January 2024 Forecasts and Discussions

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Storm wrote: Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:09 pm December 25? That's is what I thought. Everyone thought we will warm up. Then finally an other system rolled in the 27 if I am correct, started with snow and then finally transition to rain.
That arctic airmass in 2008/09 was very stubborn. Every time it was modelled to warm up, the precipitation would fall as snow again. :thumbup: :wave:
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Radar wrote: Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:10 pm No charging of electric vehicles. Alberta electrical shutdown.
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Alberta telling people not to charge electric vehicles. 🤔

Just joking. Sounds pretty serious.

Haven’t they been doing rotating blackouts in Dease lake area?
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Monty wrote: Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:19 pm 😳

Alberta telling people not to charge electric vehicles. 🤔

Just joking. Sounds pretty serious.

Haven’t they been doing rotating blackouts in Dease lake area?
The country and provinces always want people to move into their boundaries but refuse to invest in better services or infrastructure.
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wetcoast91 wrote: Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:28 pm The country and provinces always want people to move into their boundaries but refuse to invest in better services of infrastructure.
It really is the Texas of the North.
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Storm wrote: Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:09 pm December 25? That's is what I thought. Everyone thought we will warm up. Then finally an other system rolled in the 27 if I am correct, started with snow and then finally transition to rain.
I also think we had another setup in early Feb 2009 that was similar. Southern low intensfied and veered south and the northern energy fizzled out. I think some got a sloppy few cm?
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wetcoast91 wrote: Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:32 pm I also think we had another setup in early Feb 2009 that was similar. Southern low intensfied and veered south and the northern energy fizzled out. I think some got a sloppy few cm?
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Temp: -7.9c
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wetcoast91 wrote: Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:41 pm Image
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PDX only recorded 1.5 inches of snow? :lol:
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Wow. This is unreal the way the two energies meet.
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wetcoast91 wrote: Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:46 pm PDX only recorded 1.5 inches of snow? :lol:
They were throwing a foot of snow yesterday. Nam did best.
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Storm wrote: Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:46 pm Wow. This is unreal the way the two energies meet.
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Aaaaand bingo.
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VanCitySouth wrote: Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:48 pm Aaaaand bingo.
I can watch this all day, phantom snow or not.
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VanCitySouth wrote: Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:48 pm Aaaaand bingo.
Wow.. like two synchronized swimmers...
All about them Cowboys !!! 🤠 🤠
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