RIC_WX Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Below are some pics from the Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs from yesterday. Some of the pics are from early in the event, others later. I was out for a conference and departed late yesterday afternoon, probably less than 1/4 mile visibility for the drive to the airport. COS was a mess with all the associated delays I was really lucky to get out. Was 78*F when I landed Monday afternoon...met some colleagues on the golf course. What a difference 36 hours makes in Colorado! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Awesome photographs guys. The set from Boulder Canyon is especially awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Nothing like the scenery in the Canyon, but here's some shots from South Boulder. https://picasaweb.google.com/113854819825694427029/102611Snowfall# And yeah, there were limbs down everywhere in Boulder. The campus in particular had their tree stock hit hard with a few completely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulderrr Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Hope everyone is ready for round 2! NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 316 AM MDT FRI OCT 28 2011 THINGS START TO GET INTERESTING WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM. THE GFS IS STRONGER WITH THE NEXT TROUGH. THE COLD FRONT IS PROGGED TO MOVE THROUGH IN THE AFTN WITH UPSLOPE DEVELOPING TO AROUND 750 MB AND MODERATE QG ASCENT OVER NERN CO. IN ADDITION...A 110+ KT (N-S ORIENTED) JET MAX IS PROGGED TO SLIDE ACROSS NRN CO TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...SO BANDED ENHANCED SNOWFALL NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. IN ADDITION...THE CANADIAN MDL (GEM) TAKES THINGS A STEP FURTHER WITH A CLOSED 500 MB LOW WOUND UP OVER THE 4 CORNERS REGION BY 12Z WEDNESDAY. WL NOT GO NUTS WITH THE DAY 5/6 GRIDS BUT IT MAY BE PRUDENT TO BUMP UP THE POPS AND SEE IF THE MDLS CAN MAINTAIN THIS TREND. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Great shots from Boulder Canyon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacoman25 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Hope everyone is ready for round 2! 12z GFS has come more in line with the Euro/Canadian solutions. Round 2 definitely looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulderrr Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 12z GFS has come more in line with the Euro/Canadian solutions. Round 2 definitely looking good. 10-28-11 00Z - 135 hrs 10-28-11 12Z - 123 hrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomad Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Great. Should lend to a nice opening weekend at Copper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted October 28, 2011 Author Share Posted October 28, 2011 Yeah. 5 days until the next snowstorm?? I need to borrow a chainsaw before then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I don't want to be an annoyance guys/gals, and I know you have a regular routine, but with the next storm, let's try starting a storm thread for it. Now that we are here alone without the influence of the Lakes, we should start more storm oriented threads for regional threats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacoman25 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I don't want to be an annoyance guys/gals, and I know you have a regular routine, but with the next storm, let's try starting a storm thread for it. Now that we are here alone without the influence of the Lakes, we should start more storm oriented threads for regional threats. Sounds good to me. Generally we just don't have enough posters to keep more than one thread going at a time, but maybe that will change this winter. This morning was quite cold again in spots. Greeley set a record low with 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomad Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 This morning was quite cold again in spots. Greeley set a record low with 10. Yesterday morning one of my company's gas processing plants near Roggen recorded a temp of -1F (not sure of it's accuracy though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aslkahuna Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 BTW according to Fox News you people in CO are considered to be on the US West Coast-so much for Geographical accuracy from the news media. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardWx Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I may be able to cash in on this next trough. Every model showing at least some snowfall here, but not of them show a lot either. I hope the Canadian verifies though, it looks the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srain Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I don't want to be an annoyance guys/gals, and I know you have a regular routine, but with the next storm, let's try starting a storm thread for it. Now that we are here alone without the influence of the Lakes, we should start more storm oriented threads for regional threats. I agree B_I. If we have a thread where all can participate in our region, the activity will increase. Obs can stay in the local threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I don't want to be an annoyance guys/gals, and I know you have a regular routine, but with the next storm, let's try starting a storm thread for it. Now that we are here alone without the influence of the Lakes, we should start more storm oriented threads for regional threats. Great idea! i've always been an advocate of sub forums and getting rid of the super regional threads. Glad to finally separate from the Lakes. No pun intended to them, but the central/western forum was starting to get way too cluttered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Below are some pics from the Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs from yesterday. Some of the pics are from early in the event, others later. I was out for a conference and departed late yesterday afternoon, probably less than 1/4 mile visibility for the drive to the airport. COS