Global Warming report for Tuesday March 19, 2013

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The calendar says spring is supposed to begin this week, but Mother Nature doesn't seem to care. Winter isn't finished with the north country just yet.

Jefferson & Lewis Counties

A winter storm warning is issued for Jefferson and Lewis counties from 5 p.m. Monday through 2 p.m. Tuesday.

During that time, the region is expected to get between 4 and 7 inches of snow.

The NWS also issued a wind advisory for the two counties beginning at 8 p.m. Monday and continuing through 8 a.m. Tuesday.

Gusts could reach 50 miles per hour.

A lake effect snow watch will be in effect from 8 p.m. Tuesday through Wednesday afternoon.

The NWS says between 8 and 12 inches of snow could fall, especially in the Tug Hill region.

St. Lawrence County

A winter storm warning has been issued for St. Lawrence County from midnight Tuesday to 8 a.m. Wednesday.

The county could see 8 to 12 inches of snow.
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Winter's come back here too.
 
We had a major storm just the other day, the city is still digging itself out. Saw a number of vehicles smashed on the side of the road (which was weird because the road conditions weren't that bad). So far it seems that the conditions are ripe for a major flood this spring. We've had heavy snow fall all winter and right near the end we get a major down pour and they're expecting it to warm up rapidly now, meaning it'll all melt quickly and easily overwhelm the rivers and lakes. This is exactly how it happened in 1997, except that the 1997 flood was supposed to be so rare that we'd never see another one like it in our life time. This year might exceed it.

Part of the reason for this crap weather is because the jetstream is so far south. Last year it was North of us for most of the winter and we had very little in terms of snow and above average temperatures. The complete opposite this year I'm afraid. The key thing to remember is that if we're getting a lot of precipitation that means all that moisture is getting into the air somewhere. Increased temperatures down South is likely to result in more snow up north.
 
it snowed here last night but it's all gone now.
 
Yeah, when I said winter was back, I meant it was a bit chilly. Compared to Mike's place it's positively balmy here.
 
MN summary: Dec hotter than average, Jan avg, Feb a bit cooler than average. Net we're down about 1/2 a degree from the average. Dec, Jan were below average snow falls, Feb above average. net we're about average for snowfall. That being said March is colder. Notably, today the first day of spring, is about 20 degrees F below average.

The question that's always hard to determine is if the immediate coolness a temp dip or a true extended event. We'll know in a few more years if we're at the start of cold or just enjoyed a hiccup.
 
By the seat of my pants, this was an average Florida winter overall. Some warm periods and some below average periods. Nothing spectacular either way as Florida is usually always warm. I miss the 2009-2010 winter, that was sweet! We had reports of snow and near freezing for weeks.
 
2009-2010 was indeed weird. I remember the freezing in Florida and the inverse heat in Minnesota. It's too bad those orange trees couldn't move North for a couple of weeks.

University of MN Climatological record database is a good place to look for MN information. Do you know of any similar one's in Flordia? 2009 Nov was above average, Dec-Jan slightly below but fairly close to near average. Then in Feb-March the heat rolled in. We ended up 11 degrees warmer than average in March. Averages, of course, don't display the fine details like a couple of those weeks were colder than average in Feb. The heat came on early and strong.
 
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heh heh
 
Winter has indeed returned - snowing heavily here just now, although not really lying.
 
Overnight we were pushing near record cord to record cold in certain areas. The Keys reported record cold last night.
 
We're heading for the coldest March on record.
 
We've seen people posting here about the City Heat Effects. Something that hasn't been discussed along those same lines is the Pine Tree Effect . Depending on the conditions of the land Pine Trees can act to store heat and increase temps. For the last week we've been seeing the non-plains areas of our State a good 14-20 degrees warmer than the plain areas. It's due to the effect of vegetation.
 
Obama is a lying moron and Global Warming is a scam.
Debunker: Wildfires, droughts, storms, oh my!

BUNK.
According to statistics provided by Obama’s own government, none of the president’s claims here are true.

In the United States, recent decades have averaged neither more wildfires per year, nor more average acreage burned per year, than earlier decades. In fact, since the 1970s, the average number of fires per year has fallen by about half, according to five decades of data supplied by the federal government’s National Interagency Fire Center.

Nor is there any evidence of increasing drought in the U.S. Over the 100 years from 1911 to 2010, average annual precipitation didn’t decrease, but actually increased, according to NOAA’s National Climate Data Center.
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This thread got too feel good, must bring back the anger :wrong:
 
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