Brewers Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 The show is finally in high gear here. Pure rippage right out of the gate. Viz down to 0.5 mi. A very nice snow band has camped out over the eastern metro moving west. The models depicted a large area of snow hanging back in MN as the low pulls off into N IL and that's exactly what is happening. Congrats to Brewers. Glad you found heavy snow back in Racine! Good luck up there...I'll be back tomorrow, hopefully to a fresh 6"+. Probably got spoiled a bit here but I'm not complaining! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern_IN_Wx Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Half inch of sleet and 0.15 ice accum storm total. Glad most missed out on a big ice storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Glad most missed out on a big ice storm. No crap. Ice is the worst. Not even a glaze on branches around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Easy 6" here. Just pounding away. Powerball I guess I was low balling at 6-8". This is gunning for a foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Just took a spin...the blowing snow is causing waves on the open roads...fun stuff. The big old stinky van made it right though like a snowmobile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Glad the ice didn't materilize. Would have been highly damaging to the power grid. Still snowingLol, like a sleigh ride DLL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Worst ice storm in recent memory for the city branches down everywhere you look and some large trees down too only about 1/4 inch of ice but winds gusting 40-50 all day did the trick could of been worse if temps weren't marginal 32-34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClicheVortex2014 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Textbook freezing rain profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Couple inches of sleet on the ground now here. Still pingin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 In a bit of a break here but we are already up to 36 here. Hopefully the roads will have been treated some in 2 hours when I get out on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I take it back - it's finally rain with this last batch moving through. Weird storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Moderate snow here still. Slighty drippy outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Glad the ice didn't materilize. Would have been highly damaging to the power grid. Still snowing Lol, was it like a sleigh ride DLL! I put the hammer down... The only thing was the snow is coming down so hard that everything was just building up on the windshield... Interstate traffic was just crawling up here...maybe 25 or 30mph. Looks like some openings appearing in the snow across Iowa and NW of Madison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Over 6+ now, storm is definitely over acheiving, new forecast from NWS APX says another 6" tonight, buggest synoptic event for my area since 3/12 hard to believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 In a bit of a break here but we are already up to 36 here. Hopefully the roads will have been treated some in 2 hours when I get out on them. Pretty good melting already happening on the side streets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Over 6+ now, storm is definitely over acheiving, new forecast from NWS APX says another 6" tonight, buggest synoptic event for my area since 3/12 hard to believe. You guys in Northern Lower have been long overdue for a decent synoptic snowstorm. These closed-off / negative tilt gulf lows, which have been MIA until now, are your bread and butter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I put the hammer down... The only thing was the snow is coming down so hard that everything was just building up on the windshield... Interstate traffic was just crawling up here...maybe 25 or 30mph. Looks like some openings appearing in the snow across Iowa and NW of Madison. That's no fun driving when you can't see good. This is the type of storm where your windshield wipers freeze up. Stay safe up there. Looks like in your in for more intermittent snow now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 You guys in Northern Lower have been long overdue for a decent synoptic snowstorm. These closed-off / negative tilt gulf lows, which have been MIA until now, are your bread and butter. Yea it has been a little tough to watch all the storms pass to our south or west the past few years, but hard to complain when we still get 130-150" a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csnavywx Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 0400 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 SSW HAZELWOOD 38.76N 90.37W 12/28/2015 M9.15 INCH ST. LOUIS MO ASOS STORM TOTAL....9.15 INCHES. MONTHLY TOTAL FOR DECEMBER 11.71 INCHES. WFO got even more. They had 9.38 as of 6 a.m. this morning. Lots of co-op stations over 10". The flooding and standing water has been nothing short of incredible and this is December, not April/May. Interstates, highways and bridges closing left and right and the Mississippi isn't due to crest until Wednesday. Feels like '93 madness all over again except it's coming in much faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 It's been absolute pound town in Green Bay. Sustained winds of 35-40 MPH and wind gusts of 50 MPH for the past 3 hours. There was even Thundersnow a little while ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n1vek Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 About 5" of frozen on the ground in Alger, MI. Just came in from outside and its 100% sleet. A serious gust came through the trees while I was out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 lol