[jp03]

Originally Posted by Cambium

How did you know? Yeah, huge change overnight. They all say snow for Northern Gulf States and not for us. That "suppression" thing. This time might be believable with how strong this air is. We'll see

Usually it's a trend we see, not a drastic shift from big storm to nothing.

Agree..my gut says this comes back into the picture.

[grecostimpy]

Jeez....Boston Just. Cannot. Catch. A. Break.

They are going to be talking about this winter for many years to come around there.

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by grecostimpy

Jeez....Boston Just. Cannot. Catch. A. Break.

They are going to be talking about this winter for many years to come around there.

And Maine.

Current Alert Map:

Hazards include, High Winds, Wind Chills, Blizzard, Lake Effects, Winter Weather & coastal flood

For CT we got High Wind, Wind Chill and Winter Storm Watch.

Looks like they made Wind Chill Advisory priority since there are winter storm watches in Tolland and Windham.

Intellicast - Weather Alerts

HAMweather: Current Advisories and Warnings

[7express]

Trumbull only says like 3 to 5 inches for tomorrow.

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by 7express

Trumbull only says like 3 to 5 inches for tomorrow.

Still Within the 4-6" range of NWS. 3 sounds too low though. That's more for like NYC south

Keep in mind... this will be small dendrites!( I always wanted to use that word, lol!) Snowflakes. They will be like crystals. So 1" of snow will make for slipper roads.

Snow starts after lunch tomorrow. Ends before lunch Sunday. I wonder if we'll see Ground Blizzards?!

Also... BANDING & CONVECTIVE... something we always talk about.. Where will it setup.

This event has the potential to produce 8"+ for "local" spots.

[7express]

Damn, I was planning on going to SE Mass tomorrow

[7 Wishes]

Originally Posted by grecostimpy

Jeez....Boston Just. Cannot. Catch. A. Break.

They are going to be talking about this winter for many years to come around there.

Even more so in that if you think about it, this is all occurring over HALF a winter......the first half of winter was near or slightly above normal and almost snowless.......in fact, if this all suddenly stops by the end of the month or very early March (don't laugh, that's actually what happened last year), then it's more like 1/3 of the winter......

[7express]

Originally Posted by 7 Wishes

Even more so in that if you think about it, this is all occurring over HALF a winter......the first half of winter was near or slightly above normal and almost snowless.......in fact, if this all suddenly stops by the end of the month or very early March (don't laugh, that's actually what happened last year), then it's more like 1/3 of the winter......

I think as late as January 23 I was still seeing green grass in my backyard and was wondering whether we would ANY major snowstorms. The next day on the 24 we had that snowfall that dropped 3 or 4 inches, 2 days later we had our first major storm and it's been snow covered since.

[grecostimpy]

I did not start my snowblower once until the last week of January.

[Cambium]

August 2014:

Originally Posted by Isleofpalms85

I don't know if there is any correlation by the way plants behave and what it portends for the winter season but may oak trees in central Indiana are already dropping their acorns, also, black walnut and hickory trees are already shedding their fruit onto the ground. What type of winter can the Indianapolis area expect? I am dubious as to this continuing discussion forum because if Indianapolis has another winter like last year, I AM GOING TO HAVE A COW.

Originally Posted by chicagogeorge

Actually many of the things you are witnessing are stated to be precursors to a harsh winter by the Old Farmers Almanac
20 Signs of a Hard Winter - Farmers' Almanac

September 2014

//www.city-data.com/forum/garde...ive-there.html

Originally Posted by Cambium

Hmmm.

Anyone else seeing squirrels running around burying nuts & acorns? They're moving around a lot and not at a slow pace either.

I just took these pics today. Saw same squirrels bury 3 different nuts in 3 different spots. Been seeing them do this for about a week or so now.

November 2014

Originally Posted by Cambium

Maybe the squirrels are onto something. Burying/eating nuts since September. Building nests frantically now.

January 2015

Originally Posted by Cambium

My dog has been shedding like crazy last few weeks. Usually does this before really cold weather or in late fall. She started end of December, got heavy in mid January and still going!

My Retriever has not failed me in the past 4 yrs when I finally realized intense shedding meant a blast of Arctic air, consistent cold, or long Heat waves coming in a couple weeks (for summer).

The thick coat that was coming in was very strange to see at the end of January. Typical sheds are October & March. She did not shed much in October/November and we had a Top 10 warmest December.

Only in January she started shedding..and in clumps...and here we are with a blast of arctic air, with a Top 10 winter an a frigid February with long standing thick snowpack.

She has let up on the shedding now.