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January 22-27th Clippers/Hybrids


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Like this...LAF/OKK area.  Promise this is my last NAM forecast sounding for now.  :)

 

 

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That's only 70kts at the top of the mixed layer.  No biggie lol. 

 

The variety of solutions is very interesting.  Each one sort of has their upsides to them depending on what you're interested in.  The GEM and UKIE would indicate a wind-whipped second wave of snows as strong CAA locks in.  Would probably be rocking out for a time with the strong winds.

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Give the models a break, they don't have 1918 and 1857 in their data bases, or Feb 1934.

 

Anything that looks remotely like warm air advection or vortex hugging tracks of clippers is likely to turn out wrong, the chinook warming with clippers tends to get dropped off somewhere between Omaha and Des Moines never to be seen again except as a weak downslope for DC and VA perhaps. We've seen two or three examples of this bogus warm air advection already in this essentially fall-off-a-cliff pattern.

 

These next two systems are probably worth about 2" then 4-6" for most in this forum, but the second one could be followed by some hefty squalls despite frigid temps and cold lakes. However, this sequence will be long remembered (I think) for its severe cold and accumulating snow depths. If a major snowstorm ever forms during this cold spell, it could then move into the very exclusive part of the pantheon.

 

I am living it vicariously, if you had my winter you would see a mass weenie suicide. And I am 500 miles closer to the north pole too. Oh well, we had Dec 2008 and before that Jan 1950. LOL  

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Another stellar week of snow. Looks to be the beginning of another even crazier cycle of snow, wind and acetic air.

Old man winter is set to double down and go all in for the last week of the month. My theory is if its going to be cold and snowy let's make it epic!!

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One thing all Winter that cannot be ignored is these clippers always seem to be a bit further North  than what the models project...that has me a bit concerned here in my area for the snow potential Saturday Night and early Sunday.  I say this as we are riding the line between some decent snow and what we've normally been doing with these, ie. 1-2" at a time.  I just don't feel the love here in the Quad Cities for 3-5" amounts on that second clipper just yet.  I hope it comes to be.  I really hope the cold isn't quite as intense as  whats being depicted as I'd like my car to start.  My condo doesn't provide us with indoor parking. 

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The Josh Jackpot. It will be right too.

Jokes aside...it is crazy how often DTW-south has scored in recent years. It almost seems like 50/50 anymore, half the time the northern burbs do better, half the time the southern burbs....back in the '90s my expectation was that we would get one storm where the southern burbs jackpotted, all the rest would hit north of town better. Toledo would be putting their previous snowiest all-time month TO SHAME if these solutions pan out.

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Kind of surprising that other than LOT none of the other NWS offices are even mentioning the possibility of near blizzard conditions.

 

And power outages are a scary thought with the cold coming early next week.

GRR is mentioning this for the lake shore counties.  If the wind increases it will definitely happen.  Couldn't see the road or lane lines half the time this morning on the way in to work.

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:lol:

 

This weather has me applying to jobs in Texas. (Bye-bye winter?)

 

You sure you want to do that?

 

 

 

 

Just went out to start the truck. -8°. This is getting old. Hard to believe that it could be snowing later. My point is only giving out 1-2" for the entire event (Friday-Sunday). Must have been written by Tim.

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Just went out to start the truck. -8°. This is getting old. Hard to believe that it could be snowing later. My point is only giving out 1-2" for the entire event (Friday-Sunday). Must have been written by Tim.

 

:lol:

 

I see 2-4" total in your p&c. But if I wrote it, probably would've bumped it by an inch to 3-5". ;)

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You sure you want to do that?

 

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Just went out to start the truck. -8°. This is getting old. Hard to believe that it could be snowing later. My point is only giving out 1-2" for the entire event (Friday-Sunday). Must have been written by Tim.

1-2" is a bit light, I agree with Tim 3-5" sounds about right by Sunday Night.

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