Fall Banter/LibertyBell

[donsutherland1]

12 hours ago, NorthShoreWx said:

Winter is back!  The usual optimists serial posting snow maps and the usual boo-birds throwing hot water all over them.  That's what I'm talking about; bring it on! 

Maybe the "boo-birds" will be throwing snow balls, not hot water, on Sunday.

[IrishRob17]

[binbisso]

Can someone please explain to me how the nyc metro area got a 6" snowstorm on dec 14 with a raging pacific jet. -pna, +ao and Nao and no phase 8 mjo mismatch. I understand from reading this forum for at least several years that nola. Tallahassee, richmond, DC, ac and northern New England can but I thought it was impossible for that to happen in the nyc metro area. I border the bronx and will likely finish with 6" + so I am not 20 or more miles away

[North and West]

Can someone please explain to me how the nyc metro area got a 6" snowstorm on dec 14 with a raging pacific jet. -pna, +ao and Nao and no phase 8 mjo mismatch. I understand from reading this forum for at least several years that nola. Tallahassee, richmond, DC, ac and northern New England can but I thought it was impossible for that to happen in the nyc metro area. I border the bronx and will likely finish with 6" + so I am not 20 or more miles away

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[winterwx21]

On 11/26/2025 at 1:27 PM, forkyfork said:

i hope we get endless failed snow threats and they turn everyone's spirits into ashes

LOL. 

[Rjay]

12 hours ago, winterwx21 said:

LOL. 

He won

 

 

[WE GOT HIM]

7 minutes ago, Rjay said:

He won

 

 

Lfg

[NorthShoreWx]

On 12/12/2025 at 1:54 AM, donsutherland1 said:

Maybe the "boo-birds" will be throwing snow balls, not hot water, on Sunday.

Score one for the optimists.

[IrishRob17]

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