JTA66

N'ah, the Festivus storm is still the benchmark to beat imby this season. Still, I enjoyed my 14 flakes today.

Radar looking much better down your way. Get that snow pile started!

Actually, as soon as I posted a VERY light mix of flakes & IP has begun.

Virga has commenced, 36F/DP 27F.

Pouring cats & dogs on the Blue Route. Heck of a way to run a drought!

Merry Christmas everyone!!

A little early to throw in the towel, but if you had dead ratter in your office pool, you’re looking good right now.

Calling it a car topper is being generous but you can tell something fell from the sky overnight, 31F.

It’s a Festivus miracle…flurries! 33F

That's the other odd change in recent years. Back in the 70's and 80's, the 3-5, 4-6 inchers were our bread & butter. Other than '78 and '83, HECS were non-existent. Now it seems we get advisory-level events or big dogs.

Yes, my temp is down to 33F. About .40” of drought-busting rain overnight.

Fortunately I think most of us have come into this wither with low expectations. One winter that's been in the back of my mind is 1998-99. It was also a Nina, but other than that I don't know if there are other similarities to this year. 98-99 certainly wasn't a memorable winter, but not a shut out either. We had a few weeks of winter that year where we got nickeled & dimed. I think our "biggest" event was in March.

Welcome back! You probably got more rain out in the Mojave than we did in our drought-stricken region

Record breaking drought? They better issue water restrictions ASAP! Actually feels like December out there today, 34F.

Only .10” here, 38F. Don’t know what I enjoy more, digital snow or digital blocks?

Only got down to 49F here overnight. Funny how no one says, "What happens in December, the winter will remember" when it's mild & dry.

Nothing like the day after a mid-December cold front passage, my temp struggled to reach a high of 50F And sign me up Ralph, I believe in Festivus miracles!

That was quick, pretty much over with here. Just your typical squall line -- gusty winds and a 15-minute downpour. However I do hear sirens, so something in the neighborhood happened.

It's on my doorstep, winds starting to gust.

55F/DP 55, steamy windows

For now all we want is for it to move up in time. No can kicking please!

In our new climate era, someone needs to write a Christmas carol about tornados. 38F

What's with his fascination with size??

But is does have to do with local weather, at least for me it does. Most weather systems approach from the west, south or southwest. If a line of severe storms is approaching, I like to read obs from RedSky, CoolHandMike, MattinPA to get an idea of what's headed my way. If the line fizzles, I can lament with Birds since we only live a few miles apart. If it's a winter storm, I like hearing from Kamu, Agnes or Kevin Reilly to get an idea of how long the virga may last or how quickly the changeover line is approaching. In this sense, weather obs from the NYC forum are of little value to me -- these systems have already moved through my backyard. And as we say around here, this is very much a backyard sport. Anyway, you know my views and I know yours. As Agnes said, ultimately it's up the the administrators here how they want to run their site.

You'll have to ask a Cape May poster