The fun begins 1/20 to maybe 1/27. A four week spell can make for a great winter down here. I'll bet you have fond memories 2010-2011...or ENE in 14-15. And before some moron chimes in that 2015 is not walking through that door....that's not the point. We can have a great month without 100".
The American suite takes the MJO on a robust tour of the bad regions starting in early January. This will have to be watched. Ray's idea of January 20th and beyond seems to be gaining merit...that time frame will also match up with the SSW effects....assuming that actually comes to pass.
Hmm, I'd rather the humpback whale breath for Labrador than dry air from western Quebec with that gives you a 200 volt shock static electricity every time you touch a metal object.
And speaking of static electricity, in the 1888 Great Plains children's blizzard.....according to best guesses they received about 6" of snow, with winds sustained at 50 gusting to 80, with temps falling to -15f. People were literally getting knocked on their asses when they tried to load their wood stoves.
Yup, my wife and son were walking the dogs a couple of weeks ago in the woods at the end of Valley View, when they came upon a half-eviscerated, sizeable buck. One of the dogs was very edgy, so they probably hadn't gone far.
01-02. I remember watching a football game at Ramapo HS in NJ, December, temp in the upper 70's, wearing a T-shirt. Apropos of nothing, Greg Olsen played in that game. I recall the rest of the winter blew chunks, but the next two were first rate.