weatherbo Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 The main confidence builder I see is the run to run consistency. The GFS was flipping between warm and cold on nearly every run, its locked into cold and hasn't thrown a single "Warm" bone in quite a few days. If there was above average temps, we would see some type of random signal. Who knows... I prefer warmth anyhow, but I also like the idea of a strong negative anomaly after last years major positive one. At some point tho, the cold simply becomes annoying. Who wants 40's in April, I certainly dont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I like those 65F and sunny days in March/April/May... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 IWX posted story about last March. With the month we are experiencing, those FWA and SBN temps seem unreal. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=iwx&storyid=80632&source=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I like those 65F and sunny days in March/April/May... 65 won't be an issue if it comes in April... Or briefly in March, but I really want Apples and Cherries this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 My mom just called me and said it was pouring snow at their house with those small bands going through IL this afternoon/early evening. She's a snow weenie, so she's pretty excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Another fail by some of the models. GFS and RGEM had consistently showed us getting 1-2" of snow this morning. We had 5 min of flurries. Up to 40 here, but just west at MLI they're 46. Mid 50s just across the river in Iowa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rent Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 With this heatwave I had to open the top on the jeep. Sitting at 43 right now. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 34 and getting grazed here. A few flakes falling, but looking at radar...just west of here could get into some fun stuff for awhile. Snow weenie mom sent me some photos of the snow in Kankakee. I kinda liked this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Another fail by some of the models. GFS and RGEM had consistently showed us getting 1-2" of snow this morning. We had 5 min of flurries. Up to 40 here, but just west at MLI they're 46. Mid 50s just across the river in Iowa. With these small microscale disturbances, hard to take any guidance verbatim as the tiniest shifts make a world of difference, sorry about that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 34 and getting grazed here. A few flakes falling, but looking at radar...just west of here could get into some fun stuff for awhile. Snow weenie mom sent me some photos of the snow in Kankakee. I kinda liked this one. March 14 snow.jpg Looks like it belongs in N Lower Michigan or the UP with the rustic, wintry look. Great pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Cyclone- Keep looking to the west...its teasing you. 71F right now in Rapid City... http://w1.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KRAP.html 36F here and we had almost all sunshine this afternoon...very nice day overall. All the snow that fell melted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Those wishing for warmth may want to take a quick visit to Missouri for tomorrow...but it'll be gone by Saturday. Friday P&C highs...72º for STL, 78º for MCI, 79º for SGF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Sparta, WI..the armpit of Wisconsin Roads are starting to melt off nicely with the nonexistent sun. I think the pic was more towards La Croose actually. Was snowing into MN about 25 miles or so. Have gone from 18 at home at 6am to 54 in Mitchell, SD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMADreamer Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 It's like the warmth is teasing us. It was 55 here today, which was nice, but head 90 miles to Columbia, Mo and it was 66, which is much nicer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Cyclone- Keep looking to the west...its teasing you. 71F right now in Rapid City... http://w1.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KRAP.html 36F here and we had almost all sunshine this afternoon...very nice day overall. All the snow that fell melted. Yeah if we're done with decent snowfall (which chances are we probably are) I'm ready for much warmer weather. This 30s/40s crap is getting old unless we're in for some decent snow. Should make the low 50s for a day at least, tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Geos- Nice... Check out the Corn Palace and Wall Drug. Cyclone- Getting very old...days are so long now, but the temps don't allow for too much outdoor activity yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Was at the corn palace today. Wonder how they keep the birds from eating the displays!? Sunset tonight at the MO River. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KokomoWX Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 The Euro just won't budge off the snow idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Don't know about other cities, but around here they are cutting down 100's if not 1000's of Ash trees... They've got trees all over the city mark with bands...they took a bunch out of Pettibone and Hixon Forest (some monsters)... Too bad...going to be a lot less shade around town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Don't know about other cities, but around here they are cutting down 100's if not 1000's of Ash trees... They've got trees all over the city mark with bands...they took a bunch out of Pettibone and Hixon Forest (some monsters)... Too bad...going to be a lot less shade around town. Must be from that ash borer bug. Don't think they've reached around here yet, as I still see a lot of ashes around. I'm lucky enough to have a 70+yr old American Elm out front that's still healthy. They're very rare around here now since that Dutch Elm disease took most of them out 30-40yrs ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwburbschaser Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Here in the Northwest Chicago suburbs the ash trees are being cut down as fast as the cities can do it. The ash borer is destroying them, and the towns have to cut them down before they become a hazard. Rolling Meadows where I live has about 700 of them on the list to cut down, but they can only do about 5 per day so it's going to take a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Don't know about other cities, but around here they are cutting down 100's if not 1000's of Ash trees... They've got trees all over the city mark with bands...they took a bunch out of Pettibone and Hixon Forest (some monsters)... Too bad...going to be a lot less shade around town. Emerald Ash borer hit here about 6 years ago. It hit hard and fast. Serious destruction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Wow, it's like the Black Plague for trees lol. Soon Ashes will be accusing Maples of witchcraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Don't know about other cities, but around here they are cutting down 100's if not 1000's of Ash trees... They've got trees all over the city mark with bands...they took a bunch out of Pettibone and Hixon Forest (some monsters)... Too bad...going to be a lot less shade around town. They're cutting them down here in Toronto as well. It's a real shame. I guess they had to cut them down due to the risk of them being blown over in a storm as a result of them being weakened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Must be from that ash borer bug. Don't think they've reached around here yet, as I still see a lot of ashes around. I'm lucky enough to have a 70+yr old American Elm out front that's still healthy. They're very rare around here now since that Dutch Elm disease took most of them out 30-40yrs ago. Now the Dutch Elm Disease was a mean b**ch. It absolutely devastated Detroit aesthetically at the time. Most of the residential streets in the city were lined with nothing but Elm Tres, forming stunning canopies over the street. http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id=9 http://www.detroityes.com/mb/attachment.php?attachmentid=12132&d=1330458481 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Emerald Ash borer hit here about 6 years ago. It hit hard and fast. Serious destruction. Yeah the problem was, when Dutch Elm Disease hit back in the 50s and they cut down all the elms in the metro area, they replaced with ash trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Now the 00z GFS is something I would be interested in seeing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Now the Dutch Elm Disease was a mean b**ch. It absolutely devastated Detroit aesthetically at the time. Most of the residential streets in the city were lined with nothing but Elm Tres, forming stunning canopies over the street. http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id=9 http://www.detroityes.com/mb/attachment.php?attachmentid=12132&d=1330458481 such a shame. would love to see those stately elm lined streets. These days most treelines streets have a variety of trees. Every once in a while I see a big elm tree here and there that has managed to survive. I wonder how many are left? Those honey locust trees seem to be the new tree of choice to line city streets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Yeah the problem was, when Dutch Elm Disease hit back in the 50s and they cut down all the elms in the metro area, they replaced with ash trees. Fort Wayne cut down thousands of ash trees a couple of years ago, both in their parks and along right-of-ways. They also spent a ton of money to replace them. With last summer's drought, well, you can guess how well that went. Dead baby trees littering the city. The Dutch Elm disease had a good side effect. Morel mushrooms love to grow around dead elm trees. The 60's was boom time for mushroom hunters in the Midwest. I remember hunting as a small child with my dad and finding patches seemingly around every dead tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I mentioned a couple of days ago that the early week system was drawing my interest. It's now looking like it could be a PL fest. No wonder my radar was keying in on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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