daddylonglegs Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Hit 79 in STL today. 80F http://w1.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KSTL.html and tomorrow too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Actually hit 80 on intrahour. Full on blowtorch here today, but with dews in the 20s, it was a very dry heat. I went out to work in the garden, felt great to be out in the sun. Are trees budding out down there? Anything green? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Hey guys. It has been a while since I've been on here. Thought I'd see how much snow everybody has left. We still have a good 16 to 18 inches in most places around here. Today was the first actual day where I noticed a litttttttle bit of grass showing under the trees constantly exposed to wind and sunshine. Snowpack is thinner in those places, but like I said, well over a foot in most locations. I see MKG still had 18" depth at 7pm. Tomorrow nights snowstorm is coming at the perfect time. Theres still snow left of course, but wow did we lose a lot. Its actually funny to see how many bare spots there are and how deep it is in other areas. True Lake Superior April type stuff. The fading snowpack should be replenished in time to keep the snowcover streak going! Took these pics at sunset...still a nice drift by the back gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 43°/37° at this hour even with mostly clear skies. Since the dewpoints got this high, the snow free areas have increased in coverage from what I can see from the house. Snow on the ground is really hard to walk through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 temps really held up overnight with the clouds and SW flow, would overperform if not for dense overcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 45° here in Racine. Yeah too bad it's cloudy - could work on these piles some more. Yard is down to 50% coverage. Most of the snow left is only 2-3" deep. I think the streak ends at 93 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Snowpack getting an absolute roasting out there. 48F and full sun. Tons of melting going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 Temps have been over performing today. Was 47°, cooled off a bit with thicker clouds. Under 25% snow coverage here in Racine. (Within a block of where I am.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Street rivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Up to 62 here. Some areas near I-70 are making a run at 70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 64 at LAF. Winds have turned north though so the party might be over. 71 at Terre Haute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 47° for a high today. Forecast was only 40°. Once I get home I can confirm if the snow cover streak is over, which I think it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 What a waste.... to end it ~12 hours before it gets replenished. Not that it will last too much longer even after this system, but would have at least got another 7-10 days on it. Well if the currently forecast of 1-3" is correct it would probably be gone by noon Thursday! lol The snow out there right now is so ugly. Nothing true white about it. --- Just noticed after near 50° Friday, mild air re-surges on Tuesday again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Down to about 4-5" snow depth 8-9" lost since yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 47° for a high today. Forecast was only 40°. Once I get home I can confirm if the snow cover streak is over, which I think it is. Yep, the streak is over. 40% of the yard is covered about. 93 days or 13.2 weeks is really impressive. Never seen that before. Some pictures within 5 miles of here. One of the barest fields I passed by. Little more typical view of most agricultural lands. View of the west side of my yard that has the biggest bare area. Snowiest corner of my yard is actually in the open. Go figure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Down to about 4-5" snow depth 8-9" lost since yesterday. DTW soared to 53F today, the first 50F temp since Dec 5th. We lost a lot more snow, and in fact, heavily traveled roads in flat areas are completely free of snow other than the big dirty piles. Residential areas are still primarily snowcovered, but even there numerous bare spots have appeared. Calling snow depth an avg of 5"...many higher spots, but the aforementioned bare areas as well. Also...the snow is solid snocone, which should freeze nicely. Any bare spots that have developed are solid mush as the water is not really soaking into the grass much. Took these just before dark. the slushy, sludgy calm before the storm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Yep, the streak is over. 40% of the yard is covered about. 93 days or 13.2 weeks is really impressive. Never seen that before. Some pictures within 5 miles of here. One of the barest fields I passed by. 140311_0001.jpg Little more typical view of most agricultural lands. 140311_0002.jpg 140311_0003.jpg View of the west side of my yard that has the biggest bare area. 140311_0004.jpg Snowiest corner of my yard is actually in the open. Go figure... 140311_0006.jpg Pics can obviously be deceiving. That one field pic looks completely snowless, but if I had just seen that last pic you posted I would definitely still call it a full snowcover (judging by the background across the street). Some N-S facing streets here have tons of bare patches on the "sunny side" and full, deep snowcover on the "shady side". And as long as you pick up snow tonight, your streak will technically hold, if the depth was 1"+ at 8am this morning and is 1"+ tomorrow morning. At least thats how it would work at an official climate site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 Pics can obviously be deceiving. That one field pic looks completely snowless, but if I had just seen that last pic you posted I would definitely still call it a full snowcover (judging by the background across the street). Some N-S facing streets here have tons of bare patches on the "sunny side" and full, deep snowcover on the "shady side". And as long as you pick up snow tonight, your streak will technically hold, if the depth was 1"+ at 8am this morning and is 1"+ tomorrow morning. At least thats how it would work at an official climate site Right now it doesn't look like it will be replenished. The razor edge of this storm looks to be about 20 miles south of here! The neighbor across the streets definitely has more snow on their yard. I could take pictures all day long... but most yards are under that 50% coverage threshold. It's really broken up now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Hit 46 here today. The snow has become patchy enough that even though some areas that are covered still have a few inches I think we can call it a trace on average. First time since Dec 8th we didn't have at least a solid covering of 1". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 Really blustery today. Snow was done by 6am this morning. Supposed to clear out later this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 In the same boat here. Up to 89 consecutive days with 1"+ snow depth. Make that 95 days. 100 looks like a lock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 It looks like a different world out there today compared to 24 hours ago. From half frozen swamp to winter wonderland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Snow depth at DTW went down to 6" this morning, I'm going to guess it's 10" or more again now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 Bright and sunny afternoon takes the edge off the cold a bit. Dusting from this morning melted off in sunny areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Quite surprised how quickly the storm exited here, we are almost clear and it was snowing just 3 hours ago with 3SM vis and blowing snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Jerry Taft taking a shot at Brant Miller. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-jerry-taft-brant-miller-tweet-20140312,0,6392727.story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Jerry Taft taking a shot at Brant Miller. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-jerry-taft-brant-miller-tweet-20140312,0,6392727.story LOL. What the he** are these tv mets thinking posting the frickin' NAM snowfall map? The only people who actually believed it were the MI weenies. I love it when the point does this. It usually happens when the models are out to lunch, as is the case mid-week next week. "Wednesday A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 With the fresh snowpack and clear skies, Detroit does have a somewhat legit shot of falling below zero tonight IF the winds calm down enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 With the fresh snowpack and clear skies, Detroit does have a somewhat legit shot of falling below zero tonight IF the winds calm down enough. At 14 now and I just went clear, dew point is 3 currently and we still have a 7kt wind. I do think there is a chance but it will be close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 HRRR nooooooooo for the lols Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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