Ohio and surrounding states (Let's talk winter!)

[dta1984]

To clarify my above statement, i was meaning the snowfall projections shouldn't be a bust. The blizzard part, will probably be. The winds have been fairly calm as trent posted. Any other high winds in other parts of the state?

[Steve]

Drizzle and very light rain in Newark

[Floydbuster]

NWS updated. In all 7-13 inches in the Akron/Twinsburg area by tomorrow morning?? Added on to what we have, that would be massive. That HAS to be an overestimate.

[dilly84]

Event pretty much went according to plan here in west central ohio, may have started a little quicker.

Not in coshocton. Although it looks like I may set up in the pivot as well.

[buckeye]

A couple things about this storm. First, half the fun of the winter season is tracking these. This thing was a fun one to track. It gave me about 5 nights of 1am euro runs, roller coaster emotions, and the best part was when the xmas eve 12z, 18z and 00z mos began to show the potential for a major hit here. I was in a GREAT mood xmas eve lol....that alone was almost worth it.

Another thing. This could have easily been a total non event here. In the past when you're riding the se fringes of a storm and models are playing with the 850 0 line, sendiing it back and forth, north of you....it was usually the kiss of death. Last nights short range models started coming pretty far north with the 0 line....even close to Mansfield. When we started off with sleet at 6am I thought it was over. We probably sacrificed 4" of snow because of the mix but this storm essentially did what it was suppose to. The euro kicked ass on track but did horrible on precip type and amount.

When it started hammering I took my son out for a drive and for awhile visibilities were probably under 500'. It wasn't the 15" that some of those xmas eve models were showing, but hey, it's another snowy memory in the bank.

What really sucks is having NOTHING on the horizon at all....not even in gfs fantasy land.

[Floydbuster]

A couple things about this storm. First, half the fun of the winter season is tracking these. This thing was a fun one to track. It gave me about 5 nights of 1am euro runs, roller coaster emotions, and the best part was when the xmas eve 12z, 18z and 00z mos began to show the potential for a major hit here. I was in a GREAT mood xmas eve lol....that alone was almost worth it.

Another thing. This could have easily been a total non event here. In the past when you're riding the se fringes of a storm and models are playing with the 850 0 line, sendiing it back and forth, north of you....it was usually the kiss of death. Last nights short range models started coming pretty far north with the 0 line....even close to Mansfield. When we started off with sleet at 6am I thought it was over. We probably sacrificed 4" of snow because of the mix but this storm essentially did what it was suppose to. The euro kicked ass on track but did horrible on precip type and amount.

When it started hammering I took my son out for a drive and for awhile visibilities were probably under 500'. It wasn't the 15" that some of those xmas eve models were showing, but hey, it's another snowy memory in the bank.

What really sucks is having NOTHING on the horizon at all....not even in gfs fantasy land.

What amazed me is how everyone was discussing this storm as far back as last week. Businesses are closed, everyone's home early, even my freakin' eye doctor appointment was cancelled because it was at 4-5pm when the storm was going to start getting bad.

One thing I think occurred was that it hit earlier than expected. I kind of thought the excitement of "It's starting!!!" would come around dinner time tonight.

Also, I see dry areas and there is no wind. If the winds were occurring, this nasty storm would be a nightmare.

[vespasian70]

I agree buckeye. 5" of slop is better than a cold rain.

At least the ground is white!

[pondo1000]

A couple things about this storm. First, half the fun of the winter season is tracking these. This thing was a fun one to track. It gave me about 5 nights of 1am euro runs, roller coaster emotions, and the best part was when the xmas eve 12z, 18z and 00z mos began to show the potential for a major hit here. I was in a GREAT mood xmas eve lol....that alone was almost worth it.

Another thing. This could have easily been a total non event here. In the past when you're riding the se fringes of a storm and models are playing with the 850 0 line, sendiing it back and forth, north of you....it was usually the kiss of death. Last nights short range models started coming pretty far north with the 0 line....even close to Mansfield. When we started off with sleet at 6am I thought it was over. We probably sacrificed 4" of snow because of the mix but this storm essentially did what it was suppose to. The euro kicked ass on track but did horrible on precip type and amount.

When it started hammering I took my son out for a drive and for awhile visibilities were probably under 500'. It wasn't the 15" that some of those xmas eve models were showing, but hey, it's another snowy memory in the bank.

What really sucks is having NOTHING on the horizon at all....not even in gfs fantasy land.

Well said as usual Buck. You always put things in perspective. About the horizon, what do we have to do to get a clipper around here? I've said it before and I'll say it again, give me an over performing clipper all day vs riding the fine line between snow, mix and rain.

[dilly84]

January 3rd we have one to track buckeye. I'm watching radar still hoping this pivot stays the course.

[jbcmh81]

A couple things about this storm. First, half the fun of the winter season is tracking these. This thing was a fun one to track. It gave me about 5 nights of 1am euro runs, roller coaster emotions, and the best part was when the xmas eve 12z, 18z and 00z mos began to show the potential for a major hit here. I was in a GREAT mood xmas eve lol....that alone was almost worth it.

Another thing. This could have easily been a total non event here. In the past when you're riding the se fringes of a storm and models are playing with the 850 0 line, sendiing it back and forth, north of you....it was usually the kiss of death. Last nights short range models started coming pretty far north with the 0 line....even close to Mansfield. When we started off with sleet at 6am I thought it was over. We probably sacrificed 4" of snow because of the mix but this storm essentially did what it was suppose to. The euro kicked ass on track but did horrible on precip type and amount.

