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Meteorologists Predict Record-Shattering Snowfall Coming Soon
SILVER SPRING, Maryland - Chances are you will hear a lot about El Niño in the...
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Meteorologists Predict Record-Shattering Snowfall Coming Soon

Bread & Milk Prices Expected To Soar

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Raoul Stockton in Health/Fitness, Science/Tech

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Chances are you will hear a lot about El Niño in the next month or two. Meteorologists and weather science experts at the National Weather Service (NWS) say that there is a 99% chance that the we will start to see a massive cold-front sooner in the year than has ever happened, which will produce not just record-breaking snowfall, but according to Dr. Boris Scvediok, a doctor of global weather sciences, record shattering snow storms across the board, affecting the entire United States.
“For the sake of comparison to the past winter, lets say that your area received a total of twenty inches of accumulative snow for the season. Because this year the snowfall is predicted to start by the end of September or the beginning of October, you can expect to multiply that number by up to five, ten, maybe even twenty times in some areas. In the worst zones, you could see 50 times the amount of snow you’ve had in the past. This is the type of winter the American public needs to prepare for. Several meteorologists are saying not to buy into what the models are showing. I can tell you from forty years of scientific weather research, they are doing you a disservice,” Dr. Scvediok told the Associated Press on Friday. “The Northeast, Ohio Valley, and Midwestern states will definitely get hit the hardest.”
Edward F. Blankenbaker, Senior Administrator of Meteorologists, also told the media that this will be a once-in-a-lifetime kind of snowy winter.
“Pretty much everyone will see snow like they never have in their lives. Most younger people don’t even know what an actual blizzard looks like, but by the end of March, they will be seasoned survivalists,” Blankenbaker said. “Everyone needs to make sure they have their weather emergency kits prepared and ready to go. There will undoubtably be mass power outages, which along with freezing temperatures and enough snowfall to immobilize entire cities, will most likely, and unfortunately, be a very dangerous recipe. Safety always comes first and the time to prepare is right now.”

Along with the mention of severe winter weather, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) predicts supply and demand could cause shortages, causing the prices of bread and milk to increase substantially. FDA spokesperson Rebecca Miller suggests alternatives in preparation of the coming months.
“We are encouraging that you go out and purchase bulk amounts of dry, powdered milk which can be stored in your cupboards. This will prevent frantic trips to grocery stores and super markets as the onslaught of storms begin to fall upon your respected region.” Miller said. “As far as bread, we suggest you buy as much as you can efficiently store in your freezer. Bread can be frozen and thawed without compromising the integrity of its quality. Preparations such as these are crucial and the fact that technology has brought us to a time and place in which such events can be predicted is quite remarkable. So stock up on your powdered milk and fill your freezer with loaves of bread, because once the blankets of snow begin to fall, brave souls will confront the elements to raid stores of these products like some sort of scavenger hunt. Don’t be a part of the Snowpocolypse, it’s a dangerous battlefield of crazed-shopping, winter-bitten weather zombies.”
Stock up! Prices could more than triple in some locations

Public safety organizations also encourage the masses to prepare themselves by obtaining proper necessities. James Satterfield from the National Fire and Safety Advisory Board says preparation can save lives. “Don’t wait until temperatures plummet into a freeze; obtain cold weather clothing and footwear, including wool thermal socks. It is also crucial to have plenty of batteries, candles, weather radios, you name it. Get prepared, it’s coming.” Satterfield stated. “First and foremost, make sure you have an effective plan in place to make sure you have plenty of bread and milk.”
Dr. Scvediok says to be prepared for a storm that could come as early as the end of September, and plan for the entire winter season, which this year, he says, will more than likely spread into next June.



