If snow does become more common

It depends more on where they perform the cloud seating operation.

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However the wind would be out of the south to come off the Gulf, and that would have to mean the Caribbean is cold, too, and the Gulf has cooled off big time.

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We must fight climate change to prevent this from happening. Keep the Gulf of America warm.

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I thought this was about white chicks.

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I was thinking more along the lines of cocaine

Mate glad to see we are sympatico on this issue

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But TT9 says snow is less common now due to "cLiMaTe cHaNgE"

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I only know it's snowed more in South Louisiana in the past 15 years than it did in the previous 25-30.

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the lines of cocaine

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ISWYDT

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Will the atchafalaya cause "lake effect" snow on the surround areas?

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No. While the basin is large, it's not particularly deep. The Great Lake states get lake effect because the Great Lakes are thermal sponges. They are deep enough that they store heat long into the winter. As that heat is evaporating into the super cold air passing over above, it condenses into snow above and beyond the system moving theough.

The basin doesn't store heat in the same way. The Gulf of America could do it but that would mean artic air is blowing NORTH over it from the south. If THAT is happening I think lake effect snow will be the least of our concerns.

Lake effect is wild. It typically comes in narrow bands that just wildly shift around. I live in a white flight suburb of South Bend, IN and we can get 18 inches of snow while someone a mile away is getting nothing, and it'll oscillate back and forth or just squat in one spot.

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The Great Lake states get lake effect because the Great Lakes are thermal sponges. They are deep enough that they store heat long into the winter.

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Yes, but thars the catch. The basin is a lot of water that never will be super cold.

When weather cold enough for snow hits suddenly, the water temp remains warmer.

I was thinking about it last night in the absolute dripping fog we got yesterday. At 5:00 visibility went from a few miles to maybe 130 yards into the pasture.

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No. While the basin is large, it's not particularly deep. The Great Lake states get lake effect because the Great Lakes are thermal sponges.

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Yeah, no way the basin could do that. But I wonder if Lake Pontchatrain could do that for New Orleans or BSL/Biloxi area?

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I only know it's snowed more in South Louisiana in the past 15 years than it did in the previous 25-30.

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I read that the poles have shifted 13% the last decade or so. Part of me wonders if this has led to us moving more to a Midwest, less tropical climate. We get more wintery mix than we did decades ago. Tornado alley seems to have moved to the North Tx, North La, North AL region. And on the other side, Hurricanes made their turn before getting to the gulf this year.
Just makes you wonder.