baroclinic_instability Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 is that the potential snow for the willmar area? Of course, I think you will see a decent amount of snow by the end of this. 06Z NAM adjusted S and stronger based on obs. Has all snow by morning. You might have to pull an all nighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prinsburg_wx Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Of course, I think you will see a decent amount of snow by the end of this. 06Z NAM adjusted S and stronger based on obs. Has all snow by morning. You might have to pull an all nighter. I might as well, probably my only shot for the rest of the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Looks kinda like April 14th last year, just north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Looks kinda like April 14th last year, just north. It actually does..I thought the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Areas across the metro area should start turning to all snow near the morning rush. It could be bad for the early rush hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iastfan112 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I enjoy this line from DMX: LEAD TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHEAST OF THE LOW IS STRETCHED THROUGH CENTRAL IOWA WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND COLD ADVECTION SPILLING INTO THE STATE. HOW OFTEN DOES THAT HAPPEN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrys Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Looked outside at 3:45 this morning to a mix of sleet and rain from the far SW MSP metro. 30 minutes later it was heavy snow....now a mix of sleet and snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 I enjoy this line from DMX: LEAD TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHEAST OF THE LOW IS STRETCHED THROUGH CENTRAL IOWA WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND COLD ADVECTION SPILLING INTO THE STATE. HOW OFTEN DOES THAT HAPPEN! Ha, yeah they are right. Certainly not often do you see CAA on the south side of a low. These tightly wound PV's certainly favor such odd advection. 850 T advection. Definitely unusual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Looked outside at 3:45 this morning to a mix of sleet and rain from the far SW MSP metro. 30 minutes later it was heavy snow....now a mix of sleet and snow. I would expect it to stay heavy snow/snow within the next hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Radar trends across the metro suggest rapidly cooling profile as mixed precip turns to snow. Melting layer is rapidly decreasing across the metro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrys Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 don't know any exact numbers, but this could be one of the wettest February storms we have had(had nearly an inch of rain as of midnight at Chan). We have a solid ice coating on all the branches and sidewalks were very slick last night. The snow/sleet has helped the roads a bit so it's slushy instead of just the glaze. Still a little sleet mixed in here but mainly clumps of snow falling now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Roads are junk across the cities...pretty much what I would expect given what is going on. Via twitter: "Star Tribune @StarTribune CloseOne commuter's report: Freeways are as bad as they get. Minnetonka to Mpls via 494, 394 at 5 a.m. Top speed 35 mph, without any traffic." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrys Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 The 6am measurement in Chanhassen came in at 3.9", pretty good for 2-3 hours of snow, brining the season total from 18" to nearly 22"(about 60" behind last years total to date). The band has moved just north of me now so will have to wait til it backs on in to add any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapperman Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 A pleasant surprise waking up this morning. 7 inches and counting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prinsburg_wx Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 about 5" here so far, still snowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prinsburg_wx Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 713 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0414 AM SNOW ALEXANDRIA 45.87N 95.38W 02/29/2012 E12.0 INCH DOUGLAS MN LAW ENFORCEMENT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prinsburg_wx Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 couple of pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnweather Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Blizzard warning just hoisted for DLH, sustained winds of 58 with gusts to 68 at times according to the latest DLH AFD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prinsburg_wx Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Blizzard warning just hoisted for DLH, sustained winds of 58 with gusts to 68 at times according to the latest DLH AFD. damn, i guess the weather channel picked the right place to be for this storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnweather Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 damn, i guess the weather channel picked the right place to be for this storm. Yeah they did, Mike Seidel has to wear goggles due to the blowing snow, he said its worse than some of the hurricane's he'e been in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormJr Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Well, that was a fun little storm, even though I missed the heaviest snow. Had some good ice and then a nice heavy burst of snow this morning. Didn't measure, but it sure looked like at least 4 inches. And from the obs it looks like it came in about a 2 hour window. Here are some pics. The first two are from last night at 11pm. Nice ice up on the trees. It was sleeting like crazy at that point. The rest are from this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Growing up in Mankato, I can only laugh at the radar right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roon Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Anyone from MN have updated snowfall totals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Anyone from MN have updated snowfall totals? Looks like Chanhassen has a pretty good system to keep their map updated: http://www.crh.noaa....x/?n=snowtotals Good number of 16-17" totals in north central WI. The north shore of Superior should be cashing in now with some lake help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormJr Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Anyone from MN have updated snowfall totals? http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mpx/?n=snowtotals Looks like 2-5" across the metro. 8-12" from STC through Rush City/Hinkley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Looks like Chanhassen has a pretty good system to keep their map updated: http://www.crh.noaa....x/?n=snowtotals Good number of 16-17" totals in north central WI. The north shore of Superior should be cashing in now with some lake help. I don't think we have any posters there...but you're right, there are some very impressive snow totals in N WI so far. 8 miles W of Merrill WI, they have 16"...including 7" in a 2.5 hour period from 6AM to 8:30 AM. The highest total I've officially seen so far is 17" in Crandon, WI. I believe Rhinelander has about 17" too...with the NWS saying that local totals of 20+" are possible when it ends later today. This storm is definitely an overperformer...just not in the areas that some models originally showed. I was up there snowmobiling in mid-January, near Eagle River WI...just a beautiful area. NWS Green Bay: VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON... TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO 832 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 14 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 2 FEET POSSIBLE. BLUSTERY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. SOME SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH THE SNOW MIDDAY. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapperman Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 8.5 inches here. NW Anoka county. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phlwx Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Looks like Duluth is getting pummeled... Ashland picked up 7" in 3 hrs as well IIRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED LAW ENFORCEMENT WARNING MINNESOTA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY DULUTH MINNESOTA RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 925 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE ASHLAND COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT. THIS IS AN URGENT MESSAGE FROM THE ASHLAND COUNTY 911 COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. U.S. HIGHWAY 2 IS DECLARED IMPASSABLE AND CLOSED BETWEEN SANBORN AVENUE AND STATE HIGHWAY 13 NORTH DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE TO USE THE DESIGNATED STATE HIGHWAY 137 DETOUR. THE CLOSURE WILL REMAIN IN AFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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