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KittyWampus

(55,894 posts) Fri Feb 8, 2013, 07:21 PM Feb 2013

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Weather Forecasters Got This One Right So Far! It Started Snowing Exactly When They Predicted

This morning it was snowing really lightly, I figured "hmm, maybe we'll dodge a bullet".

This afternoon it switched to rain & temp rose above freezing, I figured "hmm, maybe they were wrong".

At 3:30 it started snowing huge, wet snowflakes. Exactly when they predicted it'd start here. And in one hour there was already an inch and half of snow. I'll upload pix tomorrow. By 5:30 and just before dark, it was a whiteout.

If it snows at or near this rate all night, it's doing to be a heck of mess tomorrow.

Signing in from eastern Long Island NY. Hope everyone keeps their electricity & can stay off the roads.

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Weather Forecasters Got This One Right So Far! It Started Snowing Exactly When They Predicted (Original Post) KittyWampus Feb 2013 OP

Hang tight and stay safe and warm! CurtEastPoint Feb 2013 #1

weather forecasters rawwwwwwwwk Skittles Feb 2013 #2

What a cool job to say your Dad has! I had a friend whose father designed slaughter houses KittyWampus Feb 2013 #3

my dad had a standard reply to folk who beefed about weather forecasting Skittles Feb 2013 #4

Only job I know of where you can be wrong 50% of the time and keep your job! :-) Logical Feb 2013 #5

see #4 Skittles Feb 2013 #6

Good one!! Smart dad! Logical Feb 2013 #8

Thanks almost completely to the National Weather Service. joshcryer Feb 2013 #7

CurtEastPoint

(18,647 posts)

1. Hang tight and stay safe and warm!

Reply to KittyWampus (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 07:24 PM

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Skittles

(153,169 posts)

2. weather forecasters rawwwwwwwwk

Reply to KittyWampus (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 07:25 PM

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and I am not saying that just because my dad was one

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)

3. What a cool job to say your Dad has! I had a friend whose father designed slaughter houses

Reply to Skittles (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 07:59 PM

Feb 2013

for beef. She did an entire routine around it that would have anyone weeping with laughter.

Skittles

(153,169 posts)

4. my dad had a standard reply to folk who beefed about weather forecasting

Reply to KittyWampus (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 08:00 PM

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"YOU go up against Mother Nature - see how YOU do!!!"

Logical

(22,457 posts)

5. Only job I know of where you can be wrong 50% of the time and keep your job! :-)

Reply to Skittles (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 08:01 PM

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Skittles

(153,169 posts)

6. see #4

Reply to Logical (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 08:04 PM

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Logical

(22,457 posts)

8. Good one!! Smart dad!

Reply to Skittles (Reply #6)

Sat Feb 9, 2013, 12:04 AM

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joshcryer

(62,276 posts)

7. Thanks almost completely to the National Weather Service.

Reply to KittyWampus (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 08:16 PM

Feb 2013

Whose data that the forecasters use by and large.

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