Mr. Foot sees "smackdown" storm coming
I missed this when it appeared last week. Some kind of problem with my "Favorites" list. Anyway, Mr. Foot, a Baltimore County science teacher and Maryland weather watcher much-consulted by county teachers and students eager for a snow break in winter time, is forecasting a "smackdown" storm here by mid-month.
Says he: 
"I've maintained a position that the atmosphere is primed and ready to deliver, all we wait for now is "Only Time." I realize we haven't dug out the Thanksgiving decorations yet, but I can't resist the urge to tell you that before long, we will be reveling in the sight of "White in the Winter Night."
Here's the sequence for his early-season prognostications:
* 11/01-09: A mild to cool period then brief warmup
* 11/10-15: Possible outbreak of Arctic air on or before 11/15
* In same week, a "smackdown" storm with snow at the onset
* 11/15-25: "yo-yo" period of below then above-normal temps
* 11/25-12/5: Seasonal temps leading to kickoff event by 12/5.
To read the rest of his forecast, visit his blog, here.
(SUN PHOTO/David Hobby/McHenry, Md., October 2006)
Comments
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FR: Not sure why that happened. I've redone the link. Seems to be working now. Thanks.
Posted by: richard | November 8, 2009 9:58 AM
Greetings Frank, and I'm honored that you would devote an actual headline to me.. I only hope reality will match the projection and hence justify your confidence in my forecast
I do find it ironic that computer models began calling for a major coastal storm
(after I made my look ahead call).. then they "lost" the storm. Now Ida is here and sure enough, we may end up with the same idea originally called for in the 11/11-13 time frame.
So if it happens, that will be our smackdown storm... only the snow might be at the tail end, not at the onset.
Posted by: Mr. Foot | November 8, 2009 9:29 PM
what are you calling for this week as far as the snow
FR: I don't do forecasts. I'm a reporter, not a meteorologist. But at last check, the NWS was calling for at least 5 inches. But that's simply because they believe the storm will meet Winter Storm Watch criteria, which is 5 inches or more. It's floor, or a minimum. Actual accumulation predictions should be out later today. In the meantime, other forecasters are looking for 10-12 inches or more in Baltimore. Will likely be wetter, with less accumulation to our south. I'll be posting on this as little later this morning. There's also a story in today's Sun, both print and online.
Posted by: wyatt | February 8, 2010 9:47 AM