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!
Sunday, March 01, 2020
Meteorological Spring. Hurricane Season 3 Months Away. Super Tuesday. Maps Music and the Coronavirus
That's a lot of states and mostly in the South though the most delegates come from California so keep that in mind. Last night Biden won the South Carolina Primary and although he won, he is said to have the smallest amount of money currently, but does money matter when you are coming off a big win in the first state that is truly representative of a good part of the country and you were the Vice President? I know, long run on sentence but with everything going on the world .... frankly I don't care.
So it's the once thought to be weak Vice President against the rich guy who has commercials running nonstop before every show in those states above (North Carolina included) vs Bernie who has excited minions going to rallies across the country. Oh and don't forget Pete, Amy and Warren (why does no one call her Elizabeth?) who are also running so let's just see where this goes and where we stand Wednesday Morning. Could weather be a factor? In some places it may. It especially could be a problem in Texas and some other places. How much people love a candidate or dislike another may make a difference in turn out. I grew up in politics, my degree in International Relations was a migration from Political Science to the INR degree so now you know the rest of the story. Yes, I do love maps.
As I have an ear worm stuck in my head and I'm trying to dislodge it... here's a song. Wouldn't it be nice if Superman could just come and save the day?
Speaking of old white men.....
Sorry but ya know....
...who you be voting for on Super Tuesday?
Will we find out if money can or can't buy Mike love?
Winter Storm #1 #2 and #3 .. March Ushers in Winter Storms and Arctic Air is Taking a Winter Vacation Down South So Button Up and Stay Warm! Who Gets Snow? Who Knows .. A Week of Winter Weather
This is a short term loop of this coming winter storm.
Watch it move East and across the US.
Snow to the North.
Rain to the South.
It doesn't really tell the whole story.
But it's a good guide to who gets what.
Today there's across the far North of the US...
Over the Next 5 days a good half of the US gets snow.
This is a large system affecting a large area.
And though everyone loves to focus on the snow...
...this is really not about the snow but the cold.
Extreme Arctic Cold moving South.
Snow is the biggest "click bait" in social media.
Write a forecast for "snow" and everyone peaks.
Even if the chance of snow is a sliver of a chance.
As in you not a chance but you can keep wishing.
Unless you live in Minnesota you are wishing it would stop!
It's raining as I type this and I mean pouring.
Heavy summer like rain in Raleigh.
But it's freezing cold and dark gray outside.
Ominous in ways.
Weather is locational.
Tell me your location I'll tell you your weather.
In Florida we stop watching hurricanes when...
...they head up for the Outer Banks.
If a hurricane heads for the GOM...
..people in Florida watch the next wave.
Ohio is in it.
Logical as it's a place that winter favors.
Ice could be a problem in many places.
The NE is expecting snow, ice and rain.
Travel is going to be affected.
Note that the NE and Rockies have snow.
And pretty much everything in between.
But the South will have severe storms.
Damaging winds and tornadoes.
Did I say tornadoes?
Already have tornado warnings in Florida.
One of my favorite places St. Marys Georgia...
...south through Jax is under a stormy warnings.
And DaBuh is watching the ocean.
Because he's always watching the surf...
...and the weather.
He's like Neptune's Guardian Weather Man :)
Neptune Beach?
Allan in NY covers NY weather.
NY and areas near NY.
Ever see that map of how New Yorkers see the USA?
It's mostly NYC ;)
But we all love NYC right?
Well I do...
Note he talks about Storm #2 and Storm #3
Isn't March coming in like a Lion?
In truth the REAL STORY is the COLD.
It's always good to follow friends who go wide.
Friends who follow the whole storm system.
Where is that air coming from???
Arctic Cold.
The North Pole.
Diving South for a Winter Vacation!
One of my all time favorite people is Larry Cosgrove.
We go way back.
Note he doesn't promise high snow totals.
He takes it apart area by area.
Day by day.
Region by region.
Note #3...
"it will get very cold over the Eastern 2/3 of the nation"
This is the story friends....
Snow is nice.
If you wanna drive to snow or fly to snow..
...go for it.
But life threatening cold is moving down into the US.
Hope you didn't give your winter coat to Good Will!
