Weather.com, What are they smoking?

[gladerider]

i wonder if weather.com uses the american model or the european model?
joshua fox at http://madriverglenweather.blogspot.com/
says that the european model was more accurate this season.
i wonder if anyone of these: weather.com, accuweather, the weather network uses the european model.

does anyone know?

[andyzee]

Originally Posted by wa-loaf

A heavy snow warning means 6 inches or more in 12 hour period and is put out by the NWS. So even though there may only be 1-2 expected by morning, they are expecting 6+ in the next 12 hours. You gotta read the warning itself.

A little late for that now, since the wanrning has passed with nothing more than a dusting But I did read further yesterday and it did start out with 6-12, then went to 4-8, then 3-6, etc...

[Brettski]

Originally Posted by Marc

Don't get all pissy just because New Jersey sucks.

From someone in ConnetiSlut

Bite me

[danny p]

maybe it was a warning that the consistency of the snow would be heavy (i.e. wet, heavy snow that weighs down and snaps tree limbs, power lines, etc.) Up in the hudson valley we got some really wet snow. Granted, when I see heavy snow warning this is not what I think of, I think blizzard.

[cbcbd]

I'm with you, Andy. A complete tease for me too. I was expecting at least a cool 6" of something... just really wet and there is nothing on the ground now.
They just were really off the mark in some areas on this one.

[andyzee]

Originally Posted by cbcbd

I'm with you, Andy. A complete tease for me too. I was expecting at least a cool 6" of something... just really wet and there is nothing on the ground now.
They just were really off the mark in some areas on this one.

I'm not even saying they were off the mark, that's expected. What I'm saying is, how do you issue a "Heavy Snow Warning" and then predict 1-2" ?

[MonkeyBrook]

Originally Posted by andyzee

I know the weather reports are just getting worse and worse. I know the news media needs news and has a tendancy of creating it, but this is crazy. Since when does 1 to 2 inches of snow merit a Heavy Snow Warning? In the end, we just got a dusting and the news channels are all over it with reporters out on the street.

Being from NJ (originally) you should know that it doesnt snow in Kearney. The pollution from Newark melts the snow before it has a chance to hit the ground.