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February Medium/Long Range Thread


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2 hours ago, Maestrobjwa said:

So are you kinda backing off your expectations of the pattern? Or before were you just saying that the pattern just looked like that, not that you thought it had 12+" potential in the first place?

Do you realize Baltimore has only had 20 12"+ stormstorms EVER...in over 135 years of records...  We sometimes go decades without one.  Anything that rare takes a lot more than just a very good pattern...it also takes a whole lot of luck.  On top of that a large percentage of them have come in Nino years...making it even less likely in a nina, again no matter how good the pattern is. 

I have not changed my opinion of the pattern...but if we get a 6-10" snowstorm that is a win.  If we get an 8" and 4" snow during the period...that is a win.  We can't undo the past...if you are expecting this period to make up for the last 8 years or all the snow we got fringed with this winter...you are setting yourself up for disapointment.  I said its a very favorable pattern and we have a good chance at snowstorms and I still feel that way, I never said I think we will get a HECS.  

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1 hour ago, Ji said:


No it’s on purpose. We should have way more snow than we should. It’s basically been a wall to wall winter. It’s like having 7 great drives and scoring 6 fields goals

We've had the cold.  Just need the storms to be in the right spot.  Still. Lots of time left.  Alot of us have had more snow this winter then we've gotten in a few years

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15 minutes ago, psuhoffman said:

Do you realize Baltimore has only had 20 12"+ stormstorms EVERY...in over 135 years of records...  We sometimes go decades without one.  Anything that rare takes a lot more than just a very good pattern...it also takes a whole lot of luck.  On top of that a large percentage of them have come in Nino years...making it even less likely in a nina, again no matter how good the pattern is. 

I have not changed my opinion of the pattern...but if we get a 6-10" snowstorm that is a win.  If we get an 8" and 4" snow during the period...that is a win.  We can't undo the past...if you are expecting this period to make up for the last 8 years or all the snow we got fringed with this winter...you are setting yourself up for disapointment.  I said its a very favorable pattern and we have a good chance at snowstorms and I still feel that way, I never said I think we will get a HECS.  

I don't know why you think I think this...I don't. I was only talking about the next threat specifically, and getting clarity on exactly what you meant. And I don't believe that 6-10" is a fail. Now, would I like this pattern to break the 6"+ drought? Absolutely! Don't need a MECS to do that, lol 6" is my bar from now until I finally get that from a storm again :lol:

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2 hours ago, Warm Nose said:

... much better than 7 drives and no points.

It's all about perspective.

If the Eagles hadn't taken their foot off the gas and put in the backups, hey, 6 field goals probably would have still won the Super Bowl B)

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@psuhoffman I just thought about something...if you've said there's only been 20 12"+ in our history, how crazy is it that 10 of those have come in the last 32 years? We literally got one every 3-4 years...so I guess that must've been a heater! I will say, being someone born in 1990, my entire working memory through 2016 was getting one of those storms every 3-4 years, lol So it's a slightly skewed perspective that has made the last 9 years feel more unusual. But you're absolutely right--it is rare historicallyrics! Just more common for 23 years :lol:

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Just now, ravensrule said:

@stormtrackerand @NorthArlington101 must be smoking a fatty together and forgot about us. 

I’m eyeing it but don’t know enough about what I’m looking for honestly - this kind of system has too many pieces for me. 
 

I like the look on radar slightly better at least lol through 144. But I make literally zero promises 

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