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January 31-February 2 MAJOR Winter Storm


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That is where my knowledge for weather hits the wall. Wouldn't it still form into atleast pellets or small flakes as it falls into the colder temps.

Depending on how cold the layers are between 850 and the surface, yes most likely sleet or at best rimed flakes. There is almost a 10º spread from 850 (3.5C) to 950 (-5.7) at hour 66 with surface temps at 25.6º for IND. Pretty awesome.

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Cleveland never really has ice storms, so this would be extremely unusual (but what else about this storm isn't unusual or extreme?) This has the potential to be devastating here, particularly in my neighborhood.

The amount of mature 100 year old trees on every street here is sure to cause significant structural damage and a power nightmare.

This is my street, every house has one or two 100 year old oak trees in front:

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3/4" of an inch of ice is going to send these through roofs.

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Does BUFKIT take into account blowing apart of flakes when it develops its snow ratios?

I don't think it was designed to handle stuff like that. Then again, it's not really designed to handle the ridiculous DGZ depths being progged either. SLRs are going to be a tough one to hammer out, but I think it's relatively safe to say that a general 15:1 should be widespread, with some places probably much higher than that.

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I don't think it was designed to handle stuff like that. Then again, it's not really designed to handle the ridiculous DGZ depths being progged either. SLRs are going to be a tough one to hammer out, but I think it's relatively safe to say that a general 15:1 should be widespread, with some places probably much higher than that.

I know we've seen better than 15:1 ratios in lake enhanced defo bands associated with cutters. The winds might keep things in check from getting crazy in that department, but we won't be talking 10-12:1 (assuming anything like being modeled materializes of course).

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