Last year I was cool with setting a record but now I just want to see flakes fall. Now if it’s mixed trash no thanks but a 30min snow shower yes
Option 1. At this point it's a real accumulating snowfall or nothing. Doesn't have to be 6-8". A 2-3" that stays at least 24 hrs would suffice. A dusting is only going to make me mad and crave more.
First half of stronger ninos have been generally poor for us. I'm sure if someone went year by year an outlier or 2 could be found but the majority of data supported being near 0 on snow through 1/15. It's disappointing to miss on what really was 3 opportunities in the next 7 days but what can you do. Most stronger ninos do support opportunities in the 2nd half of winter potentially into the first half of March. If we get to 2/14 and are snow less with bad looking models yeah let's burn it down but the best part of this winter is still likely out of the windshield not in the rear view.
Damn.
2nd half of Feb is going to go hard
Absolutely it's not over by any means. I just have to get on here and vent with like minded people. My family and friends aren't weather needs and don't want to hear it so I have to turn to here. Lol But yeah it's not surprising at all to be snowless on Jan 15th in a Nino. I think the worst part is knowing Jan may be lost all together. But the GFS is still saying it's possible next weekend to avoid a Jan shutout. And I hope we do because I can't unsee and ignore my research the other day. Only once in 100 years has it gone on to reach our current average of 4.7" when being blanked through Feb 1st. That year was 92-93 and we know what storm did that. It wasn't a Nino that year. But the 4 years since 1950 that went snowless through Feb 1st that were Ninos 2 of them went on to be close to average. The other 2 well, not so much. So I'd say 50/50 of Feb ending up decent this year, but probably not above average, which is probably about the normal odds anyway. If I get time I may look up Raleigh and see if they follow the same statistics. I know CLT does. When Bullcity wx shared that stat was when I decided to look up GSP. Anyway good luck to us east of the mtns. Those west you've had yours ??
Same here...in fact most claim they hate snow..which i can't even comprehend. I get to complaining so much they get tired of hearing it I'm sure. They probably have thought for a long time I'm nuts.
Yeah it's hard to imagine why anyone in the south would hate snow. It's so rare it's a treat and a day off work. Most people I know do like and enjoy it. They just don't care either way if it snows or not though. Now my dad hates it. And it's understandable, he was a lineman. The 90s were awful for him as it seemed ice storms knocked power out every year then.
