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January 3-6th Winter Storm


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Can't say I disagree. But, I'll ride jackpot to the south/southeast for now.

 

 

It's the safe call and I wouldn't be going with 2.1 IMBY if I thought a NW trend was inevitable.

 

That said, the 850 WAA being shown later this evening into early Sat gives me pause.

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best way to compare one run from previous is to open both in the same browser and then click back and forth on the tabs, it's an exact overlay and there's no mistaking the trends....you'll see what is actually happening vs. what you want to see.  

 

Also the COD weather models have a 'Compare Runs' feature where you can fade back and forth. Give it a try if you haven't http://weather.cod.edu/forecast

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WSW for entire IWX CWA.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA1109 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014...INCREASING CHANCES FOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA STARTINGSATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY EVENING....A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE REGIONBEGINNING AS EARLY AS SATURDAY EVENING AND PERSISTING THROUGH ATLEAST SUNDAY EVENING.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT WITH LIGHTSNOW SPREADING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. AT THIS TIME...LIGHTACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS FRONT. GREATER CONCERN LIESWITH LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL DEVELOP AND RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS ITTRACKS FROM ARKANSAS SUNDAY MORNING TO OHIO SUNDAY NIGHT.SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO POSSIBLY AS MUCH AS 12 INCHES IS POSSIBLEBY SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDSARE EXPECTED STARTING SUNDAY...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTINGSNOW AND THE POTENTIAL FOR NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES.AS WINDS INCREASE AND COLDER AIR ARRIVES...WIND CHILLS WILLQUICKLY DROP BELOW ZERO LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHTWITH VALUES OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO DURING THE WATCH PERIOD. VALUESIN THE 30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO RANGE WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGHTUESDAY.THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THIS WEEKEND SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTSAND BE PREPARED TO ADJUST PLANS ACCORDINGLY.INZ006>009-015>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-040015-/O.NEW.KIWX.WS.A.0001.140105T0600Z-140106T0600Z/LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE1109 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGHLATE SUNDAY NIGHT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED AWINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHTTHROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY EVENING. THE SNOW   MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING.   ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY   NIGHT. * GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW   SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL   CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AND   SUNDAY NIGHT. DRIFTING SNOW MAY CAUSE ALL ROADWAYS TO BECOME   PARTIALLY IMPASSABLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. * VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS BOTH IN   HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANTSNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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For the most part, Alek's storm was modeled well days ahead, and so has this one. The main swath of snow has been remarkably the same. There is going to be no "BOOM", no "crazy" trends in the models to emerge today.

 

 

you're probably correct...this seems locked and loaded but they're totally different monsters, especially at 500. Not to mention a 20-30 mile shift will be the difference between an inch or two and warning criteria snows across Chicagoland. 

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LOT just issued a watch.

 

 

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1020 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014

ILZ023-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-040030-
/O.NEW.KLOT.WS.A.0001.140105T0000Z-140106T0600Z/
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0013.140103T2200Z-140104T1500Z/
KANKAKEE-IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANKAKEE...WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...
VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER

1020 AM CST FRI JAN 3 2014 /1120 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CST /5 PM
EST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING.


FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AS EARLY AS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...SNOW INTENSITIES APPEAR TO
INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE SNOW
SHOULD ABATE BY SUNDAY EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT...THE POTENTIAL FOR PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY COULD RESULT IN 6 OR MORE INCHES OF NEW SNOW
ACCUMULATION. THIS COULD MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE
AREA.


* OTHER IMPACTS...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH SOME STIFF
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH COULD RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

 

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Just updated by ILX...

 

Coordination currently ongoing with neighboring offices regarding

the posting of a winter storm watch for about the southeast half

of the forecast area, for the weekend storm system. This product

will likely be put out in the next couple hours.

 

I swear, it's like they wait until everyone else posts up their warnings and then decide "Well, maybe we should pay attention and get a watch up..."

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