330pm............................
Temp is 34 degrees, down from our high of 38 today, NOW we have north winds of 12 to 26 mph. Pressure is 29.44 and rising. The temps are falling folks, but this
radar shows the unpleasant reality: When it was warm enough for plain rain, we received hours of rain. Now the temps are getting nearly cold enough for snow..........and the moisture is running out.
That folks.............Is the story of our entire winter here in VA. It's been super-cold and dry, but the storm tracks have been all wrong, or they go north, or too far south, or the storms phase really well, only they phase OUT TO SEA.
It's been a really tough winter for us, missing the snow again and again and again and again and again. It'll be tough again near the 24th thru the 28th too. Certainly the ice was fun to watch, and I am thankful for it, but I've seen enough winters here in N VA. I know this pattern all too well. We will see this all winter. No doubt about it.
The one thing I have noticed, is that Pennsylvania and New Jersey have been getting many of the snows this season. Each winter, there are usually places that tend to get hit by the snow. Some winters, the places that tend to get hit are different. Of course the upper Northeast and the Great Lakes always get the snow.
But THIS season, I have noticed something, and it is becoming more and more and more and more evident with each passing snowstorm:
This winter belongs to Pennsylvania and New Jersey and southern New York . No doubt about it. You live in those places, you are gonna get nailed by nearly every storm. Clippers have nailed the Penn/N.J. region because this winter, they track such that the heavy snows plaster Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Many snow storms this winter tend to track north; that is this winter's trend. Every winter has a trend, and this winter's is the
Legendary 2004 North Track.
You live in PA or NJ or NY, you had better forget shoveling; you won't have enough time to keep up with all the snow you are going to get there this winter. Old Man Winter has a BIG bone to pick with the PA/NJ/NY region. You'd best buy the best snowblower you can buy, because you are going to need it through early April.
All you have to do is look at snowpack. Outside of the Upper Northeast, the Great Lakes and the West, Who in the East has the most snowpack?
This is a no-brainer: Pennsylvania and New Jersey and probably Long Island too. Maybe some of N West Virginia too.
We have another Clipper Thursday. Come on folks, this is an easy one. Even a child could get it right. The Clipper will track to the north of most model tracks.
1) Pennsylvania and New Jersey will get nailed by 3 to 9 inches of snow (Look out 1evans, you could get another 6 inches), or;
2) The Clipper will track NORTH and slam New England with 5 to 10 inches of powdery snow.
If that Clipper slows down, increase the snow amounts by 10 inches.
I will wager you that that Clipper will NOT even give the MA one solitary flurry, not even one small tiny graupel-like flake of snow.
This winter is NOT the MA's season for Clippers. The pattern just does NOT favor it. Clippers don't get suppressed much lol, at least not THIS winter.
It'll be cold for sure, this IS a cold winter for us here in the MA, it's just that the pattern we have this winter means we get cold, then the storms track in such a way that we have a lot of WAA clear down to ground-level and it warms up and we either get straight plain rain or we get light snow then quick change to mix than rain, or we get plain slop, or a mix then quick change to rain. No snow accumulation expected.
All MA citizens and their guests will receive a free seasonal pass on our new, state-of-the-art train line, our pride and joy, the brand-new Red/Green Line. This is a new maglev train and it runs day and night. It boasts a perfect record so far: No derailments, and it has have never been late. It swiftly delivers passengers to their destinations. The destinations are varied: Some passengers arrive in a snowy winter wonderland, others end up in a muddy rain-soaked wasteland, where huge mosquitoes rule in the summer. Still other passengers arrive in a world-class swamp of slop.......sleet, snow and slush all slushed up by boatloads of rainfall. There is no fare; it is a free ride. On occasion, there are special free passes made available to the folks who live up in the exotic Northeastern Corridor. Hey, we're not stingy; we offer our free services to all. There is only one rule here:
If there is a winter storm in the East and you happen to live in the MA or you are the guest of someone that lives in the MA, you must board the Red/Green Line and enjoy our free service.
Hey if you need to get somewhere, why not save the taxi fare or save the wear and tear on your own car and just leave the driving to us? We offer complimentary drinks, including alcohol and hard liquor, and we have a wide variety of meals you can choose from lol.
Yeah that's just another typical day here in the Mid Atlantic.
See ya again on Jan 24 thru 28. We'll be here, and we look forward to having you aboard again!!!! LOL !!
-JEB.........Living in the Mid Atlantic for LIFE.
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