OK, I am back to seeing the "western guy", at least on my work computer. That was weird. It looked like a pic of the judge from the old TV show Night Court. I will have to check my laptop when I get home.
I've seen research showing that it's the two years just after the nadir that give us our best blocking chances. My hunch is that the Pacific is rarely good this winter, but we will have periods where Atlantic blocking does the trick....saving us from a total ratter.
16-17 we had 48" down here, including two double-digit storms. The February event where it went from 63f on the 8th, to a wind driven Tsnow event on the 9th, was tremendous. 12"-18" statewide in CT.
So yes, we could do a lot worse than that!
Great little day hike today. Pine Mountain and the Indian Council Caves in Barkhamstead. From Pine Mt., we could make out Monadnock on the furthest horizon, which was pretty cool.
That band running from Watertown NY to New London does not seem to be concentric with the storm. I think it's a very long Norlun. Lookout for some weird ****e tonight.