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Potential Big Dog Snow Event February 15th


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Think a good bit of that will be cold chasing rain as heights crash.  Backside snow is tough to predict.  I am holding out hope for a quick front end thump of snow before it goes to rain.  Let's hope trends reverse at 0z.

 

Yes, the last "backside" event didn't live up to expectations. 

 

I guess it depends on how wound up the storm gets as it passes to our east, and how long it lingers.  Overall, I'm losing my excitement about this event.  But, oh well, there is still late February and March. Winter isn't done yet. 

 

Heading to the Blue Moose in Pigeon Forge to eat wings with friends, and have a beer or two.  One way to lessen the sting of being scorned by a snow storm.  :beer:

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Hang in there Carvers, the fun is just beginning!  Did we give up when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

 

LOL.  As I look at the models...maybe the one thing I can see is that the Euro and GFS are now utilizing two pieces of energy.  It is a possible(a longshot) that scenario may not be sorted out quite yet.  The main thing is we need the cold or a Miller A.  The cold is waning  due to the low being stronger/slower and the Miller A is looking more like a long shot.  No shame in letting Science run the show.  0z will tell the tale in terms of continuity.  It would be rare to see a GFS/Euro/Para Euro/NAM combo get trumped by the JMA and GEM. 

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Yes, the last "backside" event didn't live up to expectations. 

 

I guess it depends on how wound up the storm gets as it passes to our east, and how long it lingers.  Overall, I'm losing my excitement about this event.  But, oh well, there is still late February and March. Winter isn't done yet. 

 

Heading to the Blue Moose in Pigeon Forge to eat wings with friends, and have a beer or two.  One way to lessen the sting of being scorned by a snow storm.  :beer:

 

There you go, man.  Enjoy that!  I agree, winter is not over.  Be safe!

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LOL.  As I look at the models...maybe the one thing I can see is that the Euro and GFS are now utilizing two pieces of energy.  It is a possible(a longshot) that scenario may not be sorted out quite yet.  The main thing is we need the cold or a Miller A.  The cold is waning  due to the low being stronger/slower and the Miller A is looking more like a long shot.  No shame in letting Science run the show.  0z will tell the tale in terms of continuity.  It would be rare to see a GFS/Euro/Para Euro/NAM combo get trumped by the JMA and GEM. 

 

A lot can happen in 4 days my friend.

 

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I'm with John on this. There's just too much uncertainty to assume that the models will nail it soon.

 

My realistic hope is that we get a good front end thump of snow before changing to rain.  Or that the cold can hang-on just long enough.  In NE TN where I live, sometimes that can happen.  Like I said, the models have put a new solution on the table w/ two pieces of energy now in play.  That may not be sorted out. 

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LOL.  As I look at the models...maybe the one thing I can see is that the Euro and GFS are now utilizing two pieces of energy.  It is a possible(a longshot) that scenario may not be sorted out quite yet.  The main thing is we need the cold or a Miller A.  The cold is waning  due to the low being stronger/slower and the Miller A is looking more like a long shot.  No shame in letting Science run the show.  0z will tell the tale in terms of continuity.  It would be rare to see a GFS/Euro/Para Euro/NAM combo get trumped by the JMA and GEM. 

 

It wouldn't quite be that though.

 

EPS/Control/GFS para/GFES/GGEM/GGEMENS/UKIE/JMA all show a miller A/southern track.

 

That's vs the OP Euro/Para Euro/GFS. All of whom are staggering around like a drunk uncle on storm placement in the last 24 hours. The op Euro is almost unusable, it's been all over the place in the last 24-36 hours with almost no support from it's ensembles.

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It wouldn't quite be that though.

EPS/Control/GFS para/GFES/GGEM/GGEMENS/UKIE/JMA all show a miller A/southern track.

That's vs the OP Euro/Para Euro/GFS. All of whom are staggering around like a drunk uncle on storm placement in the last 24 hours. The op Euro is almost unusable, it's been all over the place in the last 24-36 hours with almost no support from it's ensembles.

John, I think the others are pulling out the white flag, lol. I'm not giving up on a storm 4 days out.

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It wouldn't quite be that though.

EPS/Control/GFS para/GFES/GGEM/GGEMENS/UKIE/JMA all show a miller A/southern track.

