Amazing day! OSU wins... Alabama loses. #AnimatedGIFs

I spent all morning moving family.  It started at 8:30 and we finished around 2:45.  So I didn't get to watch any of the game until the fourth quarter.  So I re-live the game thanks to SB Nation and their animated GIFs.  I was able to hear the play, above, where Braxton Miller launches a 53 yard bomb for a touchdown.

Braxton then running for 53 yards... No GIFs of Hyde running for 226 yards... the OSU vs. UM record.

Michigan scored a touchdown and could have tied the game with a fieldgoal with under a minute left... but they decide to go for two.  DENIED!

Womp. Womp.  I DID get to see this play and the house erupted so loud that the one year old started crying because he had no idea what happened. 

And then... Auburn. came. to. play.  I was on my dinner break and was able to watch this.  At first it looked like Alabama ran out of bounds with no time left on the clock... but wait, there was one second.  So Alabama brings in their second string kicker because the first guy had blown three kicks in the game.  From 57 yards out... it is... caught by Auburn and ran all the way back.

Alabama fans didn't know what to think.

GREAT day for Ohio State football... But MAN some real nail-biters.  And this could mean the National Championship game if Ohio State beats Michigan State next week in the Big Ten Championship game.

OH!  And Marcus Hall got ejected from the game and... well... I know we "don't give a damn for the whole state of Michigan" but... I will let his actions speak for themselves... (Sorry to those who were offended by his actions)

UPDATE: Marcus Hall did appologize later tweeting:

"I would like to apologize to The Ohio State University, The University of Michigan, my teammates, my family, the fans and the TV viewing audience for my behavior during yesterday's game. Wearing the scarlet and grey uniform is a privlege and an honor. I let my emotions get the best of me and didn't conduct myself properly in the heat of the moment. My actions do not reflect who I am as a person and teammate. I love The Ohio State University and appreciate everything it has done for me. From the bottom of my heart, I am truly sorry and hope everyone can accept my sincere apology."

As for the weather here in Ohio... Briefly falling below freezing tonight with a lows near 30.  Increasing clouds for Sunday with highs back in the mid 40's.  A slight chance for a passing light rain shower Sunday and Monday, but most of the area will remain dry.  We continue to warm back into the 50's by the middle of the week ahead of rain expected for the second half of the workweek.  Have a good one!

Best,
Andrew Buck Michael

Thanksgiving in the weather center

Weather is 365 days a year... I am working tonight.  I did manage to get a thanksgiving dinner with my brothers earlier today.  His girlfriend made an amazing spread... including a cheese ball with BACON on the outside! Amazing. For dinner I ran home and made some fork phillies and bake potatoes.  Not too bad.  I encouraged my wife to go home with her family... no need for her to sit alone while I am working.

The forecast is looking pretty awesome for the week ahead.  We get back above freezing tomorrow and start melting the snow.  Watch out for refreezing though overnight.  Highs back in the lower 40's for Saturday and Sunday. There is a VERY slim chance for a passing shower Sunday and Monday, but most of Ohio will stay dry.  We continue to warm next week... pushing 50 by next Thursday.  But... then... another cold front comes through later next week bringing us back to winter.  Will keep a close eye on the timing of that, but for the days ahead... spend them with your family! Have a good one!

Best,
Andrew Buck Michael

Let it snow, let it snow!

Here is the Tuesday morning update to the Winter Storm Watch/Warnings for Ohio.  The NWS finally all got on the same page, but I am a little surprised that some of the farther SE Ohio Counties are not part of the Warning.  

Here are my latest thoughts on how much we will see.  The heaviest band of snow will start in South Central Ohio and move up towards Youngstown.  Generally 4-6" in this swath, so the shift that I mentioned last night is quite clear comparing it to yesterday's model runs.  This does pug Columbus in the 2-4" range.  I kept the + in because this system will track fast and if a localized spot happens to see the heavy handing of snow, it is very likely to exceed the top of the range. 

The National radar shows all the moisture down South with the low pressure centered just south of New Orleans currently.  As the moisture pushes into the cold air from the cold front that is moving through Central Ohio then it will turn the rain to snow as they collide for Ohio.  Days like this are fun to watch on the radar to see who is seeing the heaviest banding of snow.  Anyway, be safe out there and have a good one!

