Discussion For The 2018-19 Autumn & Winter Seasons

[Niko]

Too bad we had to lose December. Total waste, down the drain and half of January as well. Winter kicked in a little too late, but as they say, better late than neva.

[jaster220]

Too bad we had to lose December. Total waste, down the drain and half of January as well. Winter kicked in a little too late, but as they say, better late than neva.

 

The odd thing is that just to my north. And I mean only a county or two. They've managed to avoid the total torch-offs and have actually had quite a nice snow cover going for some weeks now. 94 counties have been like the cut-off between the haves and have-nots this winter. 

[Niko]

The odd thing is that just to my north. And I mean only a county or two. They've managed to avoid the total torch-offs and have actually had quite a nice snow cover going for some weeks now. 94 counties have been like the cut-off between the haves and have-nots this winter. 

Bummer. That is like a stab in the back.

 

Also, not sure why the NWS has avoided to add a WSW thus far this Winter. They are just hung up on WAA for some apparent reason. I.E., back in January, the snowstorm in my area gave me more than 6", which is WSW criteria. Another I.E., is the previous snowstorm (just a couple of days ago) which gave me 6.6", meanwhile, I was in a WAA.

[jaster220]

Bummer. That is like a stab in the back.

 

Also, not sure why the NWS has avoided to add a WSW thus far this Winter. They are just hung up on WAA for some apparent reason. I.E., back in January, the snowstorm in my area gave me more than 6", which is WSW criteria. Another I.E., is the previous snowstorm (just a couple of days ago) which gave me 6.6", meanwhile, I was in a WAA.

 

Total BS and yeah, I'm calling it what it's been. This county (Calhoun) has been hit four times with 7-10" and not one single Watch or Warning for any of those storms. We finally got a watch for this windstorm (dumb), and the warning that they did trigger (after-the-fact) for end of January ended up missing us entirely. I think monkeys tossing darts would score better with headlines here!

 

I know it belongs in the rant thread, but being robbed of proper headlines when they were due, is 50% of the heartburn I have with this winter. 

[Niko]

Total BS and yeah, I'm calling it what it's been. This county (Calhoun) has been hit four times with 7-10" and not one single Watch or Warning for any of those storms. We finally got a watch for this windstorm (dumb), and the warning that they did trigger (after-the-fact) for end of January ended up missing us entirely. I think monkeys tossing darts would score better with headlines here!

 

I know it belongs in the rant thread, but being robbed of proper headlines when they were due, is 50% of the heartburn I have with this winter. 

I hear ya man...and agree100%

[gabel23]

This is impressive for us this winter. This write up came from Hastings NWS yesterday. 

 

LONGEST STREAK AT-OR-BELOW FREEZING IN DECADES?
- Although both Grand Island/Hastings actually briefly touched 32
degrees today, this was still the 15th-CONSECUTIVE DAY that both
sites remained AT-OR-BELOW freezing (streak began Feb. 15th)
- Based on our official forecast, this streak of remaining at-or-
below freezing could POTENTIALLY last through at least March 8th,
which would bring it up to at least 22 days!
- The last time Grand Island (GRI) had at least a 22 day streak of
at-or-below freezing was 36 years ago, with a 22-day stretch
from Dec. 9-30, 1983. The record-longest streak is 31 days from
Jan. 22-Feb. 21, 1936.
- The last time Hastings (HSI) had at least a 22 day streak of at-
or-below freezing was actually the record-longest streak of 30
days, way back from Jan. 23-Feb. 21, 1936.

[CentralNebWeather]

This is impressive for us this winter. This write up came from Hastings NWS yesterday.

 

LONGEST STREAK AT-OR-BELOW FREEZING IN DECADES?

- Although both Grand Island/Hastings actually briefly touched 32

degrees today, this was still the 15th-CONSECUTIVE DAY that both

sites remained AT-OR-BELOW freezing (streak began Feb. 15th)

- Based on our official forecast, this streak of remaining at-or-

below freezing could POTENTIALLY last through at least March 8th,

which would bring it up to at least 22 days!

- The last time Grand Island (GRI) had at least a 22 day streak of

at-or-below freezing was 36 years ago, with a 22-day stretch

from Dec. 9-30, 1983. The record-longest streak is 31 days from

Jan. 22-Feb. 21, 1936.

- The last time Hastings (HSI) had at least a 22 day streak of at-

or-below freezing was actually the record-longest streak of 30

days, way back from Jan. 23-Feb. 21, 1936.

Thanks for sharing this. Impressive indeed.

[Tom]

Interesting Tidbit from NOAA:

 

Just in: U.S. has wettest #winter (Dec–Feb) on record, marking 2.22 inches of precipitation above average

[Minny_Weather]

Interesting Tidbit from NOAA:

A bit surprised to see Western WA below normal considering they had that one week where they got a relentless amount of snow.

[snowstorm83]

Wow, below normal precip winter out towards the panhandle. 13.9" for DJF in Scottsbluff vs. 46.1" for Omaha. Usually that would be the other way around. Scottsbluff is typically a bit warmer and drier but rain is basically unheard of in the winter. 

[jaster220]

Interesting Tidbit from NOAA:

And look where it's been average to dry..