Cruising thru the workweek!
In weather news we’re watching a low pressure system across the Gulf of Mexico which will move into the Southeast, and then the East-coast tomorrow and Friday.
Heavy rain will be welcome news for some of the drought stricken areas while a wintry mix will affect the western Carolinas into the Appalachians including freezing rain and sleet. Meanwhile, another system across the central plains will bring a few inches of snow towards the Upper Midwest. We’re keeping a close watch on the return of Santa ana winds too as high pressure gets comfy in the Great Basin again. Strong winds will be problematic for southern California today and tomorrow.
That low pressure system across the Gulf will move up into the Northeast, but of forecasters are being extra careful in how they forecast this next storm.
It looks like rain will be the main event for the I-95 corridor and snow along interior sections of New England. We’re all a little shy after last week’s Nor’easter predictions…(see: “More on the busted ‘cast” post below!)
Hey, thanks for all your Easy Chef recipes! I’m excited to try them…who knows - maybe someday I’ll be the Kitchen Machine!
JD
(and to think people get paid to make already incredibly cute animals even more cute!..I want a job like that..HA!)
Have a family member who lives near Lake Lanier..I know how much they desperately need any rain they can get….
Hey Dawn,
I know they got a little rain (and snow!) in the Lake Lanier area…
Mornin’ Janice,
That picture is adorable..I heard about the rain coming..I am good with that..we need it..but the “ice” part I can do without..
Don’t want to jinx it..but this has been a good smooth week so far…
Weather Machine..Dancing Machine..(soon to be)Cooking Machine…what’s next???
Happy Hump Day to You too..deb in tn.
Hey Deb,
Yeah, a wintry mess for the southeast…and more may be on the way as another system pushes in tomorrow/Saturday!
I think your cooking nickname should be the “Cuisine Queen”. I hope I spelled cuisine right. lol
Hey is there any chance that you could give me a shout out whenever you’re on? I’ve always wanted to hear my name on national TV! I think it’d be cool!
Thanks Paul. Unfortunately, if I say your name, I fear I might get a flood of names to say in the days to come. I think Willard Scott is the only weather dude that can get away with that!
Hi Janice,
You do the weather so well; They need to give you your own show on Fox!
-L.
Ah Larry. An hour of the weather might be a little much to take!
Since you liked the recipes so much, I have one more for you. One of my faves my mom makes: Chicken Enchilada Casserole (aka Chicken Ole!)
1 bag totilla chips
1-2 large cans chicken
1 pkg. Velveeta (the large box … I think it’s 3 lbs.)
1 can Ro-Tel (regular or mild) — can substitute equal amount of salsa if you do not have Ro-Tel
1 can Cream of Mushroom or Cream of Chicken Soup
Shredded cheddar cheese
Salsa, Sour Cream, or Guacamole
1. Combine in a large saucepan chicken, Velveeta, Ro-Tel, and soup. Heat until cheese is melted.
2. Layer in casserole chips, sauce mix, and cheese until to the top. Top with cheese
3. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until cheese on top is golden brown.
Serve hot with choice of side (salsa, sour cream, or guacamole)
Mmmmm that sounds yummie. Anything with velveeta and cream of whatever soup is guaranteed to taste goooooooood!
Okay Janice I have a question for you. This is for my own knowledge of how news weather works.
How much forecasting do you all do there? Are you all bound by the NWS’s forecasts? I know you all have to go off of what the SPC or NHC says about warnings and watches but do you look at the models much and think ‘huh I just don’t see it’? Also during hurricane season you all have accuweather people on to talk about hurricane tracks, which I think is a slap in the face to NOAA that’s my opinion, how much do you all look at there local forecasts? We as Air Force weather can create our own forecasts for our bases. We look at NWS’s stuff like there discussions and even TAF’s but we are not bounded by there stuff. Our Hub’s produce hazard charts and come up with there own discussions but usually they are for the NW region not for the Great Falls, MT area like the NWS’s are.
