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History repeats itself. I think we can learn from the 1918-1919 pandemic. There were 3 discreet waves. They had no vaccines during that time. We are currently in the middle of wave 3. The only part here is that wave 3 is going to hit the hardest, whereas in 1918-1919 wave 2 hit the hardest. That most likely has to do with timeframe. Wave 2 back then hit where wave 3 is hitting today. (October-December) Based on the CDCS data of 1 in 8 confirmed infections being undetected. 15 million*8= 120 million people have had Covid 19 already. Herd immunity is closer than we think.

The big hike is next year. 8 days on Mt. Kilimanjaro. If they open up international travel. Nov. 2021 is the target.

Mt Hood was insane, we hiked it in the dark for sunrise. We were able to see Mt St Helens, Jefferson, Adams, Hood, Rainer from this peak.

Here is me at the top in October.

South sister was a dormant volcano we climbed to the top. 10,400 feet. Was a blizzard at the top 5 degrees and 50 degrees and sunny at base.

Nothing beats the PNW, aside from Alaska in the USA. Mt. Rainier and Baker. Just awe inspiring mountains.

Pure slop though. They likely keep that base all year now. 2" of QPF.

Yeah the dynamics are insane for this storm. I can see 3-4" per hour at times this afternoon. If this was hitting overnight as the airmass isn't that great I could see 2' somewhere, but during daytime I think maxes around 1' of slop.

Well to be fair almost every long range winter outlook had us 10-20% below normal climo snowfall. So this should be expected.

Anyone know where in Erie County you can get rapid test for free?

Anyone want to run a trendline for this data? It's definitely going down. https://www.weather.gov/buf/BUFsnowdepth

Went to mount rainier in October. One of the most beautiful places in the USA.

A friend at my wifes church had cancer and a severe case of covid. They pulled the plug on the ventilator today. He was in his 50s. Starting to hit home.

Just the LES events that December. What a great month!

Looks like it was a different one. The Bills game one was the week after, what a great few weeks there. That December I think I had over 60"

This just popped up in my Facebook memory. Was this the bills game event?

Cuomo: Continue to monitor post-Thanksgiving numbers before making zone changes https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/cuomo-continue-to-monitor-post-thanksgiving-numbers-before-making-zone-changes/71-8a0ce9a6-2688-4a2f-bdb8-28a5fe7eee45?fbclid=IwAR3_Rx2nOs2R9zvCorcoeg1TH3SPEKunHuW1y-7L4G5f9wt9lS7NJF5EW3c

Going up quick, think we hit Aprils hospitalizations sometime in January?

You would have to pay me to live there. Too far away from a real city to entice me. That's why I like Buffalo so much. There are shows/events going on at all times throughout the year, an explosion of things to do in recent years compared to 10-15 years ago. Pegula saved the downtown area. If I want nature I just drive 15-20 minutes to the hills. If I lived over where you guys do I'd be in the Adirondacks almost every weekend.

80% of hospital beds in Erie County are full

Record case numbers for Erie county today.

At least its snowing in a town named Buffalo, except its in Oklahoma.

Most Ninas feature cold Late Nov-Jan. Feb-March are usually warmer then average in Ninas. If we lose December completely apart from a big Jan LES event you can lock in a below normal snowfall year.

Yep. Winter temps on average are 3-4 degrees warmer than normal around here. That is a pretty massive increase in temps in such a short time. Snowfall averages will eventually start to decrease over time, as we already have seen with what wolfie posted. Snowfall retention/depth is the one that will take the biggest hit.

Uh oh, Alaskan Vortex starting to show up in long range. 2011/12 vibes?