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Weather Forecasters missed this snow storm big time
Posted by:
truthguyyeah
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Date: March 17, 2014 02:41PM
Kammerer, Rudin, and even chicken little Gwen Tolbert
ch.4, 5, 7, ....
Even the capital weather gang.
Most said 2-6 in the immediate DC area.
We got 10" in West Falls Church.
ch.4, 5, 7, ....
Even the capital weather gang.
Most said 2-6 in the immediate DC area.
We got 10" in West Falls Church.
Re: Weather Forecasters missed this snow storm big time
Posted by:
CWG is a joke
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Date: March 17, 2014 03:00PM
truthguyyeah Wrote:
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> Kammerer, Rudin, and even chicken little Gwen
> Tolbert
>
> ch.4, 5, 7, ....
>
> Even the capital weather gang.
>
> Most said 2-6 in the immediate DC area.
>
> We got 10" in West Falls Church.
Too many school districts administrators went to bed doing nothing following the Capital Weather Gang's 1-3" underestimate. NWS always said 6-8" for Fairfax Co. TWC forecast 5-8".
Why are administrators giving creedence to those "wanna be" clowns at the Post? They've been more wrong with their forecasts than the NWS has been all winter.
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> Kammerer, Rudin, and even chicken little Gwen
> Tolbert
>
> ch.4, 5, 7, ....
>
> Even the capital weather gang.
>
> Most said 2-6 in the immediate DC area.
>
> We got 10" in West Falls Church.
Too many school districts administrators went to bed doing nothing following the Capital Weather Gang's 1-3" underestimate. NWS always said 6-8" for Fairfax Co. TWC forecast 5-8".
Why are administrators giving creedence to those "wanna be" clowns at the Post? They've been more wrong with their forecasts than the NWS has been all winter.
Re: Weather Forecasters missed this snow storm big time
Posted by:
Penny Candy
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Date: March 17, 2014 03:16PM
Hey, gumball-brain. The media take their info from the National Weather Service whose forecast was on the money as usual. By the way, you might need a new ruler. West Falls Church got 8-9 inches of total accumulation. Nowhere in Fairax got 10 inches.
Re: Weather Forecasters missed this snow storm big time
Posted by:
truthguyyeah
()
Date: March 17, 2014 03:36PM
Hey, penny worth of thought..
The tv weather observers come up with their own predictions based on the Penny Candy Wrote:
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> Hey, gumball-brain. The media take their info
> from the National Weather Service whose forecast
> was on the money as usual. By the way, you might
> need a new ruler. West Falls Church got 8-9
> inches of total accumulation. Nowhere in Fairax
> got 10 inches.
models. they deserve a ton of blame. Watch any forecast and you'll realize that. that's why they're all apologizing now.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/03/17/boom-why-snow-amounts-exceeded-our-expectations/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/03/17/ten-reasons-this-st-patricks-day-snowstorm-walloped-us/
Even the Federal gov was open for 3/17 as noted after midnight last night. But, they changed it when they realized the weather observers were dead wrong.
We got 10" here. You got less. Consider yourself lucky.
The tv weather observers come up with their own predictions based on the Penny Candy Wrote:
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> Hey, gumball-brain. The media take their info
> from the National Weather Service whose forecast
> was on the money as usual. By the way, you might
> need a new ruler. West Falls Church got 8-9
> inches of total accumulation. Nowhere in Fairax
> got 10 inches.
models. they deserve a ton of blame. Watch any forecast and you'll realize that. that's why they're all apologizing now.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/03/17/boom-why-snow-amounts-exceeded-our-expectations/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/03/17/ten-reasons-this-st-patricks-day-snowstorm-walloped-us/
Even the Federal gov was open for 3/17 as noted after midnight last night. But, they changed it when they realized the weather observers were dead wrong.
We got 10" here. You got less. Consider yourself lucky.
Re: Weather Forecasters missed this snow storm big time
Posted by:
CWG is a joke
()
Date: March 17, 2014 03:42PM
truthguyyeah Wrote:
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> Hey, penny worth of thought..
>
> The tv weather observers come up with their own
> predictions based on the Penny Candy Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Hey, gumball-brain. The media take their info
> > from the National Weather Service whose
> forecast
> > was on the money as usual. By the way, you
> might
> > need a new ruler. West Falls Church got 8-9
> > inches of total accumulation. Nowhere in
> Fairax
> > got 10 inches.
>
> models. they deserve a ton of blame. Watch any
> forecast and you'll realize that. that's why
> they're all apologizing now.
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weathe
> r-gang/wp/2014/03/17/boom-why-snow-amounts-exceede
> d-our-expectations/
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weathe
> r-gang/wp/2014/03/17/ten-reasons-this-st-patricks-
> day-snowstorm-walloped-us/
>
> Even the Federal gov was open for 3/17 as noted
> after midnight last night. But, they changed it
> when they realized the weather observers were dead
> wrong.
>
> We got 10" here. You got less. Consider yourself
> lucky.
NWS service forecasted 6-8" consistently and at times it had 8-10" for Southern and Western Fairfax. Only CWG and the local TV boobs forcasted less. Now CWG is making excuses for their gross underestimate. CWG is amateur hour but too many are following those clowns over the NWS, including school administrators.
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> Hey, penny worth of thought..
>
> The tv weather observers come up with their own
> predictions based on the Penny Candy Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Hey, gumball-brain. The media take their info
> > from the National Weather Service whose
> forecast
> > was on the money as usual. By the way, you
> might
> > need a new ruler. West Falls Church got 8-9
> > inches of total accumulation. Nowhere in
> Fairax
> > got 10 inches.
>
> models. they deserve a ton of blame. Watch any
> forecast and you'll realize that. that's why
> they're all apologizing now.
