Snowmageddon!

[oze]

Here's another breathless snow forecast. My weather app is predicting 17" - 25" of snow for The Fort Wednesday and Thursday. My brother sent me this: 31". Guess I'd better camp out at Kroger for the next 2 days.

 

[Biggredchev]

Ill believe it when i see it.

 

[BigRed]

Caught an interview with the weatherman's wife today.

She said "Expect less than half the inches he talks about."

 

[oze]

Ill believe it when i see it.

Yep.

 

[Jeepster48439]

Caught an interview with the weatherman's wife today.

She said "Expect less than half the inches he talks about."

My money is on the wife. She knows from personal experience.

 

[BigRed]

My money is on the wife. She knows from personal experience.

Truth.

 

[daddyusmaximus]

Caught an interview with the weatherman's wife today.

She said "Expect less than half the inches he talks about."

A forecast is never 100% spot on, but look at the prediction map. Over 2 feet expected in Lafayette.
If they (we, I'm half hr north of that) get even half of what's predicted, that's over a foot of snow.
Plenty enough to make a mess of things for a good while.

 

[BigRed]

A forecast is never 100% spot on, but look at the prediction map. Over 2 feet expected in Lafayette.
If they (we, I'm half hr north of that) get even half of what's predicted, that's over a foot of snow.
Plenty enough to make a mess of things for a good while.

Do you like to wager?

 

[Ingomike]

They forecast this crap to get clicks and viewers. Now everyone will be checking several times a day to see what they say next. LOL

 

[76Too]

They forecast this crap to get clicks and viewers. Now everyone will be checking several times a day to see what they say next. LOL

Do you have a link?

Feed me!

 

[cbhausen]

There’s a joke in here somewhere about never knowing how many inches you are going to get or when it’s going to come.

 

[Ingomike]

Do you have a link?

Feed me!

Explicitly admitted by a TV news producer friend. He told a great story from the 80’s in another state, the weatherman predicted a 2 inch snow but they got 10 inches of snow, the phones blew up with angry viewers complaining and calling the weatherman an idiot. At a later point, the weatherman expected a 2 inch snow but predicted a 10 inch snow, they got the 2 inches of snow. Not a single complaint call and ratings were up for the week.

Using that story as the model I told an Indy news producer that I met, that I believed the media exaggerated the forecasts to get ratings, I expected denials, nope, he laughed and said of course.

Over the years of observation I cannot remember when we got more snow than predicted, maybe close, usually less, sometimes significantly less…

 

[churchmouse]

Do you have a link?

Feed me!

The weather channel ap that is on every smart phone in someone's possession.
These are huge advertising sites with a bit of weather guessing thrown in.
Every click is more money.

 

[churchmouse]

Explicitly admitted by a TV news producer friend. He told a great story from the 80’s in another state, the weatherman predicted a 2 inch snow but they got 10 inches of snow, the phones blew up with angry viewers complaining and calling the weatherman an idiot. At a later point, the weatherman expected a 2 inch snow but predicted a 10 inch snow, they got the 2 inches of snow. Not a single complaint call and ratings were up for the week.

Using that story as the model I told an Indy news producer that I met, that I believed the media exaggerated the forecasts to get ratings, I expected denials, nope, he laughed and said of course.

Over the years of observation I cannot remember when we got more snow than predicted, maybe close, usually less, sometimes significantly less…

And every brick and mortar in the area benefits.
Kroger's sells the shelves clean in a couple of days.
Home Depot loads out snow shovels and ice melt like mad.
Gloves and long johns,
Gas tanks are topped off etc and so on.
French toast sales peoples.

 

[thunderchicken]

And every brick and mortar in the area benefits.
Kroger's sells the shelves clean in a couple of days.
Home Depot loads out snow shovels and ice melt like mad.
Gloves and long johns,
Gas tanks are topped off etc and so on.
French toast sales peoples.

Well I will go jump on the band wagon in the morning. We're out of salt at the church, so I better go pick up a couple bags just to make sure have some for whatever we may get. And, my daughter just closed on a house a week ago so I should probably make sure she has some salt and a snow shovel.
I think I've got the other bases covered. If it gets real bad there are some seriously large squirrels in my neighborhood lol. French toast is good but just doesn't stick with me lol

 

[w_ADAM_d88]

This storm will be one to watch. Regardless of how much snow, looks like we need to watch out where the snow/ice dividing line will fall.

 

[Cavman]

I wish we would, living down by the Ohio River it always seems to split any snow chance. Either it stays south of the river or just north at jennings co line

 

[DoggyDaddy]

This storm will be one to watch. Regardless of how much snow, looks like we need to watch out where the snow/ice dividing line will fall.

That's what concerns me more than the snow. As of now, it looks like it may be another I-70 dividing line setting up.

 

[hammerd13]

Here's a handy link to view the GFS model data (and other simulations). It allows you to step forward in time through the model prediction.

• GFS Weather Model - TropicalTidBits

This is a screenshot of total snow prediction amounts by Friday 1am. We'll see if the prediction holds.

 

[Mounty09]

Explicitly admitted by a TV news producer friend. He told a great story from the 80’s in another state, the weatherman predicted a 2 inch snow but they got 10 inches of snow, the phones blew up with angry viewers complaining and calling the weatherman an idiot. At a later point, the weatherman expected a 2 inch snow but predicted a 10 inch snow, they got the 2 inches of snow. Not a single complaint call and ratings were up for the week.

Using that story as the model I told an Indy news producer that I met, that I believed the media exaggerated the forecasts to get ratings, I expected denials, nope, he laughed and said of course.

Over the years of observation I cannot remember when we got more snow than predicted, maybe close, usually less, sometimes significantly less…

Friday... They called for a dusting and we got 3 inches. I think it even caught the street departments off guard.