Comments on: Winter Storm Watch?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 17:54:50 +0000

Atlanta is a zoo, and the Local Puppy Trainer just reported that there’s a pick-up truck stuck on the bridge over Cinco Bayou which is ice covered. They just can’t handle it. At least the schools and bases are closed to minimize traffic, so we don’t have much traffic.

They have closed a number of local bridges, knowing people will get stuck. We don’t have snow, just ice encrusted with ice pellets and a temperature in the 20s. It will be in the 60s this weekend.

By: Badtux

Badtux — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 07:01:54 +0000

My mother just called to tell me that it’s snowing in central Louisiana again. And that the weekend’s weather calls for highs in the mid 70’s.

Yeah, she’s starting to get a bit freaked out about the bizarro world weather. Only good thing is that, living in a small town, people check on her. A neighbor checked on her, and even the mayor stopped by to make sure she was okay. Yeah, that’s just how that town rolls.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 18:36:11 +0000

At noon the wintery stuff is still confined to inland Alabama, but it does seem to be creeping South. The roads are wet, so it does freeze we will have a skating rink regardless. They are still saying ice pellets, etc. and have added a hard freeze for Thursday morning.

Like you say, the pattern has changed and we are not sure what is going on anymore.

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 15:26:37 +0000

Um, err, well, now the temp is finally dropping; it's 33°F now. Still no sign of "wintry mix," though.

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 13:37:58 +0000

“They” promised us one… a “wintry mix” etc. But it never got here. When I woke up a bit after 6:00am, it was 43°F. It’s very slightly colder now, 37°F, but I don’t think I’ll see any snow accumulating today.

Weather forecasting is transforming from a science, to a craft, to just plain crap. And it’s not the forecasters’ fault.