WINTER 2005-2006 (I KNOW IT'S EARLY)

[carve]

Any early indications of what the winter may be like? Just throwing it out there.

[JETSTREAM BOB]

At this point the weather may be similar to last year being a neutral year,no major factors influencing the weather patterns.

[Swimdude]

I swear there are two threads about this o.O

[Jim Hughes]

Any early indications of what the winter may be like? Just throwing it out there.

For what part of the country? This can make a big difference when you are referring to anomalies.

Jim

[Jim Cantore]

I like my winter cold and snowy so I hope it's like 95-96 or 02-03

[luvwinter]

I agree with H Floyd. I remember the 95-96 winter well. It was as memorable as 1978. I love a good blizzard.

[carve]

i live here in central ohio..the blizzard of "78" was somthing..

[ohiostorm]

We havent had a real good blizzard for many years. I believe we re due.

[carve]

Have not had a good ole fashion blizzard for quite awhile...even last year when parts of ohio got good snows..we got ice storms..which mind you the one just before christmas was the worst i have seen ever..we had about an 1 1/2 inches of ice or more.

[Matt31388]

The winters here in KY are horrible most years.

We luck out sometimes with snows like 1977 and 1993.

[Upslope]

I wouldn't call winters here in Kentucky horrible by any means. We have not had a good solid winter in a while because of many factors. Weather is a cyclical beast and we have been in a relative lull in winter weather of late. One can trace these up and down cycles through the decades.

2002/03 was a great winter for much of Kentucky. We had periodic snows and a crippling ice storm that was a mid level warm layer away from being 2 feet of snow.

Moral of the story is there have been plenty of great beginning to end winters here in Kentucky and there will be many more to come over the years!

Take care!

[luvwinter]

Carve,

I live In Dayton. We were lucky enough to get that one big snow close to Christmas. I would have rathered that it was spread out over time, 3 inches here and there..... could have enjoyed it alot longer. Didn't have much after that. I hope we get tons this winter like "95-96" or "78" .

[Miss Mary]

i live here in central ohio..the blizzard of "78" was somthing..

Sure was! I'll never forget it! We had two severe winters back to back in the Ohio Valley, the Ohio River froze over, so much so that people were illegally driving jeeps across it. And walking across it, of course (I didn't). One of these winters we had snow on the ground for 3 months. We did not see grass. At the time, we wondered if the next ice age was coming (not really, but these winters were brutal!).

Mary

[AnthonyC]

I'm praying for a good winter here in the PNW...they've been absent the past five or so years. I want a good-ol' windstorm, lowland snow event, etc. The winter season of 2004-2005 was a complete bust for the PNW...I think Seattle had one inch of snow.

Anthony

[Jim Hughes]

i live here in central ohio..the blizzard of "78" was somthing..

Sure was! I'll never forget it! We had two severe winters back to back in the Ohio Valley, the Ohio River froze over, so much so that people were illegally driving jeeps across it. And walking across it, of course (I didn't). One of these winters we had snow on the ground for 3 months. We did not see grass. At the time, we wondered if the next ice age was coming (not really, but these winters were brutal!).

Mary

Those were the winters that caused a good deal of climatological community to suggest that we were entering a cold period - mini ice age. Today it's the exact opposite. Weather-climate is cyclical and some last longer than others. It depends on the variables involved.


Jim

[carve]

I am just hoping that we get some good snows that stick around for awhile.Yep Dayton............We just missed the big snow before christmas by about 30 miles..