not sure why NWS ever added a Winter Storm Warning to Anne Arundel and surrounding bay zones. Temperatures over 32, warm bay waters, low elevation, and the Sun Angle doesn't equal snow. That is what I find so fascinating about this storm. How everyone -- tv mets, LWX, Cap Weather, Weather Channel -- all just raced last night between 8 and midnight to up snowfall totals for DC region. And even after they were raised, you could tell many thought they were still too low. Wonder how many felt pressure to raise cause someone else was raising their's. Not to Monday morning quarerback, but looking back, a lot of forecasters would have avoided all this "bust" talk if they would have just kept I-95 the Rain/snow line. Stressed people should not be surprised within 50 miles of either side of the highway to get rain or up to 6 inches of snow. Then, this morning, they could have adjusted upward if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I've never looked forward to a business trip as much as I'm looking forward to my trip to FL on Saturday. Hopefully I can do some serious battery recharging.Daylight savings time starts Sunday morning and yeah, we loose an hour of sleep, but it's so nice to have sunlight late into the evening.Things will start to slowly warm up which means being able to do stuff outside again.Very, very much looking forward to warm sunshine and blue skies (and thunderstorms) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 If yesterday's NAM had verified, we would have just passed the halfway point of our snow. DC region is going to need a surprise snow, next winter. After this, and two years of disappointment, you know forecasters will be extremely gunshy next winter on making predictions. Just have one sneak up, and let the naysayers remember how much better off it is when it's well predicted. At this point, I think any accumulating snow will be considered a surprise snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I think I know what you mean but I don't agree with it. Mets have always used social media to get out their forecasts. I am mostly talking about Facebook/Twitter. Instant Communication. Showing only model runs with coldest temps and highest precip and acting like they are 100% correct and acting like the warmer and drier models are wrong. I just feel like it has gotten worse also because everybody has a weather page. People with basic weather knowledge and no education or strong knowledge has a weather page. Then the Pro Forecasters/Mets compete with them trying to get the most followers, likes, shares and even give forecasts that are higher totals or colder than is actually realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I am mostly talking about Facebook/Twitter. Instant Communication. Showing only model runs with coldest temps and highest precip and acting like they are 100% correct and acting like the warmer and drier models are wrong. I just feel like it has gotten worse also because everybody has a weather page. People with basic weather knowledge and no education or strong knowledge has a weather page. Then the Pro Forecasters/Mets compete with them trying to get the most followers, likes, shares and even give forecasts that are higher totals or colder than is actually realistic. I understand what you mean. I don't facebook or tweet but not because I am one of those people that "hates" it. I don't do it because it would be one more thing for me to waste my time on. And I know I'd waste time on it. I spent the last five days tracking today's debacle here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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needbiggerboat Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Mets have always used social media to get out their forecasts. Technically, social media has been around for 20ish years. Mets and/or "weather personalities" mainly used TV, radio and newspapers before that. And you probably know this (not sure how old you are), but before the advent of 24/7 news channels it was basically local TV channels with their news programming 2 or 3 times a day. So, "back in the day", I relied on Bob Ryan during the 6PM and 11PM telecasts for what was going on...sometimes radio, but local TV (the 3 or 4 channels that you walked across the room to change manually on the TV) was the traditional way to keep current with local weather. Print is and always was a bit behind the curve, with forecasts being obsolete soon after going to press. The internet provides an embarrassment of riches for all types on info, including meteorology and weather. This is good and bad. It's great to have access to info that years ago either didn't exist or was only available to professionals, but sometimes I miss the simplicity of Bob saying, "whether or not we get snow from this coastal storm depends on the track, and 50 miles one way or another can make a big difference". Now to have street cred as a weather enthusiast you have to know about a whole host of info and data sets on the various links and pages we all like to frequent... