***Official 2023 Weather Thread***

AirWalke

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Gonna get something it looks like. It’s like every snow storm. You get little like 25 mile radius pockets of higher totals and everywhere else is a consistent but lower total.

I don’t know why people can’t equate snow storms to thunderstorms when it comes to localization of rain/snow/wind or whatever totals. No one gets all bent out of shape when WHO13 says 2-3” of rain and Jeremy in Waukee ends up with 1.71” and John in Ames gets 2.69”.

But when WHO13 says 6-8” of snow for the metro and someone only gets 4.5” **** in Adel just ******* about how wrong the forecast was while ignoring that Terry in Colfax got 8.7”.

These spring-style storms are especially fun because there’s such a sharp gradient in snow totals due to the line of freezing temps going right over the metro. So I totally get why someone might say… could be all rain or all snow. Depends on where you live.

The sheer fact that we’re able to say 2-3 days out … “guess what guys there’s a storm coming that could possible produce snow in this particular area, watch the **** out and stay weather-aware” is nothing short of amazing to me, personally.
 

ISUAgronomist

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Jer

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Gonna get something it looks like. It’s like every snow storm. You get little like 25 mile radius pockets of higher totals and everywhere else is a consistent but lower total.

I don’t know why people can’t equate snow storms to thunderstorms when it comes to localization of rain/snow/wind or whatever totals. No one gets all bent out of shape when WHO13 says 2-3” of rain and Jeremy in Waukee ends up with 1.71” and John in Ames gets 2.69”.

But when WHO13 says 6-8” of snow for the metro and someone only gets 4.5” **** in Adel just ******* about how wrong the forecast was while ignoring that Terry in Colfax got 8.7”.
Because I love big weather events and I want it now damnit.

Give it to me big, give it to me hard, or don’t even tease me.
 

cycloner29

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My wife is driving back from New York on Tuesday/Weds, I told her she should aim to be back here by early/mid-afternoon on Wednesday.

What? You give her a late model to road test for you or something? Puerto Rico is really where you need to road test them!!
 

Gunnerclone

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Because I love big weather events and I want it now damnit.

Give it to me big, give it to me hard, or don’t even tease me.

There’s a bunch of cleared out property in Alabama that you could probably get on the cheap if you want to be where the real action is.
 

NorthCyd

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Gross. Really hoping for a bust here in central Iowa. We could use the moisture, so keeping those temps just above freezing would be just fine.
 

alarson

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Really glad that we won't be seeing extended high winds like the Xmas storm. We just had to keep digging barns out day after day for what seemed like a week as it kept drifting back in.

And that cold.

I can deal with snow, but I hate that bitter cold after a storm where it's too cold for the ice melt to work on the roads.
 

isufbcurt

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What? You give her a late model to road test for you or something? Puerto Rico is really where you need to road test them!!

LOL. No my stepdaughter is moving back here for a bit, so my wife flew out to help her pack and they are currently on the road driving back. Trying to be home around noon tomorrow. Currently stopped for food in Pennsylvania.

And I road test in my yard or up and down the gravel road.
 
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