ragtop50 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 I want to think this is caused by cycles with our weather, certainly history has shown periods like this before? I hope to see the some of the good winter storms of past to return one day. They are even more rare for my area (Fayetteville/Linden), but we can get some good snow from the right setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniversesBelowNormal Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 We are pretty much at a point past the 1998-2016 weather cycle. Big changes, if you experience it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvegas-wx Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 We were supposed to have so much in our favor in terms of indexes as stated by many winter prognosticators. On top of that we also have minimal sunspot activity. And precip seems to be at a premium at the moment. I'm sure it's cold somewhere, it just ain't on the east coast. As I said in the sanitarium last week, we have 10 weeks to cash in and the clock starts now at 240 hrs out. We can still have a blowout year but we better start seeing a pattern flip in the LR mighty quick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan1234 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 hour ago, kvegas-wx said: We were supposed to have so much in our favor in terms of indexes as stated by many winter prognosticators. On top of that we also have minimal sunspot activity. And precip seems to be at a premium at the moment. I'm sure it's cold somewhere, it just ain't on the east coast. As I said in the sanitarium last week, we have 10 weeks to cash in and the clock starts now at 240 hrs out. We can still have a blowout year but we better start seeing a pattern flip in the LR mighty quick. I for the life of me, still fail to grasp and understand why people on this board expected to cash in, in December. We rarely ever do. Look at the odds of a white Christmas S. of VA. They are and have never been good. We have had 2 storms, within the last 10 years and out of 2 of those, Charlotte proper saw basically nothing. The clock for a good chunk of the SE doesn't start in December. We see our biggest storms in Janurary and Feburary. When it's Feb 20th and the LR looks like ****, then we can start the cliff diving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseWeather Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Jan 2nd.... looks like we are below freezing all day... and moisture is to our south.... start of something good??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 3 hours ago, kvegas-wx said: We were supposed to have so much in our favor in terms of indexes as stated by many winter prognosticators. On top of that we also have minimal sunspot activity. And precip seems to be at a premium at the moment. I'm sure it's cold somewhere, it just ain't on the east coast. As I said in the sanitarium last week, we have 10 weeks to cash in and the clock starts now at 240 hrs out. We can still have a blowout year but we better start seeing a pattern flip in the LR mighty quick. See 18z GFS hour 384 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy1987 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Reading the posts here are depressing. I'm a huge winter enthusiast and it seems like each and every year it gets harder and harder for it to snow. Not just the southeast crew but the mid atlantic as well. I saw @kvegas-wx mention something that stood out to me that we have 10 weeks to cook some things up and its crazy how fast it goes. Need the pattern to flip quickly. We all know how the pac can work and spew the winter killing continental airmass over the country. Takes awhile to overcome this pattern doesn't just flip like a light switch. Here's to hoping and staying positive but it is hard at times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StantonParkHoya Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Some of you guys need to step away from the keyboard for a while. Sheesh. It’s just a bad pattern. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griteater Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Just now, StantonParkHoya said: Some of you guys need to step away from the keyboard for a while. Sheesh. It’s just a bad pattern. The scars of 12 inch Euro snow maps turning into a 1/2 inch of slop on the south sides of Greenville - Charlotte - Raleigh run deep in here Stanton. It is what it is. Anyway, the GEFS in never never land is moving in the right direction. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan1234 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 50 minutes ago, griteater said: The scars of 12 inch Euro snow maps turning into a 1/2 inch of slop on the south sides of Greenville - Charlotte - Raleigh run deep in here Stanton. It is what it is. Anyway, the GEFS in never never land is moving in the right direction. It's the curse of I-85! But people really do need to relax. And try to learn to take to take any model before 200 hours with a grain of salt. By the way, this is coming from someone who is south of 85. I've been burned so many times that I don't even feel the fire-- aka 33 and rain, anymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmclean Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 44 minutes ago, griteater said: The scars of 12 inch Euro snow maps turning into a 1/2 inch of slop on the south sides of Greenville - Charlotte - Raleigh run deep in here Stanton. It is what it is. January 2017? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griteater Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 9 minutes ago, cbmclean said: January 2017? There’s no shortage of examples, but yeah, that’s one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceagewhereartthou Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 4 hours ago, ryan1234 said: I for the life of me, still fail to grasp and understand why people on this board expected to cash in, in December. We rarely ever do. Look at the odds of a white Christmas S. of VA. They are and have never been good. We have had 2 storms, within the last 10 years and out of 2 of those, Charlotte proper saw basically nothing. The clock for a good chunk of the SE doesn't start in December. We see our biggest storms in Janurary and Feburary. When it's Feb 20th and the LR looks like ****, then we can start the cliff diving. Agree, except for my area Feb is now all spring. If we dont score in January it's over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseWeather Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Hey a storm to bring in the new year followed by cold! 2020 is our year!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FLweather Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Liking the looks of CMC and 6z nam. Looks like a widespread 2-4" rain for much of the SE. Limited severe weather conditions. Not sure what to think about the GFS and its convection issues. Anywho if it is some what correct. Then going to be a little bumpy around here near Orlando. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 12 minutes ago, FLweather said: Liking the looks of CMC and 6z nam. Looks like a widespread 2-4" rain for much of the SE. Limited severe weather conditions. Not sure what to think about the GFS and its convection issues. Anywho if it is some what correct. Then going to be a little bumpy around here near Orlando. GFS says no rain N of I-20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceagewhereartthou Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 41 minutes ago, mackerel_sky said: GFS says no rain N of I-20 I really hope not, I need things to dry out. Need some cold though if we want snow, we'll have to watch that potential cold after new year's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 6z GFS looked good at 1/1/20 moving forward. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Euro not on board with the pattern change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 1 hour ago, mackerel_sky said: Euro not on board with the pattern change. If and when we see something favorable, I think it wont be until after the New Year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 11 minutes ago, Met1985 said: It and when we see something favorable, I think it wont be until after the New Year. The hunt will continue with every model run. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDawg Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 48 minutes ago, mackerel_sky said: Euro not on board with the pattern change. Euro only goes out 240? GFS isn't on board for a pattern change before then either. Even before 240 both models are starting the process by starting to build a ridge off the west coast to shutoff the fire hose of pacific air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 37 minutes ago, strongwxnc said: The hunt will continue with every model run. Oh absolutely! No need for doom and gloom though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLweather Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 1 hour ago, SnowDawg said: Euro only goes out 240? GFS isn't on board for a pattern change before then either. Even before 240 both models are starting the process by starting to build a ridge off the west coast to shutoff the fire hose of pacific air. Good luck with that. For the last 15-20 yrs the Pacific been wrecking havoc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LurkerBoy Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 GEFS looks just like EPS. We wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griteater Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Haven't seen the end of a model run look this bad since the winter of 11-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 1 minute ago, griteater said: Haven't seen the end of a model run look this bad since the winter of 11-12 It looked so good the last 2 days, we win at winter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Track Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 30 minutes ago, griteater said: Haven't seen the end of a model run look this bad since the winter of 11-12 Remember last winter when all those late model runs showed the western ridge with the Greenland block that never verified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waiting on snow Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 32 minutes ago, Southern Track said: Remember last winter when all those late model runs showed the western ridge with the Greenland block that never verified. Don't worry. That horrific look will verify with flying colors though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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