Ah, at last, it's officially winter.
Posted on 12/08/2016 8:20:53 PM PST by Mariner
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Forecasters are sending chills down some spines with a prediction that much of the northern half of the United States could see frigid weather next week similar to life-threatening lows the polar vortex brought to parts of the country in 2014.
Anticipation of a freezing blast began to build this week when weather maps and forecast models showed similarities between next week's system and one that developed in January 2014.
"Upper-level atmosphere configuration very similar in scale & magnitude as infamous Jan 2014 #PolarVortex popularized by me and @afreedma," meteorologist Ryan Maue said on Twitter on Tuesday alongside maps comparing the two weather systems.
The southward shift in the polar vortex in 2014 brought the Midwest some of its coldest weather in two decades. Icy conditions snarled travel and thousands of flights were canceled or delayed.
Frigid temperatures combined with gusting winds to create life-threatening wind chills as low as 60 degrees Fahrenheit below zero (minus 51 Celsius) that killed at least nine people.
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I remember when we called them cold fronts..
I remember when they didn’t use “wind chill” for the more dramatic effect. “It feels like ......”
It’s always been called the polar vortex by meteorologists (of which I am one)...it’s just that now the media has found the term out and wants to use it because it sounds cooler (lol)...and scarier. I’ve been using the term for 30 years and others before me for much longer than that. It’s not a new term. It’s just new to you and many others.
Excuse me but I have to go use the lavatorial vortex.
Earthspots
Mini ice age.
Just think of the media's use of it as a shiny new toy. They'll lose interest eventually and move on...
Oh, shoot! I hope they don't read this!
Ah, at last, it's officially winter.
“So-called “smog” in the 60s was mainly due to a surge in volcanic eruptions and blamed on industry.”
No. That is silly.
That was until Ted Cruz stole the moniker, “Alberta Clipper.”
YUP - They have to sensationalize the weather when they can make money off of it.
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I didn’t sign up for anything. The Daily Update and Saturday Forecast are, and always have been free. They are below Joe’s picture on the premium tab on my screen.
it's called the Siberian Express...
We are going to have to start naming our cold fronts. We will sell more mittens and space heaters.
Alberta Clippers
Wunderground is particularly bad at forecasting lows. They also screwed up their Wundermap by making the ‘satellite view’ so pale you can hardly make out the clouds from the background now.
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