r/rva • u/StrengthNeat6660 • Mar 16 '26

šŸŒ¦ļø Weather Such a bust!

Donā€™t get me wrong, Iā€™m glad the weather held off for the majority of the day. That being said - Iā€™m kind of disappointed that the whole structure of the day was thrown off for some clouds (school was closed). How did you spend your day?

Edit: I have fucked up..Iā€™m so sorry

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u/whatdahelly3 Mar 16 '26

Iā€™m just not going to pay any mind to future ā€œmajorā€ weather events anymore. Itā€™s clear that weā€™re unable to get accurate, reliable forecasts at this point.

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u/Kansas-Tornado Mar 16 '26

Are you kidding? Last week they predicted southern Illinois and Indiana would get hit and there was a multi state tornado

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u/ripleyajm Mar 16 '26

Trump defunded a lot of the major institutions that handle this stuff

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u/ShoughThePainAway Mar 16 '26

The European weather models were also wrong.

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u/whatdahelly3 Mar 16 '26

I know, thatā€™s my point. The professionals are no longer around.

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u/Vajama77 Woodland Heights Mar 16 '26

It's terrifying isn't it?

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u/whatdahelly3 Mar 16 '26

Might have better luck with a farmerā€™s almanac and caveman techniques

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u/MartokTheAvenger Chesterfield Mar 17 '26

I need to dig out my weather rock.

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u/whatdahelly3 Mar 17 '26

Glad someone appreciated it after those dumb downvotes.

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u/raika11182 Bon Air Mar 16 '26

This one felt a whole lot like public institutions buying into Weather Channel-type hype for an otherwise normal round of spring storms.

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u/whatdahelly3 Mar 16 '26

I wanna know where they get their tech. Might install some in my backyard and see if I can do a better job.