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I like a good snow as much as anyone, but being in construction I'd prefer a mild winter.  Great reminder on the data coming in an hour early tomorrow.  

Good Morning, Gary,

I cast a "No" for a cold, stormy winter.

Have a great first day of November!

Edna

I side with Jeremy on the winter issue, so I cast all my electoral votes for NO-(I-Wisconsin)!
I think 70 may be doable at KCI today, but we'll see...

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I am not so sure.  The sun will have to come out before 1 PM to do it.

Gary

I love snow, so I am voting for a cold, stormy winter!!  No ice storms though!!

Patty

patty... you have take the "good" (ie cold and snowy) with the bad (ice). i vote a resounding NO for cold and stormy!

btw.... the fog this morning cast an almost eerie feel the morning after halloween. i was thinking how appropriate.... then when i was coming back up the driveway with the paper, the neighborhood's black cat crossed my path. lol... i'm buying a lottery ticket today! mike

well good morning gary well all i can say let somebody else have all the snow st joseph had there share last year and lets keep the very cold air away.also the young man playing you last night did a great job you should of invited him to the station to do a live show. have a great day.

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I may still invite him in.  He was 7 years old.  I guess you voted NO!

Gary

Yes! Cold and stormy winter season!

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Alden,

We are losing the early vote.

Gary

YES!! SNOW & COLD!!!

Doing a Snow dance right now!! ;)

yes gary that would be a solid no!!!

Checkin' in from south Leawood:  being a native of the eastside of Cleveland, I sure miss the lake effect snows here, so my vote this morning is YES!!   Jiminy Crickets Gary, where did this fog come from?  Will it help K-State beat the Jaybirds today?

I vote Yes Gary! PLease bring on the snow and cold! But slow the Kansas wind down a tiny bit please. We are walking here. Thank you. :)

No cold, no storms, no snow....That's 5 votes from Deb, Dave, Hoss, Popeye and Windy!!!  Too many accidents are caused by storms and snow and the cold is just plain ole uncomfortable and expensive.  Bring on dry air and warm temperatures!!! =)  

Yes for Cold and Snowy!

This fog came quick, I was asleep for ten min, partly sunny when I went to sleep now I can only see 10 feet!

Another firm NO, Leavenworth had plenty of it last year, although from the look of things, I do not think our votes count...

Yes for a cold and snowy winter!  That is 4 votes from Shana, Ashley, Andrew and Allison.  I have to add the no vote from my husband since he is outside working in it.  Nice to see you here on the weekend Gary!

Yes for a cold and snowy winter!  That is 4 votes from Shana, Ashley, Andrew and Allison.  I have to add the no vote from my husband since he is outside working in it.  Nice to see you here on the weekend Gary!

"Let it snow!  Let it snow!  Let it snow!!"  "Dashing through the snow..."  "Over the river and through the woods..."  "... marshmallows for toasting and caroling out in the snow." "Frosty the snowman..."  "...walking in a winter wonderland."  "The weather outside is frightning..." "We're riding in a wonderland of snow." "I'm dreaming of a white (WINTER)..."

ALL kids love snow days, and some parents do also!!  Great time to teach children about weather and have fun at the same time!!!  Sit by the fire, drink hot cocoa...

Snow is a great time for "family bonding".....

I vote NO for snow, ice, and sleet.....Cold is ok. I sure don't want to drive in bad weather and have someone hit me cause instead of treating patients, I would have to be treated myself!!

I vote yes for a stormy cold winter season.....(no ice though)

Jennifer

Yes, lots of snow! Gary, I know you dont know about winter forcast yet but, scott and others are somewhat confident this winter will have plenty of cold air. Can you tell me if you lean in this direction or is still up in the air.

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I am not sure yet!  I hope so.

Gary

I'm voting YES for a stormy cold winter season!

~rachel

My vote is a big fat NO!!!!!!  Kristy

YES for COLD so we can have a good ice fishing season and YES to WINTER STORMS!  If we're going to have cold, we might as well have exciting weather.  It's a great waste of cold air when it's only cold but no winter storms.

The colder/stormier the better.

YES FOR A BRUTALLY COLD AND SNOWY WINTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(with the exception of crippling ice storms) I want a 6-incher once a week and then 45-50 for the other 5 days it's not snowy and/or cold. If we have to choose between one big storm or lots of little ones, I'd pick the single big storm.

yes but i agree no ice.

Yes, our family endorses cold & snowy.

No! No! No!  I am in St. Joseph and after the ice storm (which I was out of power for 5 days and lost over $200 in food in my fridge) and all the snow we had last year I don't want a repeat this year.  

