stormtracker

40 minutes ago, RaleighNC said:

Thanks, everyone. There are three options we have chosen for memorials other than flowers.

 

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society - www.lls.org

The Hospital at Home Program c/o Atrium Health Foundation

7800 Providence Rd. Suite 208, Charlotte, NC 28226

 

Or your local NPR station that plays classical or jazz music. 

As my Dad would probably point out, all three of these things - cancer research, healthcare coverage for average people of limited means, and the arts and public broadcasting are under assault from some of those bullies that Pop so detested. So your support of any of them would be greatly appreciated.

Ok, we'll run with this in lieu of flowers!   Thanks John.

7 hours ago, RaleighNC said:

John Burns

Hello everyone. I am writing with sad news. My father, John Burns, who you know as your moderator jburns, passed away on Monday at the age of 77 after a battle with cancer that returned after he beat lymphoma in 2020. AmericanWX was really important to him, and I know he considered many of you to be friends. He became highly involved on this site after he suffered a heart attack about 15 years ago, and this became a key outlet for him and his love and impressive amateur knowledge of meteorology.

Whenever there was going to be a storm in North Carolina, I had two sources to check: WRAL and my Dad. I remember him texting me before an ice storm was expected to hit Raleigh. No "hello," no "how are you."  Just:  "get a damn generator." He was absolutely never happier than when a snowstorm actually hit. He was known to drive hundreds of miles just to get into a blizzard. 

Thank you to all of you who made his later years fun and engaging. He loved it here. He loved arguing, he loved the weather, and he LOVED the ban hammer.

John D. Burns
Son of jburns

Raleigh, NC
 

This one hurts

JBurns was staff here and beloved.  Dude was legit and we became close through the years.  Loved weather, loved the board and unfortunately for us all, loved dad jokes!  I’m going to miss the guy a lot.  
 

Thanks for the message John.

RIP jburns. 

7 hours ago, DraydenWX said:

Er’ry day.  

8 hours ago, WxUSAF said:

4” 48hr bullseye on 495 late this week per 12z euro

Lock it up.  We just need a cold source and the models to be off on temps by 35 degrees.  We’ve got one more left in us. 

23 minutes ago, dallen7908 said:

This might come as a surprise to us weather weenies as we want 14 day forecasts to be quite accurate but April 1^st snow storms are very rare.  Thus, there are two competing forces here, and since the rareness of a 12” snowfall in late March / early April is greater than the accuracy of a 13-day forecast, there is still good chance that we may not get that 12” snow fall a fortnight hence.  

So you’re saying the chances of late March snow are almost nil?   Damn, this is something we hadn’t anticipated. Storm cancel? 

3 hours ago, psuhoffman said:

We’re back!

19 hours ago, NorthArlington101 said:

Fringed 

How we lookin?

Remember when the GFS had a snowstorm for Sunday?  Good times 

15 minutes ago, Ji said:

Gfs trying to shift north again

1 minute ago, ravensrule said:

We will be getting the 3" you have been hoping for. 

2 minutes ago, adelphi_sky said:

Not dead, but definitely in hospice care. 

We're in the hospice care section of hospice care.

1 hour ago, mattie g said:

Long-range discussion in early March definitely warrants calls of “bring on spring.”

How we lookin?

5 hours ago, Ji said:

We have a poster named stormtracker who’s not even tracking storms. What the heck!

Because i know the heartbreak 

Just now, Ji said:

Congrats man

Long live winter

Im looking for our first 70 degree day.   We'll all be back at it in 8 months.   Seems long, but it's too bad.  

But you gotta admit, if that storm happened and happened just like the models show now, we'd need counseling services for this forum.

2 hours ago, NorthArlington101 said:

One last kick in the nards 

This will happen.  If I'm in RIC, I'm planning a week of tracking.   Dead serious.

1 hour ago, Ji said:

CMC says yes

Oh.  

12 hours ago, Ji said:

Gfs a lot of snow on tonight’s run

How we looking?

1 hour ago, yoda said:

Heading to England for the first time (first time overseas actually) last week of March.  Going to be in the London area... besides the usual touristy attractions, anything interesting to see or do?

I've been twice.  Meh.

But make sure you eat British food.   Just delightful.   World's culinary masters.  

Keep it to non political banter.   There is now a section for politics talk.  https://www.americanwx.com/bb/forum/38-limited-of-topic/.  There.

Keep it to regular banter here.  You'll get one warning.   Moderators have been instructed to suspend after the warning and then ban after that. I will not help you.  I will not bail you out if a moderator takes any action against you, so don't ask me.

Go here https://www.americanwx.com/bb/forum/38-limited-of-topic/  for political discussion.   Closing this thread and starting fresh.  There will be NO political discussion allowed here.   You will get ONE warning only.

Like, what the fuck man

Alright yall, we flying too close to the sun

35 minutes ago, pazzo83 said:

Mass layoffs at NOAA and NWS: https://www.axios.com/2025/02/27/layoffs-hit-noaa-national-weather-service

Hope folks are happy.

Yeah, was about to come here and post this.   It costs about $3 per taxpayer to fund the NWS for a YEAR.   This is sad and creates more human misery.

I hope all of our friends here in the NWS aren't affected.  The NWS is already understaffed and now it'll be decimated.  

Come on yall.  Take it to banter.   Don't make me moderate.  It makes me cranky.

54 minutes ago, bncho said:

FOLKS

Warn level rain.  Flood warning.