IrishRob17 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I forgot to mention you in my post....I think you were WoodstockWx back then. For NNEers, I mentioned powderfreak, but of course dendrite and Eek were there too. CoolSpruce and Will were the Maine posters...I think Tamarack posted at least back to early Eastern, and maybe WWBB...the other two Maine posters I haven't seen really since Eastern. And of course all the mid-atlantic guys like Ji, stormtracker, zwyts, etc we always posted with since the boards were so much smaller with rarely more than 100 users on at once...sometimes up to 500 in a big storm. We all conversed in the same threads back then. There were some fun times back then when we all interacted on a regular basis...some epic arguments as well. Zonties was like Wiz on roids. Literally. Does anyone still have the famous photo of Zonties measuring snow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Slam sail boats on their sides.. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 There were some fun times back then when we all interacted on a regular basis...some epic arguments as well. Does anyone still have the famous photo of Zonties measuring snow? Im trying to picture if the Mid-Atl, NYC and NE forums were combined today....man what a sh*t show that would be. Just epic, epic brawls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Im trying to picture if the Mid-Atl, NYC and NE forums were combined today....man what a sh*t show that would be. Just epic, epic brawls. That's exactly what is was going back through the various other boards, I've been on them since the late 90's. You think there are arguments in just a region now over the rain/snow line you should've seen it back in the day. I really hope someone has that old photo of Zonties, I sometimes think of it when I'm measuring snow myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Im trying to picture if the Mid-Atl, NYC and NE forums were combined today....man what a sh*t show that would be. Just epic, epic brawls. Oh yeah you think the regionalism in New England can get interesting with "look at the NNE'ers doing all they can to bring this north..." or "if I see another GC to Dendrite jackpot I'm going to lose it..." or "what do I have to do to get it to snow in Springfield?" Just imagine the threads with everyone from North Carolina to Maine all trying to root for snow. Every single model run was interpreted differently depending on the weenie googles on at the time. But it was a lot of fun, too. The meltdowns were highly entertaining when someone else "stole" snow from another region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 That's exactly what is was going back through the various other boards, I've been on them since the late 90's. You think there are arguments in just a region now over the rain/snow line you should've seen it back in the day. I really hope someone has that old photo of Zonties, I sometimes think of it when I'm measuring snow myself. Was this it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Was this it? I think it is. I forget exactly how much snow he was reporting but everyone was like WTF because it was so much higher than what anyone else was reporting. Zonties insisted he was correct and posted a photo of his yard stick showing the total, the only problem was that the yard stick was upside down. That's at least how I recall it, maybe some others remember this too. I seem to remember there was debate as to whether he did it on purpose or not. Either way, it was rather amusing at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I remember that! The upside down yard stick, lol. And the poster even put up a picture having no idea he was doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I remember that! The upside down yard stick, lol. And the poster even put up a picture having no idea he was doing it. Exactly but I think he tried to play it off later on as a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Wow . This is what happens after a powder snow winter and rainless spring @StormFurey: What a Magnificent May Day!!! Soooo DRY!Arizona-like RH 17 percent at BDL. Some towns CT No Rain in over 3 weeks http://t.co/RrflkEWAQf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Wow . This is what happens after a powder snow winter and rainless spring @StormFurey: What a Magnificent May Day!!! Soooo DRY!Arizona-like RH 17 percent at BDL. Some towns CT No Rain in over 3 weeks http://t.co/RrflkEWAQf Or... how about every spring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Thought Kevin would get what I wrote. Anyways Deez temps are awesome. COC and nuts abound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Or... how about every spring? Yeah 23 straight days of no rain..Happens every year.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Wow . This is what happens after a powder snow winter and rainless spring @StormFurey: What a Magnificent May Day!!! Soooo DRY!Arizona-like RH 17 percent at BDL. Some towns CT No Rain in over 3 weeks http://t.co/RrflkEWAQf You can't possibly be trying to make the connection that dry fluffy snow in the winter is in any way related to the relative humidity today, lol. You think if instead of having 4-6" of SWE in the snowpack in March, you had 7-8" it would've made any difference today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 You can't possibly be trying to make the connection that dry fluffy snow in the winter is in any way related to the relative humidity today, lol. You think if instead of having 4-6" of SWE in the snowpack in March, you had 7-8" it would've made any difference today? Meh, ORH (Tolland winter proxy after all) was above normal precip for DJF. Just slightly above if you toss in Morch. Pretty sure our winter had nothing to do with the current "dry" weather. But that wouldn't fit the debilitating drought narrative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 See, I started watching it and couldn't figure out if it was supposed to be funny, sad or what. It must be more for the ADHD crowd which can't pay attention to anything for more than 2 seconds because it kept switching from one thing to another. What is the way the guy was saying "these nuts"? I just don't get what's supposed to be funny about that and I find a lot of things funny....just