tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post3722723404792420520..comments2024-01-30T00:06:35.458-05:00Comments on Weather Guy: A white Christmas, or not?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-45981564945665073152010-12-30T05:58:21.548-05:002010-12-30T05:58:21.548-05:00Actually it was the best of both worlds. The weath...Actually it was the best of both worlds. The weather held off long enough for family members from Troutman and Iron Station to come for dinner and get home safely and then a beautiful snowfall started that quickly covered the ground. The added benefit was getting to sleep in Sunday morning since church services were canceled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-44244835914102274792010-12-28T18:30:48.593-05:002010-12-28T18:30:48.593-05:00Mtnpainter, your comment is extremely well written...Mtnpainter, your comment is extremely well written. That's what I was going to say, but it would have been difficult to say it so well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-15852317753277946222010-12-28T14:29:10.780-05:002010-12-28T14:29:10.780-05:00The 7 am mandate for officially representing snow ...The 7 am mandate for officially representing snow fall for a day that is not over for another 17 hours is nonsense and distorts what actually occured on the measured day. Rainfall measurement for a day or month or any time period is not mandated to be measured at 7 am, so why do professionals put up with such a flawed definition for snow measurement? When someone asks if there was measurable snow on 12/25 or any other date, they expect a straight forward answer - not what was observed at 7 AM on the day in question. When rules are meant to be enforced literally, the professionals in the field of science are the ones that should make sure such procedures are not flawed and maintained out of indifference.Mtnpainternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-64654783582906104812010-12-28T10:09:01.361-05:002010-12-28T10:09:01.361-05:00So the sun came up over a half hour early, and tha...So the sun came up over a half hour early, and that wasn't the headline? Amazing!!!!Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-69554371212063935962010-12-28T10:07:56.224-05:002010-12-28T10:07:56.224-05:00I drove through the snow Christmas night to beat t...I drove through the snow Christmas night to beat the post snowstorm traffic home. <br /><br />85 was mostly wet from the VA line to Greensboro and then conditions went rapidly downhill because the DOT didn't keep the highway plowed. <br /><br />I managed to drive around all the scardycats even at 20 miles BELOW the 70 mph speed limit (yes I have a Escape SUV with still practically new deep tread tires).<br /><br />Sunday the 26th was a BEAUTIFUL WINTER WONDERLAND with all the wet snow sticking to everything. <br /><br />Being native Marylander and lived in New Jersey for 10 years, I am sort of jealous Jersey was socked hard by the Nor'easter. <br /><br />But I am thankful the Charlotte area got any snow especially Christmas night. <br /><br />Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and looking forward to 2011. I'll be at Baltimore's Inner Harbor for the 1st time to celebrate the New Year.<br /><br />BTW, stay safe on the road New Year's Eve. Arrive alive for 2011. <br /><br />MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-68485490916399831402010-12-27T22:10:11.769-05:002010-12-27T22:10:11.769-05:00Tell Mr. Tomko that we don't give a hoot about...Tell Mr. Tomko that we don't give a hoot about UTC... I got your UTC right here!John - Harrisburgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-23937398184373886432010-12-27T20:31:16.312-05:002010-12-27T20:31:16.312-05:00At 7 a.m. Christmas Day, the sun was still shining...<i>At 7 a.m. Christmas Day, the sun was still shining through a layer of broken clouds. The precipitation didn't arrive until at least eight hours later.</i><br /><br />Considering that the sun didn't rise on December 25th until 7:29AM, I going to say the National Weather Service is full of it.Ghoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099647823915879139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-61976631908344511762010-12-27T18:24:22.035-05:002010-12-27T18:24:22.035-05:00Rules are made to be broken! :-)Rules are made to be broken! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-69645091592056385342010-12-27T14:43:32.850-05:002010-12-27T14:43:32.850-05:00sorry just realized it said 7am.sorry just realized it said 7am.Justin Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086349103307829625.post-76378924657972788432010-12-27T14:41:43.651-05:002010-12-27T14:41:43.651-05:00Well here in Statesville, the ground was covered w...Well here in Statesville, the ground was covered white before noon Christmas day. So I don't know if this just applies to Charlotte but places north of Charlotte definitely fell within the "rules".Justin Cnoreply@blogger.com