Just a question that I have always had.
We should get a good amount of snow here over the next few days. Its finally winter.
Take care, Happy Hump day.
Hey David,
Yes, all the watches/warnings that we use on TV are from the NWS, and we pretty much go by their forecasts. Because we do national weather, we don’t have to go as in depth. Having said that, we still look at models and atmospheric conditions on our own whenever there’s an upcoming storm. We have a weather service that also creates our products (WSI). And I agree about the other Weather Companies doing their own Hurricane forecasting…you can read between the lines on that comment!
Janice,
When you do your blog update could you let us know about how much rain parts of the south east got?
Thanks.
Dawn
Hey Dawn,
New Orleans got 1.84 inches, Biloxi 1.47, Houston 2.53…the southeast was a little less due to the mixing…
Hey, Janice:
How about Road Kill a la Mode?
Just kidding!!!!
Sal
Hey, Janice:
I would like to add to David’s question-no matter what the weather situation is, do you discuss the weather you are going to broadcast with a “weather producer” ? Or do you simply consult the data put out by NOAA, NHC, etc., and just broadcast straight away?
Sal
Sal, yes we do have a weather producer that sits in with all of our producers in the morning to talk about what the big story will be for that day. But the products that we have are based on the NWS and NHC.
JD, You have the best pix of any blog! You will be a home chef at this rate.
Janice,
Perhaps you can answer this question for me.
For the coming Olympic Games in Beijing, I read that Chinese authorities are trying everything to assure a perfect blue sky weather for the events.
They even have special cannons…
How can you create a beautiful perfect weather?
What chemicals are they shooting with those cannons?
Does it really work?
I mean I could understand artificial rain or artificial snow.
But how do you create blue sky out of a gray rainy day?
Do Chinese scientists have a secret magic trick to prevent clouds, winds and rains from happening???
Guillaume
Guillaume,
Not aware of any weather-fixing for the Olympics. Yes, there’s something called cloud seeding which is what you’re talking about with the rain…but I’m not sure about how to ensure sunny weather. Where did you hear of this?
You sent your winds here to Arizona– it is so windy and cold– there goes my rubber plants–
…Strong winds will be problematic for southern California today and tomorrow…
Why– as to what happened just recently? With the floods and the turmoil the weather caused?
I love your cute pictures and cartoons you post–
Did the kids get over their lack of snow?
Russell’s recipe sounds good! I think I will put real chicken in it–
Susan,
Those Santa Ana winds are caused by High Pressure that settles across the Great Basin. Clockwise winds flow through the canyons and passes - compressing the air essentially and pushing them downslope creating an offshore flow.
Hey Janice,
You jogged my memory, and I whipped up some Shepherd’s Pie last night for the wife, son, and daughter. Used my mom’s old recipe, using carrots, corn, peas, ground round, Worchestire sauce, garlic powder, red potatoes, and Campbell’s condensed Cream of Mushroom soup.
Topped it with melted cheddar, and nothing was left. I swear it’s better than filet mignon ( hey, have a great recipe for that too, Au Poivre, with peppercorns and deglazed sauce with cognac). Like that with a nice Cabernet ( the Aussie wines are great, and inexpensive), or Shiraz..
Good stuff Carl! Glad I provided some kitchen inspiration! HA! That’s a first!
Hey Janice just dropped by to say HI and I love watching you report the weather.
thanks Joyce! Have a great day!
Janice–
You are good– what can I say– you know your stuff!!!!
In other words, the winds play tug of war?
Susan,
It is good with “real” (i.e., not canned) chicken, but I as trying to make it to where she could make it with minimal extraneous cooking. Granted, there are those packages of grilled chicken cut in strips that you could use if you cut it up into smaller pieces. That may work, too.
Russell–
thanks– I have more time and I have chicken here in the freezer which needs to be used– I like your idea of the grilled chicken—
ALERT!!! You never mention Montana…there are people who live here! It was -13 in Darby, Montana with a wind chill of -23.