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weathe
> r-gang/wp/2014/03/17/boom-why-snow-amounts-exceede
> d-our-expectations/
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weathe
> r-gang/wp/2014/03/17/ten-reasons-this-st-patricks-
> day-snowstorm-walloped-us/
>
> Even the Federal gov was open for 3/17 as noted
> after midnight last night. But, they changed it
> when they realized the weather observers were dead
> wrong.
>
> We got 10" here. You got less. Consider yourself
> lucky.
NWS service forecasted 6-8" consistently and at times it had 8-10" for Southern and Western Fairfax. Only CWG and the local TV boobs forcasted less. Now CWG is making excuses for their gross underestimate. CWG is amateur hour but too many are following those clowns over the NWS, including school administrators.
Re: Weather Forecasters missed this snow storm big time
Posted by:
DMV GOD
()
Date: March 17, 2014 03:46PM
Weather.com had the accumulation right at 5-10 inches.
Re: Weather Forecasters missed this snow storm big time
Posted by:
CWG is a joke
()
Date: March 17, 2014 05:00PM
DMV GOD Wrote:
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> Weather.com had the accumulation right at 5-10
> inches.
NWS and the Weather Channel were the most accurate although they underestimated accumulations N&W and were too high to the south. Local TV boobs were off but the Capital Weather Gang forecast, as usual, was just incredibly bad.
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> Weather.com had the accumulation right at 5-10
> inches.
NWS and the Weather Channel were the most accurate although they underestimated accumulations N&W and were too high to the south. Local TV boobs were off but the Capital Weather Gang forecast, as usual, was just incredibly bad.
Re: Weather Forecasters missed this snow storm big time
Posted by:
Bill.N.
()
Date: March 17, 2014 05:12PM
I would be surprised if we had 5 inches at my house. Seemed like less when I shoveled it. Street was bare pavement when I left at 7:00 this morning.
Re: Weather Forecasters missed this snow storm big time
Posted by:
newgatedenizen
()
Date: March 17, 2014 05:20PM
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/products/?prod=PNS
...FAIRFAX COUNTY...
ESE BURKE 9.5
NNE HERNDON 9.0
W FALLS CHURCH 8.9
CHANTILLY 8.8
ESE DUNN LORING 8.7
OAKTON 8.6
NNE FAIRFAX STATIO 8.5
SSE CENTREVILLE 8.5
SE CHANTILLY 8.5
NE BURKE 8.5
W FALLS CHURCH 8.5
NE RESTON 8.5
S LINCOLNIA 8.3
WSW WEST SPRINGFIE 8.2
WNW RAVENSWORTH 8.0
W CENTREVILLE 8.0
VIENNA 8.0
SE MCLEAN 8.0
NW GREAT FALLS 8.0
N VIENNA 7.9
E CHANTILLY 7.9
SSE MCLEAN 7.8
W VIENNA 7.6
S HERNDON 7.6
S MCLEAN 7.6
VIENNA 7.5
WNW FALLS CHURCH 7.5
RAVENSWORTH 7.5
SE THE I66 AND I49 7.2
BAILEYS CROSSROADS 7.0
WEST SPRINGFIELD 7.0
E FAIRFAX STATION 7.0
ESE HYBLA VALLEY 7.0
N FRANCONIA 7.0
ESE CHANTILLY 6.5
NE BURKE 6.5
SSW RESTON 6.5
SSE FAIRFAX STATIO 6.4
ROSE HILL 6.1
FORT BELVOIR 5.5
SSW ALEXANDRIA 5.4
NW ALEXANDRIA 5.0
NE LORTON 4.5
...FAIRFAX COUNTY...
ESE BURKE 9.5
NNE HERNDON 9.0
W FALLS CHURCH 8.9
CHANTILLY 8.8
ESE DUNN LORING 8.7
OAKTON 8.6
NNE FAIRFAX STATIO 8.5
SSE CENTREVILLE 8.5
SE CHANTILLY 8.5
NE BURKE 8.5
W FALLS CHURCH 8.5
NE RESTON 8.5
S LINCOLNIA 8.3
WSW WEST SPRINGFIE 8.2
WNW RAVENSWORTH 8.0
W CENTREVILLE 8.0
VIENNA 8.0
SE MCLEAN 8.0
NW GREAT FALLS 8.0
N VIENNA 7.9
E CHANTILLY 7.9
SSE MCLEAN 7.8
W VIENNA 7.6
S HERNDON 7.6
S MCLEAN 7.6
VIENNA 7.5
WNW FALLS CHURCH 7.5
RAVENSWORTH 7.5
SE THE I66 AND I49 7.2
BAILEYS CROSSROADS 7.0
WEST SPRINGFIELD 7.0
E FAIRFAX STATION 7.0
ESE HYBLA VALLEY 7.0
N FRANCONIA 7.0
ESE CHANTILLY 6.5
NE BURKE 6.5
SSW RESTON 6.5
SSE FAIRFAX STATIO 6.4
ROSE HILL 6.1
FORT BELVOIR 5.5
SSW ALEXANDRIA 5.4
NW ALEXANDRIA 5.0
NE LORTON 4.5
Re: Weather Forecasters missed this snow storm big time
Posted by:
Tired of the weather people
()
Date: March 18, 2014 05:10PM
You have to watch that Doug Kammerer guy, he just tries to scare the crap out of everyone. Some of his trademark phrases are, the coldest air of the season, life threatening cold.
He doesn't use the actual temperature much, it's always the wind chill temp.
I like when he talks about the winds, he will say 20 30 40 50 mph winds, damn Doug, can't you narrow it down some.
He doesn't use the actual temperature much, it's always the wind chill temp.
I like when he talks about the winds, he will say 20 30 40 50 mph winds, damn Doug, can't you narrow it down some.