snowstormcanuck Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I checked their f6, BUF did get 7.8" on Feb 1/2, but still only one 6" storm on 86.2" of snow IS impressive. For comparison, Detroit has had THREE 6"+ storms on 54.2" of snow 6.3" - Dec 12 10.3" - Feb 1/2 10.2" - Feb 20/21 Wow, Don Paul is pretty knowledgeable and accurate. I don't see how he could have missed that one. Are you sure it's not LES contaminated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Apparently Buffalo has also yet to receive a 6" storm total this winter. Much more impressive a feat considering their climo. Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Buffalo's climo isn't necessarily favorable for big synoptic dumps. Cleveand & Buffalo especially get majority of their seasonal snowfall from the lake. I personally wouldn't mind living in Buffalo or Oswego County, NY though, that's my favorite type of snow (heavy snowfall rates with huge flakes from lake effect, melts, then more heavy snowfall rates with huge flakes from lake effect and melts again). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 We're battling a solid area of stratus to the south. It tried to migrate northward after sunrise but mixed out for two hours. Now' it's trying to redevelop northward but it's mixing out again. You can see a sharp line between clear skies and overcast just to the south of here. For the most part it's been sunny, but is definitely still a nail biter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Checking in from Madtown. It's a cold, damp, and dark winter day. Solid "snowpack" on the ground, couple layers of snow and a couple inches of ice. 28 °F so it's not terrible, pretty much an early spring temp for southern Wisconsin. It's Feb 23rd, winter can't stand up to the solar angle anymore. Even now we have plenty of melting. Frontogenetic band is gonna come through later. GFS is spitting out a half inch of heavy, wet snow. Lots of precip from Saturday to Monday on the GFS, alot of potential for interesting things to happen with the freezing line near us and multiple disturbances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Buffalo's climo isn't necessarily favorable for big synoptic dumps. Cleveand & Buffalo especially get majority of their seasonal snowfall from the lake. I personally wouldn't mind living in Buffalo or Oswego County, NY though, that's my favorite type of snow (heavy snowfall rates with huge flakes from lake effect, melts, then more heavy snowfall rates with huge flakes from lake effect and melts again). Buffalo is a worse synoptic hellhole than we are here as far as I can tell. You're right. But when I said storm, I meant including LES as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Wow, Don Paul is pretty knowledgeable and accurate. I don't see how he could have missed that one. Are you sure it's not LES contaminated? idk, all I know is it was 1.1" on Feb 1st and 6.7" feb 2nd, so I assumed it was from the severe midwest winter storm of feb 1/2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 nice little thunderstorm just southeast of Muscatine, IA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Wow, hail! Pea size hail falling right now. First time I've seen any hail here at the house in a few years. Been an usual stretch of time to go without any hail at all around here. Thundering too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Wow, hail! Pea size hail falling right now. First time I've seen any hail here at the house in a few years. Been an usual stretch of time to go without any hail at all around here. Thundering too. Not bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Light ice pellets right now, warm tongue was under-projected again and all the snow is probably melting in the mid-levels. Pretty much everything will miss us besides a few sleet showers. Might see snow if we get under a convective cell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Light ice pellets right now, warm tongue was under-projected again and all the snow is probably melting in the mid-levels. Pretty much everything will miss us besides a few sleet showers. Might see snow if we get under a convective cell. But don't blame the GFS and its cold bias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Buffalo is a worse synoptic hellhole than we are here as far as I can tell. You're right. But when I said storm, I meant including LES as well. Because of the unusually strong blocking this season most of the LES events have been NW (where as Buffalo needs a WSW or SW wind). Normally they do best if a reasonbly strong storm cuts up NE or NNE through somewhere in Michigan/SW Ontario, which very few storms so far this season have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Still getting some thunder from time to time. Just light rain falling, but it's nice to hear. Didn't expect anything like this today. Edit: Some nice CGs hitting all around us right now. Sounds like a hot July night out there lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Gotta love a hailstorm the night before a potential snow. This second round of hail has lasted almost 10 minutes. Most of it is under pea sized, but a few chunks are easily pea sized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Decent towers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Decent towers... some those storms were popping near 25-30kft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 pretty decent sleet here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Looks like the extended GFS turns more normal after a cold shot early next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csnavywx Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 some those storms were popping near 25-30kft. Getting a mix of sleet, freezing rain and snow here in DeKalb. Definitely convective showers. Would put in PLFZRASN if it were a metar! Edit: Some pretty big and fat flakes mixing in now. Would guess these are the suckers that are able to survive the warm layer, while the others perish and turn into sleet or rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csnavywx Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Now mostly heavy snow, few pellets here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 just had a 5 min pea sized hail fest, same size as what cyclone got, very convective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Pea size hail, sleet, snow mix here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Thundersleet here, big CG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Pea size hail, sleet, snow mix here. Ended up having a thunderstorm with a period of all pea size hail. Now TSSN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 WOW getting some ++SN here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Ended up having a thunderstorm with a period of all pea size hail. Now TSSN. +SN...ripping quarter size flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 just had SN now down to -SN/PL this is amazing! I went from hail to RA to PL to +TSPL to SN to -SN/PL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 flashes starting up, some kind of mix event, can hear the pingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 +SN...ripping quarter size flakes. Roads are all covered already as well If it comes down hard enough it will stick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 this reminds me of a more transient version of the WAA event on or around the superbowl a few yrs back that had tons of convective elements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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