CoraopolisWx

Speaking of long duration storms, 22 years ago tomorrow was the best snowstorm I had seen up to that point.

Having an early dismissal before lunch was always a bonus.

Plus being a walker, we were allowed to leave right away, while the the kids who rode the bus had to wait.

Only if...

Lol

Keep the moisture train going.

Hopefully we can maintain a pattern of gulf moisture all winter.

Even if we have to ride the rain/snow line at times, with enough opportunities we'll cash in on a few.

I know l know, but this cold air is a waste, without moisture.

All it's doing is costing me money. Lol

Might as well just be in the 50's.

Rant over.

Unfortanatly we've picked up where last winter left off.

Cold and dry, and just warm enough for rain.

Hopefully the STJ will be more active this winter, giving us a chance to cash in once or twice.

Lol

Things like whether we get an inch of snow or 6 seem so insignificant when something drastic happens. A good family friend was in a car accident and he paralyzed from the chest down. He was two months away from graduating from the fire academy. Lifes not fair.

Unfortunatly, the way my sick mind is wired, I would be at a family members funeral checking the latest GFS run for an approaching storm.

I hate that no matter what, we are also on a fringe...either way. I also don't like when make proclamations that defy out climo and then get annoyed when they are called on it.

Are you still down in Emsworth ?

I remember living in Coraopolis, the low elevation killed these early season, marginal temp storms.

Even 2/5/10, it had begun to rain around 5 pm, before quickly changing over to snow.

For about an hour though, I was mentally distraught. Lol

Yeah, living down by the ohio river, you were either fighting climo or elevation.

Just a reminder for everyone to use this thread for any issues with each other, as opposed to the main thread.

I know it's tough sometimes, but it helps to keep everything on point, when a storm is approaching.

Also, for anyone outside our region that feels the need to meddle in the buisness of this thread... don't.

Everyone is welcome to join in any discussions.

The self righteous, D-bag, example making policing isn't welcome.

Mabey it wouldn't have made the most "buisness" sense, but signing morneau, bryd, and burnett in the off season could have made the bucs a real pennant contender in a weak N.L.

Polanco still would have been called up.

But instead of depending on him to save the season, he could have been used to give the the starters a few more days off.

Yes but I use radarscope on my phone and I had to use Cleveland site. It still works but not as accurate from that distance. Of course we had intense storms this morning too.

I never heard of radarscope before today.

I saw it avaialble on the google play store.

It looks like a good app.

Is it worth the money in your opinion ?

I hate it when a day of thunderstorms rolling in and the Damn Pittsburgh radar is down.

Most of the time I use the wunderground app radar, it's pretty good.

In other news, the bucs did nothing to help out a tiring bullpen.

A decent reliever or two, would have been nice.

I know my post last night was a bit oversimplified.lol

Of couse getting a good storm is not that easy(see March 2014).

But last Nov. and Dec., we had some nice opportunities.

And with a similar active pattern, especially in Jan. and Feb., we could do well storm wise.

I've noticed a few early winter discos around the board. Because it's never too early to discuss next winter lol.

For us it's pretty simple.

Provide enough moisture and energy from the STJ, and eventully a big storm will hit.

As long as it's cold enough when the time calls for it, were good.

Mabey it's just perception, but what's happened to the classic squall line with the passage of a cold front.

I remember when I was younger, the entire wnw sky black with the approach of a long line of storms.

It just seems like we rarely get a solid line of storms approaching from the west.

Here's something to cool you off.

Some of that cooler air over in Philly would be nice right now.

I miss having central a\c.

Looks only 3/4 full at Pnc Park tonight.

Pens game kinda stole the Pirates national TV thunder.

Interesting belated fact.

3.1" of snow fell on may 9th 1966.

That would be alot of snow on april 9th, let alone may.

And tying that into our past odd winter.

The last daily recorded snowfall over 3" was January 25th.

In a winter dominated by cold air, it was never around when needed.

Starting with the storm before Thanksgiving, all the way through today...

Go eff yourself PV, thanks for nothin'. lol

At least you can say the season has been consistent.

Plenty of moisture, no cold air.

Cold air, limited moisture.

However I am a bit bullish on the first half of April.

What snow event? We were never in the game on this. I think snow mostly is done.

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A couple days ago it was more of an event.

I'm sorry this pattern is B.S.

Every snow event has trended downward this month.

I almost gaurantee though, that the rain forecasted later this week will verify spot on.

#idontgivea****whatyouthink

Ok, getting suppresed again sucks, but whatever.

My real gripe, is the fact that many in the mid-atlantic have had the best of both worlds this month.

At least twice now, they've had golfing weather one day, then heavy snow the next.

Meanwhile here in Pgh the few decent days we've had, have been like walking around in the high desert with all the dirt and dust blowing around.

Lots of fun.

That's fine, I'm still holding out hope for the big inland runner that buries sw pa.

Winter is far from over.