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Misc 2019 Banter & Friendly Conservation

Faco Thomas said:
A person on the American WX forum (I do go to the website sometimes) said that the Midlands should only expect a winterstorm once every 5-8 year.Like WTF? If that was the case,than areas such as Augusta-Columbia should easily average less than 1 inch of snow per year,but that's not the case.We can easily get a winterstorm every 2-4 years. It's just that the Midlands simply had bad luck concerning a winterstorm for most of this decade,especially after 2014. There's still some possible that the Midlands could get a winterstorm sometime between mid February-early March if the pattern cooperates.
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ATL has averaged a 3.5”+ SN/1.5”+ IP only once every 3.5 years since 1876 though that’s in addition to big ZR events, which are about every 4-5 years averaged out.
 
olhausen said:
While I’m at it here’s Nashville

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And Portland Tennessee which is as close to My house as I can find.

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Do you have one for Decatur, al
 
Faco Thomas said:
A person on the American WX forum (I do go to the website sometimes) said that the Midlands should only expect a winterstorm once every 5-8 year.Like WTF? If that was the case,than areas such as Augusta-Columbia should easily average less than 1 inch of snow per year,but that's not the case.We can easily get a winterstorm every 2-4 years. It's just that the Midlands simply had bad luck concerning a winterstorm for most of this decade,especially after 2014. There's still some possible that the Midlands could get a winterstorm sometime between mid February-early March if the pattern cooperates.
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5 to 6 is probably more accurate, and I believe Augusta only averages .9 inches of snow annually. Columbia can only get winter weather from one wind direction, and that is northeast. You typically have to have a coastal low in the perfect set up with plenty of cold air available due northeast.
 
GaWx said:
ATL has averaged a 3.5”+ SN/1.5”+ IP only once every 3.5 years since 1876 though that’s in addition to big ZR events, which are about every 4-5 years averaged out.
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What I find interesting is that KATL averages 2.9" annually and has yet to hit one of these big totals like the northwestern burbs have. The airport only received 4" in 1993 while areas in Cobb northwest had anywhere from 8-15". Same thing goes for December 2017, the airport had 2" and areas just northwest received anywhere from 6-13"
 
These heavier showers are like strong downdrafts, just the atmosphere getting ready for what it does best here in the later months, microbursts
 
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