A writer and a tropical muse. A funky Lubavitcher who enjoys watching the weather, hurricanes, listening to music while enjoying life with a sense of humor and trying to make sense of it all!
Friday, February 21, 2025
100 Days Til Hurricane Season..............Still Winter But..........Something to Think On......
Names to remember.......or will be remembered?
Note Dexter has made the list!
As people look towards Spring and begin making their "to do lists" of things to organize, clutter or declutter it's worth remembering that at the end of Spring the Hurricane Season arrives on June 1st! So corral your hurricane supplies and make lists of things that were past their expiration date or that you need to add to your kit that may be a dealbreaker if you're in the Cone for a Hurricane!
And, I'll throw in a thought, though I'm not ready to discuss it much. Every state along the SE Coast from Texas to the Carolinas and Virginia has had a winter weather storm; and many cities had snow or ice along our beautiful beaches. Was this just a one season event.........or could it continue into 2025 with multiple landfalls along our much loved coastline?
Have a good weekend...........wherever you are!
Sweet Tropical Dreams,
BobbiStorm
@bobbistorm on X
X mostly weather vs Insta whatever!
Ps may KW forever and always stay safe from a hurricane!
Snow Day in Raleigh!! Magic of Snow... 2nd Day of Snow Falling & Swirling to the Ground! Love It! Spring Can Wait a Bit.................
It's a mug for all seasons!
Hurricane girl in a wintry world!
Love the snow....
....it's magical!!
Actually now under the darker blue...
......yes bigger flakes than yesterday!
Been waiting for something to write about and I knew this winter weather event would show up later in February but "knowing" in your calculations and "seeing" is two different things. The snow is so magical, it's like a snow globe right now, sitting in my bed near the window with the little floor heater "fake fireplace" on for the proper atmosphere.... in love with the snow.
I know we don't get many winter weather events in Raleigh. I have a friend in Flint Michigan and another friend in a small town in South Dakota who sees way too much snow and a lady in Montana whose home is literally buried at times in snow.....so I know.......they can't wait for Spring and for Winter to be over. But, the beauty of this part North Carolina gets a little taste of the seasons and we are too far inland usually to get much damage during Hurricane Season and rarely do we get snow so high it doesn't melt in the warm sunshine in the afternoon. Tho what melts usually refreezes at night and becomes the dangerous Black Ice! Spring is beautiful, though we do get a Pollen Season that turns everything mustard yellow for about three weeks and Fall is magnificent if you like Fall and so if you love "The Seasons" it's definitely an incredible place to live!
It's been a long three years since we have seen real snow and to be honest, more than that as it's been a while since we've had a real Snow Day!
Passion is important in life. Having a passion for something, someone or a field of study that you can study endlessly on .............is important. Never good to be just "okay" or as many say "Meh" because it's easy to miss what's in front of your eyes if you are a "bah humbug" person or a contrarian....though contrarians do have a passion for being contrary!
I do love Spring here. I can't wait to see the Bradford Pear Trees most locals hate that are covered in white blossoms. The Redbud trees by the golf course nearby bloomed already. Wondering how they are doing with this heavier bout of snow this morning, will check them out soon enough.
But for today I'm just gonna just enjoy the snow day. I may make Bourbon French Toast later today for lunch! Ignore the world and the ever changing flow of news and the demands of social media, family and friends. Love them all but I just want to "enjoy" this a bit. I have projects I'm working on and so sometimes you gotta do what's right for you.
I need to think. I need to organize. I need to prioritize.
I'm a Capricorn, this is important to us as we function best when everything is moving along properly.
And, then maybe figure out how to have some fun.........
But today the fun is indeed the snow. Swirling silently in the wind and coating things that didn't get coated yesterday.
Hurricane Season is off in the distant future.
Winter is not done with us yet.....
Hope and pray that wherever you are as you are reading this you are enjoying the weather you love the most. I do love tropical weather and I can...wait for Spring. There's an old saying or song "love the one you're with...." and in this case I'd add "love the weather you got" and as that old song goes... to everything there is a season and this is my snow season today, this is my snow day.... I can play online tomorrow!
Sweet Snowy Dreams....
...in Mid February!
Magical, truly magical!
BobbiStorm
@bobbistorm on X
X mostly weather.
