Weather Thread

[shafnutz05]

I was surprised to learn that Lubbock gets snow accumulation on a fairly regular basis. Must be the elevation.

Also BEST DALLAS SNOW DAY EVER

Yup, a lot of people do not realize just how high NW Texas and the Texas panhandle sits. Lubbock is at 3200 feet, and Amarillo is even higher at 3600 feet. The weather is no joke up there.

[RonnieFranchise]

I've been there a couple times, most recently we had a bad hailstorm that put a coating of ice on the roads briefly. Everyone there with me was from Houston and were like- glad you're driving!

Apparently they get that quite often also.

[shafnutz05]

Interesting read on the geography and geology of NW Texas.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwards_Plateau

[Freddy Rumsen]

It's really neat to fly over the escarpment there.

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

Llano estacado

[Shyster]

Major snowfall in Spain, including 8 inches in Madrid:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55586751

[dodint]

Saw a video of a guy in Spain. He was on skis downtown with a gator boat fan strapped to his back.

[Gaucho]

[shafnutz05]

Strong signal for a coastal storm next weekend. Obviously a lot can change between now and then, so I am fully expecting disappointment. Take any model snow map more than 24-48 hours out with a major grain of salt.

[meow]

The thunder storm we had last night had the loudest thunder I’ve ever heard.

[shafnutz05]

Holy sht. This could be a historic storm for a lot of folks if it holds. This might be the best model run DC has ever had for a snowstorm.

[mac5155]

As of course is tradition, SWPA gets boned.

[shafnutz05]

As of course is tradition, SWPA gets boned.

I knew you were gonna rage when you saw this lol. Long way to go. And hey, western PA has actually had a real decent winter so far (I know you are not in the city) . We've been the ones getting boned the last few years.

https://www.wpxi.com/weather/december-2 ... T3QTIQLFA/

That’s a wrap on December 2020 - and what a month it was for snowfall! Pittsburgh recorded 27.5 inches of snow, making it the second-snowiest December on record. The snowiest December on record goes to 1890, with 41.8 inches of snow.

The snowfall this month was 19.2 inches above average and marks the seventh-snowiest month on record for Pittsburgh. The snowiest month ever on record in the city is February 2010, which recorded 48.7 inches of snow!

Pittsburgh has seen 28.3 inches of snow so far this season, and has already recorded 68% of its average seasonal snowfall. The 28.3 inches of snow marks the fourth-snowiest period for a season to date (October, November, December).

[mac5155]

I know I know. It's been a pretty good year for snowfall already, and it's only January.

[tifosi77]

I could see my breath this morning, through the 10 AM hour.

[Shyster]

I could see my breath this morning, through the 10 AM hour.

That was just second-hand smoke from all of the pot-smoking hippies out there in Cally-fornia.

[shafnutz05]

It's happening dot gif. Sunday into Monday.

[DigitalGypsy66]

CLT folks - did you get snow yesterday? Friends of mine in the Research Triangle got a good bit, as did friends in southern Virginia.

[shafnutz05]

CLT folks - did you get snow yesterday? Friends of mine in the Research Triangle got a good bit, as did friends in southern Virginia.

I know that some parts of the OBX had some flakes on the ground, our friends in Kitty Hawk took a picture of a coating on their deck.

[dodint]

Yeah, the only day I commute is Monday so this is happening.

[mac5155]

Luckily I just got my wife's 4x4 fixed

[shafnutz05]

Wow....massive run from the 12Z Euro. Absolute crush job for a very large chunk of the northeast, and western PA gets in on a lot of snow action too courtesy of the primary low that makes it as far east as Ohio, before transferring energy to the coastal storm. My house is directly in the middle of that bullseye over eastern Lancaster County, lol.

[shafnutz05]

The "jump" in the low pressure system on this GIF is when the primary low pressure system transfers its energy to the coastal storm, allowing it to bomb out. This would be a rare "Chicago to Philadelphia" jackpot, which doesn't happen too often.

[mac5155]

mmm yes, that'll do pig that'll do

[Beveridge]

I have someone coming to shoot grade next Friday on some land for building. Wonder if this impacts doing that.