Best,
Andrew Buck Michael

Update on snowfall totals

Newest forecast models are coming in and they are showing a very subtle shift West in the track.  (By subtle shift... About 10 miles west) So my earlier snowfall totals map in my earlier blog entry will likely verify on the higher option of the range. Below are the newest forecasted snowfall totals by Wednesday morning. Again, the majority of the snow will fall later Tuesday.

Roads will be treacherous late Tuesday and early Wednesday for anywhere East of I-71 for Ohio... Especially along the I-77 corridor. Any changes and I will let you know. Have a good one!

Best,
Andrew Buck Michael

Breakdown of the coming snow

First, let's talk about timing.  Ohio will have some light snow showers for Monday night into early Tuesday, but that will not be the main event.  By Tuesday midday we will only have a dusting to light accumulations.  The ground is cold enough for the snow to stick so it will be enough to make it slick on the roads.  The majority of the snow will come later Tuesday into Tuesday overnight and be done by daybreak Wednesday, except for some light scattered snow... and the accumulating snow will mainly affect the Southeastern and Eastern Ohio.  So how much?

 

Above is the Canadian model.  Most of the snow for Ohio will ride right along the I-77 corridor. 

The next model above is the GFS, American, model.  It is bringing the snow a little further West and still giving Columbus and Southern Ohio a decent accumulation, but still keeping the majority of the accumulation along the I-77 corridor. 

Lastly, the NAM.  This is the one that I agree with the most... as far as where the heaviest snow will be... but I do disagree with the amount of snow.  I think it is overdoing how much snow we will see.

The Euro is also agreeing with the NAM, but the output shows liquid equivalent, so I didn't include the image as to not confuse anyone.

So how much snow will we see?

Pardon the crude map, but today is my day off (Since I am working Thanksgiving and Black Friday) so I baked this up with Mircosoft Paint.... The Easy Bake Oven of graphics programs.  I put the + sign because There will likely be pockets of higher snowfall totals, mainly in the eastern portions of each section.  Again, these are snowfall totals by Wednesday morning.  Most of the accumulation snow will not start until later Tuesday.  We then see high pressure build in for Thanksgiving so drier weather.  The roads will be in their worst condition early Wednesday.  It shouldn't be too big of an issue by later Wednesday as crews plow off any of the Eastern snow.

Well, I am off to the gym.  Bill Kelly will be in tonight with an updated look at snowfall totals on ABC6 & FOX28.  To check the radar and the latest Winter Weather Watches/Warnings check out the station's weather page, just click HERE.  Have a good one!

Best,
Andrew Buck Michael

Pre-Thanksgiving Snow Storm... for some

Models agreeing more today than they did yesterday on timing and track of the early-mid week storm.

High pressure building in tonight, but quickly moving off to the east coast.  Another bitterly cold night with lows in the mid to low teens.  So starting Monday cold with generally clear skies, but increasing clouds thru the day ahead of the next cold front.

The low pressure in the Gulf is spinning up and will collide with the cold front.  The track of the Low will go from the panhandle of Florida to the East Coast around the Carolina s then race up the East Coast and be out of Maine by late Wednesday. 

Light snow will arrive for Central Ohio Monday night and into Tuesday.  We warm up enough for a wintry mix, mainly SE Ohio, for Tuesday afternoon.  Then most of the precip will stay to Eastern Ohio Tuesday night as temps fall and the system pulls NE.

For Western and Central Ohio, I think up to an inch generally for snowfall(if not less, especially west).  Far Eastern Ohio could see 2-4+" but most of the snow will be in Western PA & WV by midday Wednesday.  Winter Storm Watch for Guernsey & Noble counties from midday Tuesday midday Wednesday.

High pressure builds in very quickly for Thanksgiving, and thus kept the threat for lake effect action down for now.  Another weak front arriving by Sunday.

TRAVEL PLANS: Wednesday will be a little sketchy on the roads if you are planning on heading east.  Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Eastern Kentucky will have a significant snowfall by Wednesday afternoon.  These areas should have clearer roads by Thursday as the storm system races up to Eastern Canada and the high pressure builds in for the Eastern US. 

