Seen a lot of premature comments on #wxtwitter lately about winter already being over in the Eastern US this year 🙄

Worth mentioning that in North Carolina, ~90% of "major" winter storms during moderate-strong El Niño winters actually occur after January 1st.

The halfway point… pic.twitter.com/lRv62rb1Dw

— Eric Webb (@webberweather) December 28, 2023