Is this the strangest winter you’ve ever lived through?
In the space of 72 hours, we’re going to go from shirt-sleeves and golf to winter bundles and ice hockey. I’m not sure this is the weirdest winter I’ve ever experienced, but it has to be near the top.
We’ve gone from glorious blue skies and air conditioning on Saturday, through last night’s pounding rain and now, according to our story yesterday, the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for the region for tonight through Tuesday afternoon, with a return of nasty weather possible in two separate waves.
Rain is predicted to move in tonight, and with steady, then falling temperatures on Monday, the first phase of the return of winter could develop Monday night, bringing more sleet and snow, with possibly heavy accumulations of sleet. Then on Tuesday, as cold air settles over the St. Louis area, a second round of winter is expected with heavy snow.
They say everyone talks about the weather. I hardly know what to ask in today’s TOTD, but I know the weather is certainly on people’s minds. What’s going on? Is this the strangest one you’ve experienced? How do you prepare for a day when you can leave in a windbreaker and return in a parka?
Kurt is the director of social media for the Post-Dispatch, where he has worked since August 2002. He's been a journalist since 1982, covering municipal government, courts, education and two hurricanes as a reporter before becoming an editor. 
So if China’s the reason for the weather why is the US getting the mandate to use those stupid, good-for-nothing CFL’s? I’m assuming it got passed because some in Congress have friends in the CFL industry. You want to good light that uses little power? Look to LED’s, not CFL’s
Mike #6. so you believe anything anyone in govt is telling you when it comes to money? The common sense bulb in your head should have lit up as soon as the word “rebate” was announced. The govt doesn’t just hand out money without getting it from somewhere. You are just giving yourself a loan this year to pay back next year.
Now…back to the weather.
“Overnight and Tuesday… a band of heavy snow will develop across
southwest Missouri and move northeast toward eastern Missouri and
western Illinois. Snow accumulation in excess of 6 inches is
expected across much of the warned area. The greatest snow
acccumulation is expected to occur from Rolla… Missouri through
the western St. Louis metropolitan area to Carlinville… Illinois.
Within this heavier axis of snow up to 10 inches can be expected.”
This is how our weather was growing up, but it seems still to be a bit warmer. I can remember ice storms that didn’t melt for days and ice skating on the playground at Westchester Elementary.
One thing is for sure Human Beings do not have an effect on their surrounding environment, anyone that believes that is a commie. . . i mean terrorist . . . i mean enemy combatant
I don’t remember but one or two winters which were this icy. Many which were colder. And more snow. I lived through the 22 inches of snow at one fell swoop in the early 80s, when people were worrying about global cooling.
They can take this ice somewhere else, IMO. However, I am glad we’re getting all the precip. The last few years have been borderline drought around here. Someone a few days ago said, oooooh, the Misp and Mighty Mo might flood this spring! So? It’s about time. The grind is week after week after week seesaw. But spring is coming… Again, not that remarkable, unless you are under 30, and had the delusion the Midwest was LA.
I am not a meteorologist but I predict a 99 44/100th certainty that W will never receive a Nobel Prize for anything. There seems to be climate changes that probably are human induced but after the winters of 1977 and 1978 there were predictions of a pending ice age. Don’t like the weather in St. Louis, just wait a few more minutes.
This is been a solid winter with plenty of cold temps and a few good snows thrown in, but none of this is unheard of in the annuals of St Louis weather history. Last year was above average temps and little precip, this year it has been below average temps and plenty of precip…that’s how we get our averages people.
Just to tick Erin off…a non-weather related post… http://www.ml-implode.com
AJ I think you missed the satiric and irony related posts today. Where’s Rob? Pat’s back!
The weather is delightful and as it should be under god’s perfect plan.
The weather is controlled just like everything else here in America..
I’ve only lived here six years, but you don’t have to rely on anecdotal information to see new trends in the weather, as well as weather patterns that are giving existing weather models a hard time. The weather’s adverse impact on crops, flora, and fauna are clear indicators of change.
It’s the pattern that is different, not necessarily inches of snow, or days where cold records are broken. And it’s the pattern that could have long term, and potentially negative impact.
Next week’s Talkback topic: Your Humvee and you.
Whoever moved to the mid-west, and specifically St. Louis, for the climate??