Winter Weather Thread 2014/15

[owbc]

Several opportunities coming up for accumulating snow in Wisconsin...one system on Thursday and then maybe another chance toward the end of next weekend with a big blast of cold air. Props to all of you for putting up with that horrible weather year after year.

[fondybrewfan]

Apparently winter begins next Monday / Tuesday. Not a snow storm by any means but 3-4 inches is enough to usher in 5 months of misery.

[adamb100]

Cue the local news stations treating the first snow storm like it's the apocalypse.

[davego]

I'm not so sure it's not.

[owbc]

Cue the local news stations treating the first snow storm like it's the apocalypse.

 

That's funny because the models have shifted north so Milwaukee is going to get almost all rain from this.

[AZBrewCrew]

Meanwhile in Western Wisconsin, this is forecasted. ..

[adamb100]

Cue the local news stations treating the first snow storm like it's the apocalypse.

 

That's funny because the models have shifted north so Milwaukee is going to get almost all rain from this.

 

Good.

[WV Brew]

Happy Thanksgiving! First white Thanksgiving in the 16 years I have lived here in the Blue Ridge.

[adamb100]

I'm impressed we've gone until January without meaningful snow fall.

[Invader3K]

I'm impressed we've gone until January without meaningful snow fall.

 

It does seem odd, and the current snow fall in our area hasn't been that bad. Hopefully it's a sign that this winter won't be quite as brutal as last year's was.

[fondybrewfan]

It also seems to be a lot milder as well; this week notwithstanding. Last year we had the temps we are expecting this week for what seemed like 2 months.

 

Stepping out this morning was still a kick in the pants though; I was glad my car started.

[Storm]

We heat with wood mostly. So far this winter we have used half of what we used last year.

 

We also have only been plowed once this year. Our 1/3 of mile driveway is happy about that.

 

Mike

[adamb100]

I'm hearing mother nature is dropping 6-9 inches of snow in Milwaukee on Sunday.

[hawing]

I'm hearing mother nature is dropping 6-9 inches of snow in Milwaukee on Sunday.

[sarcasm]Happy February, everybody![/sarcasm]

 

It sounds like the closer you are to either Lake Michigan or the IL border, the more snow you'll get.

[pete]

Wow, Linus, go back to playing Vince Guaraldi and Beethoven.

 

Spent about 45 minutes getting the little woman's Toyota back in the garage. For some reason a car with low clearance doesn't travel well through snow drifts... huh.

 

How long have Winter storms been named?

 

Also listening to WGN I hear Tom Skilling - guy sure knows a lot - and think Milwaukee. The time factor on my memory unit is not working well. Don't anyone recommend a hard reset.

[DuWayne Steurer]

This one is an absolute ass-kicker. Here in Janesville, everything was shut down by 5 pm. Most roads except the main drag are pretty much impassable. Even in my Jeep, getting out of my driveway to get my daughter from work was almost impossible.

[homer]

19 inches here in Chicago. My car won't be moving for a while.

[adamb100]

The snow wasn't a big deal (though 9 inches is still a decent chunk by Wisconsin standards) but the winds were the huge problem. I shoveled 5 times Sunday because the snow kept getting blown back on to the sidewalk.

[Jimbo]

Wow, Linus, go back to playing Vince Guaraldi and Beethoven.

 

Spent about 45 minutes getting the little woman's Toyota back in the garage. For some reason a car with low clearance doesn't travel well through snow drifts... huh.

 

How long have Winter storms been named?

 

Also listening to WGN I hear Tom Skilling - guy sure knows a lot - and think Milwaukee. The time factor on my memory unit is not working well. Don't anyone recommend a hard reset.

 

Tom Skilling worked in Madison back in the day.

[pete]

 

Tom Skilling worked in Madison back in the day.

 

But his glory days were playing supporting cast to Albert

 

http://im.archive.today/6kjn5/cd1f46a8255498fc1fa8017d6ecba9fd2b27f278.jpg

 

Next is a discussion of the green sheet.

[hawing]

The Weather Channel started naming winter storms, hurricane-style, a few years ago. I suppose it makes them easier to hype. Channel 11 in Green Bay has been naming winter storms (at least those that hit their viewing area) since at least the early 1990s.

 

More about winter storm naming here.

[Patrick425]

Saw on the news the other night that this February was the 6th coldest on record (for Milwaukee). The last 2 or 3 weeks have reminded me of just about how every week was last Winter. More than 10 days away, but Accuweather.com is predicting 50's by the end next week...keep your fingers crossed!

[TooLiveBrew]

Really nasty-looking accident on 41 southbound today between the Hwy 55 & De Pere exits. I hope everyone is ok, but one of the cars... did not look ok.

[adamb100]

Looks like winter is on its way out after today.

[Storm]

Hope to tap Maples this weekend.