Snowless in Carrollton

1 minute ago, michsnowfreak said:

Im not as familiar with the lower midwest climate as up here further north, but i know its a big difference snow wise. Of course the midatlantic can get bigger snowstorms, but there are so many years of almost nothing, i dont know if id call that exciting. Id call it frustrating.  

As someone who lived in GA all of my life except for the last year, I know all about going many years without getting anything. But when you do get that one rare snowstorm, there's nothing like it.

6 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said:

When a storm threat is imminent, people here get excited. But people here tend to be more laid back. The mid Atlantic forum has hundreds and hundreds of pages devoted to Winter talk but hardly sees any snow. They can get a good hit, but I think DC just recently went like 3 years without a 2" snowfall.  I would definitely say they are probably the most weenie subforum on here 

Even though they probably don't get as much snow on average, I kind of like how they are in a better location to get big storms compared to say Cincinnati. The weather just seems more exciting along the East Coast than in the lower Midwest.

3 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said:

Looks good....now to verify!

I just don't see the Mid Atlantic region only getting 2-4" thru Feb 22, heck they may get more than that with this next storm system.

I love how the Mid Atlantic folks get so excited by snowstorms. It takes a lot for midwesterners to get excited.

I am starting to think NC will end up getting more snow than most of OH and IN this winter !

I don't see how the people in the MA Forum can be so confident of a pattern change when its 10+ days away.

You just cant beat this weather in early January. 40s and sunshine. I'm loving it !

I am honestly sort of enjoying the mild winter. I just hope cold doesnt wait until March to return and ruin our spring !

3 minutes ago, (((Will))) said:

Thank god for that.

 

Cloudiness is better than sun in any situation. 

 

One of my greatest memories was the period from early November 2016 to around January 10, 2017 wherein EVERY SINGLE DAY was cloudy up here. 

And we had measurable snow EVERY SINGLE DAY between early December and early January. 

 

People up here worn newbies that it's not just snow and cold - you gotta get ready for the 2-3 months of the year where you don't see the sun.

You obviously dont have SAD. For most "normal" people, seeing the sun makes them happier.

One thing I've learned about this part of the country is that clouds almost always seem to be slower to clear out than they are forecast to.

Is it too early to start a storm thread for the potential major snowstorm impacting the upper midwest Wed Night-Fri ?

27 minutes ago, buckeye said:

Southern IN,  around Bloomington is actually pretty nice.   Central and northern IN, ummmm uh well not so much.   I do love Michigan and I've been to GR many times.   My wife and I discuss getting a cabin somewhere sometime eventually and I often bring up Lake Michigan shoreline in northern MI as a fav place.    Of course she is a beach bum and can't understand my insane, illogical love of snow.   Quite frankly I don't get it either.

Ohio also seems to be prettier overall than Indiana. I haven't seen any parts of Indiana that's as pretty as the southern parts of Ohio. Come to think of it, out of all the states I've visted, and I've visited many, Indiana may be the least interesting in terms of natural beauty. 

Is it just me or is MI a little more scenic than IN ? Seems like there are way more trees in MI !

I am in Michigan for the first time. On my way to Grand Rapids. Ive heard its a nice city !

Most deep southerners (AL, MS, GA) would laugh at the idea of KY being considered the south.

44 minutes ago, mississaugasnow said:

Recently drove down to Nashville and couldn't believe how far south Cincinnati felt. Weather wise Cincinnati has nothing in common with southern ontario/WNY/SE MI 

Which leads me to a question. When do you guys feel like you've entered the south? For me its Cincinnati, especially its Kentucky suburbs.   Ive heard Cincinnati been referred to as the most southern northern city and the most northern southern city.     

I am from GA and I can tell you that Cincinnati is not the south. Parts of KY have a southern feel but generally speaking I dont consider KY to be the south. You reach the south once you cross the TN border.

2 hours ago, michsnowfreak said:

100% wrong. You were in Indiana one Winter. I don't know what you are not grasping about the concept. I'm not sure where in Indiana you live, but again, since 2000, Indianapolis (FAR from the best location for snow in indiana) has had 32 snowstorms of 4" or more, 17 of 6"+, and 4 of 10"+. Obviously, to have the biggest storm of the season be 4" is on the low side. Atlanta meanwhile, in that same timeframe, has had THREE storms of 4"+, the largest being 4.6". 90% of this subform outside the lake belts averages 1-2+ snowstorms PER WINTER of 6"+. Most of the deep south outside the mountainstops is lucky if they average 1 per DECADE.  I do not deny that you are in one of the worst areas of this sub forum for snow, however on average you still certainly will do much better than the deep South in terms of big snowstorms.   

