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Potential major winter storm - Feb 24-27


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Potential is there for sure in Chicago and pretty much why I'm still in tracking it. Id have laid the potential out there to on a Sunday evening to you know let the media blow it up lol.. Plus it's kinda refreshing to read some one laying it out there

 

I don't know why the media blows these winter storms up. People act like we don't see snow storms every winter.

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Say the words "winter storm" around here, and you get everyone up in arms.  I was born and raised here, snow is part of winter... you would think everyone who was ever raised here would be used to it.....  

 

I have never seen people complain as loud and as long as they do around here when more than 2" of snow threatens. 

 

Personally, I am not thrilled with the thought of a storm, but it is still winter, after all.  

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If you're not even thrilled then can you just imagine the sweet nothing's others are whispering on Facebook of the prospect of having to drive in that city with snow during a rush hr.. Now if you don't have to drive in it and you live where snow is common just sthu and deal with it plz

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Not so much a "lol" as far as the potential he laid out, but the fact that he went full throttle in laying out the potential in his AFD despite the fact that were still several days out. 

 

It's pretty bold. 

 

GRR is also going bold mentioning 8-12. 

 

 

THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS HAVE TAKEN A BIG JOG TO THE WEST SINCE

YESTERDAY. THE RESULT IS THAT THE SWATH OF DEEP SNOW THAT WAS OVER

OHIO IS NOW BEING PAINTED OVER MID MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY

NIGHT/THURSDAY. IF...AND THAT/S A BIG IF...THE MODELS REMAIN

CONSISTENT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WE COULD BE LOOKING AT BAND OF 8-12

INCH SNOWFALL SOMEWHERE OVER THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE CWA. THE

ECMWF/PARALLEL EURO/GFS/GFS ENSEMBLES ARE ALL LEANING IN THIS

DIRECTION. THE CANADIAN STILL PAINTS THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EAST OF

THE CWA.

THERMAL PROFILES ARE ON THE EDGE OF BEING A LITTLE TOO WARM TO GET

ALL SNOW...BUT ARE STILL ON THE COLD SIDE AND COULD STAY THERE DUE

TO THE COLD DRY AIR THAT`S SITTING NORTH OF THE CWA. ANY WIGGLE

THERE COULD RESULT IN MORE RAIN THAN SNOW. AS IT STANDS NOW THE SNOW

LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE A LOWER RATIO SNOW...LIKE 8-9:1 INITIALLY

BEFORE CLIMBING TO 12:1 LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR SO WHICH WILL BE A

HEAVY SNOW. THUS THE USUAL HEAVY WET SNOW SHOVELING HAZARDS APPLY.

THE SNOW WILL END THURSDAY AS THE STORM MOVES OVER NEW ENGLAND.

THE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A ARCTIC BLAST OF AIR MOVING ACROSS THE

GREAT LAKES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...LIKELY LINGERING INTO THE

FOLLOWING WEEK. H8 TEMPS NEAR -26C WILL RESULT IN HIGHS IN THE TEENS

IF IT VERIFIES. LAKE EFFECT SNOW LOOKS LIKE A GOOD POSSIBILITY NEXT

WEEKEND.

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The DGEX run (06z) posted above was an extension of the 06z NAM.

 

Yeah now it is out of range unless you're way up north and east.

 

Skilling did a write up this afternoon.

He's cautiously optimistic.

http://chicagoweathercenter.com/blog/mid-week-winter-storm-potential-being-monitored-in-sections-of-the-nations-mid-section-not-yet-a-slam-dunk-but-certainly-the-subject-of-scrutiny-by-forecasters-here

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Couldn't help myself and peeked at the 15z SREF. A lot of spread as expected but already looks decent for GYY with a mean of 4" and several members AOA 12"

 

Made me look too.  :snowing:

 

6" here for the mean. Everything up to 14" on the table.

 

21z bumped up to 6" for you.

 

Snap shot of the NAVGEM.

 

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I'm definitely following this prospective storm system in hopes of a possible chase. There will need to be better model consensus suggesting blizzard conditions no further W than Chicago to justify the 1000 sm trip.

Currently, the thermals and the exact intensity have me concerned as to whether this will materialize into a significant 12" blizzard...which is my minimum standard for such a long expedition. We shall see.

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