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March 4-6 Winter Storm


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I think I'm gonna wait until the 00z runs before I get excited but definitely liking the trends. Looks like NAM has halted it's north trend and shifted back south a tad so i'm guessing we'll start to see some better consensus among the models tonight.

 

 

you're in a great spot as usual this winter...   gl.

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...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH  

TUESDAY EVENING...  

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A  

WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT  

THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.  

 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW MAY DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING BUT  

WILL BECOME HEAVIER BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY  

SNOW IS THEN POSSIBLE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING. LAKE  

ENHANCED SNOW MAY CONTRIBUTE TO HEAVIER SNOW TOTALS IN FAR  

EASTERN WISCONSIN. SNOWFALL RATES WILL VARY...BUT COULD REACH  

ONE INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES.  

 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES BY TUESDAY EVENING.  

 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO  

25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  

Sweetness!!!!!!!!!!

:snowman: :thumbsup:

MKE hinting at LE too!!!!!!!

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NAM did okay with the last system?  It completely blew the snow in Iowa, although many of the models had them not getting nearly as much as what they ended up with.  I'll take the Euro over the NAM any day of the week and twice on Sundays.  I think the smart thing to do is to take a blend of the GFS and Euro, which usually seems to work best in most cases IMHO.

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NAM did okay with the last system?  It completely blew the snow in Iowa, although many of the models had them not getting nearly as much as what they ended up with.  I'll take the Euro over the NAM any day of the week and twice on Sundays.  I think the smart thing to do is to take a blend of the GFS and Euro, which usually seems to work best in most cases IMHO.

 

Yeah it struggled late in Iowa but east of there I think it was pretty dam good and had the right idea early along with the Euro.   Blind squirrel.

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I have seen these gradient storms before but its scary. Doesnt seem to be a whole lot of room for error with the snowband.

 

The storm hits on a perfect day for me... I have a light week.

 

Translation= I'll be a trailering to SW Michigan.

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DVN likes Euro/Gem better

 

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...WATER VAPOR LOOPS CURRENTLY
SHOW VERY INTENSE UPPER LOW DIVING SOUTHEAST INTO MT. THIS SYSTEM
HAD 180 METER HEIGHT FALLS AT 500 MB AT SPOKANE WA 12Z/03 WHICH IS
VERY IMPRESSIVE. NICE COLD POCKET WITH 500 MB TEMPERATURES OF -36C
ALSO WITH THIS UPPER LOW. STRONGEST WINDS WERE STILL ON THE WEST
SIDE OF THE TROUGH INDICATING MORE DIGGING TO TAKE PLACE. THIS WOULD
FAVOR A MORE SOUTHWARD TRACK WITH THIS CLIPPER PER ECMWF/GEM TAKING
THE LOW INTO MO. THE GFS/NAM SEEM A BIT TOO FAR NORTH WITH THIS
SYSTEM. ANYWAY..
.WILL CONTINUE WITH THE IDEA OF MODERATE TO POSSIBLY
HEAVY SNOW MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY WITH STRONG
FORCING/DIFFLUENCE ALOFT AND PRECIPITABLE WATERS OF 150% OF NORMAL.
WILL ALSO NEED TO MONITOR FOR POSSIBLE THUNDERSNOWS BEING IT IS
MARCH AND THIS IS AN INTENSE SYSTEM...AND THERE WERE SOME LIGHTNING
STRIKES EARLY THIS MORNING IN SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND IN NW
MT. 24 HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY (NOT
COUNTING TONIGHT AND MONDAY) WILL BE GENERALLY 6 TO 7 INCHES FROM
I-80 NORTHWARD WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES TO THE SOUTH. WHILE THIS IS A
BIT SHORT OF THE CRITERIA OF NEEDING 8 INCHES IN 24 HOURS
INCREASING WIND GUSTS TO 25 TO 30 MPH SHOULD JUSTIFY KEEPING THE
WINTER STORM WATCH GOING FOR NOW. LATER SHIFTS CAN EVALUATE THE
NEED TO CHANGE TO A WARNING OR AN ADVISORY. THE DEFORMATION SNOW
SHOULD BE EXITING TO OUR EAST BY MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT.
 

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15z SREF snow probabilities look good for 4"+ for far northern IL, good chunk of WI, and then southern lower MI. Even a 25% chance at 8"+ around BTL. 54 and 63 hour maps below.

 

attachicon.gif3:3 15z SREF sp 54.gif

 

attachicon.gif3:3 15z SREF sp 63.gif

 

The euro and it's ensembles say no. Even the 18z NAM has backed off a bit here as the area was fully in the .75+ zone and now that is to my south/sw. We'll see but i would rather be further south in N.IN or atleast at the border for this one.

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DVN likes Euro/Gem better

 

STRONGEST WINDS WERE STILL ON THE WEST

SIDE OF THE TROUGH INDICATING MORE DIGGING TO TAKE PLACE. THIS WOULD

FAVOR A MORE SOUTHWARD TRACK WITH THIS CLIPPER PER ECMWF/GEM TAKING

THE LOW INTO MO. THE GFS/NAM SEEM A BIT TOO FAR NORTH WITH THIS

SYSTEM. ANYWAY...

It wouldn't be a decent system without DVN throwing out their usual "The wave is stronger, the jet is stronger, etc" nonsense.

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