Misc Winter Whamby 2020, a New Decade

[whatitdo]

A nice consolation prize after we endure IP/RN hell in a couple days while central VA gets plastered. We call this storm the tablesetter? ?

Is this a reference to what Greg Fishel is saying?:

"Here is my concern for snow lovers. See the map below. It is a forecast of the Isobar(lines of equal pressure)pattern over the US and Canada. The cold area of high pressure is over southern Iowa Thursday night. This position almost always dictates that the cold air will have to cross the Appalachian mountains before it gets here. That air comes up over the mountains and sinks coming down the other side. Sinking motion produces warming, and many times in a setup like this, the temperatures stays above freezing until the precipitation departs, and I fear that could happen this time. The ideal position of that high for snow lovers is over the northeastern U.S., because it provides a direct discharge of arctic air down the east slopes of the mountains with no impedance at all."

 

[superjames1992]

Is this a reference to what Greg Fishel is saying?:

"Here is my concern for snow lovers. See the map below. It is a forecast of the Isobar(lines of equal pressure)pattern over the US and Canada. The cold area of high pressure is over southern Iowa Thursday night. This position almost always dictates that the cold air will have to cross the Appalachian mountains before it gets here. That air comes up over the mountains and sinks coming down the other side. Sinking motion produces warming, and many times in a setup like this, the temperatures stays above freezing until the precipitation departs, and I fear that could happen this time. The ideal position of that high for snow lovers is over the northeastern U.S., because it provides a direct discharge of arctic air down the east slopes of the mountains with no impedance at all."

No, I’m just assuming a worst case scenario that this trends NW and we rain. But I’m just joking.

 

[southernskimmer]

Me at lunch - “psh, the Euro doesn’t matter inside 60 hours”

Also me at 1 am - “hitting refresh on pbp at rapid rate”

 

[superjames1992]

The DC metro subforum over at AmericanWx has a thread dedicated to this storm they just started today. ?

 

[SC_Wildcat]

Small hope that us on the border belt of SC see a little something...probably not likely, but it's still fun to imagine until all hope is gone probably tomorrow.

 

[superjames1992]

R.I.P. King Euro.

 

[Weatherlover92]

I may not live in NC, but I can only imagine the panic from local/NWS mets that gradually start to settle in going into Wed Morning knowing the only reliable global model just caved and did a complete 180 in agreement with other models. I'm disappointed to see the Euro be this stubborn in such a short lead time, that's usually a page from the Goofus's signature playbook. ?

 

[NickyBGuarantee]

This is how I feel after finally getting the euro to cave to the 84 hour NAM ... tonight we can truly start giving our respect to the NAM model even at long range .. FROM THE 84 hour NAM to the NAM right now .. almost zero real major changes it’s always been a significant and widespread winter storm for many . I mean I don’t think it wavered from that idea at all yet truly outstanding

 

[NickyBGuarantee]

(Not an actual post) Facebook: Greg fisher:

“Shi*”




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[Ilovesnow28]

It sucks having all this rain but can't get nothing wintry out of it

 

[Brent]

It sucks having all this rain but can't get nothing wintry out of it

yeah... same here. So over the rain. I'm glad I saw snow out of town because I'm pretty giving up on it happening here... 5 years in 2 weeks unbelievable really

 

[Rain Cold]

Going to be awesome waiting for the rain to change over to a few snowflakes tomorrow. Wonder when we will finally see the NAM drop back into the 1-2" range? 0z tonight?

 

[Metwannabe]

Just saw Big Weather on ABC11 show a map of 2-4 over Wilson but then proceeds to say.... "don't expect to see that on the ground, that is what will fall from the sky". ?‍?‍

 

[Metwannabe]

Here's my first call map w/ actual totals. I think the northern coastal plain and NE piedmont is going to get clocked.

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I'm going to be so mad at you if this fails ??

 

[KyloG]

Going to be awesome waiting for the rain to change over to a few snowflakes tomorrow. Wonder when we will finally see the NAM drop back into the 1-2" range? 0z tonight?

I will never get over 2017.

 

[Brick Tamland]

Euro acted like it was too good for everyone, and now of course it's all like...hey guys, can I join your party?

 

[KyloG]

Going to be awesome waiting for the rain to change over to a few snowflakes tomorrow. Wonder when we will finally see the NAM drop back into the 1-2" range? 0z tonight?

Don’t look at WRALs futurecast model. Shows a washout until late tomorrow and then flip to snow.

 

[Chattownsnow]

Well at least I got my 3-4 inches in early February. I smell a cold rain in my future. 1045 H isn’t good enough apparently. Ugh

 

[Rain Cold]

Don’t look at WRALs futurecast model. Shows a washout until late tomorrow and then flip to snow.

It's just as like a legitimate scenario as all of these big snow maps coming out. How many storms like this are we going to have to endure where we're waiting for cold to filter in during the storm, while the bulk of the precip falls as rain, before we realize that cold needs to be firmly entrenched in the area? This isn't the 80s.

 

[KyloG]

It's just as like a legitimate scenario as all of these big snow maps coming out. How many storms like this are we going to have to endure where we're waiting for cold to filter in during the storm, while the bulk of the precip falls as rain, before we realize that cold needs to be firmly entrenched in the area? This isn't the 80s.

Dec 2018 is the only event in my life where cold over performed. But, yeah,when we play with fire...