Or wishing for cold/below normal temperatures in spring (or any time of year) in my case. Different strokes for different folks. Live and let live. Of course the wishing doesn’t make any of it happen, regardless.
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Misc 2021-22 Fall/Winter Whamby Thread
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Or wishing for cold/below normal temperatures in spring (or any time of year) in my case. Different strokes for different folks. Live and let live. Of course the wishing doesn’t make any of it happen, regardless.
I've always wished for snow even if it is in early spring. I know some people would rather have warm days in March, but giving up a couple warm days for a rare late snowfall when you have ~8 months of warmth here is worth it IMO. Warm weather is guaranteed, snow is not.
Snow is seemingly guaranteed here every weekend
Extreme severe thunderstorms are isolated in nature and very short in duration.
An ice storm is not.
I must admit, it's bit disappointing it snowed 3 weekends in a row and we barely have 3 inches to show for it.
Terrible take, you can have QLCS/derechos, etc. but just like ice storms, this weather causes destruction, it’s as simple as that. They both do. No difference
7.3 to show for it, hope we can go above 10” for February
You do know that derechos are fairly rare, right? And when they do occur, the "mega winds" as you describe them last maybe a few minutes in a narrow swath of the line.
Ice storms are not rare. In fact, they're extremely common and can occur several times each winter, although maybe not in the exact same locations.
These days the kids get snow days for flurries that don’t even happen. Back in the 80s it took two feet of snow to close schools. ?They still wouldn't get a snow day with an ice storm. ?
True, lol.
They both cause destruction at the end of the day
Yeah right around 4 inches here which would lead me to consider this an average winter. The way AN December would drop it down a peg but the cold Jan would bump it up so still right around an average winter so far depending the outcome of Feb/Mar
Snowstorms cause destruction and kill people, too. It’s weather. Not like us rooting for/against certain weather makes any difference to the outcome, anyways.
But it's a false equivalency to suggest the extent of their destruction is no different.
What is your point? He’s rooting on an icestorm and you’re implying you root for a derecho/severe thunderstorms. Are you saying he shouldn’t root on an icestorm but it is ok if you root for severe thunderstorms?
Severe is fun, ice is fun, weather is fun. It has its downfalls that you hate to see tho
Too much cold press! When I was in the bullseye a week ago, temps were 30s and maybe start as mix to snow, now my high is 5 both days! ?????
I never said severe thunderstorms didn't "have its downfalls."
And just because different types of extreme weather may be fun to track doesn't mean they're all equal in the extent of destruction and inconveniece they can cause.
Damn 12z GFS gives the SE like five storm chances
For example, extremely cold temperatures for an extended period of time can cause Texas' power grid to fail.
Conversely, extremely hot temperatures for an extended period of time do not.