When it started hammering I took my son out for a drive and for awhile visibilities were probably under 500'. It wasn't the 15" that some of those xmas eve models were showing, but hey, it's another snowy memory in the bank.

What really sucks is having NOTHING on the horizon at all....not even in gfs fantasy land.

I see 2 events to watch in the next week... First for Friday-Saturday and the other for New Year's. Granted they may not be huge storms, but it's something to watch, anyway.

And the returns west of Columbus have come together into a nice line, but are moving excrutiatingly slowly to the east. Hopefully it can hold together as it pass through the area. If it continues to move that slowly, it could drop a couple of inches.

[dilly84]

I see 2 events to watch in the next week... First for Friday-Saturday and the other for New Year's. Granted they may not be huge storms, but it's something to watch, anyway.

And the returns west of Columbus have come together into a nice line, but are moving excrutiatingly slowly to the east. Hopefully it can hold together as it pass through the area. If it continues to move that slowly, it could drop a couple of inches.

Actually still getting moderate snow here. Couple pick up a couple more inches maybe.

[kerbs]

Sorry to see the mixing problems in central Ohio. I've been “on the line” many times, but this time we were fortunate over here in west central Ohio. MBY measurements were 13”, 11”, 12” 11.5”. Only the wind underperformed!

[buckeye]

Well said as usual Buck. You always put things in perspective. About the horizon, what do we have to do to get a clipper around here? I've said it before and I'll say it again, give me an over performing clipper all day vs riding the fine line between snow, mix and rain.

yup, I always said clippers LOVE taking i-70. There was a time when they were our bread and butter, now it's lucky if we get a decent one every couple years.

[jbcmh81]

^{Totals through 5PM}

^{CincinnatI: 2.8"}

^{Columbus: 4.5"}

^{Dayton: 6.0"}

^{The Dayton and Columbus totals were daily records,.}

^{December totals so far:}

^{CincinnatI: 3.7" -0.4}

^{Columbus: 6.9" +3.0}

^{Dayton: 7.4" +3.9}

^{Seasonal totals so far:}

^{CincinnatI: 3.7" -0.9}

^{Columbus: 7.7" +2.7}

^{Dayton: 8.3" +3.8}

[Steve]

So guys...what are we looking for Friday Saturday?

[ArmyGreens]

Did my final measurement for this storm...between the deck and front yard I had between 5.70 and 6 on about 10 spots. I will go with 5.80 since there was barely any wind today. Not too bad.

[Jonger]

"The Great Cleveland Bust of 2012"

Sorry guys, that really does suck.

[Floydbuster]

I am where the red dot is on the map. You can see a dry slot is hurting our chances at extreme snow.

[extremewx52]

Well, I don't know about other places but 3.8 inches of snow here sticking to everything it is beautiful. Possibly another inch tonight for a storm total of 4.8 inches is actually right in the middle of the range for here (3-7 inches) that was forecast. We all know that this could have been an epic event for us, but the sleet/freezing rain cut down on snow totals for a lot of us. A bit of a dry slot didn't help either. We can all be disappointed that we didn't get the epic storm, but we should keep in mind that our totals are all pretty much within the ranges forecast by most models and the NWS (albeit it, a few areas got the low end)

[extremewx52]

"The Great Cleveland Bust of 2012"

Sorry guys, that really does suck.

Cleveland on the other hand. They will definitely have a reason to be disappointed. Sorry guys.

[JayPSU]

For December, this was a really nice snowfall. Yeah, it could have been so much more, but there's a reason that such events are so rare. None the less, we're off to a good start this winter, and we've only just begun!

[weatherzen]

For December, this was a really nice snowfall. Yeah, it could have been so much more, but there's a reason that such events are so rare. None the less, we're off to a good start this winter, and we've only just begun!

This.

And it looks like the snow will stick around for awhile with cold temps forecast for the next several days.

[Trent]

The radar filled in quickly. I'm almost at 6" so the bust is waning rapidly.

[nwohweather]

I love how this little band has just been sitting on top of me continuing a strong and steady snow. Still can't believe the heart of this storm affected Southern MI, what a miss

[dilly84]

Still snowing here. Soo waiting to do final measurements.

[AppsRunner]

I love how this little band has just been sitting on top of me continuing a strong and steady snow. Still can't believe the heart of this storm affected Southern MI, what a miss

The I-75 corridor from FDY to BG is cashing in... of course FDY already had 6" before this band came in and I was sitting near three. Final storm totals for this map are going to look very strange

[dilly84]

Finished with around 6" While the storm busted from the models, looking outside Im happy. It's absolutely beautiful out. Took a drive down some unplowed back roads and the scenery is pretty magical. Synoptic storms are a tough cookie when it comes to forecasting. Especially here. It's rarely cut and dry. I guess I'm holding out hope for a repeat of my favorite snowstorm. The Presidents Day storm. I know march 08 had huge amounts of snow, but pd2 was just unexpected. Models showed mostly rain and it never rained at all and gave me close to 20". Tonight is amazing outside though. The smell of the air just everything about it.

[vespasian70]

Yea, you can't argue with 6", could've been worse!

And it looks to stick around a while too.

[wxdudemike]

So it looks like 6-10 was a bit too high of a call for Columbus based on what you guys are reporting. Must have been too much sleet mixing in I suppose? How did the areas north of Columbus fair? I was wondering if the coastal transfer would screw areas farther up north.

[dilly84]

Yea, you can't argue with 6", could've been worse!

And it looks to stick around a while too.

It just gets aggravating expecting a huge snow. Sometimes a nice drive puts things in perspective.