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Misc 2017 Banter/venting thread

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If there is another snowstorm east of here next weekend i hope its further north for the people who missed out lol central alabama had their snow for the winter :p
 
Brent said:
If there is another snowstorm east of here next weekend i hope its further north for the people who missed out lol central alabama had their snow for the winter :p
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Bah, who wants that idea, nail us again and leave North AL out. Lets see they got 1/10/11, 2/12/14 and 2/25/15. We made up ground with the Snowjam and last week, so we are still down one to get us even.
 
#1 storm of my life: Jan 1988!
14-16" of powder, fell with temps in the teens, ended as -ZR 1/4" on top of the snow. Extremely cold afterwards, no school for about 2 weeks! I was in Gastonia NC at the time. Doubt that one will ever be topped for me, in my lifetime!
 
So, 3 GFS runs in a row - 80º on Christmas. Bah Humbug ...
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Arcc said:

Bah, who wants that idea, nail us again and leave North AL out. Lets see they got 1/10/11, 2/12/14 and 2/25/15. We made up ground with the Snowjam and last week, so we are still down one to get us even.
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Okay but i want snow too 3 days later i'm still salty lmao

The Christmas storm needs to verify lol
 
It was awesome to see the snow fall here yesterday. The flakes were huge at times, too. I was out putting up more Christmas lights in the snow.

Also, congrats to Wake Forest High for winning back to back state 4AA football titles.
 
Had a great time camping over the weekend in Brevard, NC. I'd guess we got somewhere around 9" when it was all said and done, maybe a bit more. The drive up on Friday was interesting but made it up without incident. The snow was like cement though, there were limbs coming down all night Friday and all day Saturday. That was my least favorite part of being in the middle of the forest in a snow storm.
 
Brent said:
funny, 2014-2015 was my first winter in Dallas and one of the best I've seen lol. It's just been trash ever since.

I guess I shouldn't complain too much... last storm in Alabama 1/28/2014 was like the best storm ever in Alabama really(close to jackpot without the disaster of Bham/Atlanta) and then 3/4-3/5/2015 here in Dallas was amazing for about 3 hours in the late evening(heaviest snow I've ever seen) but once the evil sun came up that was over, and it hasn't snowed more than a dusting since...
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The 2014-2015 winter was a great one for me. It took a while though but once mid February hit I received 2 snow storms and one minor ice storm in a little over 2 weeks time. That was the longest I’d ever seen snow stay on the ground as my neighborhood had 1 inch or more the whole time. The following winter was somewhat warm but I received the big dog 12 inch snow in mid January which made it my 2nd favorite winter of all time! Little did I know it would be followed by the warmest and worst winter of my life.
 
Its crazy having all this cold air before winter even starts. Tomorrow and tomorrow night are going to be brutal with the winds !
 
SoutheastRidge said:
Yeah but its been 7 years since we had a cold december.
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Of course, I️ just hate the term “astronomical winter” it isn’t a good representation for the earth’s annual temperature cycle except in high latitude near the poles.. also, you shouldn’t be surprised that we are experiencing these below average temperatures since we are in a la-Niña.. enjoy the winter before February comes..
 
The February '79 storm and the March '83 storm you've mentioned in your post, are rather vague in my memory. But, for some reason I vividly recall the mid-February and March 1980 (I'm sure many, North Carolinian's would remember that particular storm) snowstorms, respectively.

I was a kid during all those storms (I was born several days before the February '73 bonanza snowstorm), but can remember those 1980 winter snowstorms better than the others mentioned above.
 
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GaWx said:
My top 5 SN or IP, which were of course dependent on whether I was in ATL or SAV when they occurred:

1. Jan of 1977 in SAV: getting TWO accumulating snows totalling 2.0" (both 0.7"+) in one month in SAV of all places, along with it being the coldest month on record back to 1871, including a 72 hour period of 33 or colder was an experience beyond description. It was 3 colder than an average ATL Jan!
2. Feb of 1968 in SAV, when I woke up to 3.6" of totally unexpected snow as a very young kid. That was then the heaviest there in well over 100 years!
3. Feb of 1973 in SAV, when I woke up to 3.2" of totally unexpected snow as a not as young kid.
4. Jan of 1982 snowjam in ATL: this is obvious. The total SN/IP was large at 7.0" but there was a lot more to it than just the measurement.
5. Feb of 1979 4.2" IP in ATL, my first accumulating IP. I never had any idea IP could add up like that and look so white! And boy did it stick around! 4" of IP is easily comparable to 10" of SN!
6. I have to add #6 so I can include the Storm of the Century, 3/1993, my 1st blizzard (~7-8" on northside of ATL). Again, it wasn't just the large accumulation.

Big storms I missed because I was in the wrong city:
- 12/1989 SAV 3.6": this could easily have been my #1 storm
- 3/1983 ATL: 7.9", ATL largest since 1/1940! But I actually got some token IP in SAV.
- 1/2002 ATL: 4.6"
- 1/2011 ATL: 4.4" SN/IP
- 12/2017 ATL: ~7" northside
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Hey there, Larry. I'm new here and I would like to ask a question if you don't mind. Has there ever been a single snowstorm that was greater than 8.3 inches in Atlanta that's just not on official NWS records for some reason? I'm interested to know. Thanks.
 