So you are saying it was just bad luck that I saw 8" of snow in GA last December and the biggest snow I saw in IN was 4" last winter ?

I am on my way to Fort Wayne. Will be my first time visiting.

I must say that I am really enjoying the sunshine lately. I think I have already seen more sun in Dec than all of Nov combined !

You just dont get a lot of bang for your buck here. Given the amount of cold this part of the country gets, and with the huge Gulf to the south supplying copious amounts of moisture, I would figure 50" per year would be easily attainable around here. The East Coasters get less cold but often get more snow. Plus they get more sunshine in winter too, which is a plus in my book. And before someone tells me that if i dont like it here i should move to the east coast, the answer is NO. Ive visited the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic and I find midwesterners to be nicer. I will say that I do like southerners better but maybe thats because I am from the south. 

2 minutes ago, Powerball said:

One thing I do miss is when I would get hit by a decent/severe t'storm or experiencing impressive weather, like record-breaking heat, there would always be other posters in the Detroit area or the general IL/OH/IN/MI/WI area who came along within hours and respond with something (even if it was nothing more than a smart ass remark from certain individuals).

Down here, majority of the time, I'm literally saying "Bueller...? Bueller...?", because the folks in the Carolina don't really give much of a **** about GA weather. 

Yoy may think it sucks, but the grass isn't always greener.

there is another weather forum that talks a lot about severe weather. It has a lot of AL and GA posters.

1 hour ago, HighTechEE said:

I say it every winter:  Its pretty bad when southern states gets more snow in one storm that we do THE ENTIRE WINTER! (and their max rate per hour is more than 95% of our snow system totals!!!). 

I think the south is in a better location for extreme snow events due to their proximity to the ocean. Outside of the Lake Effect snow region, you just don't see a lot of big snows in the midwest, especially the area of the midwest I am in. The biggest snow we saw last winter was 4" !! I saw 8" in GA last December and there was a foot just 10 miles away lol.  And now the south is getting another huge snowstorm. It's amazing how many cold and cloudy days this part of the country gets, but doesn't get a lot of snow to show for it.

38 minutes ago, Jackstraw said:

  You're seriously going to compare the Midwest with the NE/Mid Atlantic areas which are the most densely populated areas of the country?  Sorry, I perused the SE boards for many years (still do) when I lived there and if there wasn't a cane or a severe outbreak there wasn't a whole lot to talk about except 95 75 every day during the summer and 40 and rain during the winter.  Sure they got a good snow storm last year and again this year.  It was a pretty "boring" board outside of that last winter.  I can guarantee you if  Cat 3 was ready to make landfall in Chicago the thread would crash this site.  When we get our once or twice a decade "Big Dog" you'll see the lurkers come out.  A 6" snow isn't "that" big of a deal around here.  I think you'll find that the posting here is petty consistent throughout the year no matter the weather extremes, something I really like. And btw, just because you live in a geographic area doesn't limit you to your posts or anything else.  I post and read other areas of the country where I've lived and am familiar with the weather.   Don't judge just because it hasn't happened in the couple years you've been here.

Edit:  You have the right to your opinion and it is respected, kinda a "Midwest" thing.  But for someone that's supposedly from the deep south you certainly sound like a Carpetbagger when you post something like that.  Just rubbed me the wrong way being born in the midwest but spent more than half my life in the deep south.  Peace 

There are way many more people in the midwest than there are in the Mid-Atlantic, yet the Mid Atlantic has double the number of posts. Guess there arent a lot of weather weenies in this part of the country. Even when there isnt a big storm on the horizon,  that forum is pretty active.This forum is a snoozer compared to even the southeast, which also has over 100,000 more posts than the midwest.

Lets face it, the midwest has a reputation among outsiders as a boring part of the country. And then you come to this site and you see the New England and Mid Atlantic forums so active all the time and the Lakes/Ohio Valley is usually dead in comparison.  So maybe there is some truth to the reputation of the midwest being boring.

10 minutes ago, zinski1990 said:

no, It sucks here. We never get a good widespread storm anymore. I bet it was up there though for GHD 2011 and some in 2014 but I haven't seen one since joining a few years ago

So basically if you wanna see a good snowstorm, either move to the northeast, mid atlantic, or deep south. By the way, the deep south also had a major snowstorm in Early December last year with a foot of snow outside of Atlanta. Widespread 10-20 inch snows in NC with this storm. I bet IN and OH wont get a snowstorm of that magnitude outside of the Lake Effect snow areas this winter.