Cranky watches the storms like Larry Cosgrove as they move into the Pacific and then move across the country and sometimes he even keeps watching them as they exit the coastline and sail across the Atlantic Ocean and beyond. If you want to know what is going to happen in NJ you might want to start watching the storms as to what they do out West... way out West. What's great about Cranky is he may go out on a limb or make fun of the model circus but he owns up to his past history of Tweets and Blogs. He often (as he did today) goes back to review what he and others have said and then takes a stab at "this is where we are today" (my words) and as he so often says he often and reviews what happens and revises the forecast some and that is indeed all you can do with winter storms as winter storms form in real time. Just like that snowflake on your phone on your app it's there one day and gone tomorrow and then sometimes it snows and it's not even in the forecast. It's weather. It's why we love following it and why are are intrigued by it and why we stay up in the middle of the night to get the new model run and to see what the NHC says when they update the advisory even though we know they rarely say anything different at 2 AM.
As for me I'm watching the rain and hoping tomorrow it will be pleasant enough to go to Temple and seeing friends and hoping Sunday it doesn't rain all day and then I am going to hunker down for the really cold weather Wednesday and Thursday when it goes down into the low 20s. The house smells incredible as I made a turkey breast with small baby potatoes and carrots and I'm about to steam or roast asparagus and I made Split Pea Soup with turkey bones because it feels more like winter than it does Spring. I made a Fake Crab Loaf from Salmon and a very special, secret recipe that includes crushed Crab flavored Potato Chips from UTZ and trust me those chips have about as much real crab as I am getting snow. Artificial crab flavoring, artificial grape flavoring... we live in an artificial world in ways yet so far no one has learned how to make fake, artificial snow but if they could... they could rule the world.
That's it for me. Have a wonderful weekend and I'll update on Sunday if there is much to write about or if I have time to write and until then keep watching all the usual people you follow and I follow and they follow or just binge watch some show on Netflix under the cover if it's too cold to go outside.
Besos BobbiStorm
@bobbistorm on Twitter and Instagram.
Ps... I talk often on Virga and how snow shows up on the radar and you get excited and there's a snowflake on your phone weather app but nada, nothing is falling from the sky. The weather person on the TV explains how the layers of the atmosphere are very dry and it snowing up there somewhere but well it's ain't makin it down to the ground :(
Great video of virga ... of snow falling and captured on video and note ... the sky is snow free at the ground's surface. Reed Timmer is awesome. He gets the great shots and video always. And generally if you want to see snow and it's nearby and you've got mountains you need to go up to the snow... The mountains get snow, the Piedmont gets a chance of snow and the coast rarely sees snow. There are always exceptions to that rule... keep on watching the weather.
Snow falling but evaporating before hitting the ground at 7000’ west of Denver CO creating an interesting sunrise. Now it is snowing lightly. Heading west to intercept heavier snow in the mountains @breakingweather@accuweatherpic.twitter.com/hO979tCtax
Friday Third Look at Snow Storms and Weather and a Cold, Cold Start to March.
Went out last night for drinks with friends.
Whiskey Kitchen in Downtown Raleigh.
The Capital of North Carolina.
Filled with big beautiful public squares.
And in the spring they burst forth with color.
Beneath the Oaks in the City of Oaks.
At dusk it was almost warm.
But the forecast as 22 on Wednesday.
Which season is it already?
Woke up this morning and it's March...
...go figure.
March 5th is Fat Tuesday.
March 26th is Purim.
Busy month.
Make the calendar your own :)
Happy March!
Yes that means 3 months til the Hurricane Season.
For some it's considered Spring today.
Meteorological Spring begins March 1st :)
Why you ask?
Check back later this afternoon.
I'll talk on this weekend's storm.
And what will be will be with the next.
I'm still holding with Roxboro gets snow.
Doubtful on Raleigh.
A sliver of a chance it doesn't rain this Saturday here.
Sunday shows thunder.
Do I count ten days because it's winter?
Or go with March 1st being Spring?
Check back later.
Til then.... much here to think on.
And still relevant.
It shows a messy mix of systems trying to come together.
Models have been doing the two step.
An old Virginia Reel ....
Did you ever have to learn this in school?
I did.
If only Mother Nature would come together like this.
But they they kind of then they move back.
Mother Nature doesn't want to dance this year.
She's doing her own thing.
Bi Polar personality maybe?
Or 2 Faces of Mother Nature.
Northern Jet Stream.
Southern Jet Stream.
Will these two ever hook up again for a winter storm?