Insta whatever.....
Ps I'm not proofing this today.
Just hitting send.
Snow Day!
Those who know me ....
....know I'm an 80s girl when it comes to music ;)
Models. What Do The Models Say Regarding the Rest of Winter? And...............Come Spring?? Rainy Day Writing Exercise, Thanks For Reading!
The Euro with icy promises for next week.
Models.
What does that word mean to you?
When I was little I'd help my cousin do his models as we build Mustangs and Ford Pick Up Trucks! He always got to choose the colors as they were "his" models. Raised more like a brother than a cousin. Good memories....
When I was older I stared at the models in Vogue and numerous Teen magazines that taught me what to wear, how to do my make up and how to hold my body. Full disclosure, my mother put me in a modeling class once. I had lots of classes growing up as my mother loved to put me in classes. Ballet, Baton Twirling, Drama and Modeling. I could walk across the room and do a turn while carrying a book on my head and without it falling off my head! Very important to keep it level!! Thank you Mama!
Then one day......the weather people began talking on this new thing called "the model" and nothing was ever the same. Children screamed out to their mother's suddenly, "Mommy! Mommy! The models say we are going to get the hurricane!!" and Mommy came running to stare and hear what Bryan Norcross said as she only really believed Bryan!
Then there was a littany of models, a parade of models with alphabetical initials that danced across the screens on TV and online and still everyone talks about the models today be it Hurricane season or Winter. And, models always promise you something like a politician at the State Fair while distributing hot dogs to the crowd standing around. And, amazingly we get a new model run every so many hours. Alas no hot dogs, no beers and no batons doing figure 8s in a blur of perpetual motion by a cute girl wearing boots and purple velvet outfits that look a whole lot like swim wear but with a pink satin bow with rhinestones on our ass while we manage to toss a spinning baton into the air and catching it just right while marching. Long run on sentence, but I'm having fun and tossing words here around the way I can toss a baton in the air and catch it behind my back! Still..........it's like riding a bike, it all comes back to you!
Excuse me if I think the weather models come up way short and baton twirling is more precise.
Old but you get the idea...........
.....good thing the GFS doesn't try that!!!
A model promises you that you will look fashionable.
They teach us how to sashay across the stage....
...in modeling classes.
Love that dress........
You think I digress but I do not.
The point is...........models are just a visual crapshoot of what or may not happen down the road and used my many who are not good at actually progressing.... the weather today and moving it way down the road with the most probable solution leaving the door open for being wrong. Models are a suggestion and they change their minds often until the storm forms and is on the move and by that time we pretty much know where it'll go. But it's "fun" to look at models. Well, in the same way that many play Fantasy Football. And, seriously everyone, including me, has to peek at the GFS way down the road promising us snow or a Category 5 Hurricane fifteen days away!
GFS for the same day.
The Snow Man Cometh!!
It's in the upper 30s here in Raleigh, on a gray day when the rain falling almost looks like grey snow falling in phantom style down onto the ground. Slick rooftops are silver, shiny and slick. There's no wind, the rain just keeps falling steadily, almost endlessly but it will end eventually. And, there's now the promise of snow falling silently, beautifully way down the line. Only time will tell.
Nope, not going to do a snow dance.
Just waiting, watching.
Peeking at the models.
As for fashion....
..I love Dolce & Gabbana.
Their forecast for Spring/Summer 2025?
Ummmmmmnnn a li'l bit of everything.
Black bikini tops with satin skirts and a fur.
Guess we should be ready for ANY weather ....
Hey...more fun to look at than the Groundhog!!
Enjoy............
Remember it's as reliable as the Groundhog at least!
The Morning After Super Bowl Sunday.... Winter Being Winter Again. Redbuds in Bloom Early in Raleigh. Commerical Conversations. New Champions as the Eagles Beat the Chiefs.
Thought on the Super Bowl first, then some thoughts on Weather.
Full disclosure I was rooting for the Eagles! I've never been the biggest KC fan, though I have a lot of respect for them. This probably goes back to being a Miami Dolphin fan as that was always a problematic game for us and often the worst time to lose. Either way, as I live in Carolina and the Panthers have not been producing wins and the Dolphins are uneven and in trouble I have watched many teams this season and the Eagles was one of them. When they are hot they are hot and last night they were hot and Kansas City was not.
