Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog

Quoting pottery:

In truth, I had seen that.
But you know how the graphics sometimes dont tell the whole story.
That's Serious stuff there!

Actually, the problem was with the AP press release.

AP

Just goes to show that you can't always believe everything you see on the internet.

Except the Doc's posts, of course.

Quoting DontAnnoyMe:


Snowed hard here the other day, when it was 40F.

Nice where abouts r u ??

Quoting FLPandhandleJG:


They probably believe the system will probably come in sooner than they expected or depends what model they are relying on right now.. Its hard to give out a prediction in the south if u already know that u already got those cold temps already.. But if the L comes in slower and the cold catches up on time, then they will change that forecast.. JMO

Yeah, southern snow must be such a pain to forecast >.< And I can imagine the bashing a forecaster will get if they say snow in the south and no snow materializes.. So I guess it's good to be on the safe side for now, as its still 2-3 days away. Tomorrow we shall know more. :)

Quoting DontAnnoyMe:


Snowed hard here the other day, when it was 40F.

Yep. It happens.

Quoting FLPandhandleJG:


Its okay.. No1 is perfect..

You must be too young to remember Cassius Clay, Bobby Charlton, Raquel Welsh, Barbie Benton...
Them, and some others, achieved Perfection in one way or another at points in their time....

just sayin'

Quoting HurricaneSwirl:


Yeah I realize that, but the fact that TWC is predicting rain instead of snow shows what I posted, that it doesn't think it will get cold enough to snow, whether it be on the surface or not. Other sites do, but barely. I'm just hoping they are being conservative until the event gets closer.

I would wager that forecast has less to do with the actual air temperature and more to do with lack of cold mid-level temperatures.

Quoting HurricaneSwirl:


Yeah I hope so too, especially you guys in the panhandle that would be a real treat. In the map you posted on 373 we are barely in the C section, which shows some pretty good chances but we are supposed to be at 52 for the high that day.. A little high for a snow day. Then again, are NWS is for some reason 10 degrees warmer than the others, as evident by columbus's high being 10 degrees higher than auburn's when they are right next to each other XD

Yeah just depends on how fast this systems comes in and when the cold air decides to come too.. Timing is everything but might have to change a few things if the L comes in faster then expected.. I have a feeling that it might slow down when it crosses LA.. But thats my opinion and all.. But need too look at other maps of the possibility.. But right now its hard to predict it this down south.. If the L comes in slow like some models have been running the last few runs then we could have a big mess.. I would say the L needs to slow down and arrive on sunday to make a lot of ppl happy but I just dont think the cold will catch up on christmas day.. Looks like the cold plunge will start coming in good on Sunday.. But if not some ppl will see some snow and probably up the carolina coast into New England most likely..

Still some questions out there but its not that far away tho.. should be interesting to watch tho and maybe the system after this needs to be bare watching..

Quoting pottery:

You must be too young to remember Cassius Clay, Bobby Charlton, Raquel Welsh, Barbie Benton...
Them, and some others, achieved Perfection in one way or another at points in their time....

just sayin'

Haha.. I am young.. lol I just dont believe everyone is perfect for every second they live in there life.. Just saying!

Quoting HurricaneSwirl:


Yeah, southern snow must be such a pain to forecast >.< And I can imagine the bashing a forecaster will get if they say snow in the south and no snow materializes.

That happens here in Central NC a lot, particularly because the piedmont/coastal plain division usually causes a wide variety of frozen precip types within a narrow band of real estate. So a lot of people hear 'snow' when what they should have heard was 'sleet', etc. The other problem occurs when what's predicted falls as something else.

Quoting FLPandhandleJG:


Haha.. I am young.. lol I just dont believe everyone is perfect for every second they live in there life.. Just saying!

That's true!

Quoting Jeff9641:
Qualcomm stadium in San Diego is flooded. Infact all the parking lots around the stadium looks like a lake right now. Just saw this on ESPN.

Odd. I'm on the same channel and I missed it, I guess.

For the 2008 Miami-FSU game, it was raining the entire day and after the game the parking lot was flooded with a half-foot of water.

Whaaaaaa...They took Phil Hendrie off my local radio station.

Check out the CIMSS satellite blog. This is just one of many images from that huge explosion the other day from thieves tapping the oil pipeline near Mexico City. Ridiculous explosion last I saw 32 died & a bunch were missing. Well they saw it on satellite, at 1st they thought it might be the local volcano, but that was suspect as it looked nothing like volcanic activity, then matched it time & place to the incident.

Wow, look at Frank Strait's preliminary forecast map he just released: (he's the Accuweather meteorologist for the southern states)

Link

I'm right on the edge of 6-12 inches here in Macon. I just can't see that materializing but I'll wait and see :)

Here's Accuweather predicted snow results..
Interesting..

Firefighters Rescuing Guests from Flooded Mission Valley Hotel

51 guests were trapped in a San Diego hotel. The Premiere Hotel, located at Hotel Circle in Mission Valley, was swamped by flood waters as torrential rain continues to pound San Diego. During the last seven days, the San Diego area has been getting between 3 1/2 and 8 1/2 inches of rainfall. (NOAA Updates: San Diego area floods and warnings)

Firefighters are rescuing the hotel guests as quickly as is safely possible.

