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February 25-26 Winter Storm


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Then we are due!!! Even for storms that dont show on that list, its actually comical seeing how often...ESPECIALLY in the paltry 1930s-1950s, winters best storms were in Mar or even Apr.

 

Here the 4"+ snows after March 15th since Ive been measuring (1996).

 

Apr 5/6, 2009: 7.2" DTW, 4.6" MBY

Mar 27/28, 2008: 4.0" DTW, 5.0" MBY

Mar 21/22, 2008: 7.3" DTW, 6.8" MBY

Apr 23/24, 2005: 4.3" DTW, 6.7" MBY

Mar 16/17, 2004: 3.9" DTW, 5.9" MBY

Apr 7, 2003: 4.9" DTW, 5.0" MBY

Mar 25/26, 2002: 4.7" DTW, 8.0" MBY

Mar 19/20, 1996: 5.8" DTW, 7.0" IMBY

 

 

Interesting the March 1998 storm isn't on your list. I guess you were mostly PL/ZR with that.

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Eh, I looked at it quickly. You're right.

 

Looks like sleet. :D

 

This is an interesting setup...as a weenie, I'm pulling hard for the snowpack to lead to a further south low ejection.  The Euro is verbatim a quality hit for ORD but with just about all solutions showing the trough taking a neg tilt in this area, it's a prime candidate for underdone WAA and p-type problems.  Something like the NAM where the low is much further south before the inevitable(?) hard left turn is ideal.  It's such a weenie move to count on snowpack but I think I'm going to need a little help avoiding mixing or even all rain.  Either way, the potential for a slowdown and pivot point in the region with somewhat slow movement makes this one a good candidate for decent totals in the sub forum.  Really liking S. WI at the moment.

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This is an interesting setup...as a weenie, I'm pulling hard for the snowpack to lead to a further south low ejection.  The Euro is verbatim a quality hit for ORD but with just about all solutions showing the trough taking a neg tilt in this area, it's a prime candidate for underdone WAA and p-type problems.  Something like the NAM where the low is much further south before the inevitable(?) hard left turn is ideal.  It's such a weenie move to count on snowpack but I think I'm going to need a little help avoiding mixing or even all rain.  Either way, the potential for a slowdown and pivot point in the region with somewhat slow movement makes this one a good candidate for decent totals in the sub forum.  Really liking S. WI at the moment.

 

Nice analysis. Haven't really looked at it much myself, but seems farther south is a legit trend worth watching. I-80 and north is definitely in the ballgame.

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Really like this threat for the Chicago crew. Going to have to watch the pivot and dry slot areas. I'm with alek around the il and wi boarder is my jackpot zone

 

 

Wave spacing looks pretty ideal...it's close enough behind to prevent heights from cranking too much but doesn't have something right on it's tail.  The lake is also about as cold as it has been all winter so I shouldn't torch with ENE winds.  A few more consensus shifts south and I'll feel better.

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Last I saw, as far as a forecast for Monday went,  Butler and Caplan had a rain/snow mix in the forecast.  I was concentrating on this past non-event from yesterday/today, that I wasn't even aware more was coming. 

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Maybe a stretch, but like Alek's Illini win= snowstorm the next day or two, could this be a Marquette win over Syracuse= snowstorm shortly after?  Bowme and I could dream of that combo anyway.

 

did you (or do you) go to Marquette? I graduated in'99. Monday evening would be awesome with a win over Syracuse and a snowstorm for ORD/MKE. If those 2 things happened, my winter is complete.

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did you (or do you) go to Marquette? I graduated in'99. Monday evening would be awesome with a win over Syracuse and a snowstorm for ORD/MKE. If those 2 things happened, my winter is complete.

 

Yep, at one point the logo was my avatar.  I have season tickets this year (probably my last year of that).  We shall see, but I've been hoping the timing would be right after the game were this storm to occur.

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Don't be fooled Alek, this is looking like a WC Illinois/N Missouri to Chicago special to me, perhaps favoring the south side of the metro.  The recent trends have me thinking this is unlikely to trend back north again, and the GFS will continue to trend toward the global models and the NAM.

 

The GFS is a global model...both the GFS and Euro are mixing in the city and the NAM has a left blinker on.  I'm not sure what your reasoning is, but the consensus for the trough to take on a negative tilt in or just west of the region doesn't scream south trend to me.

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The GFS is a global model...both the GFS and Euro are mixing in the city and the NAM has a left blinker on.  I'm not sure what your reasoning is, but the consensus for the trough to take on a negative tilt in or just west of the region doesn't scream south trend to me.

 

Between the snowpack argument, which is valid in this case, and some models now taking the system well south as it is (even though the NAM has its left blinker on, it looks like it would be a N Indiana/L Michigan special), I am not seeing much evidence for anything but a constant track or a southeast trend.  Now it is true that there is less of a blocking ridge than this last storm, so that is the one thing in favor of a nice left turn.

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