Geos Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 A lot of running water this afternoon. Snow cover down to about 25% now. 2 more days of this weather and I'll be down to piles. This was pretty funny on the way home tonight... You know it's been a long winter when you see a guy shoveling snow off his yard and onto the sun warmed concrete of his driveway in order to get it to melt faster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 The amount of melting that occurred from about 11am to 5pm was pretty impressive. So were the winds. Had a few gusts that nearly blew me out of my lane when I was headed home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDude Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Got chilly out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Flash flood warning for Moline, and a few other cities just upstream on the Rock River. Ice jam. I drove over it on the way home this afternoon and it's still solid ice here near town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Hit 54 with beautiful sunshine today, felt great. 100% ready for spring after the last storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 The amount of melting that occurred from about 11am to 5pm was pretty impressive. So were the winds. Had a few gusts that nearly blew me out of my lane when I was headed home. Same here. I lost 5" today, the most I can ever remember losing in 6 hrs. I will be recording a big T on my CoCoRaHS snow depth report in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 The amount of melting that occurred from about 11am to 5pm was pretty impressive. So were the winds. Had a few gusts that nearly blew me out of my lane when I was headed home. MAJOR snow loss today. MAJOR. The biggest single-day hit of the season. Howling south winds with gusts to 45mph, off and on sunshine, and temps soaring to 51F will do that. I am calling depth 4" now after it was 10" at 8am this morning. Plenty of bare patches showing up in most places now, especially in south facing, sun prone spots (but where the snow is its deeper than 4" in most spots, including still some deep icy drifts). Backyards are certainly still more than half covered to avoid the old T depth, but most now have bare spots. The busy roads are back to their all brown grass with a few drifts and plenty of big snow piles look, complete with puddles and mini lakes everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 There'll be a threat at some point over the next month but it's obvious that this winter's back has been broken. And I've recovered from my post-storm depression. I could definitely use another hit of snow. But the reality is it's March 14th and the end is near. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 50 + wind = snow gone. My yard was down to about 3" when I left for work at 3PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 15, 2014 Author Share Posted March 15, 2014 Just noticed before it got dark, some daffodils are coming up. Only about an inch high, but there growing! Hit 50° twice this month, now comes the next milestone... hitting 60°. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 The amount of melting that occurred from about 11am to 5pm was pretty impressive. So were the winds. Had a few gusts that nearly blew me out of my lane when I was headed home. March sun can melt snow at 20F or at least soften it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Went from 12" to 5" on average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 MAJOR snow loss today. MAJOR. The biggest single-day hit of the season. Howling south winds with gusts to 45mph, off and on sunshine, and temps soaring to 51F will do that. I am calling depth 4" now after it was 10" at 8am this morning. Plenty of bare patches showing up in most places now, especially in south facing, sun prone spots (but where the snow is its deeper than 4" in most spots, including still some deep icy drifts). Backyards are certainly still more than half covered to avoid the old T depth, but most now have bare spots. The busy roads are back to their all brown grass with a few drifts and plenty of big snow piles look, complete with puddles and mini lakes everywhere. Same here. Our snowpack took a big hit today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Gosh all these posts are going to make me miss Orlando badly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Same here. Our snowpack took a big hit today. Pic from 6pm after a day of insane melting and wind. Like I said earlier, near the heavily travelled roads its now mainly all grass and piles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 its march... melt happens. Geos is mowing his mold tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Had a couple inches of wet snow last night... currently 18 and still falling. two more weeks til April woo hoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Just noticed before it got dark, some daffodils are coming up. Only about an inch high, but there growing! Hit 50° twice this month, now comes the next milestone... hitting 60°. noticed the first ones here yesterday as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Its crazy how many bare spots have now appeared...it looks weird seeing grass lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimChgo9 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Snow in the front of the house is all but gone. Parkway and front yard are almost clear. Backyard still has about 4" in the shadow of the house. The big park down the street has a about 4" or so as well, but it is melting and turning into huge puddles. If memory serves, I remember lurching into spring like this back in 1979. Even after the snow was gone, the ground was spongy and soft for weeks, baseball fields, the park, and even my backyard were unusable, because they were so sodden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 15, 2014 Author Share Posted March 15, 2014 its march... melt happens. Geos is mowing his mold tomorrow. So far I don't see any mold. I am happy to see the sod I put down in October looks fine and healthy. --- Bo that's an awful lot of snow you have! Not seeing a real big chance for more than a DAB tonight here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Its clear that the Detroit area lost more snow than any other area of S MI yesterday, and a quick check of obs shows why. Its not even so much the fact that temps were slightly warmer, it was the winds were the strongest here. This is the time of year when any one of a number of factors can murder snowpack. Its why even the largest spring snowstorms usually only last several days on the ground. Spring is emerging after a very severe winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Its clear that the Detroit area lost more snow than any other area of S MI yesterday, and a quick check of obs shows why. Its not even so much the fact that temps were slightly warmer, it was the winds were the strongest here. This is the time of year when any one of a number of factors can murder snowpack. Its why even the largest spring snowstorms usually only last several days on the ground. Spring is emerging after a very severe winter. Expect more melting today as the stratus/stratocumulus mixes out. (granted, it won't be nearly as bad as yesterday) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 From SNE thread. Made me lol a bit http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/42791-march-general-modelpattern-discussion-thread/?p=2882006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 From SNE thread. Made me lol a bit http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/42791-march-general-modelpattern-discussion-thread/?p=2882006 Haha, nice. Looking like about an inch of snow tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 15, 2014 Author Share Posted March 15, 2014 Forecast has up to 0.5" tonight. Clouds are starting to thin out this afternoon allowing for more melting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Snow showers and teens all day today. This close to Spring, Winter days like this are a challenge... lazy day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Why is bowme banned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelakeroy Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Its crazy how many bare spots have now appeared...it looks weird seeing grass lol. I am still a long way from seeing grass except under my pine trees. Most of my yard it 12-18" we were just tramping around in the yard today!! I have really noticed this winter how the paved road areas melt more than the dirt road areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Why is bowme banned? I saw a bunch of drunk posting last night from him and then it getting deleting and him posting even more getting pissed about it. Then he sent a few people some unsavory messages after the fact. I'm sure there was probably more on top of all of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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