Will the Arctic Cold Front Cause Severe Weather and Damage to Crops?

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The discussion centers around varying winter weather experiences across different regions. An Arctic cold front is expected to bring severe conditions, including strong winds and potential blizzard-like conditions, leading to dangerously low wind chills in some areas. Participants share personal weather updates, with some experiencing significant snowfall while others report mild conditions. Notably, areas in the Midwest and parts of the UK are facing heavy snow, while regions like Western Washington and parts of Florida are seeing typical winter temperatures without snow. Concerns about the impact of cold weather on crops, infrastructure challenges in handling snow, and personal anecdotes about coping with the cold are prevalent. The conversation also touches on the contrasting experiences of those in warmer climates, highlighting the diverse impacts of winter weather across the globe.
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My wife and I have a couple of neighbors who bought a nice place up here in Maine so they could ride their snowmobiles. (trail-side access, since the trail that runs along 1/2 mile of our property cuts right through theirs) Unfortunately, their home-town in Mass is getting a lot of snow, and we are getting very little. They are going to get whacked again this weekend, for the 3rd weekend in a row. The problem is that they live in South Boston (think Quincy, Weymouth, Brockton, etc) and that area is far too congested. There are no snowmobile trails there and no opportunity to establish any, which is why they bought a second home up here. There is enough snow here for them to ride their machines, but they will likely stay at home this weekend and dig out.
 
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So, now we have another snow storm coming, 6-10 inches or more. Great, I haven't even dug my car out yet from the wall of snow and ice the plow mounded up behind it.

The stupid weather channel has started naming snow storms. The last snow storm was "Q", this one they're naming "Rocky". I hear meteorologists are rather upset, snowstorms aren't named. It's just something else the weather channel has dreamt up to further sensationalize weather reporting. What's next, names for rainstorms?
 
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I thought the last one was "Nemo?" (as in Jules Verne's captain, not Disney's fish)

Anyway, I hope you all get a breather soon. In South Carolina we've been getting mostly rain, which we really need because of the drought conditions. Today and yesterday were pretty gloomy, tomorrow is supposed to be sunny, then more rain beginning on Monday. Lows just above freezing.

We did get a bit of snow last weekend. Where I live, it didn't build up on the ground at all. Proceeding northwards towards the mountains there was some accumulation. I drove up to Charlotte last Sunday, and found about 1" to 2" on the ground in towns along the way, except on the roads which were clear. The tree branches were all coated with snow. Very pretty in the bright morning sunshine. It made me wish I had a dash cam in my car, like all the Russians seem to have. Most of the snow melted before I drove home late in the afternoon.
 
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I spent about 1+2.5 hours sitting on planes on tarmacs yesterday courtesy of a snowstorm - indirectly, at least. First plane sat on the ground for an hour because O'Hare was grounded, second plane sat on the ground for about 2.5 hours because our captain was still in the air on another plane, and we couldn't get a replacement. When he finally arrived it took forever to get a truck over to de-ice the plane because it ran out of gas and they couldn't get a replacement (despite the fact that every plane on either side of us was being de-iced).

Not the worst bout of winter-flying delays I've had, but I really wish I'd bought another book for my kindle before my trip.
 
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Washington DC is finally going to get its first significant snow of the season. And, in honor of last week, they're calling this the Snowquester. I'm west of I-95 where they are calling for the most snow. Predicted totals vary at this point - I've seen everything from 5 to 12 inches forecast for where I live.
 
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Men are from Mars, snow is from Saturn. We're going to get several inches in Northern South Jersey even though we are east of I-95. Most of our troubles concern the NJ turnpike.
 
  • #1,089
Wet snow is coming down now. Accumulations are up to 1 inch in places. Emergency crews are going house to house and handing out spoons. People less than two inches tall are being urged to remain indoors.
 
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KrisOhn said:
Never thought my city would get recognition on PF for something like that... Synchrotron maybe, but icicles? :rolleyes:

That article tickled me because, although I've never visited Saskatchewan, I did visit a neighboring province once, with the following result: (note the date)

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Quite a change from South Carolina the previous day! :bugeye:
 
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jtbell said:
That article tickled me because, although I've never visited Saskatchewan, I did visit a neighboring province once, with the following result: (note the date)

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Quite a change from South Carolina the previous day! :bugeye:

Haha, yep. Classic landlocked Canada. You can typically expect at least 2 days of heavy snowfall after it's all melted and been +20c for a few weeks. I like to think it's Mother Nature just making sure we remember where we are.
 
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As we are experiencing minimum temps unprecedented since temperature recording started, somebody made this:

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45% Busy installing spring

Installation of spring 2013 version 3.1

Installation interrupted

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Installation failed...!

Returning back to winter.
 
