Very Interesting!

For those of you my age and a tad bit older...you'll remember Artie Johnson's famous quotes...

...and I don't think he was studying the Euro snow output for the last several days over our neck of the woods!  The axis of heaviest snow is essentially aligned along the I-81 corridor!  How very convenient to show that this might be the heaviest snowfall for most of us experienced this early in the season!  It is only Thanksgiving after all!

One thing that seems to be nearing certainty is that this will most decidedly be a disruptive storm for many in the northeast quadrant of the US over what is oft proclaimed to be the busiest travel day of the year! Note where the GFS places its axis of heaviest snowfall...um...in the hill country of the south lands!  Veeeeeerrrrryyyy interesting......but Stoooopid! (I think)...?

Here's the O Canadian...if you care...it too keeps the axis south of PA...but I'm not so sure...and I'll let y'all know why!  One thing for sure, cold will be ample to support frozen precip if the storm decides to venture up the coast...

You see, with the ocean temps at their warmest of the cold season, this should pump the SE ridge making the storm push up along the coast and seek its natural baroclinicity between the ocean and the land. The oceans are warm and thus a poleward bulge is likely keeping this storm a "hugger" as opposed to a "fish storm"!  Note the anomalous warmth in the Gulf and along the east coast....

Hey...y'all know my bias and that is for winter being long and strong!  But whatever happens...happens.  I just think next week could remind people more of celebrating Christmas as opposed to Thanksgiving! But both are obviously worth celebrating, no matter the weather!  But having a memorable snowstorm on Thanksgiving is one of those "extreme" events that is undoubtedly caused by the disruption of the natural weather patterns by humans...ie...GLOBAL WARMING! Sorry I digress...Here is one of my more memorable Thanksgiving winter events...what a bonehead!

Leon...don't Lett the game get away!  Oh well!  How 'bout them Cowboys?   In terms of updates about this upcoming winter wx situation, I may not be able to opine as oft as I like as I will be playing around in "Cajun Country"...hopefully singing and dancing to something that might sound like this...

Although that version is a bit tame for my blood!  But I will say I was disappointed to some extent when I saw the operational temps come in at this for Sunday...man that is chilly for "Cajun Country"!  Oh well...it is what it is!

Enjoy your Friday everyone...and your potential Thanksgiving snow event!

Smitty

AA:  Here's hoping you and your young family have an awesome Thanksgiving holiday time and enjoy the season leading to Christmas.  As for the wx, I think it will be mid-winter cold with a good chance of plowable snow for Wed-Thursday!  Ye-haw!