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    rusty_racer94
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    So did Dublin, No big deal.


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    kenmc
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    that's proper snow, not the sh1tty recession crap we got :(
    still, happy to get what we did I suppose..


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    [Deleted User]
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    leahyl wrote: »
    We think what we just got is bad....

    http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1226/usweather.html

    :eek:

    Well, they don't get the Atlantic drift and therefore are used to heavy snows...though, admittedly, not this heavy.

    P.S. Your thread title is a bit broad... :o


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    rusty_racer94
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    Our snow washed away today after rain. :(


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    morticia2
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    White Christmas in Atlanta, Georgia, Alabama, Mississipi?? The weather's going NUTS.

    Meanwhile, apparently it got unseasonably warm in Moscow (zero) and they got an ice storm. Apparently they're describing the city as a concrete ice rink... and motorists have been encased in their cars by the ice (on the Beeb version of the US story).

    What is up with our weather????


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    Lirange
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    They don't typically receive big accumulations in the US deep south but they will get some snow most years. So the article exaggerates a bit. Atlanta for instance has seen measurable snow events nine out of the last ten years.


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    thetonynator
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    Lirange wrote: »
    They don't typically receive big accumulations in the US deep south but they will get some snow most years. So the article exaggerates a bit. Atlanta for instance has seen measurable snow events nine out of the last ten years.

    But south carolina hasn't had snow at christmas since records began in 1887. And it has now!


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    John.Icy
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    rusty_racer94 wrote: »
    So did Dublin, No big deal.

    Sorry, you cannot compare our snow showers and streamers in Dublin and the East, to those mega snow storms that hit the US.

    They are big deals.

    Dublin took Monday till Thursday to accumulate a foot and over.

    A proper good snowstorm in America, gets that in around 3 hours.


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    leahyl
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    There's an app you can download for your iPhone/iPod touch that let's you see webcams from any country in the world. Just looking at times square - snow is coming down heavy and fast!!


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    Lirange
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    thetonynator wrote: »
    But south carolina hasn't had snow at christmas since records began in 1887. And it has now!

    Not the entire state. I looked up those reports. They're referring to coastal communities. There are many inland parts of that state were a White Christmas is not unprecedented. Especially since a portion of it is in the Appalachians where it would be a regularity in Winter.

    If the beaches of Southern California or the theme parks of Florida get snow then that would be news!


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    MagicMarker
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    leahyl wrote: »
    There's an app you can download for your iPhone/iPod touch that let's you see webcams from any country in the world. Just looking at times square - snow is coming down heavy and fast!!
    And the name of the app is........?


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    leahyl
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    MagicMarker wrote: »
    And the name of the app is........?

    Oops sorry! It's called earthcam live cams - it's free:)


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    Pangea
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    John.Icy wrote: »
    Sorry, you cannot compare our snow showers and streamers in Dublin and the East, to those mega snow storms that hit the US.

    They are big deals.

    Dublin took Monday till Thursday to accumulate a foot and over.

    A proper good snowstorm in America, gets that in around 3 hours.
    Why do people draw comparisons,
    Yes the East Coast of the states can get a foot of snow easily , its rarer in Ireland because we are beside the atlantic and yada yada yada, but even in this snow storm New York wont be near as cold as it was here for the majority of Decemeber ;) ,
    Parts of Ireland got a foot or two of snow ,That is a big deal too.
    Nacho got around a foot of snow within 24 hours in Mayo.
    Just because a bigger better snow storm 5000kms away from us is happening doesnt take anything away from our Big Freeze , It was exceptional and was a big deal. New York is a total different location to us , so their snow depths etc. shouldnt be compared with us , whether its bigger or smaller.


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    leahyl
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    Pangea wrote: »
    Why do people draw comparisons,
    Yes the East Coast of the states can get a foot of snow easily , its rarer in Ireland because we are beside the atlantic and yada yada yada, but even in this snow storm New York wont be near as cold as it was here for the majority of Decemeber ;) ,
    Parts of Ireland got a foot or two of snow ,That is a big deal too.
    Nacho got around a foot of snow within 24 hours in Mayo.
    Just because a bigger better snow storm 5000kms away from us is happening doesnt take anything away from our Big Freeze , It was exceptional and was a big deal. New York is a total different location to us , so their snow depths etc. shouldnt be compared with us , whether its bigger or smaller.

