Itstrainingtime

The past few pages have provided my afternoon entertainment, but I need to break in and let you know that the jackpot this weekend is going to be in central VA. That conway dude just reiterated that fact in the storm thread for the 713th time this week.

I agree...and if we get skunked during the 1/20 - 1/23 time frame it will doubly hurt. Long range models have been banging for a biggin' for days and we need that to go woof and not poof.

Weekend event is looking about as hot as Roseanne Barr.

I often don't say much about wind, but holy crap...the entire office building I work in has been shaking this morning. I think we're getting stronger gusts today then we've gotten during high wind warnings in the past...

Just drove through a mini squall near HIA.

Anyone else get a headache from reading Chuck's posts in the mid-Atlantic threads? Seeing lots of reports of snow squalls/showers/flurries around the area. Nada here.

Yes..some of the 6z models showed confluence sending this baby a bit further south. On the other hand, sometimes confluence isn't as strong as modeled, so there's that... This setup sort of reminds me of 1/30/2010. We all remember what happened after that.

Good for you! I was a little surprised when I woke up and it was still 41 degrees down this way. Thought it would be colder, but I'm guessing with a pretty good NW breeze today we'll see nearly steady temps before falling this evening.

Yep...that's the type of snow that's been largely missing for quite a few years down this way. A good 'ole 2"-4", 3"-6" snowfall. If it materializes, we take.

Horst PM update: (Blizz isn't going to like it :() WED/THU will be windy & seasonably cold, before a brief Arctic blast arrives FRI/SAT...likely both sub-freezing days. A southern storm will threaten SAT PM into SUN...with Lanco on the northern edge Still too early to call...but some accumulation is possible.

Sleet and 31 here.

They opened on 12/23 but closed down a week or so ago.

Given the forecast for the rest of the week starting Wednesday, probably the happiest people around these parts operate RoundtopMtn resort. Boy what an awful start of their season so far. Liberty Mountain isn't even open.

It'd be disappointing to miss this one, at the same time it's kind of a bonus opportunity before the real meat of the pattern change occurs anyway.

I was getting pretty excited until I saw the Ukie. We need the good doctor to deliver a big emphatic "YES" in 30 minutes...

That's where we shopped when I was growing up! I would love a repeat of '96...or '83...or '78. Or a whole bunch of storms from the past 15 years or so. Hopefully this upcoming pattern delivers in a big way. Tired of mud and high water, that's for sure.

If I remember correctly, every (or almost) computer model had that storm sliding off well to our south until the last 36-48 hours before game time. Paul Knight was on Weather World during the week preceding the storm (it hit on a Sunday) and it was on Wednesday's show that he went against all models and other mets and called for a flush hit. And at least for the southeastern 2/3 of the Commonwealth, flush hit it was. It was one of the great classic storms where the initial forecast was for 3"-6", which was the call late Friday night. Saturday morning it went up to 6"-12". Saturday night it was 12"+, and by Sunday morning it was something like 20"-30". It was super cold too...woke up to moderate snow first thing Sunday morning with an air temperature of 10. Ended up with 30". Got 2" more on Tuesday and then 10" more on Friday. 42" that week was the most weekly snow I ever saw until 2/5 - 2/10/2010 when I got 44".

Interesting modeling war as the Euro wants no part of this save for coastal Delmarva.

That would be a cold powdery snow too. My favorite kind of snowstorm. Bring 'er home!

Horst mentioning a 4-5 day transition to colder weather with an "outside chance of snow on January 13th."

You know it's been a bad winter to date when you walk outside and it feels really cold...and then you realize it's 46 degrees.

You know I posted that primarily with you in mind. Thanks for the compliment!

Oh I've been reading every post in that thread, trust me. To be honest I'm really excited about what is coming but at the same time I really think we have a little more time yet before we see a new pattern result in white gold in our yards. We'll see!

Yep! February 1st to March 15th looks like prime time for us... Question is: can we sneak something in before then?

Hopefully we get a good soaking...we're not looking at any more rain until Monday night.