Kay

I took a walk in the woods this afternoon and was really getting into that crispy crunch of leaves + ice Awesome out. Just got back from walk #2. World of difference without the wind!

The Bush River has not frozen over (yet?) just too windy and turbulent. Main cool sight so far is any vegetation close enough to the high water we had got coated with freezing spray and is encased in ice. I didn't get a good pic and I'm not going back down there until it's less windy!

low of 7

5 minutes ago, Maestrobjwa said:

Ah very nice--thanks for sharing! Ya know, the opening chord progression sounds just like The Young and the Restless, lol 

There was a meme I saw where it was talking about not seeing his work on a Christmas program: "I can't believe it's not Rutter!"

Ya know, John Rutter is as successful as a composer can be in this day and age--how his work is cemented in the choral repertoire is really quite something!

 

Lol at the meme yes...everyone loves Rutter. Especially singers.

9/-5

for @Maestrobjwa@Always in Zugzwangand anyone else who might like a beautiful wintry piece.

Windy af right now. River covered in whitecaps and rolling/breaking waves.

Been getting some wind-driven sideways flurries #firstflakes 33F

2 minutes ago, Maestrobjwa said:

Same! Yeah sometimes I wish he wouldn't to keep things lighter at least for this time of year...BUT, a stat is still a stat and doesn't quite care how it makes ya feel, lol

All part of a well-balanced wx weenie diet

5 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

Oh look! Here comes Santa Hoff spreading holiday cheer to all the weenies! 

psu = pretty sure underwhelming

I kid! I appreciate psu's posts (sometimes through my tears)

Smacked. Rain, wind, graupel

Just past the a.m. high tide, minor coastal flooding bringing water into low lying places around here. More H20 to freeze. Awaiting the rain...already had a brief power outage. 44F

14 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said:

Not true. I expect to see some cool frozen pictures on Christmas!

I will try to make up for my east-ness with ice

10 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

 

The most recently issued product is what is visible "on top". It's like layers on a sandwich. When the "top" product expires, then whatever is "underneath" becomes visible. For example: If NWS issues a Flood Watch at 10:00 am, then a Wind Advisory at 11:00 am, then Wind Advisory becomes visible on the WFO home page. This becomes messy during complicated, changeable storms like the one we are experiencing now, and NWS is aware of this. I've been on a few webinars and completed a few surveys about some possible changes to their interface, and what's potentially coming down the line looks good. I don't know anything else about the nitty gritty.

Thanks EJ! It could use some help so that is good to hear.

1 hour ago, gymengineer said:

Do you have a link to a source that lists what the warning hierarchy is to determine which color we see on the NWS map when multiple warnings/advisories are in place? Like, flash flood and tornado warnings will always be primary, but between a winter weather advisory and a wind chill advisory, for example, which one takes precedence on the map? Thanks in advance! 

I have wondered this for a long time. Anyone know?

1 hour ago, WVclimo said:

LWX has the front moving through before daybreak there. By 8:00 a.m. winds are already gusting to almost 60 mph. Here’s the P&C forecast for Bittinger:

Huge fan of the hourly forecast graph

2 hours ago, H2O said:

Ok lets see if this clears it up.  Having people post from WVa that are closer to DC than PHL makes more sense cause what weather they get often has an impact on what happens here and points east of them.  NOTHING from PHL or its surrounding will affect my weather.  And they have their own place to post.  So go there.  

No comment on anything else but this is exactly why no one cares about my obs It's ok I totally get it

Should be some decent freeze-up on rivers, streams, ponds, etc. from this airmass. Hoping for interesting formations and whatnot with the prolonged blustery conditions.

24

Happy anniversary, mappy!

from twitter, throwing it in here because why not

"Arctic Blast", I like it

11 minutes ago, Always in Zugzwang said:

I seriously don't think anyone is overly "excited" about this, to be honest.  It's just interesting from a meteorological standpoint no matter if we get nothing, a couple of flakes, or a bit more.  I've seen threads started for FAR less than this.

This is how I feel (and anyone can feel how they want obviously). Not really gonna have IMBY performance metrics on this one

Some beautiful mixed skies yesterday

One evening after elementary school I told my parents I'd read some words on the bathroom wall. Don't remember how I phrased this. DO remember my mom insisting I TELL them what words. Pretty embarrassing, a little scary, but hey I'd been given the green light, it was also kind of a kick