Have a good one!

Best,
Andrew Buck Michael

First helicopter ride

I was scheduled to do a school talk today and we were flying in with our news helicopter.  I was a little nervous because I get motion sick from roller coasters, but just fine in a helicopter.  LOVED IT!  It was really awesome to get to fly over the Shoe and see the city from the sky.  It was amazing to be able to see the rolling hills off to the east, even from a fairly low altitude.  Another cool aspect was the planes flying overhead to land at Port Columbus.

Here is another shot of the city as we were coming in for the landing.  Awesome.

Another pretty nice day on Wednesday, but then rain returns mainly for Friday.  We could have a few late-day showers sneak in Thursday and a few lingering flurries on Saturday, but it should remain pretty light.  Falling temperatures for Saturday and MUCH colder for Sunday and early next week.  Possibly staying below freezing for the afternoons as well.  YIKES!  Have a good one!

Best,
Andrew Buck Michael

Severe weather & notifications

It's a story I have wanted to do for a while... I love Facebook and social media, but there is something that has really bothered me.

First off... last night was crazy.  My heart goes out to those in Illinois and Indiana with the deadly tornadoes.  Ohio had a few up near Toledo, but here in Central Ohio, we only had straight line wind damage.   The damage in Pickaway County was rated at about 80 MPH due to the damage.  Doesn't matter how you shake it, winds THAT strong will cause severe damage.  Straight line winds are far more common in Ohio than tornadoes.  As expected, the storms did weaken as they approached Central Ohio, but were still severe with many gusts between 65-70 MPH, and a few tornadoes near Toledo.

So about being alerted to severe weather and social media...  Facebook used to have the settings so you would see ALL of the recent Facebook posts. It was the "Most Recent" setting.  Well, now as Facebook grows they have algorithms to only allow "Top Stories" in your News Feed.  So some posts do not go to everyone's News Feed.  For instance... Our ABC6 Facebook page has just over 100,000 followers.  But the Tornado Warning for Franklin County last night was only viewed by 35,000 people.  Not very good to rely on Facebook for life threatening weather.  Twitter works well, but only if you are already on there checking the Twitter Feed. 

However, our Ohio WX app will automatically send notifications for the county that you are currently in at the warning time.  So if you are away from home, you will be alerted for your new location.  Other apps offer the same option.  When it comes to life threatening weather on the way, it is very important to protect yourself and your belongings.

The good news is that no dangerous weather is on the way.  We will stay sunny and chilly for the next few days.  Rain returns for late Thursday into Friday.  By next weekend we are looking at MUCH colder air.  Possibly staying below freezing heading into Sunday and Monday.  Enjoy the sunshine and "cool" temps while they are here.  Have a good one!

Best,
Andrew Buck Michael

Storms upgraded to High Risk

Take today serious. Indiana in particular has te potential for historic storms today. Have a severe weather plan now. 

Severe storms expected Sunday

Still on target for severe storms for Sunday in the Midwest.

Day 2 Moderate Risks do not happen very often, but they all have produced severe weather, some more dangerous than others.

The main threat with tomorrow's storms will be the winds.  The above image shows winds over 30 miles per hour for the afternoon and early evening.  The winds will be the big story, but we could also see some tornadoes.

 Not much hail expected with tomorrow's system... as a matter of fact, I am interested in how much lightning we will actually see.  There will be three areas to watch tomorrow.  Morning rain showers should remain below severe criteria, but worth watching closely.  Then in the later afternoon a line of storms will form in Indiana.  Any cells ahead of the line will have the potential and energy to spin up a tornado and possibly keep it sustained for a while.  Then when the line of storms arrives... THAT will be the strongest winds of the event.  Winds over 70 MPH are possible.  With winds that strong, a gustnado is possible.  (Just like the 4 Ohio had on Halloween)

I grabbed this image from Skybrary.  A gustnado is formed ahead of the storm when the winds that kick out with the gust front.  They are normally weak and short-lived, but still can do some moderate damage.  With the winds as strong as they are expected... I would not be surprised with a few of these with tomorrow's event.  I am not trying to put fear in anyone, but please be prepared and have some way of getting warnings tomorrow.  And most importantly, take the warnings serious and get to shelter if it is in your area.  I HIGHLY recommend our "Ohio WX" app for Android and Apple products.  Just search "OHIO WX" and it will pop up.  It will alert you for a Tornado Warning... wherever you are thanks to GPS.

