December 2025 regional war/obs/disco thread

[SouthCoastMA]

Grinch status would be moot if we get a couple on 24th, 25th

[WinterWolf]

1 minute ago, SouthCoastMA said:

Grinch status would be moot if we get a couple on 24th, 25th

Yup…that’s my thinking too. If we don’t, then I guess it’s a grinch here in SNE. 

[Ginx snewx]

Grinch storms have to be between the 23rd and 25th

[TheMainer]

Euro with over 1.5 inches of QPF over my head the last two runs for Friday...

 

 

[40/70 Benchmark]

13 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Hmm not really 

Hmm Yes, it is.

[40/70 Benchmark]

5 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Grinch storms have to be between the 23rd and 25th

Oh, well in that case, I guess my two inches of crust will be delivered back under the tree by Santa...phew.

[40/70 Benchmark]

16 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

We’ll in SNE for sure…NNE will be fine. but being 6 days away from the holiday, and if we can grab(it’s tenuous but not zero) a little something on 12/24 or 12/25, is it a true grinch?   Maybe a hybrid grinch? 

Well, at the end of the day, the kids in Whoville got their gifts back, but we still call him the Grinch-

[Ginx snewx]

1 minute ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Oh, well in that case, I guess my two inches of crust will be delivered back under the tree by Santa...phew.

You just frigging posted you expect snow cover for Christmas 

[dendrite]

1 hour ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Yea, that was a few days before my favorite one on 12/16/07.

That high just laughing at the primary trying to cut.

[40/70 Benchmark]

1 minute ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Well, at the end of the day, the kids in Whoville got their gifts back, but we still call him the Grinch-

 

1 minute ago, Ginx snewx said:

You just frigging posted you expect snow cover for Christmas 

 

[Ginx snewx]

3 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Hmm Yes, it is.

Totally take exception.  Nemos are rare overrunning accounts for the majority of 3 to 8 inch storms.

[40/70 Benchmark]

Just now, Ginx snewx said:

Totally take exception.  Nemos are rare overrunning accounts for the majority of 3 to 8 inch storms.

Ok, enjoy your major snowstorm.

[Ginx snewx]

Just now, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Ok, enjoy your major snowstorm.

Take the Skynet for 1000. 

[SouthCoastMA]

Drove to Foxboro from snowy Cape Cod this morning. Only a coating here..actually maybe 1"..but patchy in sone spots

[HoarfrostHubb]

1 hour ago, Ginx snewx said:

 

I use that exact image from BOX in a lesson I teach

[WinterWolf]

1 minute ago, SouthCoastMA said:

Drove to Foxboro from snowy Cape Cod this morning. Only a dusting/coating here

You the snow capital of SNE currently…way to score  . 

[40/70 Benchmark]

2 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

I use that exact image from BOX in a lesson I teach

Introduction to Road Rage 101??

[CoastalWx]

5 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

I use that exact image from BOX in a lesson I teach

What lesson is that?

[CoastalWx]

I don’t necessarily disagree with the pope. It’s kind of a meh pattern, but at least not hopeless.

[SouthCoastMA]

6 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

You the snow capital of SNE currently…way to score  . 

We enjoy this fleeting moment. 

[Ginx snewx]

1 minute ago, CoastalWx said:

What lesson is that?

Tells the tale of a seasoned wxman who should have known better getting stuck in traffic for 6 hours.

[WinterWolf]

1 minute ago, CoastalWx said:

I don’t necessarily disagree with the pope. It’s kind of a meh pattern, but at least not hopeless.

The bright side is, if he thinks it’s trash…we are destined to score for sure .  Said Sunday’s deal was trash too…lmao. 

[HoarfrostHubb]

2 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

What lesson is that?

We do a unit on chemical reactions and energy. The anchoring phenomenon is how an MRE flameless heater works. We introduce them to MREs and their heaters and when you might use them. Power outages due to storms, etc.  I mention that example because many were in their cars for 8-12 hours.  IF they had an MRE in their car's emergency kit they could enjoy a warm meal of roasted rat while they waited it out.

The unit itself focuses on Sandy and Maria but I throw in tht storm, the 2008 ice storm, and the flooding from 2023 because I'm a weenie

[Ginx snewx]

Just now, WinterWolf said:

The bright side is, if he thinks it’s trash…we are destined to score for sure .  Said Sunday’s deal was trash too…lmao. 

The fact models keep our surfaces below normal is a flag to me. Watch for changes.

[Ginx snewx]

6 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

We do a unit on chemical reactions and energy. The anchoring phenomenon is how an MRE flameless heater works. We introduce them to MREs and their heaters and when you might use them. Power outages due to storms, etc.  I mention that example because many were in their cars for 8-12 hours.  IF they had an MRE in their car's emergency kit they could enjoy a warm meal of roasted rat while they waited it out.

The unit itself focuses on Sandy and Maria but I throw in tht storm, the 2008 ice storm, and the flooding from 2023 because I'm a weenie

SCIENCE!!

[weatherwiz]

8 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

I don’t necessarily disagree with the pope. It’s kind of a meh pattern, but at least not hopeless.

I think sometimes we try too much or hope too hard for that perfect pattern but perfect patterns are tough to come by. I've become a firm believer in that it's not just about the pattern, it's about how the pieces are moving, evolving, and interacting within the pattern.

[SouthCoastMA]

9 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

I don’t necessarily disagree with the pope. It’s kind of a meh pattern, but at least not hopeless.

Yea it's pretty straightforward. Just need some clippers to be timed right when the cold presses occur, but otherwise there are no biggies with this one. We'll see how chances look on the OPs once we get past the cutter. 

[Ginx snewx]

1 minute ago, weatherwiz said:

I think sometimes we try too much or hope too hard for that perfect pattern but perfect patterns are tough to come by. I've become a firm believer in that it's not just about the pattern, it's about how the pieces are moving, evolving, and interacting within the pattern.

Take a good look at surface temps from Friday on. High barometer and low barometer cold.

[WinterWolf]

1 minute ago, weatherwiz said:

I think sometimes we try too much or hope too hard for that perfect pattern but perfect patterns are tough to come by. I've become a firm believer in that it's not just about the pattern, it's about how the pieces are moving, evolving, and interacting within the pattern.

Agreed…and we’ve had a lot of very nice/great patterns of late, that produce zero…or very little. I’ll take my chances with the not so pretty, or mediocre at best pattern and give that a shot. 

[weatherwiz]

4 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Take a good look at surface temps from Friday on. High barometer and low barometer cold.

I'm also curious as to exactly how high temperatures will climb in the warm sector Friday. You'll have a southerly flow coming off unseasonably cool waters, plus coming off a snow cover on Long Island Sound and then across southern CT. I wonder if it will be more upper 40's versus lower 50's type stuff (not that I guess it matters much). Wind potential probably held back too because I'm sure there would certainly be a stout inversion. Maybe some wind potential if any elevated convection can be generated.