NorthArlington101

Nice cell about to move into Lyerly, GA.

never said I wasn’t a weenie!

Brad Arnold seems to have it (Soso tornado) live: https://livestormchasing.com/map

this is a crazy run for Central/Western VA. oh man

95/90... nasty

now it’s 8 inches in CHO, haha. What a garbage model. CMC has got to be better at this point. ICON probably is too.

hah, maybe I should be going down to Charlottesville to chase for three days. My poor off-Grounds house is just sitting there vacant... an enhanced, maybe moderate risk tomorrow? Then 6” of snow on the GFS Wednesday? Sign me up.

Yeah, I tried to subtly make that point yesterday. This is a partisan issue. Had to write a whole paper about it for my News Media class. There isn’t really a way around it. That said, I prefer it when we keep it implicit and subtle! Makes the slight disses more fun.

Yeah, the bigger profile might’ve made it tough. I enjoy a chilly jog, though. Going numb lessens the pain, lol.

Today was the perfect jogging day. Going downhill at 20mph with the wind.

Yeah, I've found it wild how much people are relying on delivery and takeout. I understand that it is essential that support be given to restaurants and I'm far from anti-restaurant, but any unnecessary contact is a risk that I'm not willing to take. While the virus material decreases significantly over time on these surfaces, the scientific consensus is that: "the COVID-19 virus can survive up to three days on plastic and stainless steel. It was detected on copper up to four hours, on cardboard up to 24 hours and it can also linger in tiny particles in the air for up to three hours." Hence, I'm avoiding anything that exposes me unnecessarily. I'll help my family wipe down the groceries, but getting a takeout dinner is an unnecessary risk. I love my local joints, but I'm not willing to risk it. I realize that handwashing and not touching your face resolve all these issues, but that requires everyone in the family to be diligent. And then there is the problem of the counters you place the food on, the car (as @supernovasky mentioned), etc.

We can dodge the issue, but ultimately what people are debating is whether they think this virus is genuinely scary enough to shut things down for. Research has shown that opinions on the severity of the virus are a partisan issue, and ultimately that's unlikely to change. While I find this debate fun, we all know its not going anywhere!

EPS went in the wrong direction with snow next Wednesday. It's over!!

Honestly what gives me an inkling of hope is that the EURO and its ensembles have generally been more bullish than the GFS/GEFS for this period. SnowTV for some genuinely seems possible. It’s an exciting distraction from reality!

yeah, I can see it working in colleges and elementary schools, where the teachers (pretty much) teach one or two classes and have a more controlled lesson plan. In high school and middle school where the teachers teach five+ periods with very different classes... I imagine its super challenging.

Distance learning is a mess. As far as I can tell from my high-school-aged sister, the teachers are slowly giving up. Arlington County schools technically don't get out until the 21st or so of June... gonna be a long process. It works fairly well for college, though I definitely feel cheated out of the end of this semester and the fun of being on my campus. I've still got a lot of work and a lot less of the fun ways to blow it off. Luckily for me I like my family, its really tough for those for whom college was an escape.

maybe some flurries on Friday?

EURO looks more like the GFS with a little rain-to-snow on the 15th. I'd like to record one more T.

nice

https://m.facebook.com/notes/wxriskcom/major-alert-easter-sunday-looks-dangerous/2881339375246635/ Looks like an interesting period of severe WX!

its been worse this winter

As if you don’t need two seconds to gather your thoughts. I’d also argue that everyone at those press conferences makes similar statements acknowledging questions they like or dislike, but that’s as far as I’ll go on that note!

If it becomes clear as day that HCQ and the other anti-malaria drugs are a solid remedy, than I’d expect to see things return somewhat to normal around July, with lockdowns beginning again in any area that starts to challenge its ICU capacity. Don’t see any way for this to fully end until we find a vaccine, though.