So here is the timing breakdown for Central Ohio for tomorrow:
---Sunday Early AM: Scattered showers, breezy, winds 10-15 MPH.
---Sunday Late AM: Scattered showers, few rumbles, becoming windier, winds 10-20 MPH.
---Sunday Midday: Showers breaking up with a few dry spells, winds 15-25, gusts 30+ MPH.
---Sunday Early Afternoon: Windy, few lingering showers, winds 15-25+, Gusts 35+ MPH.
---Sunday Late Afternoon: Windy, isolated storms developing, winds 20-30+, Gusts 40+ MPH.
---Sunday Evening: Windy, isolated strong storms ahead of a line of storms, winds 20-30+, Gusts 50+ MPH. Even higher gusts with the leading edge of the line of storms.
---Sunday night after midnight: Storms quickly push east and we begin to dry out, staying breezy, winds 10-20 MPH with gusts dying down. 

PLEASE be alert, let others know, and stay tuned to the forecast for any changes.

Gotta get back to prepping my show.  Have a good one!

Best,
Andrew Buck Michael

Severe Storms Likely Sunday

Ohio is now under the MODERATE RISK for severe storms Sunday. The storms will be similar to Halloween, but stronger. The main threat will be straight line winds, but just like Halloween, where Ohio had four tornados, tornados cannot be ruled out. The timing will be late afternoon for Western Ohio and push through Central and Eastern Ohio during the evening. Stay tuned for more updates and be alert. 

Results for #BucksFirstInchOfSnowChallenge

RESULTS FOR #BucksFirstInchOfSnowChallenge. Thanks to all to entered! This list is comprised of all the entries received before the 72 hour deadline of the official time of the first inch of snow, which was this morning, 11/12/13 at 2:00 AM.

Results:
Rank  -  How many days/hours you were off   -   Name   -   Forecasted date/time

