Bogus Weather Hype

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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:CgZCd.620242$wV.514014@attbi_s54...
Is it just me, or does it seem like weather forecasting has gone off the
deep end?

Once again, we've been deluged with "Winter Storm Warnings"

Well, this particular storm may have affected Iowa a little less than they
expected, but it is not *ALL* hype.

St. Louis had almost 2.5 inches of rain in the last 24 hours.
Temperatures in the low thirties all day... just on the lucky side of the
rain-snow boundary, or it would have been two feet of snow. Or freezing
rain.

Indianapolis 1-3/4, equivalent to 8-10 inches snow.

I haven't studied the storm in detail, but 2.5 inches of water in one place
is a *significant* system. And you have the added factor of a rain-snow
boundary and freezing rain possibilities.

Kansas City had freezing rain for more than 12 hours... I don't know how
much or how steady....

Now I agree that it was pretty difficult to see the main storm effects
moving north into Iowa, based on the system setup and the expected direction
of movement of the pressure system... but you *were* on the edge of it, and
a little error in the forecast path might have turned out different.

This is a *significant*, though certainly not an exceptional, storm, and
some concern was warranted. Still is, for the people to the northeast of it
.... LIKE US!!...

I don't see your TV coverage, and I am sure they did overhype it, but don't
let that distract you when the next one comes along.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:CgZCd.620242$wV.514014@attbi_s54...
Is it just me, or does it seem like weather forecasting has gone off the
deep end?

Once again, we've been deluged with "Winter Storm Warnings" in the Midwest
that have turned out to produce a few inches of snow.

Heck, Jay, out here in Puget Sound we get "severe weather warnings" if they
just think it *might* snow.

"Icebound" wrote in message
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:CgZCd.620242$wV.514014@attbi_s54...
Is it just me, or does it seem like weather forecasting has gone off the
deep end?

Once again, we've been deluged with "Winter Storm Warnings"

Well, this particular storm may have affected Iowa a little less than they
expected, but it is not *ALL* hype.

St. Louis had almost 2.5 inches of rain in the last 24 hours.
Temperatures in the low thirties all day... just on the lucky side of the
rain-snow boundary, or it would have been two feet of snow. Or freezing
rain.

Indianapolis 1-3/4, equivalent to 8-10 inches snow.

I haven't studied the storm in detail, but 2.5 inches of water in one
place
is a *significant* system. And you have the added factor of a rain-snow
boundary and freezing rain possibilities.

Kansas City had freezing rain for more than 12 hours... I don't know how
much or how steady....

Now I agree that it was pretty difficult to see the main storm effects
moving north into Iowa, based on the system setup and the expected
direction
of movement of the pressure system... but you *were* on the edge of it,
and
a little error in the forecast path might have turned out different.

This is a *significant*, though certainly not an exceptional, storm, and
some concern was warranted. Still is, for the people to the northeast of
it
... LIKE US!!...

I don't see your TV coverage, and I am sure they did overhype it, but
don't
let that distract you when the next one comes along.


It's winter in the Midwest. Snow and ice are the norm and sometimes it's
rain, that's why it is called winter. Several inches or even a foot of snow
hardly qualifies as a "storm."

"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
om...
I wonder how our ancestors survived all these deadly weather attacks
without
the benefit of modern media warnings.
Right there you hit it pretty much on the head.

If all they said is "Kinda crappy weather...no big deal" they could not sell
subscriptions and their subsequent advertising revenue would plummet.
Hysterics sells!!

Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO

"Blueskies" wrote in message
om...

"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
om...
snip

I wonder how our ancestors survived all these deadly weather attacks
without
the benefit of modern media warnings.



They didn't!

So how did YOU get here?

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:CgZCd.620242$wV.514014@attbi_s54...
Is it just me, or does it seem like weather forecasting has gone off the
deep end?

Once again, we've been deluged with "Winter Storm Warnings" in the
Midwest
that have turned out to produce a few inches of snow.

Heck, Jay, out here in Puget Sound we get "severe weather warnings" if
they
just think it *might* snow.


Around here, if there isn't a major snow warning coming, the skiers get
grumpy.


Matt
---------------------
Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO

Recently, Jay Honeck posted:

Is it just me, or does it seem like weather forecasting has gone off
the deep end?

So much so that I've taken to calling weather reporters "weather
terrorists". If we took them at their word, we'd never risk straying
outside again.

Neil

Do they shut down programming, and have a talking head taking calls from
the local area? "We have Joe from Bothell on the line, and he says that
there is a half-inch of snow out there!"

Last night one of our local TV stations began "live coverage" from "Winter
Blast 2005", with reporters standing miserably on street corners with
rulers, measuring the snow depth!

I almost died laughing. What a bunch of maroons!

Storm's over now. We got 9 inches of light, fluffy snow, which took almost
24 hours to fall. If the stupid snow plow crews hadn't been listening to
all the hype about "Winter Blast 2005", they could have easily kept up with
the gentle (if persistent) nature of this snowfall.

But, of course, they "pulled the crews off the roads" overnight (in
anticipation of things getting much worse), and now have to clean it all up
in one fell swoop.

Idiots.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

5 inches here on top of our layer of ice and it's still snowing. The snow
makes it more slippery than before. No plows on the roads YET! A 78 year
old guy was found dead due to a collapse of bridged up salt in a salt
warehouse yesterday. County officials made a huge deal about how they
didn't give him permission to be in the building.

Weird weather brings out weird people with weird ideas.
Jim

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:X0dDd.27396$3m6.20651@attbi_s51...
Do they shut down programming, and have a talking head taking calls from
the local area? "We have Joe from Bothell on the line, and he says that
there is a half-inch of snow out there!"

Last night one of our local TV stations began "live coverage" from "Winter
Blast 2005", with reporters standing miserably on street corners with
rulers, measuring the snow depth!

I almost died laughing. What a bunch of maroons!

Storm's over now. We got 9 inches of light, fluffy snow, which took
almost
24 hours to fall. If the stupid snow plow crews hadn't been listening to
all the hype about "Winter Blast 2005", they could have easily kept up
with
the gentle (if persistent) nature of this snowfall.

But, of course, they "pulled the crews off the roads" overnight (in
anticipation of things getting much worse), and now have to clean it all
up
in one fell swoop.

Idiots.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"