That's vs the OP Euro/Para Euro/GFS. All of whom are staggering around like a drunk uncle on storm placement in the last 24 hours. The op Euro is almost unusable, it's been all over the place in the last 24-36 hours with almost no support from it's ensembles.

Time will tell. Trends matter inside of 84 hours. Generally, I don't use ensembles once inside that time frame. The trends on the op have more weight in my book. But you all are making too much of this... At some point I have to decide if I want to dedicate my time to a storm that IMO is on the ropes. Indeed, there is some support for a better solution. That is why I will wait to 0z.

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John, I think the others are pulling out the white flag, lol. I'm not giving up on a storm 4 days out.

 

It is not a white flag...and this is not battle.  Just where we want to put our time.  It is actually inside of four days right now.  The western forum area is set for Sunday some time.  Tomorrow evening the short range models will have it. 

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Red flags fly for me when there is a decided and rather large jump in modeling. The Ukie went this way for a couple of days and even though it has also changed dramatically, might have been a warning shot. Time will tell, but usually big jumps like this don't go back within 4 to 5 days..

Which big jump though? The Euro in the last 24 hours went 800 miles north, 600 south then 250 north. The GFS didn't even have the low that moves by south of us 36 hours ago. Just a washed out weakening northern stream system. It has proceeded to have big shifts both south and north in the last 24 hours. The UKIE moved 700 miles or more. Which shift or jump do we trust? I personally don't trust any of them. No matter what modeling shows tonight I still won't trust them. Maybe by 00z Saturday if they are consistent I will trust them.

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Red flags fly for me when there is a decided and rather large jump in modeling. The Ukie went this way for a couple of days and even though it has also changed dramatically, might have been a warning shot. Time will tell, but usually big jumps like this don't go back within 4 to 5 days..

what once looked so promising for so many runs sure went down the toilet quick. It looks like the hunt for the I-95 runner will continue, along with finding Bigfoot.
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In the continuing theater of the odd, the 18z ensembles jumped 800 miles and are waaaaaay north and west of the op. Complete 180. I don't see how models nail west coast and mid west events a week or 10 days out but are literally all over the map with eastern systems. Especially southern origin systems.

Yep, I'm definitely hopping on the Uncertainty bandwagon for now. I just can't trust any of these models at this time. The only model that has had the most consistency is the Canadian.

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In the continuing theater of the odd, the 18z ensembles jumped 800 miles and are waaaaaay north and west of the op. Complete 180. I don't see how models nail west coast and mid west events a week or 10 days out but are literally all over the map with eastern systems. Especially southern origin systems.

they sure nailed that blizzard for the mid Atlantic from 8 days out. This really is frustrating!
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Which big jump though? The Euro in the last 24 hours went 800 miles north, 600 south then 250 north. The GFS didn't even have the low that moves by south of us 36 hours ago. Just a washed out weakening northern stream system. It has proceeded to have big shifts both south and north in the last 24 hours. The UKIE moved 700 miles or more. Which shift or jump do we trust? I personally don't trust any of them. No matter what modeling shows tonight I still won't trust them. Maybe by 00z Saturday if they are consistent I will trust them.

I have literally been following this potential since day 12. The euro and other modeling had been consistently showing nice potential for this system until the last 24-48 hours. All I needed to see was the euro op and para being close matches inside of day 5. The big high has nothing to lock it in. Our only chance is a faster system with stout WAA snows before getting blasted by more impressive warming with the main low winding up too soon and shooting north, IMHO.

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I don't know what the final solution will be, but the amazing shifts in the models will be memorable. The Euro, UKIE and GFS ens have all had 800 mile jumps in the last 36 hours of their various runs. Maybe that would be understandable 9 days out, but within 5 it's frustrating. Especially given that it's nailed big storm after big storm for the other parts of the country from 7+ days out.

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I don't know what the final solution will be, but the amazing shifts in the models will be memorable. The Euro, UKIE and GFS ens have all had 800 mile jumps in the last 36 hours of their various runs. Maybe that would be understandable 9 days out, but within 5 it's frustrating. Especially given that it's nailed big storm after big storm for the other parts of the country from 7+ days out.

totally agreed. Unfortunately I think we end up with a storm that is too amped and messy.
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