💬 ⛈ The weather thread. The south braces for the weekend cold (Moved here for a few days since some of y'all will feel this.)

[alabama mike]

The red outline you see to the west of Barton that's next to the 72 Hwy sign? That's Cherokee. NNW of there you'll see Waterloo. The national news I've watched this morning has highlighted both areas as some of the worst hit in N AL with 1"+ of ice.

Reminds me of the ice story that hit in the 80's except that same area had 7-8" of ice in that one.


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@TerryP @Rolltide24 @Justneedme81, that would have been 1985. My wife and I lived in a basement apartment in Florence, next to a girl I grew up with and her husband. Upstairs was another girl I grew up with and her husband. We all attended the same school and church. We were close. We had 8 inches of sleet and ice, buildings were collapsing from the weight on the roofs. The ice was so high that us nor our neighbors could get out our door. We yelled upstairs and the “cavalry” came to the rescue. The entire street, Branch St. attended the same church, had cookouts together, ran a neighborhood watch and had a weekly game night. I think there were 24 of us. The best two years of our young married life. TY guys for bringing back some wonderful memories!

 

[It Takes Eleven]

@TerryP @Rolltide24 @Justneedme81, that would have been 1985. My wife and I lived in a basement apartment in Florence, next to a girl I grew up with and her husband. Upstairs was another girl I grew up with and her husband. We all attended the same school and church. We were close. We had 8 inches of sleet and ice, buildings were collapsing from the weight on the roofs. The ice was so high that us nor our neighbors could get out our door. We yelled upstairs and the “cavalry” came to the rescue. The entire street, Branch St. attended the same church, had cookouts together, ran a neighborhood watch and had a weekly game night. I think there were 24 of us. The best two years of our young married life. TY guys for bringing back some wonderful memories!

I think those friendships are priceless, finding yourselves at similar points in life and experiencing it together. Our Sunday School class at Aldersgate Methodist in Montgomery was the same for us '89-'93, everyone having their first kids and getting first homes, etc. Our neighbors in our Kennesaw subdivision, roughly fifteen couples, all raising kids and finding our way, cementing lifelong bonds. One of my favorite photos from my oldest son's wedding was of the neighborhood. We just cruised with a half dozen of those same couples last fall.

 

[TerryP]

Unique. This is the word I will go with this morning.

The Internet has some interesting sects of people. I'm not sure there are any as "unique" as the weather guys.

Giddy would be another word. I don't think I've seen people so "giddy" about the possibility of a weather event (another possible this weekend according to early forecasts.) I'd swear you'd think they were hoping for a major, catestrophic event. Because they haven't seen one or reported on one? I don't get the motivation but then again, I don't get the motivation for guys who chase tornadoes.
It's almost as if today is "D-day."

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Saturday night, around 7.

 

[TerryP]

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Unique. This is the word I will go with this morning.

The Internet has some interesting sects of people. I'm not sure there are any as "unique" as the weather guys.

Giddy would be another word. I don't think I've seen people so "giddy" about the possibility of a weather event (another possible this weekend according to early forecasts.) I'd swear you'd think they were hoping for a major, catestrophic event. Because they haven't seen one or reported on one? I don't get the motivation but then again, I don't get the motivation for guys who chase tornadoes.
It's almost as if today is "D-day."

Sometimes the curiosity and opportunity to fully immerse yourself in a rare career situation washes over the human element. I've watched medical professionals get excited over complex cases that were not good news for the patient, or an auditor/examiner get amped when there was trouble afoot.

Watching Pitt's character give the shorts a bit of perspective is one of my favorite parts of The Big Short:

 

[TerryP]

Sometimes the curiosity and opportunity to fully immerse yourself in a rare career situation washes over the human element.

That rings true with this group. I have to say that while I've found their fanaticism with these events both entertaining and somewhat troubling, I've learned a bit reading the interactions.

Example: There's a low pressure system moving towards the coast. Any other time if I were asked about it I would say it depends on how close it gets and what the tide is going to be like. If it's close, and the tide is in, flooding WILL occur. We WILL get rain. Now that's translated into snow. A low is pushing in and it's cold.

What's crazy about this whole this is it is exactly what I was talking about several days ago when I said "we're about due." The same "storm," the same results with the amount of snow and the cold. Literally, the same.

The low front is our "inside trap."

 

[TerryP]

Watching Pitt's character give the shorts a bit of perspective is one of my favorite parts of The Big Short:

If it's happened once it's happened two dozen times ... people telling me I need to watch that movie. I still haven't.

 

[rick4bama]

This is from the Central Heights Community in Lauderdale County today.

 

[BamaFan334]

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This is from the Central Heights Community in Lauderdale County today.

That a T-1000 reforming? Not sure what I'm seeing here.

 

[Secondand26]

Unique. This is the word I will go with this morning.

The Internet has some interesting sects of people. I'm not sure there are any as "unique" as the weather guys.

Giddy would be another word. I don't think I've seen people so "giddy" about the possibility of a weather event (another possible this weekend according to early forecasts.) I'd swear you'd think they were hoping for a major, catestrophic event. Because they haven't seen one or reported on one? I don't get the motivation but then again, I don't get the motivation for guys who chase tornadoes.
It's almost as if today is "D-day."

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And then you have the people who bitch when they predict tornadoes & don’t get one!

 

[TerryP]

And then you have the people who bitch when they predict tornadoes & don’t get one!

 

[rick4bama]

That a T-1000 reforming? Not sure what I'm seeing here.

It didn't say what kind of car it was, but this happen sometime around %am.

 

[UAgrad93]

I’ve got an old HS friend of mine that tinkers with his meteorology degree he received back from his time in the Air Force. He does it simply as a PSA for everyone in our old hometown.

 

[TerryP]

I’ve got an old HS friend of mine that tinkers with his meteorology degree he received back from his time in the Air Force. He does it simply as a PSA for everyone in our old hometown.

Does he have his own show on APTV?

I can understand his infatuation. To me this is like the third edition of a series of books. I've seen three "events" like this in this area. This one mirrors the last, as I mentioned, but the introduction of AI into all of these models has me "hook, line, and sinker." Man against machine. The machine won the last round.

It's wild. I got up an hour and a half or so ago and it was 36 with a feel like of 29. Now, it's 39 with a feel like of 36. It's not too bad right now.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Sometimes little things explain so much

 

[TerryP]

Sometimes little things explain so much

Tell us more.

 

[Rolltide24]

Sometimes little things explain so much

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You saying size matters?

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Tell us more.

1:20am

You saying size matters?

Always

 

[TerryP]

1:20am

And... If it was 4:20 you might have a point I could understand.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

And... If it was 4:20 you might have a point I could understand.

I see. I guess the 1:20 is the 4:20 for older people.