Posted on 07/10/2014 11:52:33 AM PDT by navysealdad
Call it the ghost of the polar vortex, the polar vortex sequel, or the polar vortex’s revenge. Meteorological purists may tell you it’s not a polar vortex at all. However you choose to refer to the looming weather pattern, unseasonably chilly air is headed for parts of the northern and northeastern U.S at the height of summer early next week.
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I’ve noticed NOAA is coining new words and it’s a become a pet peeve of mine.
For instance, we have “wintry”, which would be fine if it were spelled properly (wintery).
The newest is “areal”, as in “areal flood warning”. Is “area wide” too much to write?
Then there is a whole new word “derecho” which none of the forecasters can decide how to pronounce. It’s downright painful to listen to the storm experts on the Weather Channel describing this type of severe storm front. Nobody pronounces it the same way twice.
Our Creator continues to have SO much fun at AlGore’e expense.
A buddy of mine went fishing in N. Canada last month. He said they were out on their boat and the wind shifted, all these mini icebergs blocked their route back in.
My daughters are heading to the UP Saturday for a week working at a camp. I told them it was nice knowing them since they’re going to freeze to death. I said where I grew up, a summer polar vortex was referred to as a cold snap.
Bush’s Fault
Actually, "wintry" is the preferred spelling, and the OED has it going back to the 1590s, with "wintery" considered the variant spelling (and pronunciation)with citations only going back to the 19th Century.
I agree ...this summer seems much more like the summers of my childhood here. HOT, didn’t arrive until the end of July and August...
110 degrees here today. Hot is in Northern California.
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