1	00 09:00	Bianca Pyles	11/11/13 17:00
2	00 19:00	p0tt34	11/11/13 7:00
3	00 22:00	Leesa Beittel	11/13/13 0:00
3	00 22:00	Keith Staschke	11/13/13 0:00
3	00 22:00	Buckeyenuts2	11/13/13 0:00
3	00 22:00	Cyndi Murphy Kozak	11/13/13 0:00
4	00 23:30	Sheri Snyder	11/13/13 1:30
5	00 23:37	Nancy Saunders Voorhes	11/13/13 1:37
6	01 01:00	Nikki Snell	11/13/13 3:00
6	01 01:00	Roger Higginbotham	11/13/13 3:00
7	01 03:25	Brian Miracle	11/13/13 5:25
8	01 04:00	Sean Kelly	11/13/13 6:00
9	01 05:00	Lora Sissel	11/13/13 7:00
10	01 08:00	Shaynah T. Johnson	11/13/13 10:00
11	01 10:00	Shannon Lynn McGuire	11/13/13 12:00
11	01 10:00	Jennifer E. Williamson Parsons	11/13/13 12:00
11	01 10:00	Shannon Lynn McGuire	11/13/13 12:00
11	01 10:00	ShannonMcGuir15	11/13/13 12:00
12	01 21:00	Sherri Mcpeek	11/13/13 23:00
13	01 22:00	Rachel Allen	11/14/13 0:00
13	01 22:00	Luella Epler	11/14/13 0:00
14	01 23:00	Jim Kirn	11/14/13 1:00
15	02 04:45	Eric Davidson	11/14/13 6:45
16	02 07:00	Doug Owen	11/14/13 9:00
17	02 15:00	Tracy Gaskill	11/14/13 17:00
17	02 15:00	Richard van der Lek	11/14/13 17:00
18	02 18:00	Brad Sheets	11/14/13 20:00
19	02 19:30	Raymond Salyer	11/14/13 21:30
20	02 22:00	Mike Rochester	11/15/13 0:00
21	03 22:00	Mary Thompson Altman	11/16/13 0:00
21	03 22:00	Mamawnana1	11/16/13 0:00
22	04 13:00	Amanda Dickens	11/16/13 15:00
23	04 13:46	Tammy Tack	11/16/13 15:46
24	04 17:00	Taunya Palumbo	11/16/13 19:00
25	04 23:15	Angie S Winters	11/17/13 1:15
26	05 01:15	David Valladares	11/17/13 3:15
27	05 02:30	Bruce McPeek	11/17/13 4:30
28	05 15:00	JulesV1997	11/17/13 17:00
29	06 00:00	Alan Burgett	11/18/13 2:00
30	06 01:00	Rusty Dane	11/18/13 3:00
31	06 14:45	Jackie Stooksbury Russell	11/18/13 16:45
32	06 16:00	Larissa Lorene Palmer	11/18/13 18:00
33	06 22:00	Heidi Cunningham	11/19/13 0:00
33	06 22:00	Rhonda Connell Matheney	11/19/13 0:00
34	07 03:00	Joe Henry	11/19/13 5:00
35	07 12:00	Carlene Watson Yantis	11/19/13 14:00
36	07 22:00	CinLin BlakeJennings	11/20/13 0:00
37	08 00:00	Brook Johnson-Ruoff	11/20/13 2:00
38	08 01:15	Cathie Lane	11/20/13 3:15
39	08 12:00	Jessica Wells	11/20/13 14:00
40	08 19:30	Kourtney Rochelle Black	11/20/13 21:30
41	08 23:00	Stephanie Paige	11/21/13 1:00
42	09 02:00	Andrew Hollenbaugh	11/21/13 4:00
43	09 05:00	Linda Lawrence	11/21/13 7:00
43	09 05:00	Tiffany Williams	11/21/13 7:00
44	09 05:30	Jerry Martin	11/21/13 7:30
45	09 13:00	Ishrat Sanjida	11/21/13 15:00
46	10 02:00	Blake Ryan Stults	11/22/13 4:00
47	10 04:00	Janice Burke Gibson	11/22/13 6:00
48	10 13:00	Lindsey Reeves	11/22/13 15:00
49	10 14:55	AJ Willey	11/22/13 16:55
50	11 01:25	Katie Foster	11/23/13 3:25
51	11 17:00	Crystal Trice	11/23/13 19:00
52	11 18:00	Ken Buckley	11/23/13 20:00
53	11 21:00	Sandy Bobo	11/23/13 23:00
53	11 21:00	Sandy Bobo	11/23/13 23:00
54	12 01:00	Amanda Marie	11/24/13 3:00
55	12 18:00	Andrea Cavallaro	11/24/13 20:00
56	13 22:00	Karen Diamond	11/26/13 0:00
