Stebo Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I'm going to remember this rule of thumb. Next time someone here starts getting excited over forecasted high winds I'm going to tell them to show me their windmill or stfu. Wind is cool... don't bash wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveNay Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 The older I get, the more I hate wind.Wind is Satan's spawn out here in the cornfields. There's nothing between me and Denver except two cows and a barbed wire fence. And the fence fell down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Heavy overcast, with some dead leaves blowing around over the lawn. Par for the course for Dec '14. Same here Cyclone, perhaps a more depressing December than any we've ever had. At least give us some sun if we are going to see practically no snow. Just a sample of the whining from last December. I couldn't quote the good stuff in the complaint thread since it was closed to open part two, but you get the idea. (For example, I was bi*ching about having three 33° and rain storms). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 If this winter was my new climo in a +15F AGW hell, I'd probably just move down south and give up winter. I would be WAY too far from actual viable outdoor winter recreation.LOL. Luckily...this MONTH is not your needs climo.Our winters here have been clearly getting more wintry for a decade now, and the fact that the November snowstorm gave us a head start in an abortion of a pattern makes another season of above normal snow still a distinct possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I would call IND actually. Not all offices do the spotter number/certificate thing, so it might not matter in the end. I'm pretty sure that they don't. At IWX you are just required to attend a training every two years and they give you a phone number that is a dedicated line for spotters to report severe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Yes, see you actually make use of the snow, so I can't rag on you. Others who just say they are snow cover guys but don't make use of the snow cover, don't really have a leg to stand on. No offense but this makes no sense. It's all subjective no different then liking a certain kind of music, art or movie. "No leg to stand on" smh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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michsnowfreak Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I really feel like this is an odd time for everyone to start panicking/melting down. While yes a wall to wall torch is always possible, the big reasons many expected a second half turn-around were the low over the N. Pac retrograding from the Gulf of Alaska to the Aleutians and due to a tendency for an AO flip during the second half of the winter. There are already signs of the low retrograding to the Aleutians to start January and all three ensembles and also some typical precursors to stratospheric warming events also showing up (Scandinavian ridge and Aleutian low) so I don't see any more reason to panic this week than last week. Yes, Christmas will be brown for all of us which may be causing some of the recent panic, but it should've been fairly well understood heading into December that we'd have to get really lucky and thread the needle for much to happen this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I'm zillowing in Valdez There ya go, 326" annually! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 LOL. Luckily...this MONTH is not your needs climo. Our winters here have been clearly getting more wintry for a decade now, and the fact that the November snowstorm gave us a head start in an abortion of a pattern makes another season of above normal snow still a distinct possibility. I was joking. Right now I'm living a Cincinnati winter and I'm not enjoying it. EDIT: Probably closer to Bowling Green, KY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 You guys are at least entertaining tonight in a otherwise dismal outlook. Most people either do no tlive in a area that receives 150+" a year or they dont venture to such areas for winter activities. I love where I live, don't get me wrong but there are definite cons to being up here and even more so in the UP. But going from a area that averages 35-40" a year to where I am now does not compare in any level as far as winter is concerned. Sometimes I do wish I took a job offer down in North Carolina but of all people my wife talked me out of it and wanted to live up here how can you fight that I still would rather move out west if I had any chance at all. Got any favorite areas of West? Would you go to an area with a lot of snow? I like the Washington Cascades and Colorado Rockies the best. Western Montana is really nice also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 No offense but this makes no sense. It's all subjective no different then liking a certain kind of music, art or movie. "No leg to stand on" smh. Agree 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I think Atlantic Canada has some bad ass winters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Yeah lets get excited about snow that has already fallen and is doing nothing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I was joking. Right now I'm living a Cincinnati winter and I'm not enjoying it. EDIT: Probably closer to Bowling Green, KY. I was telling someone over the weekend. This is what it's like on the EC this time of year....say Maryland, Philly or Virginia. No thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Yeah lets get excited about snow that has already fallen and is doing nothing... We still have a snow pile at a local gas station here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Got any favorite areas of West? Would you go to an area with a lot of snow? I like the Washington Cascades and Colorado Rockies the best. Western Montana is really nice also. I would probably locate in Colorado area most likely outskirts of Denver in much higher elevation. Denver has a pretty big healthcare sector which is what both my wife and I have professions in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 We still have a snow pile at a local gas station here There was a pile at the Home Depot in Howell a week ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 There was a pile at the Home Depot in Howell a week ago. It might have all melted with today's rainfall but I'm not sure. I will check it out tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I want a house in Redfield, NY from Nov-March, Moore, Oklahoma from March-June, Miami, Florida from July-Oct. I'll get the best shot at snow, hurricanes, and tornadoes in one year! If I ever win the lotto, it's happening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 It might have all melted with today's rainfall but I'm not sure. I will check it out tomorrow. If today's rain/warmth didn't kill it, it should be dead by Christmas Eve for sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I'm pretty sure that they don't. At IWX you are just required to attend a training every two years and they give you a phone number that is a dedicated line for spotters to report severe. Thanks for all the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Yeah lets get excited about snow that has already fallen and is doing nothing... To each their own. Some like it to look like winter. I like a good severe storm in spring or summer (not in fall or winter), but many would say how can you get excited about something that usually causes destruction and sometimes death? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I'm probably in the minority here but I am loving this winter. Highs around in 50 this time of year are just too comfortable to dislike and are welcomed after being buried and frozen the last few years. Still will miss playing pond hockey this winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I'm probably in the minority here but I am loving this winter. Highs around in 50 this time of year are just too comfortable to dislike and are welcomed after being buried and frozen the last few years. Still will miss playing pond hockey this winter lol today is the first official day of Winter. You very well may have pond hockey time. What i hate even more than the lack of snow (because I know that will come) is how this weather is like a petrie dish for spreading winter sickness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I want a house in Redfield, NY from Nov-March, Moore, Oklahoma from March-June, Miami, Florida from July-Oct. I'll get the best shot at snow, hurricanes, and tornadoes in one year! If I ever win the lotto, it's happening! you probably won't be able to afford the insurance lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 lol today is the first official day of Winter. You very well may have pond hockey time. What i hate even more than the lack of snow (because I know that will come) is how this weather is like a petrie dish for spreading winter sickness. This pattern is so powerful, I'm beginning to doubt a full turnaround. We can pretty much write off the next 10 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 This pattern is so powerful, I'm beginning to doubt a full turnaround. We can pretty much write off the next 10 days. I'm actually thinking about starting a chicken coop project I was going to do in the Spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 This pattern is so powerful, I'm beginning to doubt a full turnaround. We can pretty much write off the next 10 days.Write off the next week for sure. It's the first day of astro Winter....I don't know of winter will feature a full bore turnaround,.but I DO know it won't be in the 40s and 50s for 6 of every 7 days all winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I'll add this as well, I have never seen grass this green in my life for Christmas. That's the crazy thing about winter so far, it's not the lack of snow, it's that temps are running at an early April level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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