NorthHillsWx Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I do miss the days before we knew we had no chance a month out. Always was fun watching TWC classic local forecasts waiting to see snowflakes on the weekly graphic 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Hard for me to believe it's going to snow here this winter until it actually does. I don't care how good the pattern supposedly is, the past few winters have been terrible for snow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest T Bass Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 2 hours ago, NorthHillsWx said: I do miss the days before we knew we had no chance a month out. Always was fun watching TWC classic local forecasts waiting to see snowflakes on the weekly graphic The 7 Day Business Planner on TWC was the longest range you could see back in the 80's. Catching that after school each day was a priority. I remember watching the trends from rain/snow to mix to snow. You knew it was on then. Of course, sometimes even then, it went the other way too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnionCountyNCWX Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I've officially kicked the can. On to the next one.(year) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I feel like we now have Columbia’s climo here in central NC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooneWX Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 42 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said: I feel like we now have Columbia’s climo here in central NC. You could go a step further really. According to Brad P, Charlotte’s recent climatology is now averaging closer to Birmingham’s climate historically speaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 28 minutes ago, BooneWX said: You could go a step further really. According to Brad P, Charlotte’s recent climatology is now averaging closer to Birmingham’s climate historically speaking. Right. I don’t even think we’re in a rut, I think it’s just how it is in today’s climate. Last 5 years we’re averaging a hair over 1” of snow per season and I’ve seen my street covered once since December 2018. Teleconnections and analogs don’t mean anything anymore. We’re setting new precedents of failure every year. I know we haven’t seen the last good snowstorm in this area, but expecting a decent event every year used to be the norm. Now we’re more like hoping for our streets to be covered once every 5 years and a warning level snow every 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I get stuck on Raleigh’s climo a lot, but look towards the foothills, the triad, the roxboro snow globe. Even in our (triangle) fail years, those areas seemed to always make out ok. Looking at individual climate sites for snow can be a bit misleading as our snow storms frequently have giant variations across the state, but seeing all these areas blanked and struggling this much is humbling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsman Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 16 hours ago, Ernest T Bass said: The 7 Day Business Planner on TWC was the longest range you could see back in the 80's. Catching that after school each day was a priority. I remember watching the trends from rain/snow to mix to snow. You knew it was on then. Of course, sometimes even then, it went the other way too. Here's one from 1991. I remember the screen before this, where it was a blue screen with white text, I think that's what you're talking about. When they updated to this style, with the animations of rain and all, I was blown away, and it's the style I remember the most: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 5 minutes ago, marsman said: Here's one from 1991. I remember the screen before this, where it was a blue screen with white text, I think that's what you're talking about. When they updated to this style, with the animations of rain and all, I was blown away, and it's the style I remember the most: Ughhhhh take me back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I just hope we have a lot of days like today and not many dreary CAD upper 30s and rainy days the next few months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 42 minutes ago, wncsnow said: I just hope we have a lot of days like today and not many dreary CAD upper 30s and rainy days the next few months. I don’t even remember a CAD rainy day in the 30’s this entire winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest T Bass Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 1 hour ago, marsman said: Here's one from 1991. I remember the screen before this, where it was a blue screen with white text, I think that's what you're talking about. When they updated to this style, with the animations of rain and all, I was blown away, and it's the style I remember the most: Yeah I remember that, but not the one I really meant. The one I was thinking of was just a US Map with color blobs for the precip types. They would scroll through the days. It was like a pre-cursor to model watching. