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February 24-25 OV/IN/PIT Winter Storm


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Yea I know its high ratio, but still. Id take 6" of fluff over 2" of synoptic anytime. Now 6" of synoptic and 6" of les id take the synoptic. But les many times comes down so heavy who cares. South bend for example. 34" of les. That'd be sweet. Id take that over any 12" synoptic storm.

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As an FYI, 11" would be the 5th largest calendar day snowfall for CLE. Number 1 is 13.6". The timing of the storm may make it record book worthy. WRF destroys Cleveland with 20"

Things are looking really good. I'd love to get into double digits but they way this winter has gone anything over 6" is a win.

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Yea I know its high ratio, but still. Id take 6" of fluff over 2" of synoptic anytime. Now 6" of synoptic and 6" of les id take the synoptic. But les many times comes down so heavy who cares. South bend for example. 34" of les. That'd be sweet. Id take that over any 12" synoptic storm.

Dilly - If you can, plan on making a trip up here next year for a LES event. They can be intense, but usually only for a short time. The locations that receive the heaviest snowfall are very small. So not everyone shares in the snow. It can be sunny and snow free IMBY... while less than 10 miles away its a whiteout with 12+ inches. Synoptic snows spread the wealth and are longer in duration.

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Dilly - If you can, plan on making a trip up here next year for a LES event. They can be intense, but usually only for a short time. The locations that receive the heaviest snowfall are very small. So not everyone shares in the snow. It can be sunny and snow free IMBY... while less than 10 miles away its a whiteout with 12+ inches. Synoptic snows spread the wealth and are longer in duration.

It'd have to be a tug hill type of even for me to bother going.. So did the latest wrf go north or south?

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Things are looking really good. I'd love to get into to double digits but they way this winter has gone anything over 6" is a win.

6" will feel like a lot, let alone 10". The storm should start around 2 am. So to get a foot, we'd need it to snow 1 inch per hour til the storm leaves at 2 pm. The potential is there but I'm a bit skeptical. I'm just glad it's finally our turn this winter and any warning criteria snows that fall will be enjoyed.

The point forecast FWIW shows 8-14".

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6" will feel like a lot, let alone 10". The storm should start around 2 am. So to get a foot, we'd need it to snow 1 inch per hour til the storm leaves at 2 pm. The potential is there but I'm a bit skeptical. I'm just glad it's finally our turn this winter and any warning criteria snows that fall will be enjoyed.

The point forecast FWIW shows 8-14".

We can cheat and exceed inch per hour rates for a few hours, models are showing vigorous lift for a few hours late tonight and tomorrow morning so we could well see the 2" per hour rates CLE's warning mentions.

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It'd have to be a tug hill type of even for me to bother going.. So did the latest wrf go north or south?

lol... I think you would be quite happy with a strong event around here. White knuckle driving at its best.

Not sure what the WRF showed. The local CLE WRF does not update regularly. Maybe Trent can share the link he uses.

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We can cheat and exceed inch per hour rates for a few hours, models are showing vigorous lift for a few hours late tonight and tomorrow morning so we could well see the 2" per hour rates CLE's warning mentions.

Forgot about that. If we can muster 3 hours of 2" rates, that'll definitely help us get closer. For those who do attempt to commute tomorrow, good luck. I envision something a la the December 8th storm traffic wise.

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Akron/Canton airport is down to 34 degrees...today's high looks to have been 37, that's 4 short of the forecasted high. We're already down to 34 with a forecasted low of 29 tonight....we'll see what happens, but things are looking ok, now if we don't get dryslotted!

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Yeah this will be quite interesting to watch.... Could see lots of rain at 33 degrees! :arrowhead:

HAO

FRI 00Z 25-FEB 2.4 4.6 1013 98 89 0.06 558 548

FRI 06Z 25-FEB 0.5 2.6 1002 98 98 1.06 553 551

FRI 12Z 25-FEB -1.8 -2.7 1002 97 96 0.54 541 538

FRI 18Z 25-FEB -0.3 -7.2 1018 88 75 0.03 543 529

Do you have CMH?

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CLE issues watch 1 county to my west

ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE

BEFORE THE TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW. THIS MIX WILL CAUSE LOWER

AMOUNTS OF SNOW. HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE

POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO AT LEAST

15 TO 25 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOWFALL.

here is my point forecast from PIT High of 33

Tonight: Rain. Low around 33. North wind between 5 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Friday: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after noon. High near 33. Breezy, with a north wind between 11 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

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Cold air is on the way south. 31 IMBY... stiff NE breeze. I still think a few areas on the southern edge are going to have some surprises.

I can validate it's not too far from you Dilly......I'm at the Summit/Stark border and have dropped pretty quickly since about 3pm. We're down to 31.6 IMBY, I hope that it can continue that way! I hope to stay up for the onset of precip to see what we're looking at. Has anyone got a link to critical thickness maps handy?

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Cold air is on the way south. 31 IMBY... stiff NE breeze. I still think a few areas on the southern edge are going to have some surprises.

Yeah, the RUC is showing decent snows into parts of Central Ohio. As usual, this storm will end up moving much faster than thought yesterday. Snow should be tapering down in CLE by 10-11am. I think 8-9" is a safe call for Cuyahoga County. Anything more would just be a bonus. In situations where the models are outputting more than .75" for snow, I've found it best to cut 30% and assume a 10:1 ratio to get a realistic estimate of what will fall in the general area. However, I am hoping that as the low moves on by there's a quick burst of lake enhancement at the end. Central Lake Erie is open for business, but I'm not sure of the parameters for enhancement.

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