Jump to content
  • Member Statistics

    17,773
    Total Members
    7,904
    Most Online
    SKhaami01k
    Newest Member
    SKhaami01k
    Joined

December 16/17 Winter Event


MN Transplant
 Share

Recommended Posts

I know when I start switching my expectation from rooting to snow to rooting for sleet, things aren't looking good. I was hoping this would be like the feb '14 miller A(?) storm that gave me 5-7" ish inside the beltway (plus rain/sleet mix) while NW areas got 12"+.... but last 24 hours of trends have me thinking that's an unlikely scenario. 

But such is climo where I am :-D

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Looking at some more specifics... I see one of the issues for us is the west coast ridge is getting squeezed by the incoming coast storm in Washington st/BC. It's hurting us because it adds a "pusher" up stream which affects us down stream and doesn't allow for our storm to have early development and close that H5 off like a 100 miles earlier. If that storm out west could slow down significantly or come in at a higher latitude, it bodes better for us imo with earlier development.

 

 

gfs_z500a_us_11.png

Link to comment
Share on other sites

4 minutes ago, osfan24 said:

This combined with the snow map and placement of low is both hilarious and infuriating. It's literally a perfect position of the low dumping over 2 inches of liquid over Central MD and it's almost all rain. How?

That high better do some steroids before the Euro comes out. I believe that’s part of the issue anyway. If only we had it at 1040 in Quebec...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Just now, DCAlexandria said:

Definitly rooting for a very inland track now so everyone is miserable.

Nah, I'm rooting for other posters here to get some great snow. That said, it makes me irrationally angry seeing Philly and NYC getting slammed and we don't. That's pretty rare, especially in a situation like this where it's not like we are missing the precip, which sometimes happens when the low is too far east and NYC and Boston get slammed, but a coastal where it's too warm here but cold enough there.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 minute ago, osfan24 said:

Nah, I'm rooting for other posters here to get some great snow. That said, it makes me irrationally angry seeing Philly and NYC getting slammed and we don't. That's pretty rare, especially in a situation like this where it's not like we are missing the precip, which sometimes happens when the low is too far east and NYC and Boston get slammed, but a coastal where it's too warm here but cold enough there.

Yup same here, I'm rooting for our western peeps to cash in big. They got a few nothingburgers during 16-17 and 17-18. A whole bunch of southern sliders in there that completely screwed them over. 

  • Thanks 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

4 minutes ago, jmk said:

This is my first winter having moved from Manassas to Gainesville. I'm hoping now being slightly more west will help here.

You’ll be slightly less disappointed perhaps. I’m 5 miles NW of Manassas up 619.  Hopefully you are further NW.  But welcome to the hood.  Need to get you and Wonderdog to Atlas for a beer sometime.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...