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  1. Jackstraw
    I was snorting arctic sand at ozzfest in '98
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    All the foreign models spitting out a damn near perfect App Runner at 00Z. It has been a long time since we've had one of those. Sux the tightrope must be walked for one to truly pan out without a pre-coastal handoff. Those are where the big dogs for my area usually come from. Not saying this one will but if we're gonna see a foot from one storm around here its a good old fashioned App Runner. Still riding the Canuk like I stole it!
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    Saw your post just now. I've gotten burned from all of this. Literally maybe a half inch since early Dec. BTW I wanted to ask you if you don't mind. What kind of weather station (I think you use one) do you use to be an observer. I know you also work as a local emergency Mgr. (Thx for that). My old Davis is about done. Its been through a dozen hurricanes. About all that works are the anemometer (the direction part is whacked) and the pressure and temp sensors. Its been good and was mobile in my car back in the 2000's when I went storm chasing so its been beat up. This may be it's last year. Might mount it on top of a 65 ft Eastern pine on my property to get high level wind speeds lol. Hope we all get snow before the freeze sets in. No 2013/2014 repeats!! Take care:thumbsup:

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      I had a Davis for almost 20 years, but it gave up the ghost a couple of years ago and I never replaced it. At the time it was the best of the best, but I've read and been told that there are several comparable makes out there now that are less expensive, but I can't really recommend one without trying it out. I have been threatening to buy a new one, just haven't gotten around to it. If you get a new station, let me know what you buy and how you like it. And if I get a new one before you, I will do likewise.

      As far as my reporting to CoCoRaHS, I am required to use a manual 4" gauge that is the same as the other 10's of thousands of members across the country use. It sucks going out at 7 AM to check the gauge and snowboard in the winter, especially as I get older, but it's my small part of contributing.

      I retired from EMA three years ago, but still am involved as a volunteer, but only on the weather side. The nice thing about bring retired is that I am free to chase regionally instead of being stuck locally. I got lung cancer in late '22, but caught it early, and retired as soon as I turned 65 (Jan '23.) It came back in July '24, but treatment once again knocked out and I'm living my best life, enjoying chasing, fishing, mushroom hunting, vegetable gardening and traveling with the wife. I also volunteer with the IU cancer center (even though I get treatments at Parkview), lobbying for more research funding and reviewing grants, since that's what I used to do at EMA. I also do advocate of promoting screenings which allows for early detection. Since that's what happened to me, I feel like I need to pass it on,

      Sorry about the life story, but it's really meaningful for me to promote cancer screenings, because it does suck.

      I'm REALLY not looking forward to the next week tempwise, especially without a nice snowfall to go with it. Hopefully, that southern storm will baby step enough north for you to get in on the goods. There's not much hope up here I'm afraid, other than maybe a turd duster. Keep in touch. Oh, and have fun getting that anemometer up in that tree! I'm done after about 20 feet, thank you!

  4. Jackstraw
    To be fair to the Canuk (no wishcasting here ) in general this winter inside of 7 days it has been the most stubborn (and drier) in the medium range. I know with the November and early Dec snows it performed rather well (especially the Nov systems along with the UKIE) inside 7 days with much less windshield wiping. Now, it has tended to give EVERYONE as much snow as possible, but hey, it's Canadian so it's nice. I'm riding it like I stole it!
  5. Jackstraw
    My memory's not what it used to be by far but if they do get expanded N and NE has there ever been a time that much of the country was under winter storm watches/warnings at once? Nearly 40 years by my recollection but what do I know lol.
  6. Jackstraw
    I'm rooting for it lol. All models nudging N again. Ukie and Canuk full on warning criteria all the way to you. All the models backing off to varying degrees the deep H5 look dipping down into the far SW and even cutting off near the S Cali coast. More and more of this COULD allow for more phasing and a farther N surface low track, at least letting it hook more as it moves E. Yeah I'm wishcasting somewhat but todays 12Z runs are the first ones where they all give snow at least up to I70. Like I've said before, bitter cold with bare tundra ground irk me more than winter rain and mud
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    00Z suite is continuing better phasing and some Northern movement. I dont care if we can get 2-4in here, it better be white before tundra sets in. Keeps my dog from pulling a Joe Dirt when he goes out. If we go below 0 again with powdered sugar blowing around bare spots I'm gonna go bonkers and start rooting for Morch in January. 7 years of this shit It's ridiculous.
  8. Jackstraw
    Some of these model runs temp wise are nuts by Mon and Tues. They have 99% of the lower 48 below freezing and not just freezing, down into the 20's and lower. Not buying it but nationwide freezing pipes? Oh Lawdy lol. I don't think I've ever seen that. I will take the 12Z Canuk weenie land for 100 lol
  9. Jackstraw
    Euro keeps nudging N with the system this weekend. Been nothing but penny dust in this pitiful CAD setup tundra BS lol. Euro keeps trending N could get us 2-4 out of this thing which is a big deal of late around here
  10. Jackstraw
    I'll take the 00Z GFS weenies for a 1000 _Plz lol.
  11. Jackstraw
    Got a 1/2in from French Ticklers off of the lake down here. Moderate wind damage reports around the area, that was the bigger story along with the temp bottom falling out. 15 gusts over 50 at my station with a 10 min 38+ sustained period. Left Fl to get Tropical Storm force winds up here lol.
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    See I didn't miss much on my trip. Got back just in time for some flurries Monday lol
  13. Jackstraw
    Hello from NE FL. ! 70 and a light breeze as I sit on the porch and watch the surf. First of a few trips planned over the next couple of months. I lived here for 13 years so can pretty much leave it lol. Enjoy the torch!
  14. Jackstraw
    For posterity. Nearly the entire sub covered in snow. at once. That doesn't happen very often, at least not lately.
  15. Jackstraw
    I've got a little '95 Integra that lived with a friend in the Elkhart IN area for 20 years. It was all he drove and they get plenty of snow up there. He told me it went through snow just as good as a 4 wheel drive Mini Monster trucks you see with ridiculous lift kits. He was right! I've taken that thing out and busted drifts higher than the top of the car a couple of times. Its really fun in that thing lol
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