D.C. -- NOW BOARDING THE BUST AIRPLANE...

[yoda]

DC GETS SCREWED AGAIN WITH THIS STORM.... A 3RD BUST IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS.... :27: :27:

OH WELL.... SOME 50S THIS WEEKEND WILL BE NICE...

BUT SOME ARE SAYING LATE NEXT WEEK ANOTHER STORM... HMMM.. BUT WILL NOW BE VERY CAUTIOUS...

D.C. WINTER NOW =
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IF THE SNOW COMES NEAR DC... :10:

OH WELL...

[Chris the Weather Man]

You could use another blizzard of 1979.....

[yoda]

YES PLEASE!!

[Chris the Weather Man]

You sound like Jeb........ or 1983!

[thstorm87]

I know what you mean, philly is screwed once again. I was really trying to beleive winter wasnt over, but now I think im giving up. This was prob are last really good chance to get a decent snow this winter.

[Chris the Weather Man]

Ok.. March= 1993....... ( Will it happen? again? who knows Maybe so ) DO NOT give up.. Just YET...

[Erica]

Usually I wouldin't respond to a thread like this, becasue of how rediculous they are, but I think something needs to be clarified here.

Those of you in the DC area need to realize the not every winter can be a repeat of 1995-96, or 2002-03. Most places in the I-95 corridor are already normal to above normal as far as seasonal snowfall goes, so I think you should be content with that, and happy that at least this isn't one of those winters where you couldin't even buy a snowflake in the I-95 corridor like 2001-02 or 1997-98.

[yoda]

Yes, Erica, I know.... but I just wanted one more good snowfall....

97-98 ABSOLUTELY SUCKED!! 70 degrees in January...

[Chris the Weather Man]

Usually I wouldin't respond to a thread like this, becasue of how rediculous they are, but I think something needs to be clarified here.

Those of you in the DC area need to realize the not every winter can be a repeat of 1995-96, or 2002-03. Most places in the I-95 corridor are already normal to above normal as far as seasonal snowfall goes, so I think you should be content with that, and happy that at least this isn't one of those winters where you couldin't even buy a snowflake in the I-95 corridor like 2001-02 or 1997-98.

Yes, Agreed! Not every year will see a PD2..... ( But this winter, sure has been COLD!)


But, Lets Hope, ( FLguy) is correct about a big Nor'Easter in March........

[Anonymous]

Yes, Erica, I know.... but I just wanted one more good snowfall....

97-98 ABSOLUTELY SUCKED!! 70 degrees in January...

what bust you clown???

nobody has forecasted a flake for us the last 3 storms....there is no bust...we wernt suppose to get snow.

[Erica]

Yes, Erica, I know.... but I just wanted one more good snowfall....

97-98 ABSOLUTELY SUCKED!! 70 degrees in January...

what bust you clown???

nobody has forecasted a flake for us the last 3 storms....there is no bust...we wernt suppose to get snow.

Exactly right. I just wish that people would realize that.

[Craig286]

Its not that this winter has sucked...it has , but only a little bit...the worst part is that the models predicted a lot of big storms for us when they shouldnt have. The weather cant be changed by models...its the models fault, they hate our area

[Anonymous]

Usually I wouldin't respond to a thread like this, becasue of how rediculous they are, but I think something needs to be clarified here.

Those of you in the DC area need to realize the not every winter can be a repeat of 1995-96, or 2002-03. Most places in the I-95 corridor are already normal to above normal as far as seasonal snowfall goes, so I think you should be content with that, and happy that at least this isn't one of those winters where you couldin't even buy a snowflake in the I-95 corridor like 2001-02 or 1997-98.

Yes, point well taken, but it must be realized that this year, like so many recent years with the exception of 2002-2003, the problem isn't just the lack of snowfall. It's that nothing ever turns out as well as forecasted and we are always getting our hopes dashed at the last minute. This has certainly been the case this year... Dec 5-6, Dec 14, and Jan 25-26... which have been our only accumulating snows... all wound up giving us less snow than predicted by JB or DT. IF those storms had verified as they were called (12", 4-8", and 6-10" for IAD, respectively), this could have been a great winter (though not quite 02-03). Instead, we've seen a near-average year but with above-average wasted potential (dry cold air) and above-average busts too high with the forecasts. In short, I'm sure we're all thankful that this isn't another 2001-2002, but at the same time we can't help but feel some frustration over what we perceive as a winter that "could have been."

[WEATHER53]

Usually I wouldin't respond to a thread like this, becasue of how rediculous they are, but I think something needs to be clarified here.

Those of you in the DC area need to realize the not every winter can be a repeat of 1995-96, or 2002-03. Most places in the I-95 corridor are already normal to above normal as far as seasonal snowfall goes, so I think you should be content with that, and happy that at least this isn't one of those winters where you couldin't even buy a snowflake in the I-95 corridor like 2001-02 or 1997-98.

For most of the DC area this is simply incorrect. From 12/1-2/29 is now 5/6ths complete, or 83%. DCA is at about 69% of normal snowfall, 12.4 vs 18, IAD a bit closer nearing 80%, with 70% of the geographic area of DC metro having experienced 10" or less for the winter and no real events in the cards. I am happy with this winter, the snow lasted a long time in the early jan to early Feb very impressive cold shot. Some good people WxJim, Don, have fallen into a pattern of ignoring this seasonal trend and predicting snow totals that have been way off. I blow my fair share of forecasts also, get brought to task on it and rightly so, but the guys who tend to go for minor snow-like me, take a lot more heat on their busts than the guys who bust on big snow predictions. I know it is becasue calling for the big ones is more appealing, we all want the big ones-including me-but what is fair for the goose is fair for the gander. We were all over big snow for last year, it was the feature of our outlook, and it panned out wonderfully just as the year before we were widely derided for calling for a mild and snowless winter. This year we missed on the temps, but look to be in very good shape for the snow prediction.

[Craig286]

Theres still potential...This is how winter gets us

Gives us hardly any snow the whole winter and we get pissed off...then in march it gives us a foot snow and then we are all happy about winter weather again

[WEATHER53]

Problem is March snows do not last. Got 5-6" in Jan that stayed around for 3 weeks, get 15" in March and it's gone it 3 days.

[SacrydDreamz]

A lot of you folks in DC need help, badly. Are all caps, 4,000 emoticons, and whining like a 3 year old really necessary? Please. Winter is far from over, and I think any sane person would agree here.

[NoVaSnow]

True, March snows don't usually stick around long. But they still count in the annual total. A heavy snow in Dec, Jan, or Feb can also be gone quickly.

You and KA should be able to claim victory with your snow predictions for Dec - Feb. Congratulation on that. However, I think most people in the weather community think about the entire snow season when judging accuracy of snow forecasts.

Problem is March snows do not last. Got 5-6" in Jan that stayed around for 3 weeks, get 15" in March and it's gone it 3 days.

[JCT777]

At this point, us snow lovers will take whatever we can get. A 6" snowfall in March that is gone in 2 days is better than .6" of rain at 50 degrees.

[wrkh99]

DC has had there winter already... Stop Crying and share the snow with the people on the gulfcoast