was a mess with all the associated delays I was really lucky to get out. Was 78*F when I landed Monday afternoon...met some colleagues on the golf course. What a difference 36 hours makes in Colorado! Thanks for posting pics and chiming in, John! Had no idea you were in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacoman25 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Starting to look like the Wednesday storm will be focused more in WY than CO. GFS only showing 2-3" for the metro area at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I agree B_I. If we have a thread where all can participate in our region, the activity will increase. Obs can stay in the local threads. Great idea! i've always been an advocate of sub forums and getting rid of the super regional threads. Glad to finally separate from the Lakes. No pun intended to them, but the central/western forum was starting to get way too cluttered. Agreed fully. Not to mention it would be great for folks to get to know each other better. I will even admit I don't know some of the local subforum posters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC_WX Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Thanks for posting pics and chiming in, John! Had no idea you were in the area. Thanks Anthony. It seems I don't stay in any one place for more than a few days anymore. This was my first ever trip to COS though, had a great time. Managed to pick up a slushy 1"-2" back home in Loudoun today...what a memorable wx week in October! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 What a difference one run makes. 12Z GFS is just a tick faster with the cold front and a tick slower with the upper wave...and also a tick deeper and more consolidated. This forces stronger low level upslope into the entire front range and effectively doubles to triples some of the precip values with the next storm. Models will have sensitivity issues to the timing of the "cutoff", so large discrepancies will still remain for another day, but it is worth watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulderrr Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Thread for Nov. 1-2 Snowstorm: http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/28708-november-1-2-wyco-snowstorm/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 I am seeing the 12z ECMWF show some snow in the northern Colorado area on Tuesday after 06z to 21z (Monday night-Tuesday mid-day.) I saw this on http://www.wunderground.com/wundermap/ 90 hours to 105 hours. This may be worth discussing this in the next few days. The GFS has the QPF south of I-70. The GFS has a slightly more open 500mb trough than the ECMWF- it doesn't have a closed circulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Alright you CO guys, I want your opinion on this. Now that we have more freedom in the region, I am looking to merge our many sub-regional threads into larger discussions. It would be a nice way to consolidate things, and it would be great for potential growth. I need some ideas from you guys. A very broad sub-regional name could be the all encompassing "Mountain West" thread, or we could go with smaller sections, but I really want to start seeing more participation from other mountain states here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomad Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I'm a newbie, so my vote doesn't really count, but I don't see why not. I don't know that it'll make much difference though because other than the Colorado people and the person or two from Utah, I don't think we have any posters from other "Mountain West" areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I'm a newbie, so my vote doesn't really count, but I don't see why not. I don't know that it'll make much difference though because other than the Colorado people and the person or two from Utah, I don't think we have any posters from other "Mountain West" areas. Well that is the whole point We are looking for growth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardWx Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Alright you CO guys, I want your opinion on this. Now that we have more freedom in the region, I am looking to merge our many sub-regional threads into larger discussions. It would be a nice way to consolidate things, and it would be great for potential growth. I need some ideas from you guys. A very broad sub-regional name could be the all encompassing "Mountain West" thread, or we could go with smaller sections, but I really want to start seeing more participation from other mountain states here. I think its a good idea. A mountain west thread would be a great idea. I know at first I didn't post much because there was no sub thread that included me I just had to insert myself in. This will make it a more friendly environment. I don't know what you are thinking about for other subthreads though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 It sounds OK to me. Just don't call it the Mountain West Conference, because then you'd have to include San Diego and TCU. It's great we are getting pretty good participation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC Airport Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I think it's a good idea. However, many westerners are already loyal to posting on this site. There's a really good base of posters there and I do know several from here, including tacoman25, that are active there as well. It was certainly the place to be when EUS exisited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardWx Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I think it's a good idea. However, many westerners are already loyal to posting on this site. There's a really good base of posters there and I do know several from here, including tacoman25, that are active there as well. It was certainly the place to be when EUS exisited. I am an administrator over there but the thing I like about this site is the wealth of knowledgable people. So I come here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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