56	13 22:00	Kylee Priest	11/26/13 0:00
56	13 22:00	Joshua Michael McLaughlin	11/26/13 0:00
57	14 00:00	Julie VanHoose	11/26/13 2:00
58	14 06:00	Kathy Mullet Holden	11/26/13 8:00
59	14 13:35	Karen Diamond	11/26/13 15:35
60	14 14:00	Tom Workman	11/26/13 16:00
61	15 06:30	Christina Short Marklevitz	11/27/13 8:30
62	15 07:00	Nancy Hutchison	11/27/13 9:00
63	15 12:30	Jeremy D Lang	11/27/13 14:30
64	15 22:00	Debbie Nelson	11/28/13 0:00
64	15 22:00	Anna Cowgill Bare Price	11/28/13 0:00
65	16 00:00	Alexis Holbrook-Hilyard	11/28/13 2:00
66	16 01:00	Angel Talbert	11/28/13 3:00
67	16 10:00	Austin Wright	11/28/13 12:00
68	16 13:00	Linda Pratt	11/28/13 15:00
69	16 15:00	Stuart Osborne	11/28/13 17:00
70	16 17:00	Penny James Gilpen	11/28/13 19:00
70	16 17:00	Ryan Brightman	11/28/13 19:00
71	16 22:00	Ed Krohn	11/29/13 0:00
71	16 22:00	Jessika Stinson	11/29/13 0:00
71	16 22:00	Ken Arnold	11/29/13 0:00
72	17 00:00	Desirae Sisler	11/29/13 2:00
73	17 01:00	Missliss24	11/29/13 3:00
74	17 06:00	Mary Gibson	11/29/13 8:00
75	17 09:00	Judith McInturff	11/29/13 11:00
76	17 16:30	Ocie Wilden	11/29/13 18:30
77	17 22:00	Michelle Luther Reed	11/30/13 0:00
77	17 22:00	Darla Satterfield	11/30/13 0:00
78	17 23:00	Amber Keeton	11/30/13 1:00
79	18 00:00	Wendy Greene Gibbons	11/30/13 2:00
80	18 02:00	Tater Tater Bug	11/30/13 4:00
81	18 13:30	Rose Undeutsch	11/30/13 15:30
82	18 16:00	Tammy Mullins Donahue	11/30/13 18:00
83	18 19:00	Deb Marriott	11/30/13 21:00
84	18 22:00	CLsne	12/1/13 0:00
85	18 23:00	Denise Crawford	12/1/13 1:00
85	18 23:00	Tyler Shane Smith	12/1/13 1:00
86	19 17:00	Bradley Combs	12/1/13 19:00
86	19 17:00	je_jd	12/1/13 19:00
87	19 22:00	Steph Powers	12/2/13 0:00
88	19 22:30	Byron Troutman	12/2/13 0:30
89	20 01:00	TurneRound Farm	12/2/13 3:00
90	20 12:00	Donna Jack Collinsworth	12/2/13 14:00
90	20 12:00	Debra Burgett	12/2/13 14:00
91	20 12:22	Jenny Jones Shirkey	12/2/13 14:22
92	20 14:37	Thrisa Correa	12/2/13 16:37
93	20 15:00	Cathi Singledecker	12/2/13 17:00
94	20 17:30	Lauren Rector	12/2/13 19:30
95	20 21:55	Rhianne Scarborough	12/2/13 23:55
96	20 22:32	Whitney Benson	12/3/13 0:32
97	21 00:30	Bob Smith	12/3/13 2:30
98	21 02:30	Gary Fox	12/3/13 4:30
99	21 04:45	Rob Shaw	12/3/13 6:45
100	21 05:00	Jimmy Smith	12/3/13 7:00
101	21 12:00	James Cooperrider	12/3/13 14:00
102	21 12:45	Beth Brotherwood	12/3/13 14:45
103	21 13:00	Amy Page Schwab	12/3/13 15:00
104	21 16:00	Amy Setty Cuckler	12/3/13 18:00
105	21 16:37	Charity Armbruster	12/3/13 18:37
106	21 16:45	Stacey Hall	12/3/13 18:45
107	21 22:00	Vicki Garner	12/4/13 0:00
108	22 01:30	Amber Warner	12/4/13 3:30
109	22 03:17	Melanie Gannon	12/4/13 5:17
110	22 04:00	Kim Cummins	12/4/13 6:00
111	22 04:45	Benjamin Salzgaber	12/4/13 6:45
112	22 05:30	Stephanie Davis	12/4/13 7:30
113	22 06:00	Mike Woods	12/4/13 8:00
114	22 22:00	Jack Watkins	12/5/13 0:00
114	22 22:00	Jackie Kessler	12/5/13 0:00
