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Eastern Bias- Blizzard stories
- Thread starter leswp1
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St. Clown
Ideas Posted are Likely Not My Own
Re: Eastern Bias- Blizzard stories
Technically speaking, you can have a blizzard with very little snow. The weather guys on the TV around here were explaining this a few years ago that in order for there to be a blizzard you simply need white-out conditions, which means visibility under X feet. That's how we ended up with a mere two inches of snowfall the one time and still had a blizzard declared. The winds had hit 40-50 MPH, which caused the snow to go sideways, and and whipped up the freshly fallen snow from the ground to create the necessary whiteout conditions.
MarkEagleUSA
C'mon Q!
Re: Eastern Bias- Blizzard stories
I saw that too. What they were saying was we could be in for more "monster" storms but less overall precipitation totals for the season. For example, if an area averages 48" of snow, it might get a single 36" blizzard, but little or no additional storm accumulations.
Re: Eastern Bias- Blizzard stories
Yeah, we are getting a lot of strong winds in CT this winter, unusually so. Stuck between NY (which blows) and MA (which sucks) and with a windbag for a governor too, all that hot air in Hartford is really disturbing the weather in the whole rest of the state.
Yeah, we are getting a lot of strong winds in CT this winter, unusually so. Stuck between NY (which blows) and MA (which sucks) and with a windbag for a governor too, all that hot air in Hartford is really disturbing the weather in the whole rest of the state.
Re: Eastern Bias- Blizzard stories
You sure some of the folks in NY and Mass and your governor aren't passing gas, too?
You sure some of the folks in NY and Mass and your governor aren't passing gas, too?
Re: Eastern Bias- Blizzard stories
I wish we could tax all the gas they pass, it would solve our budget problems in a hurry!
You sure some of the folks in NY and Mass and your governor aren't passing gas, too?
I wish we could tax all the gas they pass, it would solve our budget problems in a hurry!
Re: Eastern Bias- Blizzard stories
Yesterday afternoon, we had some of the most unusual precipitation I've ever seen.
It looked like it was raining, except when you stepped outside, you noticed it was too viscous to be rain. yet it wasn't hard enough to be sleet.
It was slush coming down from the sky!
After 20 minutes or so it must have warmed up a bit somewhere because it then became rain.
Yesterday afternoon, we had some of the most unusual precipitation I've ever seen.
It looked like it was raining, except when you stepped outside, you noticed it was too viscous to be rain. yet it wasn't hard enough to be sleet.
It was slush coming down from the sky!
After 20 minutes or so it must have warmed up a bit somewhere because it then became rain.
P
Priceless
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Re: Eastern Bias- Blizzard stories
The east coast is now being hit by Storm Q (which has nothing to do with James Bond) and the Midwest is getting hit by Storm Rocky (which has nothing to do with a fictional boxer from Philadelphia or a cartoon flying squirrel).
The east coast is now being hit by Storm Q (which has nothing to do with James Bond) and the Midwest is getting hit by Storm Rocky (which has nothing to do with a fictional boxer from Philadelphia or a cartoon flying squirrel).
Re: Eastern Bias- Blizzard stories
Fear Storm Q
As for the Midwest, beautiful sunshine and mid 30's here in Madison.
Fear Storm Q
As for the Midwest, beautiful sunshine and mid 30's here in Madison.
Re: Eastern Bias- Blizzard stories
Yeah, that one was a wet sloppy mess that all froze solid on us, but I don't think it was any more than 3 inches afterwords. It was heck of a nice snow to make a snow man out of right afterwords, but you can all but skate on what's left of it.
Yeah, that one was a wet sloppy mess that all froze solid on us, but I don't think it was any more than 3 inches afterwords. It was heck of a nice snow to make a snow man out of right afterwords, but you can all but skate on what's left of it.
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Re: Eastern Bias- Blizzard stories
I liked the Weather Channel telling us that Winter Storm Rocky (which, remember has nothing to do with the fictional fighter from Philadelphia) used boxing terms to describe it, such as it was going to "deliver a knockout" to the Midwest and was "losing its punch" by the time it got to the coast. Well played.
I liked the Weather Channel telling us that Winter Storm Rocky (which, remember has nothing to do with the fictional fighter from Philadelphia) used boxing terms to describe it, such as it was going to "deliver a knockout" to the Midwest and was "losing its punch" by the time it got to the coast. Well played.
leswp1
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Re: Eastern Bias- Blizzard stories
Nope, not the flying squirrel either. Officially, "Rocky" refers to one peak in the Rockies chain. Just as Q has nothing whatsoever to do with James Bond or Star Trek. Yogi is a person who does yoga (not a bear who steals picnic baskets or a catcher for the Yankees) and Nemo is from the Latin meaning "no one" and not a fish made popular in a Disney movie. That way there are no trademark issues.
RaceBoarder
Waiting for the Snow to fly...
Re: Eastern Bias- Blizzard stories
Death Storm Chicago is coming... No idea what the name is, but looking at 6+ incheseek by Tuesday night... can only imagine what my drive home tomorrow night will be like 
Death Storm Chicago is coming... No idea what the name is, but looking at 6+ inches
eek by Tuesday night... can only imagine what my drive home tomorrow night will be like