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January Medium/Long Range: A snowy January ahead?


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30 minutes ago, Ji said:

i really want the 20th to be a disaster of a weather day

It'll be enough of a disaster as it stands now, no matter the weather!  (skating the political line there, I know!).  But on a weather-related note for the medium range, one does have to like how the overall setup looks as advertised right now.  No, we may not get the first wave (is that the one near the 20th?), but after that...looks like possibilities are good!

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2 minutes ago, Ji said:

no different than wanting a blizzard for football games but this would be on a different level--especially since it would be in the snowhole of DC

We probably want the same things. I’m just sometimes a little more rational about it. 

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Classic WAA thump look 

Yeah it’s able to happen because the main shortwave that heads over the ridge is dumped into Southwest while N/S races ahead. We’ve seen that happen a lot this year, the current event is an example. Wouldn’t shock me.


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2 minutes ago, psuhoffman said:

He complained in between snowpacalyps and  snowmageddon in 2010 because we went a whole month without a HECS if you can believe that injustice. 

we went snowless from Dec 19 to Jan 30...in a historic winter. You cant have that

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Just now, Ji said:

we went snowless from Dec 19 to Jan 30...in a historic winter. You cant have that

Actually in all fairness, that's not really true.  We had a cold clipper go through in early January 2010, before a bit of a thaw over the following couple of weeks.  But even before that was over, indications were pretty clear we were heading back to a cold/blocky pattern.

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3 minutes ago, Ji said:

we went snowless from Dec 19 to Jan 30...in a historic winter. You cant have that

Not true we got a 1-3” snow in early January but you dismissed that. Dude it’s ok. I’m not picking on you. You be you.  But you gotta admit looking back it was kinda funny to go on a rant about needing snow 3 weeks after we got a hecs for Xmas and while all the models were already showing the next epic pattern developing. 

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11 minutes ago, psuhoffman said:

We probably want the same things. I’m just sometimes a little more rational about it. 

 

13 minutes ago, Ji said:

no different than wanting a blizzard for football games but this would be on a different level--especially since it would be in the snowhole of DC

What was the famous "snowplow game" where the grounds crew came out during a snowstorm and plowed the field that allowed the game-winning field goal?  New England vs. ??? I think? Can't recall details offhand but it caused a controversy.

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3 minutes ago, WVclimo said:

Patriots 3 Dolphins 0

That was in December 1982 and it was a nice snowstorm down our way as well.  7” at my place in Laurel.

That was a last minute fluke in Baltimore and ne into Phl. Forecasts at 11pm in Baltimore and DC said it would miss us. But the forecaster on Channel 7 in DC, Sam Houston Allred, commented that it was odd that there were radar echos due west of DC. Only a weenie would remember that innocuous comment. Lol

Got 6-7" imby. I once asked JB about that storm when he was still at Accuwx, and he remembered it distinctly and said he was jumping up and down saying that it was coming north but was dismissed by Sr. forecasters there.

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3 minutes ago, mitchnick said:

That was a last minute fluke in Baltimore and ne into Phl. Forecasts at 11pm in Baltimore and DC said it would miss us. But the forecaster on Channel 7 in DC, Sam Houston Allred, commented that it was odd that there were radar echos due west of DC. Only a weenie would remember that innocuous comment. Lol

Got 6-7" imby. I once asked JB about that storm when he was still at Accuwx, and he remembered it distinctly and said he was jumping up and down saying that it was coming north but was dismissed by Sr. forecasters there.

Good stuff, Mitch.  Thanks.  It was my first snowfall after moving to the metro area from Western Maryland.  After that one and Feb 1983, I thought I’d be ok with the move. Didn’t realize there would only be 4 above-normal seasons in the next 25 years. :weep:

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