I vote a big YES for a cold and stormy winter!

today's high temp - 67 @ MCI

Winter request:

Snow & cold - even weeks
60s and golfable - odd weeks

Goodness how this parallels this coming Tuesdays decision.  Lots of snow would be good for my economy aka overtime, also good for moral reminding me of my childhood days in Michigan.  Then again it could be dangerous for our personal health care and insurance deductables.   Does anyone have a third option?
Audrey

Oh what the heck- I have snow tires now so guess I'll vote for cold and snowy!  Just wouldn't seem like winter without it!  The fog is sooo cool!  I stayed up late last night reading about haunted houses so the fog this morning kept me in the mood!  Dea

Gary:

Good beautifull Fall Morning to you sir!! Man-it has been so long since I have been able to be a regular on the Blog-I sure hope that changes here soon-I really miss it!!Things have been kind of turned upsdie here as I (empasis on the pronoun I and I will leave it at that!!) have just moved and had to get a new computer. I am still in SW Lawrence as I moved about 2 streets over from where I was. Needless to say it has been crazy and I am now trying to get caught back up with work.

I have so wanted to write in as I think this month has been very exciting weather wise and in my little hobbyist mind I think it shows that there will be some excitement this winter-not the whole winter as that would go against climatology (I mean very rarely do you have a winter here where the cold will lock in for 3 months strait-too many warm air sources here) but I do think we have seen some things that at times could make this winter just as exciting as last winter.

I don't think I even need to say what type of winter I would like!!! LOL!! The colder and snowier the better. It is winter-let it snow and be cold-when Spring comes, let it warm up and then bring on summer-but from now until April-cold and snowy!!! It is winter and while we are not in the greatest place for winter weather climotology wise, we still get our share-our climate is geared to some cold intrusions in the winter months (unless it is 2 million years ago when this whole area was a vast sea)-let them happen!!

Ok-enough of that!!! I hope to get back into looking at the models and surface charts soon-man I do miss the blog!!!

Have a great day

Bill in Lawrence

I vote YES for a cold and stormy winter, and one Blizzard would be nice, but a week or so of sun and 70s would be good in mid January to break up the monotony.

I vote YES..to cold and snow!

YES, and YES!!  from Weathermom and Weatherson!!

That is a big fat YES from me!  Bring on the snow, cold and ice!

I vote NO for a cold and stormy winter.  I vote this way for myself and for my 4  1/2 year old and 11 year old.  It's much too hard on young children (and their parents!)  when they can't go outside for weeks at a time. There is also the danger of sickness brought home from school because everyone has the plague.  Please send us a mild winter!

Well, my vote is YES!!!
(the ice storm was bad, but the last time we had one before this last year was 1994 in St. Joe anyway). Snow and cold please...   Well even if the cold lovers lose the vote, it's good to know that the LRC runs a dictatorship,LOL  ( although this last LRC was a bit too militaristic in some areas, alot of damage from ice to tornadoes to flooding in the region)

Hi Gary!

I want it to be cold and stormy- last year was fun tracking all the storms with you guys! I do not hope for ice storms though- many people suffered last year- I do not want that.

Have a great day my friend!

JP

Ooh, Oooh... Cold and Stormy winter!  [raises BOTH hands]  All summer long I just kept longing for the colder months of the year.  And if there's gonna be cold, there may as well be precipitation with it.  :-)

i vote yes for a stormy winter. i want lots of thundersnow.

I want ICE STORMS :)

I wanna use my Generator Again.

"Weatherman Kumke" Says Yes!

Nooooooo cold and snowy winter.  We didn't have any fog here at our house at all.  I got up at 4:45 and there wasn't any fog at all.  At 5AM it was 46 outside and I could see the stars.  Right now at 1:45 it is 71 and sunny here.  A great autumn afternoon.  Chicken on the smoker, Jayhawks winning its a great day.

Yes to stormy and cold I dont like boring winters although no ice storms please!!!!!!!!!!!!

LRCfan, we may have an ice storm on the 12th, or at least rain, maybe a few storms and some flurries.   It's spring reversed.

YES TO SNOW and cold and lots of it!

OH YEA! i want it all! YES to THE WORST WINTER EVER, i think i nice dumping of 2 feet would be wonderful... lol has that ever happened?

Yes, only so we can have a good chase season in the spring. Speaking of chasing, may have to watch this for possible chase potential,

...SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN/EASTERN
  PLAINS INTO THE OZARK PLATEAU/LWR MISSOURI VALLEY NEXT WEDNESDAY...
 
  MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO INDICATE THAT FAIRLY
  STRONG SURFACE CYCLOGENESIS WILL ACCOMPANY AN AMPLIFIED POLAR TROUGH
  TO THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES DURING THE EARLY TO MIDDLE PART OF THE
  COMING WORK WEEK.  AND...CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT A SIGNIFICANT
  RETURN FLOW OF MOISTURE OFF THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL FINALLY DEVELOP
  BY WEDNESDAY...SUPPORTING INCREASING CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL ACROSS THE
  CENTRAL STATES.  THE WARM SECTOR MAY NOT BECOME PARTICULARLY BROAD
  DUE TO THE CONTINUING PRESENCE OF A SURFACE RIDGE ACROSS THE EASTERN
  STATES INTO LATE WEEK.  BUT...IT SEEMS PROBABLE THAT AT LEAST A
  MODEST OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL OCCUR IN A CORRIDOR FROM
  PARTS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS NORTHWARD INTO IOWA...NEXT WEDNESDAY INTO
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
 
