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  1. 1 hour ago, buckeyefan1 said:

    It's soooooo close to being everything we are looking for. Sigh. Maybe I need to ask my witchy friends to come over for a winter fun ceremony and banish that depressing death ridge :lol:

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    Looking at the models for the next 2 weeks, Jan. 2 thru Jan. 6 is about the only period I see a slight chance for something frozen in the SE.  During that period, there is cold air in the Midwest, the NAO remains negative, and the PNA relaxes a bit.  I know...I am grasping at straws LOL.    

  2. I caught a bit of the news tonight and it’s heartbreaking to see what our neighbors in Kentucky and the other states are going through. Kinda hard to root for a pattern change that would bring more misery to those poor people.  For once, I’d be happy to see above normal temps and no precipitation.  

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  3. 35 minutes ago, buckeyefan1 said:

    two globes showing pressure anomalies across the North Pacific and North America during the phases of the Pacific–North America pattern

     

     

    Seriously though, with 4 out of 5 being favorable we might get the pna to at least be neutral. Or not. I do however believe the pattern shifts around Christmas. Will it shift in our favor? We'll find out soon enough. Until then, I will believe in southern snow, unicorns and faries :wub: 

    Yes.  If we could just get the PNA to move to neutral, I think we could see some opportunities in the south.  There are some subtle signs that the PNA is moving toward neutral after next week.  Will it get there?  Who knows?

  4. Nothing much in the long term to indicate our first frost in the SE before at least third week of October.  However, in a shocking development, the west is progged to be much below normal over the next two weeks.  Maybe this signals a reversal in winter fortunes this year.  Last year I remember taking some cold rides in October and November.  

     https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/threats/threats.php

     

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  5. Read where the CPC is predicting 70% chance of weak La Nina from November through January.  Weak La Nina's, generally speaking, are much better for the southeast than moderate or strong La Nina's.  Years with weak LN's that produced bouts of wintry weather in the Southeast include 95/96, 83/84, and 00/01.  Interestingly, 10/11 and 84/85 were moderate LN years and those were pretty active winters for the SE.  Who knows.  Not sure what I will see next...A SE snowstorm or a Clemson touchdown.   

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  6. I am by no means the ENSO expert some on here are but it seems there is significant cooling in the 3.4 region of the pacific which would indicate another La Niña for late fall through winter.  CPC has issued a Nina watch.  Last winter was frustrating for winter lovers  in the SE.  It seemed the plains, Midwest, Tenn Valley and even mid Atlantic and NE had significant winter weather while we were under the curse of the SE ridge.  Hopefully there is no repeat for this winter. 

  7. Left Myrtle Beach at 1130 AM and drove home to Cherryville.  Temps were 92 or 93 from Florence through Hartsville, Pageland, and Lancaster.  Rose to 95 in Rock Hill.  That was highest I saw all day.  Arrived home around 330 PM.  It was 91 here in Cherryville.  

  8. 7 minutes ago, kvegas-wx said:

    Totally agree, but I think you would also agree to approach this forecast with some skepticism.  Nothing has worked out this year as modeled.  Both temps and QPF forecasts have proven to be quite unreliable.  If our winter trends hold we will end up with an event like we had over the weekend.  If the models bust in the wrong direction this time, then yes, generational will be an understatement.  I'm going to be leaning heavily on the HRRR and ICON again on this one.  The NAM isn't screaming warm nose as much as it was previously, so I'm crossing my fingers that 75% of what falls in the Triad will be sleet.  Time will tell.

    Your comments about the NAM should be bolded.  Ignore the NAM from here on out at your own peril.  I've been burned too many times trusting other models when the NAM is the king of warm nose forecasting.

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  9. I know this is salt in the wound to many but below is the US snow cover map as of 06 UTC 02/15/21.  It shows 70.49% coverage.  Will likely increase today as Mississippi and Tennessee fill in more.  This is historical territory.  Previous record is 70.9% on Jan 12, 2011.  1966 and 1978 also were in the 70% range.   

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  10. I know it's been a frustrating weather week in the SE, especially when Dallas is expecting blizzard conditions Monday morning.  There could be snow covering most of the U.S. next week except the SE and southern half of the West coast.  However, another round of anomalous cold air builds in Canada the last week of the February and is poised to move south.  I am not predicting another March 1980 storm but as crazy as this year has been, I wouldn't bet against anything at this point.  Heck, I am not even confident with what falls from the skies next Wednesday and Thursday.         

  11. 47 minutes ago, Orangeburgwx said:

    Who would have ever thought we would need a weaker low to give us wintery precip...

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    Depends... President's Day 1979 was a 996 MB low with a 1050 high over the Great Lakes; the March 1993 Superstorm was a 990MB bomb with wind gusts over 140 MPH.  

  12. For those who haven’t looked, GSP seems about as confident as everyone else

    http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=GSP&product=AFD&format=ci&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

    just went out and put a little gas in my generator that I bought during the December 2005 ice storm.  Started right up with one gentle pull.  Tuesday morning at 200AM when it’s freezing rain and 27 degrees, 10 mules won’t be able to start it!

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