Will it be snow or SNOW?

[madamesilverspurs]

There seems to be considerable disparity between forecast models for next week's snow:



Methinks I'll play it safe and stock up.

[B2G]

1. Those accumulation maps are almost 24 hours apart. nt

[madamesilverspurs]

7. Yep.

And the teevee weatherpeeps are still showing both because they can't be sure of either one. I've lived here long enough to know that it can go either way.

[B2G]

11. It can. Stay safe!

Hoping to see some in the Carolinas this year.

[CTyankee]

2. how furry are your squirrels...that is the CTyankee measure predicting the coldness of

winter every year.

Ours here are still relatively un-furry. Some years they look so fat they waddle...

[jberryhill]

3. The beavers I've seen lately have practically no fur at all

Been that way for a few years now.

[CTyankee]

4. I have no information about beavers...never see them. I see squirrels all the time...

so I have some comparisons to make year to year...

[jberryhill]

8. I thought with squirrels, it's a matter of how deep they bury their nuts

Because the ground freezes from the top down, if they bury them close to the surface then it is a warm winter. But if they bury their nuts deeper, then it is cold winter.

Where have your squirrels been hiding their nuts?

[longship]

12. I don't bury my nuts anywhere!

Then again, I am no squirrel.

[CTyankee]

13. no idea. I guess in the dirt around my house. I haven't investigated that yet.

I'll take a yardstick out next time I see them...

[boomer55]

5. ha!

[haikugal]

6. I haven't seen a Wooly Bear yet...

http://www.almanac.com/content/predicting-winter-weather-woolly-bear-caterpillars

That's traditionally what the old timers do...

[snooper2]

9. This winter should be awesome, lets get many feet of snow

And for us in North Texas,

I expect at least 4 awesome ice storms- WINTER ROCKS!




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[FLPanhandle]

10. My northern friends always told me to divide by 2 the amount of snow the media predicts

They love ratings and tend to exaggerate or focus on worst case scenarios.

I found out they were right more than wrong.

Go with the minimal model.