Here is an interesting article about the December 1989 freeze.
December 1989’s Epic Cold
https://www.ryanhanrahan.com/2012/11/18 ... epic-cold/
The setup is complicated. Looks like December 1989 had weak positive North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), Arctic Oscillation (AO), negative East Pacific Oscillation (EPO), and positive Pacific/North American (PNA).
It started with negative NAO and AO. Then it flipped into positive NAO and AO. Then strong negative EPO and positive PNA comes to play. The Strong EPO and PNA kept east of the Rocky Mountains cold as they brought cold air down south.
December 1989 Freeze
I would love for that to happen again along with about two feet of snow. I’d be beyond excited but as I said before I love extreme events like that as long as there’s no deaths.
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You don’t understand averages versus anomalous events.
That was a 1 in 50 year type freeze. Not only will it happen again (probably in my life), taking the setup and strength of the cells, it’s not even a statistical anomaly for a setup like that.
This country shattered October records very far south a couple weeks ago.
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We're more susceptible to *occasional* polar vortex events in the future as reduced polar ice diverts the really cold stuff.
We were in Florida at the time. It snowed in Jacksonville and Gainesville.
We were in Florida at the time. It snowed in Jacksonville and Gainesville.
It would kill a lot of palms - even the Mexican fan palms - don’t want to see it.
We lived in Plano at the time and for me it was exciting. My grandparents lived in Spring, had come up to visit over the holidays, and when they got home, came home to a flooded house with busted pipes.
I was in Tampa for the ‘83 freeze. Man that one sucked. Killed so many citrus trees and palms all over Central Florida. It was horrible.
We lived in Plano at the time and for me it was exciting. My grandparents lived in Spring, had come up to visit over the holidays, and when they got home, came home to a flooded house with busted pipes.
I was in Tampa for the ‘83 freeze. Man that one sucked. Killed so many citrus trees and palms all over Central Florida. It was horrible.
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Same troll that’s been around a whileTXWeatherMan wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 7:32 pmLiterally all of your posts are the same, what’s the point?
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The December 1989 freeze was on par with December 1983.MontgomeryCoWx wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 9:45 amYou don’t understand averages versus anomalous events.
That was a 1 in 50 year type freeze. Not only will it happen again (probably in my life), taking the setup and strength of the cells, it’s not even a statistical anomaly for a setup like that.
This country shattered October records very far south a couple weeks ago.
The closest would January 1886, February 1895, and February 1899.
I would not be surprised if we freezes like this in the future.