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We had snow this morning and temps in the low 20'sF. Two hours ago, they said the snow stopped, they show no snow. No more snow predicted until after 8pm. Well, it's been snowing for the last hour with no sign of stopping. Perhaps they should look out the window once in a while.
 
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Evo said:
We had snow this morning and temps in the low 20'sF. Two hours ago, they said the snow stopped, they show no snow. No more snow predicted until after 8pm. Well, it's been snowing for the last hour with no sign of stopping. Perhaps they should look out the window once in a while.

Meteorologists aren't paid to look out of windows.
 
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SW VandeCarr said:
Meteorologists aren't paid to look out of windows.

However, apparently meteorologists are paid to play in the snow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2SfsNF1TAE
 
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SW VandeCarr said:
Meteorologists aren't paid to look out of windows.
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This is the National Weather Service forecast office in NYC.
 
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SW VandeCarr said:
Meteorologists aren't paid to look out of windows.

Jimmy Snyder said:
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This is the National Weather Service forecast office in NYC.





They have eyes behind those walls.




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The high-speed technologically-advanced processing, display, and telecommunication network called the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) is the centerpiece of National Weather Service operations. AWIPS is an interactive, versatile computer system that integrates all meteorological, hydrological, satellite, and radar data into one computer workstation.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk/?n=awipsoverview
 
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Another 6-9 inches of snow tonight? dl, are you expecting the same? I see the "blue cloud of doom" over you on the forecast radar.
 
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The snow has started and it's really coming down.
 
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Another night with temp in single digits F forecast for here. Worst winter in the last several years. Perhaps not the coldest one, and not the snowiest one, but we since October we had never more Sun than a day or two - and that happened twice. Other than that just a few several hours long spells.

Go away, I am fed up with you!
 
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Borek said:
Another night with temp in single digits F forecast for here. Worst winter in the last several years. Perhaps not the coldest one, and not the snowiest one, but we since October we had never more Sun than a day or two - and that happened twice. Other than that just a few several hours long spells.

Go away, I am fed up with you!
Yeah, this is getting depressing and there is no end in sight yet.
 
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Borek said:
Another night with temp in single digits F forecast for here. Worst winter in the last several years. Perhaps not the coldest one, and not the snowiest one, but we since October we had never more Sun than a day or two - and that happened twice. Other than that just a few several hours long spells.

Go away, I am fed up with you!

The UK has been about the same for (lack of) sun. No very low temperatures, but long spells with little difference between day and night temperatures. Seems like the thermometer has got stuck on 0C. March is heading towards the coldest since 1967 (and colder than Decenber and January).

Right now, we are coming to the end of 48 hours of light snow (a few inches accumulation) and temps between -2C and 0C. Last year the corresponding temperatures were nearer 20C (which to be fair was exceptionally warm).
 
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We had a nice afternoon yesterday. My wife and Duke and I spent some time in the sun on the back deck in the afternoon. ( got a heavy sweatshirt and insulated pants, and you can sit outside comfortably) It's a bit above freezing tonight, so perhaps Easter will be a nice day, too. I hope so. My wife will be visiting with relatives and Duke and I will be home. We spend a lot of time indoors in the winter, but prefer to get outdoors when we can. I sprained (and gashed) my right hand very badly a couple of weeks back, so I can't walk the monster on a leash right now. Vocal communications have to suffice.

The monster got up a little while ago, and plunked himself down right next to the wood stove. He knows that when I get up in the night, I will fire up the stove. I want to steal Boom, so Duke can have a buddy.
 
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April Fool! This morning, my wife hadn't walked Duke when I first woke because it was raining so hard. Now, there is snow covering everything. I want to go out and sit in the sunshine. Maybe we'll get that too.

The snow turned back to rain. Don't like Maine weather? Just wait a minute and it will change.
 
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Still gets down to -20 here overnight, warms up to 0ish during the day. I really can't wait until we start seeing double digits on the other side of the scale. At least its light at 6:30am when I wake up now...
 
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KrisOhn said:
Still gets down to -20 here overnight, warms up to 0ish during the day. I really can't wait until we start seeing double digits on the other side of the scale. At least its light at 6:30am when I wake up now...
I assume that celcius?
 
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Hey, it is April! In Polish April is "kwiecień", it means something like "flowered" or "devoted to flowers", or something - but definitely with flowers in it.

FLOWERS, not snow
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And I just looked through the window and it is snowing again. Not to mention the fact we have about 4 inches of snow on the ground.
 
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Evo said:
I assume that celcius?

Yes haha, if it was fahrenheit I would probably move.
 
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Duke and I love the wood-stove. Toasty in here and freezing outside. The wind doesn't help.
 
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Still nice and cold here in PA. I love the cold.
 

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