Why twitter is the best thing ever

[desh]

Jim Cantore: Models unleashing more snowy scenario in Northeast late this week/early weekend. Many details to iron out but another snowstorm awaits..

Me: @phillywx Jim Cantore's latest tweet has me scared. I'm supposed to fly out of PHL at 7pm Saturday. Help me, Tom, you're my only hope...

Tom from Phillyweather.net: @therealdesh based on midday gfs storm develops too late for PHL...bigger impact nyc and into new england.

Tom: Doesn't mean it won't snow here...just that GFS doesn't paint a very snowy scenario in PHL...minor event at best.

Tom: "Best" chances for snow/snow showers/flurries locally are Friday/Friday night...although some could linger into early Saturday AM.

Me: @phillywx Ah, excellent. Thanks so much!

I guess this is more about the awesomeness of local amateur meteorologists who develop a following and are responsive to those people. But still. Yay for the social internet!

Comments

[outcastspice.livejournal.com]

you've got your own personal weather man! so cool :) i'm always excited when a celeb replies to me!!

[leftyjew.livejournal.com]

awesome. a friend of mine used to write up a snowcast with pretty accurate predictions before blizzards, but he just got married and moved 1.5 hours from his office. So... he doesn't have so much free time these days.