not that. All of those originally showed up as stand alone clips, and were just combined into one long youtube video. I dislike videos with fast clips, and cut aways. Kind of like fast MTV style editing. It annoys me to no end. It might have been better if he said "Dem Nutz". I can't decide which is better. I will have to spend a few hours thinking about this tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Meh, ORH (Tolland winter proxy after all) was above normal precip for DJF. Just slightly above if you toss in Morch. Pretty sure our winter had nothing to do with the current "dry" weather. But that wouldn't fit the debilitating drought narrative. Meh, ORH (Tolland winter proxy after all) was above normal precip for DJF. Just slightly above if you toss in Morch. Pretty sure our winter had nothing to do with the current "dry" weather. But that wouldn't fit the debilitating drought narrative. A lot of mets on air and social media have been discussing exactly that. With the exception of the immediate BOS area where snows were wetter..they have been showing tables of how little moisture the snow contained which also was part of the reason why we didn't have a mud season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Hanny just said on air this is the driest stretch in CT since Aug 1995. WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Hanny just said on air this is the driest stretch in CT since Aug 1995. WOW We can only hope 95/96 winter follows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 A lot of mets on air and social media have been discussing exactly that. With the exception of the immediate BOS area where snows were wetter..they have showing tables of how little moisture the snow contained which also was part of the reason why we didn't have a mud season BOS got more rain in December, so congrats? Otherwise the differences between BOS and BDL for winter precip are pretty negligible. The ratios may have been high, but we still got average to above average liquid this winter, so your point holds no water. Hanny just said on air this is the driest stretch in CT since Aug 1995. WOW This is probably the reason it is dry, not the winter snow ratios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 BOS got more rain in December, so congrats? Otherwise the differences between BOS and BDL for winter precip are pretty negligible. The ratios may have been high, but we still got average to above average liquid this winter, so your point holds no water. This is probably the reason it is dry, not the winter snow ratios. Sorry Dave Epstein @growingwisdom · 7h7 hours ago How Can We Have Drought Conditions After All That Snow? http://fw.to/cIdbUOQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 A lot of mets on air and social media have been discussing exactly that. With the exception of the immediate BOS area where snows were wetter..they have been showing tables of how little moisture the snow contained which also was part of the reason why we didn't have a mud season Chris just told your total precip for your winter residence was above normal, what in the Sam Hell would high snow ratios have to do with anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Sorry Dave Epstein @growingwisdom · 7h7 hours ago How Can We Have Drought Conditions After All That Snow? http://fw.to/cIdbUOQ Yea sorry Drought can be defined in a lot of ways, and while this dry weather isn’t good for growing, the water table itself is still high and reservoirs are quite full. The Quabbin reservoir is nearly at capacity and not much under where it was this time in 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Chris just told your total precip for your winter residence was above normal, what in the Sam Hell would high snow ratios have to do with anything. because if it was all powder..which it predominately was..it would not help with soil moisture. A similar thing that happens in the Rockies when they get all fluff and then have water problems every summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 A lot of mets on air and social media have been discussing exactly that. With the exception of the immediate BOS area where snows were wetter..they have been showing tables of how little moisture the snow contained which also was part of the reason why we didn't have a mud season This is complete fodder. Vermont gets a ton of light fluffy snows and has one of the more notorious mud seasons every year. There's no correlation to that except if you just didn't have any snow on the ground or it melted out abnormally early or something. You had a thick pack...and I bet anything your snow-water equivalent was higher than normal regardless of how fluffy you thought the snow was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 because if it was all powder..which it predominately was..it would not help with soil moisture. A similar thing that happens in the Rockies when they get all fluff and then have water problems every summer Kevin we don"t depend on snow pack for water levels, this isn't the Rockies, learn your climo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 This is complete fodder. Vermont gets a ton of light fluffy snows and has one of the more notorious mud seasons every year. There's no correlation to that except if you just didn't have any snow on the ground or it melted out abnormally early or something. You had a thick pack...and I bet anything your snow-water equivalent was higher than normal regardless of how fluffy you thought the snow was. We had a mud season though, ask my wife after cleaning up after dirty paws for a week or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Lol still love the Population affected by drought= 0 on that map Kevin linked to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 my grass seed wants rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Sorry Dave Epstein @growingwisdom · 7h7 hours ago How Can We Have Drought Conditions After All That Snow? http://fw.to/cIdbUOQ I'm really not going to dig into Coop data, but that map shows BDL at 50% of average liquid, when it was in fact 0.06" above. BDR was 0.56" below, but considering it's climo driest time of year that can give you a 75% of normal value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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