Sunday Morning By The Numbers

January 29, 2006, 8:38 am
Posted by J.B. Elliott in Weather Discussions
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* 52 is how mild it is in and around Gatlinburg this morning.

* 0 is the number of inches of snow on the ground, even atop Mt. Leconte

* -56 is the coldest in Alaska this morning, at Ft. Yukon

* 0.96 is the Birmingham rain surplus for this month after last night.

* 0% is the approxmate chance of rain in Birmingham today.

* 1 (yes +1) was the coldest in the lower 48 this morning (Alamosa, Colo.) Amazing

* 0% is the amount of the lower 48 with zero or lower this morning. (Very unusual)

* 54% is the amount of the lower 48 covered by clouds (computer analysis)

* 1.30 is one of the heavier rain amounts in Alabama overnight (Montgomery)

* 0 is the number of cups of coffee for me so far today. (Up late, slept late.)

Be sure and check out Brian's video discussion later this morning. Also scan down to see Bill Murray's story on Nashville's worst winter storm.

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Posted by  
on January 29, 2006, 9:07 am
SLEPT LATE????? JB, that post is 838AM, and your one before that was 314AM, are you sure you slept at all???

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Posted by  
on January 29, 2006, 10:37 am
Dave...
I went to sleep at 3:16 am but I enjoyed a long power-nap of several hours earlier. Also slept good after 3:16 am.

One of the prerequisites of being a weather "human" is to not always get enough sleep...especially uninterupted sleep.

It goes with the territory as they say.

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Posted by John T.  
on January 29, 2006, 10:52 am
J.B. THANKS for staying up to give the updates, even though there was NO severe wx. I have to ask, do you normally just stay up late because of not being able to sleep like my grandfather was or is it just habit formed in being a great meteorologist ?

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Posted by  
on January 29, 2006, 1:23 pm
John...
I have no trouble going to sleep...and quickly. I went to bed early last night, then got up to do a few updates, then back to bed and did not awaken until about 7 (I think)

I felt sure there would be no severe weather problems but people can hear the pouring rain in the middle of the night and wonder.

Thanks for your concern...

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Posted by John T.  
on January 29, 2006, 4:17 pm
Again, you are a scholar, gentleman & comedian. Thanks for caring so much. My hat off to you!

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Posted by Susan  
on January 29, 2006, 5:50 pm
Mr JB Elliot and Mr John T,
You are both scholars and gentlemen, and our lives are the better for it.


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Posted by John T.  
on January 29, 2006, 7:52 pm
Susan thanks so much for the compliment. Usually as you have probably noticed I get called other things for taking up for this teriffic weather team but they are definatelly worth it. Espically like J.B. for getting up time-to-time or staying up just to give updates when the weather is NOT severe just to ease folks concern (which is very understandable) is a true Christian caring person. Love him & them for it!

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Posted by  
on January 29, 2006, 9:17 pm
What he said :)

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Posted by  
on January 29, 2006, 10:06 pm
Hey Margie I agree with John t 100% JB, James, John, Jason and Brian in my book are the best!)!)!)

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Posted by John T.  
on January 29, 2006, 10:34 pm
I just speak from the heart & call 'em' as I see 'em'.

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