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooneWX Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 33 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said: I don’t even remember a CAD rainy day in the 30’s this entire winter Oh don’t worry, it’ll happen on a 5 day a week basis April-May 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnionCountyNCWX Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I like how the main thread is very soon about to be saying the pattern in march is gonna be what was supposed to happen in 9-10 days...then push back to April...then May 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digital snow Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Hello SE forum peeps. I recently moved from NOVA and now live in Durham. Not too frequent a poster, I think my most liked posts were when I told CLKGriswald that nobody gives a shit what happens in Winchester and when I trolled DCTeacherman for preferring events with a front end thump to a dry slot. I was in the MA for 10 years or so and saw a couple decent storms, but it hasn't really happened there since 2018 and before that it was 2016. Yes, the snow drought is concerning climo wise and frustrating to say the least but I have a good feeling about the upcoming 4-5 weeks. Don't wanna come in talking shit, but gd north hills and Union county wx need to get a hold of themselves or get some real addictions. It is Feb 6th! Storms pop up here in a couple of days sometimes and this pattern gives us the best shot we have had in years. Nice to meet everyone! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooneWX Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 2 hours ago, UnionCountyNCWX said: I like how the main thread is very soon about to be saying the pattern in march is gonna be what was supposed to happen in 9-10 days...then push back to April...then May Gotta hang in there. Only a few more weeks before we’re hearing about how awesome it is that we’re pushing that hot summer heat back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooneWX Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 2 hours ago, digital snow said: Hello SE forum peeps. I recently moved from NOVA and now live in Durham. Not too frequent a poster, I think my most liked posts were when I told CLKGriswald that nobody gives a shit what happens in Winchester and when I trolled DCTeacherman for preferring events with a front end thump to a dry slot. I was in the MA for 10 years or so and saw a couple decent storms, but it hasn't really happened there since 2018 and before that it was 2016. Yes, the snow drought is concerning climo wise and frustrating to say the least but I have a good feeling about the upcoming 4-5 weeks. Don't wanna come in talking shit, but gd north hills and Union county wx need to get a hold of themselves or get some real addictions. It is Feb 6th! Storms pop up here in a couple of days sometimes and this pattern gives us the best shot we have had in years. Nice to meet everyone! First, welcome. second, you gon’ learn. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TARHEELPROGRAMMER88 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Cliff diving will be really popular in about a week or so on this board. Again, I got a shoulder to lean on! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilj4425 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 35 minutes ago, TARHEELPROGRAMMER88 said: Cliff diving will be really popular in about a week or so on this board. Again, I got a shoulder to lean on! Go Tigers. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TARHEELPROGRAMMER88 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Just now, lilj4425 said: Go Tigers. It was a great win for them for sure. They needed it. Props to them! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherfide Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 I think I'm coming back to Americanwx for awhile. Southernwx is getting weird, all high on hopium and not really grasping reality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooneWX Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 10 minutes ago, weatherfide said: I think I'm coming back to Americanwx for awhile. Southernwx is getting weird, all high on hopium and not really grasping reality. The platform objectively sucks. I think the discussion is likely better since some of the greats of this forum moved over there but that user experience is like going from an iPhone 15 to a Motorola Razor 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 I find a forum that doesn't allow differing opinions to be a waste of time. Differing opinions and data points are always the way to go . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 1 hour ago, BooneWX said: The platform objectively sucks. I think the discussion is likely better since some of the greats of this forum moved over there but that user experience is like going from an iPhone 15 to a Motorola Razor ^^^ this 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilj4425 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 1 hour ago, weatherfide said: I think I'm coming back to Americanwx for awhile. Southernwx is getting weird, all high on hopium and not really grasping reality. This grass ain’t always greener on the other side. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherfide Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Just now, lilj4425 said: This grass ain’t always greener on the other side. Plus I really miss the dancing blue blob! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Can the negativity get over the top here? Sure. But so can the wishcasting for snow and cold. When many places haven't seen snow in over 2 years its tough to stay positive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KChuck Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 19 hours ago, TARHEELPROGRAMMER88 said: Cliff diving will be really popular in about a week or so on this board. Again, I got a shoulder to lean on! How will you be able to tell the difference from what some are doing now??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 6 hours ago, wncsnow said: Can the negativity get over the top here? Sure. But so can the wishcasting for snow and cold. When many places haven't seen snow in over 2 years its tough to stay positive. I wont believe it’s going to snow again until I look out my window and my grass is covered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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