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Looking forward to it Gary-- can you give us any hints?? LOL

JP

No Problem!!! beats this...

Saturday, December 22, 2007
WINTER STORM WARNING....Heavy snow is likely....updated at 11 AM
Good Saturday morning bloggers, A strong, and rapidly developing storm aloft and at the surface is forming today! 11 AM  update:   A WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT!  Snow is now being reported in Lawrence.

According to the cycling theory, isn't 12/22/07 one of the "matches" for this coming week?!?

I had forgotten about that snowstorm until you mentioned it, Steve.

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Notes,

It is one of our storm systems, but there was much more flow at the time. This is a perfect example of how the same pattern produces very different specific results.

Gary

Oiy...i'm still scared. I can't live without Precipitation! someone calm my nerves! sound familiar from someone else about another situation a few weeks ago?

Hopefully This Omega block doesnt ever really develope or materilize. Hopefully we wont be in some things

Notes, remember the date ranges provided were based off my interpretation of where we are in the cycle..not Gary's.

what is the possible effects of this omega block?

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The mean "long term" longwave trough is still just east of us, and it will return, so the impact of the blocking pattern may be minimal.  We will talk about it in tomorrow's blog.

Gary

Gary,

If one round of the cycle can produce a snowstorm to rival any event of the winter (12/22/07) while the same part of the pattern produces a blocking pattern in the upper levels (later this week), all but eliminating significant activity in the middle of the country (the polar opposite of "the storm"), it seems to me that neither the surface nor the upper air patterns match up...do you see what I mean?

All you Gary for Note's questions...I have gone toe to toe..and I think we came to a draw...LOL.  

gary as of right now in st joseph we have large rain drops coming down.

ok I only have one question.. what is the reason for the shift to the east or is there a reason?  other than mother nature's severe case of PMS

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It is because of the pattern we are in this year.  The "long term" longwave trough, where storm systems intensify, is located just east of KC.  It is a dominant feature and it still exists now.

Gary

Summer Forecast Recap for those of you who missed it

Below Average Temps

Above Average precipatation

1 moderate heatwave

so its kind of a glitch to the "norm"??  

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A cooler/wetter glitch!

Gary

Great job tonight Gary and the rest of the team. I really enjoyed all of the explanations!  A couple too many times showint the large LRC graphic, but overall it was great. Glad they gave you more time tonight. I wish they would give you that much time or more every night. So much more interesting than listening to all of the constant bad news about murders and car crash deaths every night.

Also I wish there were more stories like the one about the little boy last week with the tumor. What an uplifting and motivating story.

What a world this would be if we could turn on the news and actually learn like I did tonight instead of being told about what horrible things have happened during the day. Oh well, it is what it is.

Thanks Weather Team!

Mark

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Mark,

Yes, we put the LRC graphic in there one or two too many times.  Thanks for the feedback.  Maybe if the ratings were good they will let us do expanded weather more often.

Gary

Oh man! I just missed everything..I meant to DVR the dang news tonight because I knew I was going to miss it and I did..I feel crappy now. I don't suppose it's going to be run on the website at all is it? I'm sorry I feel like a jerk..

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It will be on the web tomorrow.

Gary

thanks for the answer Gary.  good luck with the workout.

Mark I so totally agree with you, there's way too much violence out there anymore.  but I'll hush on that cuz I can get VERY opinionated. lol

awesome...I still suck...I'm one of the most devoted and never miss a long range forecast and I missed it...someone amputate my foot cuz I Just shot myself in it.

Aw man, I missed it.  I was watching PBS...great show on Roosevelt.  Didn't watch the news.

Cooler and wetter sounds GREAT to me!  I hate the crunchy, burned lawns of August.

becky  I know what u mean.. I was watching it too, but knew the long range thing was at 5 after and i was NOT missin that.  so i missed the ending.. was it great?