114	22 22:00	Jack Watkins	12/5/13 0:00
115	22 22:20	Gina Rambo	12/5/13 0:20
116	23 08:20	Viki Hartley	12/5/13 10:20
117	23 09:30	Amy R Miller	12/5/13 11:30
118	23 11:00	Randy Kinney	12/5/13 13:00
119	23 17:15	Ashley Blake	12/5/13 19:15
120	23 22:00	Kevin Benson	12/6/13 0:00
121	24 00:18	Keri Hickman	12/6/13 2:18
122	24 06:39	Helen Chan	12/6/13 8:39
123	24 12:00	Jessica Crist	12/6/13 14:00
124	24 16:00	Treena Coniglio-Meyers	12/6/13 18:00
125	24 18:30	Frank Bender	12/6/13 20:30
126	24 20:00	Lonnie D Root	12/6/13 22:00
127	24 22:00	Cheryl Lynn Leach	12/7/13 0:00
128	25 09:00	Robyn413	12/7/13 11:00
129	25 16:00	Karen Detty	12/7/13 18:00
130	25 18:00	Susie Catalina Gilpin	12/7/13 20:00
131	25 20:00	Brandy Good	12/7/13 22:00
132	26 03:45	Beckie Willis	12/8/13 5:45
133	26 06:00	James Galbraith	12/8/13 8:00
134	26 22:00	JessikaBeltz	12/9/13 0:00
135	27 03:38	Lynn Griffith Hall	12/9/13 5:38
136	27 11:33	Steve Finley	12/9/13 13:33
137	27 18:27	Courtney Harper	12/9/13 20:27
138	27 22:00	Heather Cliff Montgomery	12/10/13 0:00
139	27 23:45	Nicholas Geer	12/10/13 1:45
140	29 14:30	Ronett Miracle	12/11/13 16:30
141	29 17:00	Robyn Young	12/11/13 19:00
142	30 22:13	RissaBaybee2010	12/13/13 0:13
143	31 03:30	Bull Doggin	12/13/13 5:30
143	31 03:30	McNultysgirl	12/13/13 5:30
144	31 04:40	Randa R Hobbs	12/13/13 6:40
145	31 10:00	Teresa Meade-Shultz	12/13/13 12:00
146	31 12:19	Peggy Ullman Bell	12/13/13 14:19
147	31 12:25	Cassie McNulty	12/13/13 14:25
148	31 18:30	Lacie Imalady Elgin	12/13/13 20:30
149	31 22:00	William Sharp	12/14/13 0:00
150	32 02:30	Rosemary Barrie Nicoletti Gray	12/14/13 4:30
151	32 18:00	Courtney Noelle	12/14/13 20:00
152	32 19:03	Jerrica Marie	12/14/13 21:03
153	32 21:00	Justina Renee Lott	12/14/13 23:00
154	33 10:00	Adam Jones	12/15/13 12:00
155	33 18:47	Anthony DeSimone	12/15/13 20:47
156	34 16:00	Shawn Mcclure	12/16/13 18:00
157	35 08:00	Christy White Murray	12/17/13 10:00
158	35 22:00	Cynthia Scott McElroy	12/17/13 0:00
158	35 22:00	Brenda Mayfield	12/17/13 0:00
159	37 02:30	Lori Holbrook Smith	12/18/13 4:30
160	37 14:00	Mary Strickland	12/18/13 16:00
161	39 03:30	Jeni Dickerson	12/20/13 5:30
162	40 01:00	Jessica Lanier	12/21/13 3:00
163	40 09:11	nickanderson08	12/21/13 11:11
164	41 22:00	Leeka Acres	12/23/13 0:00
165	41 22:00	Leeka Acres	12/23/13 0:00
166	43 05:00	Kendra Kay Ihle	12/24/13 7:00
167	43 13:00	Connie Fain	12/24/13 15:00
168	44 05:35	Wendy Currens Barton	12/25/13 7:35
169	46 00:00	Connie Starkey	12/27/13 2:00
170	47 03:00	Jorge Morales	12/28/13 5:00
171	47 04:00	Laura Scott-Fitzgerald	12/28/13 6:00
172	52 12:35	J.t. Mcgrath	1/2/14 14:35
173	54 00:00	Tamara Anderson	1/4/14 2:00
174	56 03:00	Tracie Greer Sampson	1/6/14 5:00
175	63 01:00	Sherrie Williams	1/13/14 3:00
176	63 06:00	Drew Yaussy	1/13/14 8:00
177	68 02:30	bender_unit	1/18/14 4:30
178	139 22:00	Mandi Lea	3/30/14 0:00

