I would be lying if I said that had not crossed my mind every winter for that past 7. It really feels that way, and not just Central VA and Tidewater, but along the whole I-95 corridor.
It only makes sense tracking ocean temps, it takes a lot off the table for us. I am just a weather geek, not my profession but it's really hard to ignore the reality that has been presented.
I hope we can still get the occasional lucky thread the needle type scenario.