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More Shivery And Shovelry! Read Our 2015 Winter Forecast.

by Caleb Weatherbee | Sunday, August 24th, 2014 | From: Weather

This forecast is for the U.S. For the Canadian forecast, click here.
After the frigid, bitterly cold, and snow-filled winter last year, many of you are wondering just what this winter might bring. Could it possibly be as bad as last?
According to the 2015 edition of the Farmers’ Almanac, the winter of 2014–15 will see below-normal temperatures for about three-quarters of the nation. A large zone of very cold temperatures will be found from east of the Continental Divide east to the Appalachians. The most frigid temperatures will be found from the Northern Plains into the Great Lakes. The coldest outbreak of the season will come during the final week of January into the beginning of February, when frigid arctic air drops temperatures across the Northern Plains to perhaps 40 below zero. As the frigid air blows across the Great Lakes, snow showers and squalls will drop heavy amounts of snow to the lee of the Lakes.
No region will see prolonged spells of above-normal temperatures; only near the West and East Coasts will temperatures average close to normal.
Over the eastern third of the country, we are expecting an active storm track with a number of storms delivering copious amounts of snow and rain. Near-normal precipitation is expected for the Pacific Northwest, the Southwest States, and Northern Plains, while below-normal precipitation values are forecast for the Southwest States as well as the Upper Midwest and the Great Lakes. The Central and Southern Plains are expected to receive above-average precipitation.
We are “red flagging” the first 10 days of January and the first week of February along the Atlantic Seaboard for active wintry weather featuring bouts of heavy precipitation and strong winds. Another red flag timeframe for widespread wintry conditions is the middle part of March from the nation’s midsection to the East Coast.
Potential El Niño is an Uncertain Element
As we were putting the finishing touches on this year’s long-range projections, the National Oceanic Atmospheric and Administration issued an official El Niño watch. An El Niño is a warming of the central Pacific once every few years, from a combination of wind and waves in the tropics. It shakes up climate around the world, changing rain and temperature patterns. An El Niño could result in more rain this winter for drought-stricken California and Southern States, and a milder winter for the nation’s frigid northern tier. El Niños are usually strongest from December to April, but there’s no guarantee that we will see one this winter. We’ll just have to wait and see, but in the mean time, all of us at the Farmers’ Almanac suggest you stock up on firewood, sweaters, and hot cocoa. It certainly looks like another long winter of shivery and shovelry is on tap.
What’s in store for next summer’s weather? Get 16 months of forecasts in one place. Order your 2015 Farmers’Almanac today!

Caleb Weatherbee is the official forecaster for the Farmers' Almanac. His name is actually a pseudonym that has been passed down through generations of Almanac prognosticators and has been used to conceal the true identity of the men and women behind our predictions.

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Be careful who you trust when it comes to weather forecasts on the Internet



JD Rudd7:38 AM, Sep 9, 2014
1 hour ago



Best honest: how many have already seen this photo/article recently?

And how many of you believed it?

Sadly, it's a fake.

KANSAS CITY, MO - Smartphones, laptops, desktops, and even TVs; all of these can get you in touch with the World Wide Web.

We live for the Internet these days, and it's always right there waiting for us. Now it doesn't matter where you live or what you do for a living; all of us want to know what the weather is going to do the next day (or week/month/year).

Thanks to the Internet, a forecast is truly only a button push away. Not only that, but you also have options too. From national outlets to local TV meteorologists and even Facebook "meteorologists." Notice the quotes...

We have entered an age where weather forecasts are no longer given out by just the National Weather Service and local television meteorologists. Anyone with an Internet connection can jump online and find the latest weather forecast model, then freely post it anywhere they choose, all while adding their own "expertise" (there are those quotes again).

But there is a problem here. Many of us live in a "go, go, go" world, and sometimes the only way to know what's going on is to check that all-important social media feed while life whizzes by us at a bajillion miles an hour.

So when a photo like this shows up in your timeline:



It will get your attention.

Best honest: how many have already seen this photo/article recently?

And how many of you believed it?

Sadly, it's a fake.

Much like the site TheOnion.com, Empire News is a satire site. It's full of make-believe articles and misinformation by design. The whole goal of the site to pull an April Fool's gag on you every day of the week.

