Unusual, record-breaking April cold to crash into eastern U.S. Friday through the weekend

Washington Post ^ | April 4, 2018 | jason samenow

[metmom]

AGREED!!!!

[Chickensoup]

good more ticks will die now that the ground is less covered.

[Chickensoup]

record breaking only means that it has not been this cold on this particular day in the year. As far as recorded temperatures are known. This is called dicking around with stats.

So it could be twice this cold on the next day in recorded history but that won’t be discussed.

[kanawa]

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.

[UCANSEE2]

Polar vortex is not weather channel hysteria. It’s the correct meteorological term for the vortex that exists over the poles.

True. There are also vortices that are not over the poles, and they occur ALL THE TIME.

You can see them here. There are many active vortices every day, all around the planet.

EARTH WIND MAP

Mouse wheel to move in/out, click and drag to move around the planet

[Rebelbase]

Bastardi offers a free daily vid and weekend update. Click the ‘premium’ tab on the weatherbell site and scroll down for the vids.

[metmom]

I LOVE that map.

It’s actually pretty useful for determining what is coming for the next few hours.

[metmom]

I’ll definitely check that out.

Thanks.

[UCANSEE2]

Here is one of just the US.

Wind Map

I use that map along with the JET STREAM forecast and I can tell right where inclement weather is likely.

US Surface Map and Jetstream Maps

[metmom]

Thank you.

Those will be saved.