  CONSIDERABLE SPREAD CONTINUES TO EXIST AMONG THE MODELS AND MREF
  MEMBERS CONCERNING THE STORM EVOLUTION...INCLUDING THE TRACK OF THE
  PRIMARY SURFACE LOW.  IF THE MORE SOUTHERN TRACK OF THE LATEST GFS
  COMES TO FRUITION /IN CLOSER PROXIMITY TO THE DEVELOPING RETURN
  FLOW/...THEN THE SEVERE POTENTIAL WILL PROBABLY BE SIGNIFICANTLY
  GREATER THAN IF THE MORE NORTHERN TRACK OF THE ECMWF VERIFIES.

I vote NO !!!! No to snow, ice, cold, ever evere ever ! That is from me and 600 of my closest warm weather friends.

a BIG YES for a cold and snowy winter. excited for this Wednesday's storm system :)

How about a split vote, yes on snow, but no on cold. I want it just cold enough to snow, but I hate the really bitter cold.  Mid to high 20's is as cold as I want to get.


And I don't get to sleep an extra hour. I work overnight, and so lucky me, I get to work an extra hour tonight!

Yahoo for above average temperatures AGAIN!! Keep 'em coming!
--deb

Kimberly-  Are you a nurse?  I am and just like you I get the luck of an already hard 12 hour shift now being 13!  Yuck!

i vote yes for cold snowy icy windy winter.

GaryB,I hate ice storms we had a significant one in leavenworth ans st joseph last year we dont need anymore. Not what I wanted to hear.

The 18z GFS is struggling today..beyond a week, it seems a bit lost.  Hope the 0z is better.

I vote for a stormy winter. I love snow. I can do without the ice but snow is peaceful and beautiful. Also, can't wait to hear the predictions.

after 39 years being a mailman, ive had enough of that wonderfully and slick stuff. i vote  :::::no::::

Cold and stormy for me please! I loved last winter. It was fairly cold and we had snow regularly through the season. It was perfect. Just hold the ice! I don't want my kids driving on it and I hate to see limbs break off my trees. =D

I vote for snow, just not too cold!!  And that fog this morning at 6:30am driving into work was HORRIBLE in LS.  People...if you have to drive in that type of weather and you miss your street...do NOT stop in the middle of a 4 lane road to turn around, even if you THINK you are the only driver out! ..Next time...I might not be able to miss you! It was almost like driving on ice this morning!  Scarry!

This is not snow, this is hail:

http://tinyurl.com/hailengland

I vote for a really snowy winter, ice storms not so much but I love the winter weather!!!!  I'll take cold days over 90 degrees anyday!! Have a great evening!!

I Have a Bad Feeling about Wed. Something in the Air just doesnt seem right

I say YES to LOTS of SNOW!!!!! I Wait all year for this. Not much of a summer person. BRING ON THE SNOW!!!!

Good Evening Everyone!!

Sure was a foggy morning this morning on my drive from KCK to Parkville. Looks like the fog is starting to form once again this evening. A lot earlier then it did last night, thats for sure! As for the "vote" that occured this morning...I am late but I vote for lots of cold and snow this year. I really enjoyed the snow we got last year, seemed to come at least once a week. Looking forward to the storm later this upcoming week, and then hopefully a cool down. (Im tired of this warm weather) It's November for crying out loud!! At least the weather looks like it will be nice for Election Day so everyone can get out and cast that all important vote!

Have a good evening everyone!

Just saw this come across on Interwarn...

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1114 PM CDT SAT NOV 1 2008

...WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...

AT 11 PM...DENSE FOG HAD BECOME WIDESPREAD...REDUCING VISIBILITIES
TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSTATE 35
CORRIDOR. DENSE FOG HAD REACHED INTO EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE KANSAS
CITY METRO...AND WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ACROSS DOWNTOWN...THE AIRPORT
AND ADJACENT EASTERN KANSAS THROUGH THE MIDNIGHT HOUR. AREAS FROM ST.
JOSEPH TO BETHANY WILL ALSO SEE DENSE FOG QUICKLY DEVELOP OVER THE
NEXT HOUR OR TWO.

INTERSTATES 70 AND 35...AS WELL AS US HIGHWAYS 71...65...50...40 AND
63 ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MANY ROADS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED OVERNIGHT
BY THE FOG. GROUND VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN NEAR ZERO DURING MUCH OF
THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT
IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED LIMITS.

I do NOT want a stormy & cold winter season.  I would like about 1-2 snowstorms with about 6 inches of snow . But other than that, I'd love to have a mild winter, like we had a few years back.  That was awesome!  

My vote is a strong YES!  I have been in DC for the past month and have enjoyed very moderate temps-just yesterday it was 74 here.  I hope when I return mid-November that late fall will have come to KC.

We live in KC partly because of the change in seasons.  We should appreciate that we can have the cold and snowy weather so yes, bring it on!