Clayton Reid said:
Hey there, Larry. I'm new here and I would like to ask a question if you don't mind. Has there ever been a single snowstorm that was greater than 8.3 inches in Atlanta that's just not on official NWS records for some reason? I'm interested to know. Thanks.
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As evidenced by March '93, and this amazing Dec storm just past, there can be great variability just within the Metro. ATL snow records mean different things to someone who lives in northern Cobb, vs someone who lives close to Hartsfield.
 
Clayton Reid said:
Hey there, Larry. I'm new here and I would like to ask a question if you don't mind. Has there ever been a single snowstorm that was greater than 8.3 inches in Atlanta that's just not on official NWS records for some reason? I'm interested to know. Thanks.
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Welcome, Clayton! Whamby has a good point. However, I'll still address official ATL. ATL (downtown station) received 10" when the airport got 8.3" late in 1/1940. Also, they got 9.6" in a mid Jan of 1893 storm.

They got ~9" over a 4 day period in Feb of 1885, but that technically might very well be from back to back storms like 1/1982 rather than from one. I don't know. The snowiest month on record is nearly a foot but that's from 3 different systems. One could argue that 4" of IP, which ATL has received several times like in 1/1979 and 1/1988, is equivalent to ~10" of snow. They had 7" of SN & IP lieing on the ground at the end of the 56 hour elapsed three pronged 12/1886 storm from near 1.8" liquid equivalent. An argument could be made to make this their #1 storm. For one thing, there very likely were several inches more that actually fell since the duration was so long and there were several multihour long breaks. There had to be some settling over a 56 hour period, especially considering the 1.8" of liquid equivalent. Furthermore, a good portion was IP.
 
The foot of snow was awesome, but damage it left has been a pain in the ass. First lost power for 40 hrs and the same day it comes back on, the water goes out. They issue a water boil advisory, but there’s nothing to boil lol. No eta on getting water back.
 
I have Patriots vs Vikings in the Super Bowl. I had Patriots vs Eagles but Carson Wentz tore his ACL.
 
GaWx said:
Welcome, Clayton! Whamby has a good point. However, I'll still address official ATL. ATL (downtown station) received 10" when the airport got 8.3" late in 1/1940. Also, they got 9.6" in a mid Jan of 1893 storm.

They got ~9" over a 4 day period in Feb of 1885, but that technically might very well be from back to back storms like 1/1982 rather than from one. I don't know. The snowiest month on record is nearly a foot but that's from 3 different systems. One could argue that 4" of IP, which ATL has received several times like in 1/1979 and 1/1988, is equivalent to ~10" of snow. They had 7" of SN & IP lieing on the ground at the end of the 56 hour elapsed three pronged 12/1886 storm from near 1.8" liquid equivalent. An argument could be made to make this their #1 storm. For one thing, there very likely were several inches more that actually fell since the duration was so long and there were several multihour long breaks. There had to be some settling over a 56 hour period, especially considering the 1.8" of liquid equivalent. Furthermore, a good portion was IP.
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Thank you for your expertise! I was just curious if it was possible.
 
GaWx said:
Welcome, Clayton! Whamby has a good point. However, I'll still address official ATL. ATL (downtown station) received 10" when the airport got 8.3" late in 1/1940. Also, they got 9.6" in a mid Jan of 1893 storm.

They got ~9" over a 4 day period in Feb of 1885, but that technically might very well be from back to back storms like 1/1982 rather than from one. I don't know. The snowiest month on record is nearly a foot but that's from 3 different systems. One could argue that 4" of IP, which ATL has received several times like in 1/1979 and 1/1988, is equivalent to ~10" of snow. They had 7" of SN & IP lieing on the ground at the end of the 56 hour elapsed three pronged 12/1886 storm from near 1.8" liquid equivalent. An argument could be made to make this their #1 storm. For one thing, there very likely were several inches more that actually fell since the duration was so long and there were several multihour long breaks. There had to be some settling over a 56 hour period, especially considering the 1.8" of liquid equivalent. Furthermore, a good portion was IP.
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When was the snowiest month if you don't mind my asking? And what year was it? What were the inches?
 
gotta love the ebb and flow with each and every model run. Daggone it, yeah; shoot, fun, torch, freezer, meh, toss it, maybe, if, then, only, why, crap, winters over (yet it just barely started)

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I can't believe elementary schools let their kids post on these boards during the day

To - From the way some people act you would think elementary schools are letting kids post online.
 
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LetItSnow said:
gotta love the ebb and flow with each and every model run. Daggone it, yeah; shoot, fun, torch, freezer, meh, toss it, maybe, if, then, only, why, crap, winters over (yet it just barely started)

I can't believe elementary schools let their kids post on these boards during the day
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It would be a boring wx board w/o it


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