famartin Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Any obs for the event tonight should probably be in the Feb 7-9 storm threat thread... just sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 sorry to intrude....but which one of you f*ckers got me addicted to wgt.com? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 www.wgt.com Best online golf game EVER! temps are dropping but no snowstorm are a coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 www.wgt.com Best online golf game EVER! temps are dropping but no snowstorm are a coming ha it was your fault. I couldnt remember who had mentioned it in the past..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_AR_ Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 It is windy and cold as hell. I think I'll wash my truck. EDIT: maybe not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 1 month + 2 weeks until spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 1 month + 2 weeks until spring. La Nina spring delayed till Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 It is windy and cold as hell. I think I'll wash my truck. EDIT: maybe not I washed my truck today, couldn't feel my hands when I was done, for 20 minutes afterwards too, lol. Did it at a car wash though, screw doing it completely by hand in this cold. Sometimes I hate being so anal about my truck being clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMolineuxLM1 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 I washed my truck today, couldn't feel my hands when I was done, for 20 minutes afterwards too, lol. Did it at a car wash though, screw doing it completely by hand in this cold. Sometimes I hate being so anal about my truck being clean. Lovely wind gusts to boot. The sun is so deceiving also. The temps are dropping good out there. Gonna be good walking my 2 Siberian huskies This is their type of weather though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzardlover Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Okay, so since this thread is for general banter... here's a question for any NWS mets or I guess any other professionals. What sort of weather warning would you consider the absolute, most severe you could issue? Tornado emergency? Extreme wind warning? Flash flood emergency? Just curious as to what ranks out at the absolute top of the scale in terms of criticality in terms of danger and potential for damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgir Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 imo ... tornado warning would frighten the beegeebers out of me , next would be a wildfire, than hurricane and thunderstorm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg ralls Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I'm awaiting the responses by the people you asked for, but for me, I would guess Tornado Warning. Next, might be a Severe Thunderstorm Warning when it is obvious that powerful straight line winds are racing through a county. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzardlover Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I'm awaiting the responses by the people you asked for, but for me, I would guess Tornado Warning. Next, might be a Severe Thunderstorm Warning when it is obvious that powerful straight line winds are racing through a county. I've videotaped tornados before and seen tornado warnings. They're no joke to be sure. But a tornado emergency -- an upgraded tornado warning if I understand correctly -- is for extreme situations presenting absolutely grave and destructive scenarios. I imagine an F4+ tornado about to hit a major metropolitan area would qualify. That would probably send chills up and down my spine to read this type of alert scrolling across the TV with that ominous EAS beeping in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Tornado Emergency for sure. I hear that and I know the sh$t just hit the fan. Only issued for severe ef 4-5 type storms. Of all the warnings and all the weather I have no interest in ever being near an ef 4-5 tornado is #1. No thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 That would probably send chills up and down my spine to read this type of alert scrolling across the TV with that ominous EAS beeping in the background. You mean like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 Probably won't see single digits for a while.. maybe late next week? Yes... 7.0 so far at 6:10am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 13.2° this AM. wow it's getting light out a lot sooner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 13.2° this AM. wow it's getting light out a lot sooner and later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman56 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 10.1 degrees here in NW Chester County, 12.5 inches of snow in the yard, much less on southern exposures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 12 here this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsentropicLift Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I've been under a tornado warning quite a few times, three times last year to be exact, two of which resulted in tornado warnings being issued for NYC once they moved past me. What I never understood, is that EAS is never activated up here in north Jersey. I have a place in Atlantic County though, and when the tornado warning was issued, EAS was activated, and it really heightens the tension level. For one, I was in a campground, and two, alot of people in NJ ignore severe weather warnings, but when the entire screen, no matter which channel you are watching flips over to a tornado warning, it sent shivers down my spine. The beeping and NOAA weather radio computer generated voice add to the effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg ralls Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I would guess that I've probably been under a Tornado Warning 2 or 3 times over the past decade or so, but I could tell by looking at the radar/reading the description/following a thread on the forum that the tornado was nowhere near hitting my town. I'm sure I would be freaking out if I was under a Tornado Warning with a cell heading right for me, though. I definitely would take cover immediately, as is suggested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsentropicLift Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I would guess that I've probably been under a Tornado Warning 2 or 3 times over the past decade or so, but I could tell by looking at the radar/reading the description/following a thread on the forum that the tornado was nowhere near hitting my town. I'm sure I would be freaking out if I was under a Tornado Warning with a cell heading right for me, though. I definitely would take cover immediately, as is suggested. I've been under a warning more times than I could count over the past decade and yes most of them were nowhere near my town. Last year was different, the warning I was under in Atlantic county litteraly said, the tornado will be near Pomona at such and such time, and I was in Pomona. The radar signiature was decent as well. I believe it was the same day the squall line ripped through eastern PA and Philly during the Phillies game which brought all the straight line wind damage and hail to the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVblizzard Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 12z Euro shows widespread upper 50s and low 60s next Thursday-Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg ralls Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Now, this finally feels like a banter thread during a strong La Nina winter, what with talking about tornadoes & severe thunderstorms, and also about temps in the 50s & 60s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg ralls Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I've been under a warning more times than I could count over the past decade and yes most of them were nowhere near my town. Last year was different, the warning I was under in Atlantic county litteraly said, the tornado will be near Pomona at such and such time, and I was in Pomona. The radar signiature was decent as well. I believe it was the same day the squall line ripped through eastern PA and Philly during the Phillies game which brought all the straight line wind damage and hail to the area. That's really cool. Probably a good blend of fear & excitement all at once, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 It got cloudy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Tornado Warnings... This summer in Alliance, Nebraska we were being chased into town by a storm. It went linear and got dark, so we decided to check in at our Holiday Inn and just watch the lightning from our hotel room. A spotter reported a funnel cloud, which sent the county into a TOR. We drove up to the hotel with quarter-size hail falling, only to find everyone sitting on the floor in the lobby with the TV on, but just a black screen and NOAA weather radio. Holiday Inn's computer wouldn't let the front desk check us in until the TOR was lifted, so we went across the street, got some dinner, and came back when the TOR expired. Ok, back to PHL metro..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzardlover Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Last summer there was a tornado warning for New Castle County. I was at my gym, it was early afternoon, and pitch black outside. As the storm got worse, the power was flickering on and off . At once, all the TVs, including on the 100 or so treadmills, all switched from whatever channel they were viewing to the EAS message indicating tornado warning. Very eerie... but it wasn't the tornado emergency I noted above. That would have taken things up a notch definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMolineuxLM1 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Last summer there was a tornado warning for New Castle County. I was at my gym, it was early afternoon, and pitch black outside. As the storm got worse, the power was flickering on and off . At once, all the TVs, including on the 100 or so treadmills, all switched from whatever channel they were viewing to the EAS message indicating tornado warning. Very eerie... but it wasn't the tornado emergency I noted above. That would have taken things up a notch definitely. Yeah that was my infamous trip over the gas station island and breaking my camera time as i was in Talleyville,DE Saw the damn funnel cloud and all, tried to run to get the better view of it and tripped over the island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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