Not likely but possible.
DaBuh shows these possibilities here above.
Who do you believe?
Whether it's the hurricane season or winter....
... The EURO and the GFS can't agree on the weather.
It's like that dance above.
We take a few steps to come together and then...
... things fall apart and we slide away.
Move on down the line.
EURO says NO.
GFS promises YES.
When you love the weather there are always consequences and moodiness sets in if the snow storm gets yanked away by the Yankees and Southerners dream of one last chance to see snow flurries flying about. Boring weather is boring for weather people. We all have those memories we love to remember and wish we could get a set up like that again. A few thunderbolts that came down fast nearby frightening us out of the pool and running for cover. A day when tornadoes were predicted and hit nearby and the sky turned more colors than Jacob's coat of many colors but they were all turbulent and in motion as they raced across the sky to a touchdown nearby just beyond the horizon. Standing on the protected porch with my brother watching things flying down the street.... roof shingles, branches, small trees in what was not a strong breeze but a real hurricane. Santa Ana winds in California snapping electric wires, starting fires and killing the flowers in the garden as if a dragon just exhaled with his dangerous breath as LA was melting under it's relentless presence. Weather memories dance in our heads the way scenes from Twister make us laugh and we love songs that talk about the weather. Loving weather has consequences.
Loving weather has consequences.
For many of us it's the first thing we remember loving.
Staring out the windows at a hurricane blowing.
Palm trees bent over swaying in the wind.
Hanging out on the porch in a thunderstorm.
Playing in our first snow fall.
Seeing our first snow falling.
Seeing the trunk of a Twister forming in dark clouds...
... wondering where it will touch down.
We are stuck at the end of winter....
...with wicked cold about to descend.
And yet only promises of rain....
Even though we dream of snow falling.
Weather people don't play it safe.
I'll tell you that.
See when you film a video for a song named Perfect..
...you put snow into the video.
It makes everything more perfect.
In some places weather is happening.
The Tar River in NC is flirting with flood levels.
NC has had way too much rain this year.
Hurricanes and Winter Storms that brought cold, cold rain.
March Madness. Ten Things I Hate About You ... Great Movie, Great City But So Far Away. Been On The Road... Home for a Few Days.
I've been asked to write a new blog post. I'm writing a new blog post. Don't say I didn't warn you. This may not be your normal BobbiStorm blog post!
#1 There is no tropical weather in the Atlantic Ocean.
#2 The Hurricane Season is getting closer.
#3 84 Days to go before the Hurricane Season begins in the Atlantic.
#4 Hurricane Seasons don't always begin on June 1st but often earlier.
#5 Snow Storms are back and cold fronts are on the move once again.
#6 Early GOM action could be possible with all those dangling stalled out cold fronts.
#7 Forecast for 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season is "more of the same" aka BUSY.
#8 Bet you aren't stocking up at Publix at things on sale you could use come June....
#9 Some people in Florida STILL have blue tarps on their roof tops.
#10 Some people in the Florida Keys still do not have a roof top :(
#11 I'm not done.
#12 Seattle and the NW has had a very wet, cold, snowy winter.
#13 Spring Weather Season is starting early in the South.
#14 Pollen is at "oh my God!!" levels in parts of the South.
#15 Tampa, Florida IS part of the South and busy with pollen season.
#16 The Pine Pollen is about to fall in Jax from personal observation.
#17 Azaleas are beginning to bloom in Savannah.
#18 Spring creeps it's way up from South to North.
#19 My daughter moved from her bay view post Sandy house up into the country in NY.
Um yeah........
#20 Luckily my daughter likes to camp out she is snowed in and without power.
#21 Good news she figured out how to power her coffee pot from the car battery.
#22 The deer there look like reindeer (OMG)
#23 It was extremely windy in Miami last week .... even too windy for me at the beach.
#24 Mango trees are in full bloom ... pollen and small little itsy bitsy mangoes.
#25 No I am not done this is fun.
#26 The small itsy bitsy mangoes are flying in the wind... #onlythestrongsurvive
#27 For some reason Aventura Mall added a Disney Slide ride in the parking lot
#28 Spent the last several months going back and forth to Florida.
#29 Did not drive through the blizzard on the NJ turnpike and stayed in NC.