Yet, in our busy world, a headline and a fancy map like in the picture above spread like wildfire across the Internet.

Not too long ago, you may have seen this image floating about cyberspace:
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It promises a hurricane and "strong concerns" for the Gulf Coast area. The title, the colors, the logo; it looks pretty legit and trustworthy.

The things is, this never happened. Not even close.

The picture above was generated based on ONE forecast model run by one person with really good Photoshop skills. This was also done days in advance of what became Hurricane Cristobol (a hurricane that never even got close to the East coast, let alone the Gulf area).

But the image above was shared on social media more than 77,000 times, and people in the Gulf panicked. Not once did any reputable meteorologist issue a forecast like this.

So what gives here?

Well, in the case of the first example, it was just a fake article, poking fun at the weather community. In the second example (the hurricane), it was the case of an ambitious young weather fan with little experience and education, but a large social media following, trying to publicly make a forecast.

While most weather situations are not catastrophic, there are plenty that can be: hurricanes, snow storms and tornadoes. Knowing who to trust is key.

It's important you consider the source when sharing and relying on forecast information you see online.

Who's the best? Hands down your LOCAL, qualified meteorologists are. No quotes there. They know the area, they know the impacts, and they forecast weather for your area on a daily basis (rain or shine).

Television meteorologists and the National Weather Service should be the only sources you trust in a life-threatening situation. They are trained and educated in the field of meteorology, specifically the meteorology of your area. In the hurricane example above, the person that created that image lives in California and has zero experience at hurricane forecasting.

Okay, so what about a generic outlook? Say something like how the winter is going to shape up (will it be cold, snowy, mild, dry?).
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Here again, you have options. Many will ask about the Famers' Almanac and how valid that forecast will be. After all, they've been around for a long time and have a good amount of experience, right?

Well, can you ever recall when a snowstorm just stopped along a state line? See, the problem I have with things like the Farmers Almanac is that it divides its forecast right along sate lines. Weather does not behave like that at all!



You would think a publication with so much experience would have realized that by now. What they are doing is more or less skewing to the average and covering their bases. For example, it says the Kansas to Missouri area was supposed to have a "warm to hot" summer.
Well, YEAH! And as far as average precipitation, they were nowhere close. Parts of Iowa and Nebraska have received abundant moisture, while parts of Western Kansas continue to be in a crippling drought.

All right, what about the Old Farmer's Almanac? First off, did you know there were two? Yeah, there's a Farmers' Almanac and then there's the Old Farmer's Almanac. Confusing already, isn't it?

The Old Farmer's Almanac follows a similar approach to the Farmers's Almanac, but is smart enough to not divide things right along made up state boundaries (the atmosphere doesn't know state lines exist).



And while many are already asking about how accurate the winter forecasts will be from both of these publications, take a look at that summer forecast and see how accurate it was. For most areas, not very.

What this comes down to is that predicting the future is not an exact science. And the farther out in time you go, the harder it will be to nail down the finer details. We can give you what we call trends.
For example, model indications are TRENDING to colder air for the winter, meaning each new instance of a model run keeps the temperatures cold. But that still doesn't mean it's 100 percent correct and will happen. Plus, even if the forecast is for a "warm" winter, all it takes is one cold snap for people to say the forecast was wrong; even though it wouldn't be.

Over the next few weeks, our team will be studying the atmospheric trends (what the atmosphere is trying to do) and see if we can discover a pattern. Once we have that pattern, we can then give you insight on what to expect going into the winter months (which don't really start until December). We will have all of that for you in our Winter Weather Special so keep watching for details on that.

In the meantime, I encourage you to think twice about where you get you weather information from and what you share on social media. Be careful what source you choose and if you're ever in doubt, double check that source. Chances are if it sounds too incredible, it might be someone ripping an image from one forecast model and giving it the ol' Photoshop treatment.

Always consider your source. In this day and age, those on social media are looking for attention. Sharing their bogus storm map photo thousands of times feeds their ego, and winds up doing a disservice to you and potentially your wallet.

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