Quoting FLPandhandleJG:
Here's Accuweather predicted snow results..
Interesting..

Quoting HurricaneSwirl:
Wow, look at Frank Strait's preliminary forecast map he just released: (he's the Accuweather meteorologist for the southern states)

Link

I'm right on the edge of 6-12 inches here in Macon. I just can't see that materializing but I'll wait and see :)

nice.. Just posted the graphic.. Like i said I might c a dusting if that.. Unless this L comes through like the most models have been saying the last few days.. We shall c..

Quoting HurricaneSwirl:
Wow, look at Frank Strait's preliminary forecast map he just released: (he's the Accuweather meteorologist for the southern states)

Link

I'm right on the edge of 6-12 inches here in Macon. I just can't see that materializing but I'll wait and see :)

Their bread and butter is hype. They have snow all the way to N Central Fl.

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Quoting Skyepony:
Firefighters Rescuing Guests from Flooded Mission Valley Hotel

51 guests were trapped in a San Diego hotel. The Premiere Hotel, located at Hotel Circle in Mission Valley, was swamped by flood waters as torrential rain continues to pound San Diego. During the last seven days, the San Diego area has been getting between 3 1/2 and 8 1/2 inches of rainfall. (NOAA Updates: San Diego area floods and warnings)

Firefighters are rescuing the hotel guests as quickly as is safely possible.

Another sad story :(

2Firefighters

2 firefighters died and 17 others are injured.. wow!

Quoting Grothar:
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What's that supposed to mean?

Quoting caneswatch:


What's that supposed to mean?

I forgot what I wanted to say......it happens.

hmmm.. The new OOZ runs are going to start or running.. Should be up soon.. See if GFS changed or not..

Quoting Grothar:


I forgot what I wanted to say......it happens.

Happens with people as old as you are LOL

Quoting DoverWxwatchter:


That really is interesting. Accumulating snows far south. And anytime over a foot falls in the Carolinas outside the mountains is impressive. See how it pans out.

ahem...

So....do I pack Xanax for a lonnnnnng visit with my parents over the holiday or no? This snow thing is messing with me! They're in Delaware at the beach and we all know what happens in Delaware when it snows A LOT....anyone??

Quoting presslord:


ahem...

Ahem on your dress ...?
Hems do that. Fall apart. Often from spending too much time on your knees...

Quoting pottery:

Ahem on your dress ...?
Hems do that. Fall apart. Often from spending too much time on your knees...

I thought you were instructed to shut up ; )

Quoting tinkahbell:
So....do I pack Xanax for a lonnnnnng visit with my parents over the holiday or no? This snow thing is messing with me! They're in Delaware at the beach and we all know what happens in Delaware when it snows A LOT....anyone??

Wouldnt hurt.. lol I would just to be safe.. Its still hard to say at the moment..

Quoting tinkahbell:
So....do I pack Xanax for a lonnnnnng visit with my parents over the holiday or no? This snow thing is messing with me! They're in Delaware at the beach and we all know what happens in Delaware when it snows A LOT....anyone??

you can NEVER have too much Xanax

Quoting presslord:


I thought you were instructed to shut up ; )

I thought an hour would be enough....
Can I come out and play now?

(Gee. You are a Hard Old Geezer)

((watch out. You may get reported again, too LOL)

Quoting Grothar:


I forgot what I wanted to say......it happens.

>.

Quoting pottery:

I thought an hour would be enough....
Can I come out and play now?

(Gee. You are a Hard Old Geezer)

((watch out. You may get reported again, too LOL)

ROFL

Quoting pottery:

I thought an hour would be enough....
Can I come out and play now?

(Gee. You are a Hard Old Geezer)

((watch out. You may get reported again, too LOL)

yea....I guess you can come out of time out...btw...be advised: if it snows here I'm comin' to your house....and you'd better have rum...

Quoting EnergyMoron:


>.

Hetzelfde naar u. LOL Ik moet oud worden.

How you doing EM?

Quoting jasoniscoolman2010xo:
that snow map is way off!!!

LOL.. its just premature prediction.. it would be nice to see some snow flying down here but i doubt it..

Quoting presslord:


yea....I guess you can come out of time out...btw...be advised: if it snows here I'm comin' to your house....and you'd better have rum...

Will be errecting a 12' high razorwire fence, first thing in the morning.
So you cant get back OUT!
The Troglodyte at the gate, with the axe, will let you in.
You already know the 3-letter password.
Starts with 'r', and ends with 'um'.
Keep it secret.

Quoting pottery:

Will be errecting a 12' high razorwire fence, first thing in the morning.
So you cant get back OUT!
The Troglodyte at the gate, with the axe, will let you in.
You already know the 3-letter password.
Starts with 'r', and ends with 'um'.
Keep it secret.

That, my friend, is a deal!!!!!

Looks like the GFS is making a lil stronger and coming in a lil slower.. Hmm.. interesting..

Quoting presslord:


That, my friend, is a deal!!!!!

Just do it......

See you all tomorrow, sometime.
Stay safe ...........