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January 31-February 2 Potentially Historic Winter Storm


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Wow - just amazes me how far north and west this thing is going. I noticed the second system in the Gulf of Mexico later next week is trending north on some data - already. lol Sorry, couldn't resist.

I learned in the 2009 ice storm that one county usually makes all the difference in these events. Graves County, KY had a catastrophic ice storm - one county south said "what ice storm"

It will be extremely difficult to pinpoint the areas of highest ice accumulation.

Most of our ice accumulated with temperatures from 30-32 degrees. We ended up with 1 1/2-2" of ice. Pure ice.

I am seriously considering a storm chase :) - just not sure where to go.

Beau, I'm seeing this NW trend. If the low center passes directly overhead, what kind of weather would you expect to see?

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even with the NW shift models have trended colder at the surface..

so now we are looking at upper 20s and 2 inches of rain.

I hope it's sleet.

Euro 2m temps are warmer, for both of us. Freezing line knocking on both of our doors compared to the 0z run. Something to consider Friv.

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skilling must be freaking

A lot of chatter on his wall, but Tom is all over it. In addition to his own posts on there, I love how he is engaged in some of the feedback commentary.

This afternoon provides some time to tie up any loose ends. Snowmobiling in the '99 blizzard was unreal, in terms of the accessibility to built and developed/ otherwise inaccessible areas. Definitely older and wiser now but still. It's hard to imagine what things would be like if anything remotely closer to the higher end verifies. I have to finish a little work on one sled today, but other than that the fleet is ready.

I do recall them using the help of snowmobilers on I-90 south of Madison a few years ago, at least shuttling items to stranded motorists. Never thought that would happen in this region.

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Wow - just amazes me how far north and west this thing is going. I noticed the second system in the Gulf of Mexico later next week is trending north on some data - already. lol Sorry, couldn't resist.

I learned in the 2009 ice storm that one county usually makes all the difference in these events. Graves County, KY had a catastrophic ice storm - one county south said "what ice storm"

It will be extremely difficult to pinpoint the areas of highest ice accumulation.

Most of our ice accumulated with temperatures from 30-32 degrees. We ended up with 1 1/2-2" of ice. Pure ice.

I am seriously considering a storm chase :) - just not sure where to go.

Beau, that's a great point about ice storms. They usually are quite narrow and for that reason years ago, we were discouraged ever putting it on a deterministic clouds and weather chart. It only takes a light shift in rack to throw the freezing rain storm out of whack.

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Might want to replace the WSW here with a Flood Watch. :whistle:

Seems like this is trending more toward a sleet/zr event locally. Tough call on what to do in these situations...have to at least entertain the idea of a paralyizing ice storm if the warming aloft is underdone. I generally think sleet is a waste but I haven't seen nearly as much as what some of the 12z runs are showing, so that would be a little exciting.

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A lot of chatter on his wall, but Tom is all over it. In addition to his own posts on there, I love how he is engaged in some of the feedback commentary.

This afternoon provides some time to tie up any loose ends. Snowmobiling in the '99 blizzard was unreal, in terms of the accessibility to built and developed/ otherwise inaccessible areas. Definitely older and wiser now but still. It's hard to imagine what things would be like if anything remotely closer to the higher end verifies. I have to finish a little work on one sled today, but other than that the fleet is ready.

I do recall them using the help of snowmobilers on I-90 south of Madison a few years ago, at least shuttling items to stranded motorists. Never thought that would happen in this region.

lol, that place is a mad house, Total Oscar Meyer factory.

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According to your MOS data you do get +1.1 C

WED 00Z 02-FEB -5.2 0.9 1010 90 95 0.45 551 543

WED 06Z 02-FEB 1.1 3.2 997 94 60 0.58 539 542

The euro 850 temp forecasts tend to be a little warm. I think around a degree and change at 48hrs if I remember the graph someone posted earlier this week.

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According to your MOS data you do get +1.1 C

WED 00Z 02-FEB -5.2 0.9 1010 90 95 0.45 551 543

WED 06Z 02-FEB 1.1 3.2 997 94 60 0.58 539 542

Thanks. Yeah tremendous change in the past few runs. Warmth is winning out, and it may not be done yet. Needless to say, the threat for any significant icing/mix is going by the wayside for LAF.

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