Pretty sharp cut off between mild and wet and cold and snowy. It's like a La Nina and the Bermuda high is not letting the cold front sweep south. Makes no sense.
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Wintry Winter Discussion 2023/24
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Cackalacky Kid
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The snow and rain cutoff always runs somewhere through Wake County.
Battle Zone
Snowlover87
Member
I think it's gonna be one of those frustrating winters for folks along I-20 and southward. I-40 will do great.
Yep, the Old Farmer's Almanac is supposed to use actual meteorology/climatology to help create their forecast. To put a map out like this is embarrassing.
There will always be a battle ground outside of elevation. Even if it's only 50 miles wide. If I was creating this map, I would at least add a battle zone just to the north and west of the "Mild Wet' and "Cold Snowy"; if I was working for them. Terrible map....
It’s always frustrating for I-20. I lived it for 37 years. I still have nightmares.
Snowlover87
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Honestly its probably better to live in Florida and be far away from any wintry precip chances than to be right on the edge so many times and usually miss out.
I agree with you, but I would honestly never use the term battle zone. I don't know who came up with that several years ago, but it sounds goofy. I would refer to it as mix or something.
Whenever I hear the term battle zone I think of severe storms not winter weather.
Maybe transition zone. There very well could be a lot of sharp cut offs with precip types and temps. But the question is where. Their particular map would indicate a lot (if not every) storm cuts up through central SC and NC.
But what am I doing? I'm focusing on another winter forecast, when I promised myself I wouldn't do that.
I should only worry about the Halloween storm....
Snowlover87
Member
When I hear battle zone I think of war.
LickWx
Member
I think battle zone is a corny term
Maybe they should call it the ice zone
Maybe they should call it storm track bc if that's where the battle is that's where the low is
This Nino coming comparing to other similar ones up is notorious for sharp cutoffs between 40/85
LickWx
Member
I’m ready, my collards gon like cold winter rain long as we don’t drop to the teens
LickWx
Member
I would refer to it as “ it’s gonna rain 95% of the time, a few sleet pellets if you’re lucky” zone
Iceagewhereartthou
Member
I think of it as the "tease you by getting your hopes up" zone. You see the mtns get it and the local mets make you think you have a chance but most of the time the only thing that gets crushed is your hope.
I’d tell people to get familiar with the rain/snow lines of the 1980s