psuhoffman Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 6 hours ago, WinterWxLuvr said: Not sure why everyone is on Ji. He’s no different now than he’s ever been. His comments don’t change the weather. Some won’t admit that they are anxious and/or disappointed. It’s a natural reaction. We are easily gonna go at least three weeks from our last snow chance right at the height of winter with basically no chance at snow. If we saw good opportunities in the immediate horizon nobody would pay his comments any mind. He is pretty funny sometimes. You have to admit. We can’t control whether or not it snows but we can control how we treat each other. I am with you. On a side note... something I've noticed in recent years (last 6 winters really) is that we go LOOOOONG stretches without any snow...even nickel and dime type stuff when the pattern isn't right. Last year was just awful in EVERY way but those actually do happen once a decade or so where the pattern is just god awful in the PAC and Atlantic and its a no hope total dud winter everywhere. But across the whole of the last 6 years we only get any snow at all during good patterns. We have still had a decent number or snowstorms during that time...but what we are missing are the smaller nickel and dime storms that used to hold us over between warning level events. Lately we need a really good pattern to score and the rest of the time we dont even get a lucky front end 1-3" or a 2" clipper or some fluke 1-2" on the backside of a cutter or some anafront wave. All those insignificant events that used to at least make it feel like winter while we waited for the perfect pattern to deliver a warning level event. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 ^I was having the exactly same thought yesterday and couldn't decide if it was my memory or not. But these 30+ day gaps with barely a flake falling from the sky are brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Just now, stormtracker said: Difference is we don't act like a petulant toddler with a full diaper. Thank you for responding (to Ji) with exactly the sentiment I wanted to express! Though your wording is perhaps more diplomatic than what I had in mind! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 lolz, DC is left blank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Just now, losetoa6 said: Why are we looking at day 6 and beyond when this weekend is still alive lol. .....at least the Srefs ARWs believe... I’d pull a Ji Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 18 minutes ago, WinterWxLuvr said: I’d pull a Ji 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adelphi_sky Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Snow chase in Richmond? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldereagle Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Riding the positive vibe train and the trend toward the second half of January despite a drought for meaningful snow on the upper Eastern Shore that has reached an astounding scale even by our failure standards. Looking better that we might eventually break out! But............. I and a few other posters live where snow is usually an occasional novelty rather than long in duration and depth. Mud, on the other hand? I live in the heart of muck central. Pretty much who doesn't these days. Slant-sticked 3-4 inches in parts of mby this morning...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 1 minute ago, losetoa6 said: It's been nice not having any torches this winter . A lot of cloudy days in the 30s and low 40s actually. Heck...i still have a couple small piles from the snowstorm from 20 days ago . It's been a solid start to winter here and many other locals n+w . Hopefully it continues starting Friday night Certainly hasn't been a torch even close in by any means. We'll score this month along/east of 95 I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestrobjwa Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Mods, I see y'all had to put a special red bar at the top of the site, hahaha I'm sure folks have been actin' a fool today! Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 4 hours ago, losetoa6 said: Why are we looking at day 6 and beyond when this weekend is still alive lol. .....at least the Srefs ARWs believe... I've seen worse trends at 60hrs out?? Congrats SW Virginia though, reminds me of a certain storm a few years back... 6 hours ago, psuhoffman said: I am with you. On a side note... something I've noticed in recent years (last 6 winters really) is that we go LOOOOONG stretches without any snow...even nickel and dime type stuff when the pattern isn't right. Last year was just awful in EVERY way but those actually do happen once a decade or so where the pattern is just god awful in the PAC and Atlantic and its a no hope total dud winter everywhere. But across the whole of the last 6 years we only get any snow at all during good patterns. We have still had a decent number or snowstorms during that time...but what we are missing are the smaller nickel and dime storms that used to hold us over between warning level events. Lately we need a really good pattern to score and the rest of the time we dont even get a lucky front end 1-3" or a 2" clipper or some fluke 1-2" on the backside of a cutter or some anafront wave. All those insignificant events that used to at least make it feel like winter while we waited for the perfect pattern to deliver a warning level event. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like we tend to have these stretches more frequently in Ninas? Even if the pattern is comparable, it just seems like with increasingly marginal temps, any sheared or weak wave of precip that we get just has no effect. Our Nino in 18-19 had a few nickel and dime events IMBY, and from mid Jan through early March I recorded 6 events ranging from .4" to 2.1" (This is of course not including the 4 inches MBY got from the Feb 20th storm). That pattern was certainly not what we'd call perfect during that time, but there was still a respectable amount of snow events. Perhaps it's recency bias, but it certainly does seem like the gap between Nina and Nino winters is growing with our temp gradient increasing over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Phew busy day, what did I miss? (Weather only please) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 58 minutes ago, Maestrobjwa said: Mods, I see y'all had to put a special red bar at the top of the site, hahaha I'm sure folks have been actin' a fool today! Thank you!! As far as I can tell everyone behaved here. Other sub forums not so much 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 http://wow.americanwx.com/gg/ all of Gary Grey’s discussions the week of Jan 7 1996 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 1 minute ago, psuhoffman said: http://wow.americanwx.com/gg/ all of Gary Grey’s discussions the week of Jan 7 1996 What a read. We were just 2 weeks into our new house in southern York co, pa at the time. That storm is still the clear #1 in my book. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopper Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 29 minutes ago, psuhoffman said: http://wow.americanwx.com/gg/ all of Gary Grey’s discussions the week of Jan 7 1996 Thanks for these! I remember reading them at the time. Great storm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 49 minutes ago, psuhoffman said: http://wow.americanwx.com/gg/ all of Gary Grey’s discussions the week of Jan 7 1996 I miss his discussions 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 10 hours ago, WinterWxLuvr said: LOL, it’s been 36 at KOKV for 18 hours straight. Update. We finally broke the run today for 5 hours and 20 min. It went to 37 LOL. Now we’ve been back at 36 for .... 5 hours and 20 min 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 42 minutes ago, WinterWxLuvr said: I miss his discussions Me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowchaser Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LP08 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Goodnight to all... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 good meme but that pic not rotated correctly puts me on tilt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailylurker Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 8 minutes ago, H2O said: good meme but that pic not rotated correctly puts me on tilt And your pants are still up. Fake news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakkelWx Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 The 12th looks like my final rainstorm before the pattern changes to cold and snowy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolsheds Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 29 minutes ago, losetoa6 said: Youngest daughter starts In Person HS today . Both my daughters drive . She texted me as she was walking in . Happy for her and all the other kids and families who want kids back.Hopefully it's not 2 days and done like late October . I'm thinking they'll stay in for good this time . Dropped my 2 off this morning as well. Did your kids get their new laptops? I had to pick them up yesterday for my kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Fairfax County putting a decision on hold for another month. Good decision, even though everyone wants their kids back in school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 2 hours ago, H2O said: good meme but that pic not rotated correctly puts me on tilt PSU's unwillingness to use "than" puts me on tilt. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scarlet Pimpernel Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 2 hours ago, mattie g said: PSU's unwillingness to use "than" puts me on tilt. Well, well then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 After 3 days of gray overcast skies was nice to wake up to the glorious sun this morning. And shining all day has me feeling pretty good. Get out and enjoy the sun today if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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