"...the answer to a
never-ending story."
never-ending story."
- Soundtrack lyrics from 1984 film Never Ending Story
11:30 PM EST Thursday 2/17/2011
A brief February thaw will make for a fabulous Friday in many areas east of the Rockies. On the heels of southwesterly flow generated by the first "Bermuda High" we have seen in some time, temperatures today from the Mid-Atlantic to the Central States and the Southern plains will soar to well above normal under abundant sunshine. This week is a sign of days to come: Longer warm periods, shorter cold periods as we transition away from what at times seemed like the never ending story of Winter 2011.
A brief February thaw will make for a fabulous Friday in many areas east of the Rockies. On the heels of southwesterly flow generated by the first "Bermuda High" we have seen in some time, temperatures today from the Mid-Atlantic to the Central States and the Southern plains will soar to well above normal under abundant sunshine. This week is a sign of days to come: Longer warm periods, shorter cold periods as we transition away from what at times seemed like the never ending story of Winter 2011.
REPORTING FROM COLORADO But, if you are a powderhound still dreaming of wind-whipped snow and blinding cold, take a gander at this report sent to us by Forecaster/Storm Chaser Vincent Webb of Central Mississippi on our Southeast Forecast Team. Upon arriving in Denver Thursday morning, he and his family went right to Pikes Peak, and recorded this video especially for you all to see. Thanks Vincent! Stay bundled up...
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NATIONAL NOW A sliver of the Southeast* (a facebook link) is starting the day with temps in the 40's but will quickly warm into the 70's. As indicated in our team's Long Range Zone, there is no risk of significant storms for the next several days. A low pressure system will move toward the Great Lakes Friday and bring a cold front eastward, ending the warmup. However, we all know winter is losing it's grip with an increasing sun angle each passing day!
As noted on the NWS national advisory map, the sunshine and warm weather comes with risks for some areas: Red Flag Warnings for increased fire danger from west Texas and New Mexico through the southern Plains to Nebraska. Dense Fog Advisories are posted in the upper Mid-west and Mid-South. California on the other hand is facing the arrival of a system which has prompted widespread Winter Storm Warnings for the Sierra Nevada mountains, and High Surf Advisories for much of the coast down to San Francisco.
Colorado is a current example of the wild weather contrasts which can develop this time of year, as indicated on this forecast graphic from the Denver/Boulder NWS office. While Winter Weather Advisories and Warnings cover the western part of the state, central and eastern Colorado will see temperatures surging into the 50's and 60's.
NEWS ABOUT OUR SITE AND TEAM A cornucopia of developments, and with the weather taking a breather, we wish to bring all our readers up to date with current events in the team and what is ahead. Please check back later for details. (Forecast Advisor Foot - Baltimore, MD)
8 comments:
Something is a miss, me feels it in me bones. Beware of the warm trades blowin for they shall shift from the south with vengeance from a northern blow. Just may be able to use that new snow thrower that I had acquired after the last snow, crossing fingers and closing eyes. <span> </span><span> </span>
Test,
Um... er... your first post - A-OK. The second... not so much. At least on this end...
Got a foot of snow? Some models are pointing to that posibility for Monday into Tuesday. Too early to get cute with details this far out, but the potential for a major snowstorm exists for the Monday night into Tuesday time frame. The teleonnections have been there for two weeks and the fact that models are at least showing a major threat is very positive if you like heavy snow. The farther north the warm air gets before the crash the more juciy these systems tend to become. We have gone from extreme cold to extreme warmth. The coin will flip, and with that flip, that is where you can get a doozie of a storm. Let's see how this plays out. Not time to dust off the Kevlar, but just checked the closet to make sure it is there ;)
BTW., to my shock and awe, my front lawn is still covered in snow. :'(
Thank you, as always, for weighing in. :) I need a dusting or an are-you-KIDDING snowstorm.
As a total aside... during the Feb 2003 snow storm, our pooch (who sorta looked like Hickory, the Westminster winner) impaled an eye on her crate. She (youngster that she was) still had to be contained at night (in our bedroom). Post last walk, she raced upstairs to her crate (with the dog cracker snack waiting inside). The door to the crate was the kind that you pushed closed and then pulled to the right to hook. You either know what I mean or don't (if they were for kids, they would have resulted in a pazillion lawsuits by now). The top "latch" hook went in between her eye and the socket. I was brushing my teeth when I heard the canine screams. I, literally, straddled her, toothbrush still in place, and pulled her head back and off the hook (what the heck else to do??). We were in a new, under-development, er, development, so no street plowing for a week (no heat, for that matter... lost our aquarium residents during that time as well). FINALLY got to a vet the next week. All was ok, thank God.
Every night, when I brush my teeth, I think of that night. Weird how memories work.
We were very toasty today with a Spring like breeze. Even the backwoods here should hit 70 on Friday. I am convinced 70 should wipe out the rest of this ice.
Just in time for me how lovely lol. O:-)
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