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2 hours ago, Mikeymac5306 said:

Overnight and early morning runs said "Gotcha!!" 

There is one heck of a front coming through though. 

We were told there would be no historic spring blizzard reaching an extinction level event along the I-95 corridor but didn’t listen!

Instead, we ran around like a bunch of cotton-headed-ninny-muggins’ gassing up snow blowers, hitting the grocery stores and itching to start a thread.

When will we ever learn our lesson to not trust models post 300 hours??

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10 hours ago, JTA66 said:

We were told there would be no historic spring blizzard reaching an extinction level event along the I-95 corridor but didn’t listen!

Instead, we ran around like a bunch of cotton-headed-ninny-muggins’ gassing up snow blowers, hitting the grocery stores and itching to start a thread.

When will we ever learn our lesson to not trust models post 300 hours??

;)

But it was only 240 hours that's like stone cold mortal lock

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way too early to even say things like that. Let him sleep while we dig out. Some of the biggest snowfalls ocucr during a raging Nino here. here is my proof. He needs to go to school

The Lehigh Valley often sees its highest snowfall totals during El Niño years, which are historically linked to 8 of the 10 snowiest seasons on record for the region. El Niño patterns frequently bring increased moisture to the Mid-Atlantic, often resulting in major winter storms or "nor'easters". 
 
 
Snowiest El Niño Seasons
The following winters occurred during El Niño phases and produced some of the highest total snowfall recorded at the Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE): 
  • 1993–1994: 75.2 inches (The all-time record for seasonal snowfall).
  • 2009–2010: 59.8 inches (Includes the "Snowmageddon" period).
  • 2013–2014: 68.1 inches.
  • 2020–2021: 58.1 inches. 
     
 
Notable Individual Storms (El Niño Related)
Major single-storm events in the Lehigh Valley often align with these patterns:
  • January 22–23, 2016: 31.7 inches — The biggest two-day snowfall in Lehigh Valley history (often referred to as "Snowzilla" or Winter Storm Jonas).
  • February 1–2, 2021: 27.3 inches — The second-largest recorded snowfall event.
  • February 11–12, 1983: 25.2 inches — A massive nor'easter during a strong El Niño year.
  • March 13–14, 1993: 17.6 inches — Known as the "Storm of the Century". 
     
 

 

 

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29 minutes ago, PhiEaglesfan712 said:

2009-10 is the only one of those seasons that was really el nino.

1993-94 and 2013-14 were ENSO neutrals, and 2020-21 was a deep moderate la nina.

The 1983 and 2016 storms are the only ones that were in el nino.

The 1993 storm was an ENSO neutral, and the 2021 one was in that deep moderate la nina of 20-21.

I guess the point I am making, is all of the years were either were going in or out of an el nino. It really does not matter until late october or early  November anyway to call the upcoming winter. SST and the SJS controll the el nino anaywat.  The best way to know is wait until late Novmeber and if Baja LP go to the 4 corners- watch out baby for Miller A's.  The place that gets hosed the worst in the US is the mid south- some of the worst winter tornadoes in the country occur in November and December in the Memphis area in a raging el nino. I have experienced that too-- the infamous W Memphis Tornado in 1987 with massive flooding right after.  The only time I witnessed 18 wheelers stacked on the second floor of a hotel after the tornado hit the truck stop and the huge I 40/55  interstate overhead signs twisted like licorice. What gets me is in all of those years above, I also had to shovel out  in  every one of those storms - el nino or not.  To make outragous predictions this far in advance is complete stupidity. I guess that is why he is on TV

In the case of our Oceanic Niño Index (ONI), there was one really oddball El Niño episode that maximized during the late summer/early fall in 1987. This El Niño is also unusual because it spanned two consecutive winters (1986-87 and 1987-88).

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=850325316247225

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