#30 It is much colder in NC than it was in Miami #justsaying
And that's the way my world has been the last few weeks. I love Miami and Hollywood Florida but I need a small studio like little itsy, bitsy apartment down there. Love the sunrise from Ormond Beach it is always beautiful and reminds me of Myrtle Beach and the fact that things remind me of Myrtle Beach make me realize how much of a Carolina Girl I have become. I also love Jax for many reasons so deal with it. I love my bed that I'm in as I type out this new post so that I stay relevant and keep some unsaid promise that I'd blog to make at least a few people happy..... I'm waiting to hit the road again and drive back to the 305/954 County Line area once again.... but babies come when babies come and you just got to go with the flow and breathe deep and wait it out and think good thoughts, etc, etc.
I want to go to the following places badly and probably in this order.
a) Seattle Washington for four various reasons along with loving Seattle in general.
b) NY or more specifically Brooklyn, 770, Crown Heights and yeah the new house.
c) Pawleys Island (yes pathetically I'm a Carolina Girl)
d) Savannah (it would be higher up on the list but I was just there on Tuesday)
e) Key West (yes it's below the other places... gotta think on that one day.
f) Tampa to do some genealogical research.
g) Ireland with Malka (long story, maybe one day)
h) Jerusalem again if only I could twitch my nose and just appear there. Long plane ride.
i) Asheville is possibly on the list to go back... in the late Spring.
j) Havana... some day when the time is right. No mas Castros?
So those are my lists today. Pretend this was a visual Bullet Journal. Songs below to show
Below are more photos and songs that go with the mood and the mode of the day. And, I'll be back posting semi-normal posts soon about the tropics and Spring weather and things like that ...that go bump in the night.
Besos BobbiStorm
@bobbistorm on Twitter
Ps... Someone once told me I have to think on who my audience is when I write. Despite this blog going way over a million .... anyone who really knows me knows I started this to write for one person and it sure wasn't me ;) but writing gives me a big, big smile always so it's a gift that seems to keep on giving. Thanks for being a nudge!!!!! Did you really think I was going to show Sleepless in Seattle song? Nope.
Tornadoes, Hail, Straight Line Winds - Massive Midwest Outbreak Moving East Today. Stay Informed Check With Your Local NWS http://www.weather.gov/
March 1st.
Severe Spring like weather outbreak.
Tornadoes, Straight Line Winds, Hail.
Even the signature above looks like a tornado...
Sadly that death toll now stands at 3 and could rise.
Last night Twitter looked like this:
According to MSNBC this morning more than 100 Million People were or are under the gun from severe weather last night and today. When you have a crazy, cell zoom by large cities in Illinois you get the media's attention. Even during the speech last night weather people broke away from complaining and cheering to cover the developing disaster. So far, and they are still searching through the rubble, 3 people are confirmed dead. Cars on freeways were tossed about and straight line winds competed with tornadic cells that popped up and moved en masse across the Midwest.
This great site below is on www.spaghettimodels.com
To the left of that "juice loop" I use so often during hurricane season.
Click on it and you can watch in real time.
Last night it was explosive.
Concerns for today as an even larger population area is again under the gun rises as do the warm temperatures pushing and blasting into the low pressure system out of the Southwest. It's a recipe for more damage and a loud, boisterous announcement that meteorological Spring is here today. Officially winter fights back a bit for a few days after the passage of the cold front. This weekend in Carolina threatens freezing temperatures and one last fling with boots and coats even though today we are in short sleeves and sandals.
Note the possible problems people will deal with today.
Let's see that;s from Boston down to Atlanta under the gun.
And all the cities along I95 along the way. I85 also...
Wow.
In Raleigh the Bradford Pear Trees bloomed early.
If you like the white flowering trees.
Go out fast today.
The blooms will be gone with the wind this evening.
Maybe there will be a second bloom?
Who knows it's a crazy year.
My boots sit next to my sandals in the closet.
Some awesome pictures from last night below.
Great shots below.
Be aware as dangerous as a system is during the daytime...
...it's that much more dangerous cloaked in darkness.
Pay attention to weather any way you prefer.
Weather Radio. Weather App.
http://www.weather.gov/
Put in your city. Use it..
Knowledge is power.
The cars tossed about on I-55 last night were caught....
....in a fast moving line.
Be aware of your surroundings...
...especially what is going on with the weather!!
Besos BobbiStorm
@bobbistorm on Twitter
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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
