Author Topic: The Weather (2016) (Read 41751 times)

imref · « **Topic Start:** January 07, 2016, 10:37:10 PM »

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WXrisk says there's a growing threat of an east coast winter storm January 17-19. Still way too early to say for sure, but the GFS and Euro are in agreement that something could be a brewing...

varoadking · « **Reply #1:** January 07, 2016, 10:46:15 PM »

Quote from: imref on January 07, 2016, 10:37:10 PM

WXrisk says there's a growing threat of an east coast winter storm January 17-19. Still way too early to say for sure, but the GFS and Euro are in agreement that something could be a brewing...

Oh, say it isn't so...driving to DC for the Caps game on the 17th...

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #2:** January 07, 2016, 11:17:13 PM »

Wimps.

Mathguy · « **Reply #3:** January 08, 2016, 05:12:51 AM »

Hardly. MDS - you live in an area where snow is understood and the population knows how to deal with it. DC area is another story - where it's not the snow, but people's reactions that are a disaster.

Quote from: MarquisDeSade on January 07, 2016, 11:17:13 PM

Wimps.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #4:** January 08, 2016, 08:26:49 AM »

Quote from: imref on January 07, 2016, 10:37:10 PM

WXrisk says there's a growing threat of an east coast winter storm January 17-19. Still way too early to say for sure, but the GFS and Euro are in agreement that something could be a brewing...

Planning to head out of town on the 15th. Sounds perfect.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #5:** January 08, 2016, 08:47:56 AM »

Quote from: Mathguy on January 08, 2016, 05:12:51 AM

Hardly. MDS - you live in an area where snow is understood and the population knows how to deal with it. DC area is another story - where it's not the snow, but people's reactions that are a disaster.

The unintentional hilarity in this is comedy gold. Bravo.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #6:** January 08, 2016, 08:59:43 AM »

Quote from: MarquisDeSade on January 08, 2016, 08:47:56 AM

The unintentional hilarity in this is comedy gold. Bravo.

having driven on snow in places that know how to handle it and the DC area, the difference is as it is the roads being just warm enough to melt a little then re-freeze giving you that wonderful ice layer that you don't find further north as it is bad drivers. Toss in no one here having snow tires (which makes sense if you only need them once a year) and you get a crap show

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #7:** January 08, 2016, 09:05:22 AM »

Quote from: HalfSmokes on January 08, 2016, 08:59:43 AM

having driven on snow in places that know how to handle it and the DC area, the difference is as it is the roads being just warm enough to melt a little then re-freeze giving you that wonderful ice layer that you don't find further north as it is bad drivers. Toss in no one here having snow tires (which makes sense if you only need them once a year) and you get a crap show

Yep. The snow doesn't bother me. It's the ice.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #8:** January 08, 2016, 09:05:58 AM »

I just find it hilarious that the most overeducated and over concerned WONK world would be a crap show when it snows.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #9:** January 08, 2016, 09:19:12 AM »

Quote from: MarquisDeSade on January 08, 2016, 09:05:58 AM

I just find it hilarious that the most overeducated and over concerned WONK world would be a crap show when it snows.

Could be the Northeast imports here causing the problems.

http://www.propertycasualty360.com/2015/01/21/the-10-most-dangerous-us-cities-for-winter-weather

BrandonK · « **Reply #10:** January 08, 2016, 10:18:04 AM »

Heading back west today from BWI. Dreary day. Heading back to a couple inches of snow too. Great!

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #11:** January 08, 2016, 11:09:28 AM »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on January 08, 2016, 09:19:12 AM

Could be the Northeast imports here causing the problems.

http://www.propertycasualty360.com/2015/01/21/the-10-most-dangerous-us-cities-for-winter-weather

That would be even more hilarious.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #12:** January 13, 2016, 05:10:56 PM »

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For the first time this winter, one of our blue chip weather models, the American GFS, is uncorking a snowstorm for the D.C. area just five days into the future. But before you run out to the grocery store, consider it is an outlier, unsupported by forecasts from the European and Canadian models.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/01/13/american-model-shows-sunday-snowstorm-but-good-chance-its-a-false-alarm/?hpid=hp_local-news_sundaystorm_cwg_345%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

Quote from: imref on January 07, 2016, 10:37:10 PM

WXrisk says there's a growing threat of an east coast winter storm January 17-19. Still way too early to say for sure, but the GFS and Euro are in agreement that something could be a brewing...

BrandonK · « **Reply #13:** January 13, 2016, 05:40:05 PM »

50° in Denver!

imref · « **Reply #14:** January 13, 2016, 07:10:33 PM »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on January 13, 2016, 05:10:56 PM

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/01/13/american-model-shows-sunday-snowstorm-but-good-chance-its-a-false-alarm/?hpid=hp_local-news_sundaystorm_cwg_345%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

GFS is usually unreliable more than 48 hours out, but it is still worth watching....

varoadking · « **Reply #15:** January 17, 2016, 09:32:46 AM »

First snow of the season this morning in the Fashionable West End of Henrico County.

mitlen · « **Reply #16:** January 17, 2016, 09:35:26 AM »

Quote from: varoadking on January 17, 2016, 09:32:46 AM

First snow of the season this morning in the Fashionable West End of Henrico County.

Balmy 37 in NoVa.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #17:** January 17, 2016, 09:41:04 AM »

Toasty -15 here today with it a cool -33 when you factor in the windchill.

Slateman · « **Reply #18:** January 17, 2016, 09:53:47 AM »

Might snow here today

Mathguy · « **Reply #19:** January 17, 2016, 11:22:57 AM »

60 degrees here in OBX

mitlen · « **Reply #20:** January 17, 2016, 11:24:02 AM »

Quote from: Mathguy on January 17, 2016, 11:22:57 AM

60 degrees here in OBX

Golf weather.

Slateman · « **Reply #21:** January 17, 2016, 11:38:49 AM »

Snowing. we're all going to die.

mitlen · « **Reply #22:** January 17, 2016, 11:40:46 AM »

Flurries in E. Loudoun. Headin' to SFW for toilet paper and milk.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #23:** January 17, 2016, 11:41:43 AM »

freak, have to go to Costco today, now I have to deal with everyone stocking up for Armageddon when the snow hits Friday

imref · « **Reply #24:** January 17, 2016, 11:57:02 AM »

latest euro shows a massive snowstorm hitting Virginia on Friday.

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**** ALERT ** ALERT ... HOLY CRAP ALERT ***
12Z EURO CRUSHES VA - southern MD and DEL WITH HISTORIC SNOWSTORM yes this INCLUDES ALL OF CENTRAL VA and RIC metro areas
**** GET YOUR PIZZA AND CHINESE FOOD NOW! ***
the brand new 12z FRI EURO has jumoed into bed with the 12z GFS ensembles mean as it drops a large band of 12 to 18" over all of central VA from Peterbsurg to DCA... from the Northen Neck to CHO...
why so Much snow? the MODEL stalls the Low off the MD coast .... then DROPS THE low SOUTHEAST !!! IN A LOOP DE LOOP....