at the update from MKX... 000FXUS63 KMKX 290255AFDMKXAREA FORECAST DISCUSSIONNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI855 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015.UPDATE...CHASING THE PRECIPITATION TYPE HAS BEEN A REAL CHALLENGE THISEVENING. THE SOUTHEAST HASN/T TRANSITIONED AS EXPECTED WITH SNOWACCUMS HITTING 6-7 INCHES IN THE MILWAUKEE METRO AREA. THE SLEETACCUMULATIONS HAVE BEEN STUNNING. WE EVEN HAD SOME THUNDER IN AFEW LOCATIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AS THE MID LEVEL DRY SLOTWORKED IN. THAT DRY SLOT HAS FILLED BACK IN AS THE CIRCULATION OFTHE UPPER LOW IS NOW MOVING INTO NORTHEAST IL AND SOUTHEAST WI. ITAPPEARS THE DYNAMIC COOLING UNDER THAT CIRCULATION HAS TURNED THEPRECIP TYPE BACK TO ALL SNOW IN THE SOUTHEAST...AFTER HAVINGTRANSITIONED TO MORE LIQUID. OIY. AREAS WEST AND NORTH OF MADISONHAVE BEEN ALL SNOW THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENT AND ACCUMS UP THERESHOULD BE PUSHING 10 INCHES BEFORE IT ENDS. SOME WHITE-OUTCONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THE HRRR IS DOING A DECENT JOBWITH TRENDS AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE SOUTH WILL SEE THE PRECIPDIMINISH/END BY AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN SPREAD QUICKLY NORTH WITHAREAS NORTH OF MADISON OUT OF MOST OF IT BY 3 AM.THE SURFACE LOW WAS JUST EAST OF PEORIA AT AROUND 8 PM AND LOOKSLIKE IT WILL MAKE IT TO KENOSHA BY 3 AM. THIS IS A BIT FARTHERSOUTH THAN EARLIER THOUGHT. IT APPEARED THE LOW MAY MAKE IT UP TOMILWAUKEE. ONCE THE UPPER CIRCULATION LIFTS NORTH...WE MAY LOOSEICE CRYSTALS AND GO OVER TO A LIGHT FREEZING PRECIP FOR ATIME...WHERE TEMPS ARE BELOW FREEZING. THE SOUTHEAST MAY CLIMB TO33-34F BEFORE DROPPING BACK DOWN AFTER SUNRISE. ITS ALL VERYCOMPLEX AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. ROADS WILL LIKELY STAY TORTUROUSTHROUGHTHE MORNING RUSH HOUR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Finished the storm off with about a half inch of snow. At least it looks a little white out there now. What a strange progression of weather conditions today. Had predominantly sleet early on, but was pretty light so didn't add up that much like some of you guys experienced. Freezing rain was starting to get serious but luckily bumped up just warm enough to melt off what glazed. Actually the winds broke off the glazing as soon as there was the slightest amount of melting. Had several hours of plain moderate rain. Then a quick switch to sleet and then snow to cap it all off. All in all this will be a fairly forgettable system here, as we never really had a lot of one type of precip. Was definitely an entertaining storm to forecast, track, and watch go down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Easy 6" here. Just pounding away. Powerball I guess I was low balling at 6-8". This is gunning for a foot. I definitely can see 12"+ happening. Storm's just half way over for you at this point. I'm sure it's depressing knowing you're eventually going to have to leave that and come back down here to the Tropics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Finished the storm off with about a half inch of snow. At least it looks a little white out there. What a strange progression of weather conditions today. Had predominantly sleet early on, but was pretty light so didn't add up that much like some of you guys experienced. Freezing rain was starting to get serious but luckily bumped up just warm enough to melt off what glazed. Actually the winds broke off the glazing as soon as there was the slightest amount of melting. Had several hours of plain moderate rain. Then a quick switch to sleet and then snow to cap it all off. All in all this will be a fairly forgettable system here, as we never really had a lot of one type of precip. Was definitely an entertaining storm to forecast, track, and watch go down. While a lot of us missed out on truly memorable weather in our backyards, in terms of the overall optics (between the deadly tornadoes, the historic flooding, the widespread sleet accumulation, the widespread near-blizzard conditions and the widespread big dog snow amounts), I'd go as far as to say this was the most exciting storm we've had in the subforum since GHD 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 While a lot of us missed out on truly memorable weather in our backyards, in terms of the overall optics (between the deadly tornadoes, the historic flooding, the widespread sleet accumulation, the widespread near-blizzard conditions and the widespread big dog snow amounts), I'd go as far as to say this was the most exciting storm we've had in the subforum since GHD 2011. Yeah it definitely ranks up there pretty high, no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 .86 QPF in 1.3" of snow/sleet here. Congrats to those getting hit, pretty awesome storm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 It's been absolute pound town in Green Bay. Sustained winds of 35-40 MPH and wind gusts of 50 MPH for the past 3 hours. There was even Thundersnow a little while ago. I guess the wind barometer in Green Bay just decided to finally throw in the towel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 More lightning strikes around Green Bay currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravisWx Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Getting clobbered for the past 2 hours in Rogers City, MI. Sustained winds of 20-28mph. Power almost went out about 10 minutes ago. Big flash outside, everything went dead, then came back on a few seconds after. I'd say there is at least 4-6 inches on the ground right now. By the looks of it we still have a ways to go for this storm. Bring it on!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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