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This. Looking at the even bigger picture, a lot of it comes down to both the Pacific pattern (Aleutian low, NE Pac ridge) and how the ridging evolves near New England/Maritimes/Greenland. The latter has not been entirely consistent in the finer details even while the idea of anomalous positive heights in that general area has been persisting. Another trend is for more troughing in the western U.S. behind this wave, which in my mind helps to amplify the East Coast ridge and favor a rainer for areas E of the Mississippi and S of WI/MI. Best bet for wave 1 in Chicago, as it stands now, is for a front end thump. The high is in the wrong position initially to avoid turning to a mix/slop/rain, but that confluence will affect where the high trends ahead of the low. Wild card is the 2nd wave. For now it seems like something similar to the Xmas storm would be favored (Upper Ohio Valley to the Appalachians and northern New England). Model 500 height anomaly comparison and GFS trends below:

Congrats, Plains, North Woods and Appalachians.

A few thunderstorms in WI this morning are taking advantage of the strong wind field and modest elevated instability (sampled on the DVN RAOB below). HRRR and 3k NAM suggest these backfill a bit and could affect Chicago later this morning.

Google it and you'll see the dark web is in deep. Luciferin, btw, is responsible for bioluminescence in bacteria, lightning bugs, etc. Surprise, surprise - they did not have their facts straight. 1 g of D-luciferin is dissolved in 66.6 mL of a phosphate...all it does is literally allow them to track how vaccines help our bodies develop antibodies.

Because Adobe discontinued Flash. Most sites with looping capabilities/animation have changed as a result.

From pattern recognition, a Miller B redevelopment on the East Coast is almost always good for some accumulating lake effect in WI/IL. Looks like we will be seeding the lake clouds from the synoptic system thanks to the subtle N/W shift in the upper-level waves. Should be good for at least mood flakes late tomorrow AM into the night.

I am curious about this, too. One of the HIV prophylactics (Truvada) can actually make HIV harder to treat if administered while someone is newly/already infected.

I lived in NYC the last 3 winters, and they were all boring. Only 1 storm over 10”, just barely. To this day the best winter storms I’ve experienced were in WI and Chicago.

Fox Business good enough for you? News flash: the stock market is not a measure of the economic health of the average American.

lol

unfortunately, eating healthy and having enough time to exercise is a privilege in this country, thanks largely to capitalism. helps explain why people of color have suffered the most this year.

100%. This pandemic has proven to me two things (at least): 30-40% of the country is legit either smoking too much weed or actually certifiably paranoid schizophrenic, and 2, many Americans think their privileged lives of luxury mean that everything we enjoy is essential.

I’ve dined out zero times in NYC and Chicago since the pandemic started, already had COVID, but have supported local businesses countless times by ordering take-out or delivery.

FDT

This turnaround time is one of the biggest failures of the pandemic. There should’ve been more effort to fund tests with accurate, rapid results. In addition to increasing the risk of exposure, people who have common colds or the flu and can’t work while they wait 2-6+ days for a negative result are just wasting everyone’s time.

Likely can be attributed to a decrease in sunlight/UV radiation. “We found that ultraviolet light was most strongly associated with lower COVID-19 growth rates. Projections suggest that, in the absence of intervention, COVID-19 will decrease temporarily during summer, rebound by autumn, and peak next winter.”

Gosh, they must’ve heard you.

Notice it doesn't say zero risk. It's also more complicated than that. Many people take their masks off to eat at work; is there sufficient ventilation in the shared spaces? Are people wearing masks that fully cover their nose and mouth? As Hoosier pointed out, relatively milder symptoms can be expected when transmission does occur since masks lower the received viral dose.

Sorry to hear about this, but thank you for the important anecdote about long-haulers. Too many people haven't heard about it or don't believe it's true. Hope they are well soon.

Except it’s HUGELY relevant.

The New Orleans NWS office was able to launch their 00Z sounding within the eye. It recorded their warmest 500mb temperature in its history (back to 1948).

It sounds to me like you're saying protests occurred en masse because of "lockdowns" - is that what you're getting at? What you also clearly don't get is the plight of Black Americans, who by the way, are still disproportionately affected by the pandemic.

Good news, and they point out that it's due to a number of reasons. 1) we know more now than in the spring, 2) more widely available treatment options, 3) more widespread wearing of masks reduces initial doses of the virus and 4) hospitals aren't overwhelmed (for now). They specifically point out that if hospitals become 100% saturated that numbers will go back up. Every state in the Midwest has a rising percent positive case rate. Obviously, testing is increasing now because more people are getting sick. The percent positive case rate is also increasing on average at the national level and is now above 5%.

"In addition to the polyclonal antibodies, the President has been taking zinc, vitamin D, famotidine, melatonin and a daily aspirin." But where's the hydroxychloroquine?

it's incredibly sad you still believe this.