Again, thanks to all who entered... We will do it again next year and make it bigger and better... Big prize??? We will see :)

Best,
Andrew Buck Michael

Snow coverage = crazy hair

I love it when I call in and talk to the producers and they tell me I am going to be outside in the cold and snow... That means I don't have to do my hair.  So I had hat hair all morning long... until I was told that I would be in the studio for 45 minutes of team coverage.  Not a lot of snow, but it was enough to cause a dozen or so of accidents and a few dozen school delays.  The first is the worst... when it comes to managing the snow on the roads each season.

The snow came, the snow has left... or at least it isn't falling any more.  It seems that everyone was in the 1-2" range.  We stay very cold for today and tomorrow with wind chills in the teens and twenties.  More sunshine though later in the week will slowly warm us back into the 50's for highs and we stay dry for the most part until Sunday.  Maybe a shower Friday/Saturday, but not a very good chance.  There is a better chance for rain showers for Sunday and Monday as our temperatures warm up even more... then they take a dive again next Tuesday.  Gotta love Ohio!  Have a good one!

Best,
Andrew Buck Michael

OSU 4 Miler & Snow on the way

Finished the OSU 4 Miler run today.  I put my body on the line and some of my breakfast 60 yards from the finish.  So yea, I got sick in the north end zone at Ohio Stadium.

My goal was 32 minutes, but I finished 34:41.  Not bad... but I know I can get my times down.  And I will.

Snow on the way, but rain first.  The timing above is for Columbus with the temperatures on the bars.  We see rain starting around 4-6PM and then switching to snow between 8-10PM and then snow winding down around daybreak Tuesday.

Snow will melt, but generally expecting about an inch.  The above image is for how much snow WILL FALL by Tuesday morning... again, some will melt.    Maybe a few flurries to the North for Tuesday due to lake effect snow.  Then we stay dry for a while and MUCH colder for the middle of the week.  Stay tuned to the forecast for any changes to the snowfall totals.  Have a good one!

Best,
Andrew Buck Michael

Update on next week's snow

I am listening to the low hum of washers and dryers at the laundromat.  Our quilt is too big for our washer at home.  So I have been entering the forecasts for the Snow Challenge.  Up to 157 entries now.  Pretty awesome!  I am hoping for more, so pass the word along, and send someone this link: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=759053007453838

As a word of advice... I dunno if I would put next week for our first inch of snow.  The image above is the last day's model runs.  The top is the most recent, so you can see that the models are trending to less and less snow.  The most recent model only shows flurries... if that!  Big change in the models over the last 48 hours.  From several inches of snow to nothing... and THAT is why I didn't jump on here telling everyone to get a shovel, haha.  I will still keep an eye on it, but right now it is looking to be a pretty quiet cold front next Tuesday.  So a pretty dry week ahead, and staying cold... especially later next week.  Got to run and rotate the laundry.  Have a good one!

Best,
Andrew Buck Michael

#BucksFirstInchOfSnowChallenge, Snow on the way?

It seems like I may have fired up my Snow Challenge just in time!  More on the possibility of snow shortly... but for anyone who has NOT entered the challenge, here are the guidelines:

CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS!
Here's how it will go:
-Forecast a date and time of when you think the first inch of snow will be reported, at Port Columbus Weather Observation.
-Send one Facebook direct message and/or one Twitter direct message to me of your forecasted date and time, Andrew Michael on Facebook and @AndrewWSYX6 on Twitter (only one entry per account, so if you have Facebook AND Twitter you get two shots)
-It must be submitted 72 hours before the first inch is reported (so you're not waiting for the last second)
-Invite your friends because I will release the rankings of who was most accurate after the snow.
-Have fun and good luck.

Remember to send a direct message to be entered!  (That is important so I keep it organized because if it was comments, then the comments could be on someone else's page and I would not be able to see it if it was private, so that's why I am doing the messages)

So snow?  Shovel-able?  Ehhh, I dunno.  The models yesterday were looking pretty impressive.  Look at the 12z (7AM), 18z (1PM) and 0z (7PM) models from yesterday.  They looked like a couple inches would be possible, but now the most recent models have really lightened up on the precip, meaning much less.  All of the models are agreeing on a drastic drop in temperatures.  I still think some snow is possible next week, but an inch???  I dunno at this point.  We will have the big drop in temperatures later next week then the models separate.  One shows a BIG warm blast of air for the middle to end of November, then the next model run goes cold again for the long, long term.  I would say that next Tuesday could be interesting for the Snow Challenge, but if we don't see an inch there then all bets are off as to the next round of snow.   

Until Tuesday... we see clearer skies heading into the weekend with temperatures slowly trying to warm up.  We also look to stay dry until Tuesday... so fall-like and dry until then.  Stop by my page for the Challenge and have a good one!

Best,
Andrew Buck Michael