    Oh yes I understand that but like this is a pretty big deal even for the east coast of the states so it gives you an idea how bad it actually is! I just think it's amazing! 55cm of snow?! Wow!:D


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    Pangea
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    Yeah it sure is a lot of snow, But Id rather walk down a nice country lane in Ireland with 12 inches of snow than in a concrete jungle like NewYork with 22 inches.. :)


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    ciaran67
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    leahyl wrote: »
    We think what we just got is bad....

    http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1226/usweather.html

    :eek:

    Man i hope Cowan and the rest of the government were booked for a quick holiday to NYC


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    ciaran67
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    Lirange wrote: »
    Not the entire state. I looked up those reports. They're referring to coastal communities. There are many inland parts of that state were a White Christmas is not unprecedented. Especially since a portion of it is in the Appalachians where it would be a regularity in Winter.

    If the beaches of Southern California or the theme parks of Florida get snow then that would be news!

    It was 9c in Miami this morning. They do get ice in winter from time to time. Around '01 or '02 i flew out of Seattle on 22nd Dec and it was a very mild 16c. When i arrived in Orlando it was -1. We almost cried! Mind you, it snuck up to 23c in the daytime.


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    John.Icy
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    http://vimeo.com/18213768

    Still not a big deal?...thats is fifty times worse than Dublin, greater depths, and thats around 24 hours!


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    Pangea
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    John.Icy wrote: »
    http://vimeo.com/18213768

    Still not a big deal?...thats is fifty times worse than Dublin, greater depths, and thats around 24 hours!
    Nobody said it wasnt a big deal, thats an amazing amount of snow. Still dont know why you are comparing it to Dublin, we cant compete with the USA snowwise, what we got was good enough for Ireland. :)
    edit: just seen that rusty razor said it wasnt a big deal :o


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    A Dub in Glasgo
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    That video is amazing but isn't this like saying a 30c day in Ireland is less than a 45c day in Saudi Arabia :pac:


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    John.Icy wrote: »
    http://vimeo.com/18213768

    Still not a big deal?...thats is fifty times worse than Dublin, greater depths, and thats around 24 hours!
    Ask the good people of Arklow with their local fall of 18 inches.
    The only 3 differences between their snow fall and most of New York was,there was no drifting and there was no state of emergency declared and theres no major airport in Arklow so nothing on the news about that.
    In fact the urban council workers coped very well from what I saw.


    New york see's one of these storms at least once a winter,sometimes several.It's no big deal for them as they are on the edge of a land mass continent,always at the risk of an unmodified northwesterly coming off it sourced in polar regions of Canada.
    We on the other hand are an island sitting out in the atlantic where our prevailing weather is sourced from a mild airflow governed by waters sourced in the Caribbean area.
    An influx from the continent is not guaranteed for us every year.
    In fact it is so rare and flukey that we managed a whole decade recently without one that worked [cold wise]

    I'd just like to say I've Experienced a few North American winter storms and minus the winds,what we had here in the East last week at times would give it a good run for it's money in my opinion.
    It was certainly colder/as cold and the snow was falling as blindingly fast.


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    Lirange
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    Ask the good people of Arklow with their local fall of 18 inches.
    The only 3 differences between their snow fall and most of New York was,there was no drifting and there was no state of emergency declared and theres no major airport in Arklow so nothing on the news about that.

    It's important also to point out the difference between NY and that video which was taken in New Jersey. NYC received around 20 inches (20 in Central Park, 24 in Brooklyn). Whereas many areas of New Jersey saw accumulations from 30 to 35 inches (75 to 90cm). The temperatures for them haven't been especially cold or unusual either.
    Deleted User wrote: »
    Ask the good people of Arklow with their local fall of 18 inches.

    We on the other hand are an island sitting out in the atlantic where our prevailing weather is sourced from a mild airflow governed by waters sourced in the Caribbean area.
    An influx from the continent is not guaranteed for us every year.
    In fact it is so rare and flukey that we managed a whole decade recently without one that worked [cold wise]

    This one came in straight from the North not the continent as we sometimes get for brief frigid snaps. It's more unusual and made it more potent. It will be interesting if it's a persisting pattern that returns later this winter.


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