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ilsnow storm center 1/6/15

Don’t fall off the wagon yet! We’ve sweated through January before, only to find payday in February and March. In this episode of the ilsnow storm center, I dig into the brutal Arctic cold shot for Wednesday into Thursday morning. Plus, I get into what has gone wrong for us this winter thus far and what could […]

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ilsnow storm center: Update 12/30/14

It’s depressing out there, but I’m not jumping ship on winter yet. In this video, I break down the possibilities for Sunday’s potential event and delve into why I am still optimistic about this winter as a whole. If you enjoy my videos, please share with your friends and subscribe to my Youtube channel. So far, […]

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ilsnow storm center 10/12/14

On this installment of the ilsnow storm center, I update the status of Siberian snow cover and break down WHY it’s so important: [vsw id=”1DjXldd0cvs” source=”youtube” width=”485″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] ilsnow storm center 10/12/14 video Let me know what you think in the comments. For the ilsnow nation, Darrin

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Looking into Winter 2014-15

Yes, it’s early to be thinking about what Winter 2014-15 may hold for us. But don’t let that stop us from having some fun! The Pacific Ocean is a vast heat reservoir. Remember that water has  high specific heat capacity, meaning that it takes a long time to heat up and cool down. The larger […]

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March Outlook 3/8/14

The first week of March was amazingly cold with temperatures averaging greater than 15 degrees below normal! Not surprisingly, the Arctic air mass was very dry with little opportunity for significant snow. With the Polar Vortex swirling in eastern Canada, all of the storms were shunted well to our south. That cold snap is over, […]

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