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarsden Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Still no snow here in Towson. I thought this was the big dog. woof woof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Still no snow here in Towson. I thought this was the big dog. woof woof. Keep patient. It's coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Technically, social media has been around for 20ish years. Mets and/or "weather personalities" mainly used TV, radio and newspapers before that. And you probably know this (not sure how old you are), but before the advent of 24/7 news channels it was basically local TV channels with their news programming 2 or 3 times a day. So, "back in the day", I relied on Bob Ryan during the 6PM and 11PM telecasts for what was going on...sometimes radio, but local TV (the 3 or 4 channels that you walked across the room to change manually on the TV) was the traditional way to keep current with local weather. Print is and always was a bit behind the curve, with forecasts being obsolete soon after going to press. The internet provides an embarrassment of riches for all types on info, including meteorology and weather. This is good and bad. It's great to have access to info that years ago either didn't exist or was only available to professionals, but sometimes I miss the simplicity of Bob saying, "whether or not we get snow from this coastal storm depends on the track, and 50 miles one way or another can make a big difference". Now to have street cred as a weather enthusiast you have to know about a whole host of info and data sets on the various links and pages we all like to frequent... I would pull a chair up to the tv so that I literally turn the channels from 4 to 7 to 9 back and forth, so I could get Ryan, Barnes, Kamal, and the channel 7 guy that I think is still doing the It's Academic shows. Back then, I never would have trusted WTTG 5. My brothers and I called them the "maypop" station. But most of my info came from a little weather radio. I would listen for chunks of time to get the next hourly updates. With real human voices too! Yeah, I get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathergeek Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Ryan Maue claims 18z shows another try next Tuesday. http://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/309449940357246976/photo/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Keep patient. It's coming. Dover radar is exploding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clueless Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Ryan Maue claims 18z shows another try next Tuesday. http://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/309449940357246976/photo/1 I am sure we will all be up for that one. Winter is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haudidoody Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Still no snow here in Towson. I thought this was the big dog. woof woof. Firehose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Things that make me feel good about today (in no order): 1. JB busted hard with his idea that DC would "fill in the snow hole" before the end of winter 2. DT didn't get any snow in his backyard 3. 1/2 bottle of wine 4. Day off with family Things that make me feel bad: 1. I got 1.5" of snow 2. DT thinks he was right and the Euro was "1000000% right" 3. 98% of people will only remember this horrible bust and forget meteorologists forecast the weather correctly far more often than not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paweatherguy1 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Sorry guys...you got the royal shaft. Just wanted to ask, as I don't really feel like looking it up on twitter or facebook, but what is DT saying? I know he has a tendency to always say how right he was, but he busted something fierce on this one I think...just about everywhere. Even up my way, where he predicted 2-4, many in my area saw 6-12 inches of snow. Just a really strange storm in general. I was expecting Pittsburgh to struggle to get 2 or 3 inches, and while I got only 2 inches because of elevation, places 10 minutes from me got 8 inches. I thought you guys were going to get hammered...and didn't see the bust potential down your way. Just a really weird storm all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohleary Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Clearly the issue was a day or two ago when the media called it Snowquestration. The government cut most of the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgwp96 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Things that make me feel good about today (in no order): 1. JB busted hard with his idea that DC would "fill in the snow hole" before the end of winter 2. DT didn't get any snow in his backyard 3. 1/2 bottle of wine 4. Day off with family Things that make me feel bad: 1. I got 1.5" of snow 2. DT thinks he was right and the Euro was "1000000% right" 3. 98% of people will only remember this horrible bust and forget meteorologists forecast the weather correctly far more often than not haha, funny thing is dts last call had dc at 4-8 and yes he is claiming he was right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Looks like the heat from last summer is hurting you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 DC snow bust capital of America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Wow doesn't LWX have local storm reports? No local storm reports on GRLevel3 screen or http://kamala.cod.edu/va Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Can't wait to get back to work tomorrow and explain this to my coworkers. I should keep my mouth shut about weather during work but there's not much else I like to talk about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 I'm tracking heat now. I'm guaranteed to get destroyed multiple times every year. And I can still score small events Dec-feb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Looks like the heat from last summer is hurting you guys. Don't worry we will have days and days of 100's with 80% humidity this summer, that never busts around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Ryan Maue claims 18z shows another try next Tuesday. http://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/309449940357246976/photo/1 I think at this point most here are all tried out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 I think at this point most here are all tried out. I'm done on so many levels. My posts will be mostly wisecracks for a while. If someone doesn't like my humor then using ignore would be a smart play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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