Chicago WX Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Been a while since we've had a March snowbomb. Let's do it. 2002 is the last 6"+ storm for LAF in March. Of course that winter was horrific, only to be "saved" by that event. Going back a little farther, March 1999 and March 1996 both had 6"+ storms. Really, all I want is to get to 50" for the season. I have a feeling we're going to need some luck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 2002 is the last 6"+ storm for LAF in March. Of course that winter was horrific, only to be "saved" by that event. Going back a little farther, March 1999 and March 1996 both had 6"+ storms. Really, all I want is to get to 50" for the season. I have a feeling we're going to need some luck... 2002 was the huge gradient storm...you go just northwest of here and it was like a foot...pretty impressive for a late March event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 2002 was the huge gradient storm...you go just northwest of here and it was like a foot...pretty impressive for a late March event. Wasn't too shabby here either. Depending which COOP you want to believe, 8.0-9.5" in the area...indeed impressive for late March when LAF climo for March storms is rather poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 Wasn't too shabby here either. Depending which COOP you want to believe, 8.0-9.5" in the area...indeed impressive for late March when LAF climo for March storms is rather poor. LAF had some mixing issues IIRC. I wasn't here then but I remember following that event. It was a 2 parter that occurred on the 25th-26th. Here is the radar from the morning of the 26th: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 LAF had some mixing issues IIRC. I wasn't here then but I remember following that event. It was a 2 parter that occurred on the 25th-26th. Here is the radar from the morning of the 26th: I wasn't here either. Looks like sn and some pl on the 25th and then pl/zr for an hour in the morning of the 26th, before a flip to mod-heavy snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 I wasn't here either. Looks like sn and some pl on the 25th and then pl/zr for an hour in the morning of the 26th, before a flip to mod-heavy snow. Also interesting that it was a cold storm, especially the second part. Temps were in the low to mid 20's for much of it. Don't see that very often that late in the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 EURO interesting in the 192-240 time period. Slow moving storm with a CAD signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kab2791 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 EURO interesting in the 192-240 time period. Slow moving storm with a CAD signature. SLP goes up through NE OH/Buffalo...YYZ would see a mix, maybe some rain, and then some accumulating snow...the QPF is kind of disorganized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 SLP goes up through NE OH/Buffalo...YYZ would see a mix, maybe some rain, and then some accumulating snow...the QPF is kind of disorganized. The fact that there's a storm, and there's the potential for wintry precip is good enough for me at this juncture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 IND has cracked 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kab2791 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 The fact that there's a storm, and there's the potential for wintry precip is good enough for me at this juncture. Agreed and if this one is rain, the pattern looks favorable, if I believe the models, principally, the GFS, that there may be storm after storm afterwards.Win lose or draw, it could be a fun pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 IND has cracked 50. STL is up to 63F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 47 here. Some patches of grass showing up now where the snow drifted away from things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrys Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 The warmth has pushed well into northern MN with 48 in Bemidji and Brainerd and 50 in Aitken. Winona is still showing 52 but the sensor may very well be at the edge of blacktop in full sunshine for all I know, though its numbers yesterday seemed comparable to other areas. The MSP metro is generally in the 44-47 range, not that far from the record of 51. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Temps are near 70 in central Nebraska. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 massive meltoff, bank clock at 48 (prob a degree high or so). Grass showing all over. We'll be snowless by Friday at latest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 My sensor still says 50.1F... Prairie showing 51F... Melt is crazy right now. Going to spray out my garage. Shoveled the salt out again. Just nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrocks Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Absolutely beautiful today! Temperature is 63 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Snow pack taking a Ron Jeremy pounding today I suspect... I can't even look outside and refuse to lol.. Full sun, 40's and windy is just about as bad as it gets in my book.. Tomorrow I'll have excepted the meltdown fully and will be able to just shrug it off and look forward to suntanning and ice fishing all week with full mobility of walking or using the SUV instead of only travel with snowmobile... Winter hopefully comes back to at least the north woods late next week where lots of snow will be needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Impressive Feb torch in Nebraska. HOLDREGE SUNNY 74 20 13 W28G35 29.76S KEARNEY * SUNNY 72 30 21 W22G31 29.77R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHSnow Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 The models and weather forecasters can't handle this pattern... it was supposed to be in the mid 30s today (they did raise the forecast high to low 40s today when it was already like 39 at 9 am), but it's actually in the mid 40s! Like I said all those forecasts that have been printing out upper 40s Thursday and Friday are going to bust. It's going to be well into the 50s or perhaps even 60s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Holy crap pretty many 50+ in WI.. I'm surprised its only 43 here... My guess before I just looked was going to be like 46 or higher. was hoping today was going to be closer to the 38 than 42 range MKE was saying.. Full sun and wind ftl on top of it.. Today's overachieving meltdown pretty much ensures a total wipe out of the pack if there was any little weenie hope left of it not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 I wonder if the NAM will try to pull that crazy inversion thing it did with the New Years warmup. It didn't work then and I wouldn't expect it to work this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 The models and weather forecasters can't handle this pattern... it was supposed to be in the mid 30s today (they did raise the forecast high to low 40s today when it was already like 39 at 9 am), but it's actually in the mid 40s! Like I said all those forecasts that have been printing out upper 40s Thursday and Friday are going to bust. It's going to be well into the 50s or perhaps even 60s. Easy to arm chair met and pat yourself on the back when sitting in your sad troll shoes but the real METS are just not going to go balls to the walls a week in advance even though they know that's probably whats going to happen with temps. AFD'S always start out conservative this far out so its no shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 I wonder if the NAM will try to pull that crazy inversion thing it did with the New Years warmup. It didn't work then and I wouldn't expect it to work this time. GFS/NAM were both trying to do it today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Cloud cover has thickened up here along Lake Michigan all afternoon and has capped us in the mid to upper 30s. Still a good 18 to 24 inch (VERY compact) snowpack...I'm thinking I MAY be able to maintain a full snowcover through this warmup, so I'm hoping the front moves through quickly later this week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 massive meltoff, bank clock at 48 (prob a degree high or so). Grass showing all over. We'll be snowless by Friday at latest. LOT: WARMEST DAY SINCE DECEMBER 30TH FOR MOST AREAS...WITH DOWNTOWN CHICAGO TAGGING 53 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON DESPITE LINGERING SNOW PACK FROM LAST WEEKS BLIZZARD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Global_Warmer Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Future looks colder for most of us and winter from the 22nd or so on for a while. I don't expect many long term cold outbreaks. but I do see winter storms for the I-70 and I-80 corridors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierwx Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 We have been busting on high and low temps the last couple of days. LMK keeps jacking them up in their update but still misses by 3 or 4 degrees. We are at 58 so far and that will probably be the high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kab2791 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 GFS continues to show a very active long range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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