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February 16th-17th Potential Winter Storm


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Barring a miracle, looks like a substantial failure for the Euro at < 48 hours. Don't see that very often, but I guess it being out on a limb was a sign to take its prior solution with extreme caution.

Much like last week ( except that went the other way and thus we got a surprise snow event) the models are struggling big time with the northern energy. In both cases though the northern energy has ended up stronger and further sw but this go around it killed our southern system and also why we look to be fighting BL temp issues. THAT has implications with that next piece of energy dropping in at around 90hrs or so. If the models are again doing the same ( chances are high that they are ) then it will probably change the outcome/track of that next juicy southern system coming in out of the sw. Not saying it will but the chances would be much better for that northern energy to pull up that southern system alot quicker.

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Much like last week ( except that went the other way and thus we got a surprise snow event) the models are struggling big time with the northern energy. In both cases though the northern energy has ended up stronger and further sw but this go around it killed our southern system and also why we look to be fighting BL temp issues. THAT has implications with that next piece of energy dropping in at around 90hrs or so. If the models are again doing the same ( chances are high that they are ) then it will probably change the outcome/track of that next juicy southern system coming in out of the sw. Not saying it will but the chances would be much better for that northern energy to pull up that southern system alot quicker.

looks like the nam is doing exactly what you're saying here /\......albeit only out to 84 hrs.

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Alek was playing with smart money, seasonal trends. Weaker/South/Less QPF in cold sector.

We haven't had a single locked in event this year where you could look at it and say, this is happening the only thing to watch is track refinement. In this case, all models regardless of minor strength/track differences, severly dampened the wave as it moved east...we've seen this quite a few times and it has always trended this way.

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We've had several storms with organized low pressures in the west and they fall apart as they pull out into the plains too this winter. Very odd. Never seen a winter like this before.

Looks like a sloppy mix tonight or possibly even dry if the southern trend continues.

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We've had several storms with organized low pressures in the west and they fall apart as they pull out into the plains too this winter. Very odd. Never seen a winter like this before.

Looks like a sloppy mix tonight or possibly even dry if the southern trend continues.

persistent confluent flow ftl

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SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN

ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 3:09 PM EST WEDNESDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2012.

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WATCHES/WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO...

FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:

=NEW= OXFORD - BRANT

=NEW= CITY OF HAMILTON

=NEW= HALTON HILLS - MILTON

=NEW= CALEDON

=NEW= STRATFORD - MITCHELL - SOUTHERN PERTH COUNTY

=NEW= LISTOWEL - MILVERTON - NORTHERN PERTH COUNTY

=NEW= WATERLOO - WELLINGTON

=NEW= ORANGEVILLE - GRAND VALLEY - SOUTHERN DUFFERIN COUNTY.

FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED THURSDAY MORNING.

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==DISCUSSION==

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER OKLAHOMA WILL HEAD TOWARDS SOUTHERN

ONTARIO TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN SOUTHWESTERN REGIONS

OVERNIGHT AND LIKELY START AS FREEZING RAIN OR SNOW THEN CHANGE TO

RAIN BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

AS THE LOW PUSHES FURTHER INTO CENTRAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN

ONTARIO, FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THURSDAY

MORNING THEN CHANGE TO RAIN BY MID MORNING.

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Yeah for sure. There have been a few minor last minute surprises for the positive, but for the most part every system seems to slowly **** the bed as it gets closer.

Actually, and you probably wont hear many admit it, but most of our 1"+ snow events this season in SE MI have actually overperformed (granted all but one were 1-3" events, the one last Friday being the tops at 3-5"). The only one that underperformed slightly was Jan 21st, all the others met or exceeded expectations (most exceeded). The big PROBLEM with that is we are taking things like getting 2" when you expected 1", and of course Fridays getting 3-5" when you expected 1-2". None of those feel-good stories of getting 8" when you expected 3" or something like that, because as has been mentioned, it has been unbelieveble the lack of a organized significant low pressure systems this winter. Small systems, clippers, sheared out waves, etc have made precip and snow frequent, but nothings been significant. Its not often in a region prone to cutters/hookers you can say winters biggest snowstorm came from a cold front lol.

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