I think I'm gonna scream...

[Andy Wehrle]

:x AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

At this time last year, I was watching brilliant CG strikes crash all around on the way home from school.

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 15
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1130 AM CST MON MAR 1 2004
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

EASTERN IOWA
NORTHERN ILLINOIS
NORTHWEST CORNER INDIANA
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
LAKE MICHIGAN

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1130 AM UNTIL 500
PM CST.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

Whereas this year...

THERE IS A CONSENSUS AMONG THE MED RANGE MODELS THAT THE PATTERN WL BECOME VERY HIGHLY AMPLIFIED NEXT WK. IF THAT OCCURS IT WOULD RESULT IN THE DELIVERY OF ARCTIC AIR INTO THE AREA AND WELL BLO NORMAL TEMPS.

EVEN THOUGH THE CALENDAR MAY SAY IT IS MARCH 1ST ON TUESDAY... NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN CAN STILL PLUMMET WELL BELOW ZERO.



[Broken External Image]:http://sphs.angeltowns.net/images/storms/2005/022705snow.jpg

:evil:

 

[Ben Cotton]

Consider your pain felt. A year ago today, my posse and I embarked on the first chase of the 2004 season. Today, my Atmos. Physics prof said we'd observe the shapes of the ice crystals if it was still precipitating this afternoon. As much as I've looked forward to March, it hasn't been very kind to me so far. If the GFS is to be believed, the next 10 days will bring more of the same: cold and snowy.

Ben

 

[Robert Dewey]

Just remember, some of the BIGGEST snowstorms the midwest has seen, occur in March and even early April...

I'm a man of two extremes... I will take a blizzard, and I will take severe thunderstorms... Just not the crap in between (i.e. 4 inches of slush, garden variety showers, etc.)

 

[David Wolfson]

Better to get the Trough of Death pattern out of the way before storm season.

 

[Jeff Whitworth]

This is one of the few things that DOESN'T thrill me about my upcoming move to Wisconsin. Actually, I thought Andy's snow photo was pretty good, even if I'd rather be looking at a supercell.

 

[Andy Wehrle]

URGENT...BREAKING WEATHER BULLETIN!!!

BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
8:21 PM CST TUE 01 MAR 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A

*LOUSY WEATHER ADVISORY*

FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST AND EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS: COLD WITH OCCASSIONAL LIGHT SNOW. THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW. WE HERE AT THE NWS ARE BORED AS HELL WAITING FOR SPRING TO ARRIVE SO SOME REAL WEATHER CAN HAPPEN. IN THE MEANTIME WE WILL BE ON VACATION. LOOK FOR A POSTCARD FROM WARM (AND OCCASSIONALLY CONVECTIVELY ACTIVE ) FLORIDA.

Well, this is what they should issue. :lol:

 

[Andrew Pritchard]

I'll second the lousy weather. Temperatures here are colder than they've been in several weeks now, as we drop into the teens for overnite lows. Its been snowing off and on for the last two days, but with intervals of sun, not much accumulation has been occuring. But...the fact that its happening is enough to annoy me anymore. I'm ready for the sunshine and 60's we had a week ago!

The long term does show a nice warming trend for the western Midwest...before another arctic blast shatters our dreams of warming temperatures, and cumulonimbus clouds.

 

[Jayson Prentice]

:lol: I think you have better spread that lousy weather advisory for much more of the northern plains including IA/MN/NE and the Dakotas!! I can't wait to at least hear some thunder and see some lightning. RIght now I don't care if it isn't severe, just some nice thunderstorm activity to get the blood pumpin'!!

 

[Joel Wright]

I usually don't mind winter too much. It can be fun tracking and watching the big snowstorms. However, we haven't had squat for snow here this year. (I see it's even worse for you Jayson lol).


Spring is getting really close now though! 8)

 

[Justin Turcotte]

This should keep everyone depressed for the next 10-16 days...

http://weather.unisys.com/mrf/9panel/mrf_8...850_9panel.html

 

[Jayson Prentice]

:lol: Joel indeed it has... Although I am up to 12.85 inches of snow, but none of it is on the ground.

Justin, I know exactly what that is going to show and I don't want to look at it!!!

 

[Robert Dewey]

Originally posted by Justin Turcotte
This should keep everyone depressed for the next 10-16 days...

http://weather.unisys.com/mrf/9panel/mrf_8...850_9panel.html

Wow, that's actually impressive. GFS wrapping up a 975MB cyclone east of the Great Lakes? Too bad it probably won't happen :cry: It would be quite a wind maker for alot of areas...

 

[Andy Wehrle]

Personally I couldn't care less about a 975MB cyclone wrapping up unless said cyclone has plenty of moisture and CAPE in the warm sector! Otherwise it just means another unpleasant, windy day.

 

[Doug Raflik]

Originally posted by rdewey
Just remember, some of the BIGGEST snowstorms the midwest has seen, occur in March and even early April...

Which is fine, because just south of the snow is usually a decent severe weather threat, but we arent even getting the normal late winter storms. Just cold and flurries. I remember a few chases into Illinois, where I had to drive through winter storm conditions on the way back to Wisconsin. I just got the wx worx threat net and am just dying for some storms now.

Doug Raflik
[email protected]
http://www.wxnut.net

 

[Jeff Snyder]

Originally posted by David Wolfson
Better to get the Trough of Death pattern out of the way before storm season.

Exactly... Law of Averages has it that the negative East Coast 500mb height anomolies (read: mean 500mb trough) and positive West Coast 500mb height anoms (read: mean 500mb ridge) will likely be replaced sometime by just the opposite... I'll take an eastern U.S. trough now through the next month (March) if that means we'll have a mean west coast trough / east coast Ridge (read: southwest flow aloft across the Plains) in April and May...