I've watched the Baltimore Ravens often this year and enjoyed watching them, but they often self destruct at the worst time, so close and yet so far still to go. Maybe next year they can pull it totally together?
My father always said "defense wins games" which was a boring sounding statement to a young girl who enjoyed high scoring offensive games. My father was right. Special Teams showing up was the icing on the cake! And, their offense had bursts of inspiration and excitement. It just wasn't KC's night. I saw that early on as they did not show the intensity on the field they often do. I watch football the way I watch hurricanes, you can literally see the energy on the field and if and when the energy changes sides. Maybe KC over estimated their ability to win? Maybe it was Philadelphia's hour? But for someone who was rooting for them, it was a great game to watch.
Nothing is ever a sure thing.
That brings us back to weather. It's snowing in places to the North and as always it seems to stay North of the Carolina line. Even when the GFS promises (rolling eyes) and other models kick in with promises I can almost promise you we aren't going to get snow and it'll stay North of the State Line!
Old school favorite radar.
Except for the fascinating fog....
...All the weather is up in the Mid Atlantic.
While NYC and Central Park got snow....
Driving home from Sprouts last night I saw a blur of purple out of the edge of my eye as I was enjoying the scenery near the golf course near my house and literally screamed "Stop, go back! Was that a tree in bloom??" as my husband was driving while I was trying to get a good pictures of the lake barely visible in the Winter; the sky and the golf course on a sunny, beautiful winter day was incredible. But, seriously what the ????? and he made a U Turn, went back and lo and behold the Redbud Trees were in bloom way too early! It was 80 degrees the other day after a way too warm week in what is basically a fake fall as the temperatures this week flirt with freezing at night, most nights and yet there it was the tree was full of purple blossoms. If it snows again, and it could even just a little that could cause problems as the weight of the flowers on the trees weigh down the tree and more so if we get ice. We could, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it anymore than I'd have bet the farm on the Chiefs to beat the Eagles just because they were the champions as.............on any given Sunday any team can win and in any given February we could get a winter Storm .............even if the beautiful Redbuds are in bloom a month early!
Sweet whatever dreams you want............
BobbiStorm
@bobbistorm on X
X mostly weather
Insta whatever
Good commercials last night, though I'm too much of a football fan to get that excited over all the other drama but the one below has this song stuck in my head and I'm guessing others have it stuck in their head too this morning. Growing up in Florida Mountain Dew has always been a favorite, the country parts of Florida anyway. Loved the Jeep commercial with Harrison Ford and the little girl growing potatoes for the Lay's commercial made me smile. Love popping chips into my mouth while sipping soda! Though think Coke goes better with Lay's and I'm a purist when enjoying a Mountain Dew.
Fair Weather. Fake Spring. Winter Weather Coming Back in Mid February.... Enjoy It While You Got It!
Sunny days.
Maybe a daze.
Not a lot of weather going on in the USA today!
Snow is up where it belongs.
Sliding door is open as the sun is setting and it's cooling off. Earlier I had the AC on for a bit. I'm a Miami girl, when it's hot you turn the AC on no matter what month we are in and after an hour or so the sun began it's dance towards the February horizon and remembered it's February and it cooled off again.
Sunny, fair weather days are for people who really don't like stormy weather. Back in the day when TWC did stories on North Carolina having a possible Winter Event or there was a Tornado Warning my best friend in Miami would text me "U got weather!!!" and I'd giggle. Never once did she text me "you got weather" when it was fair, sunny and boring as that was not "weather" though I know many of you love boring, fair, weather days.
So for those of you who are desperately seeking weather in the South know that long range models are flirting with Winter Weather and Ice in Mid February. Well, if there was any time of year when we might get winter weather and ice....it'd be Mid February!
So let's take a look and again remember this is only slightly more possible than anything the groundhog may have implied yesterday.
Location: Miami, Raleigh, Crown Heights, Florida, United States
Weather Historian. Studied meteorology and geography at FIU. Been quoted in Wall Street Journal, Washington Post & everywhere else... Lecturer, stormchaser, writer, dancer. If it's tropical it's topical ... covering the weather & musing on life. Follow me on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/#!/BobbiStorm
