Christina311 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 This is my first spring living here (Toronto) so I'm not really sure when the first signs of spring usually happen. But it has been a really warm winter and I saw the first buds popping out on the trees before February was over. I just got back from vacation last night and the buds on the trees are green and flowers are blooming. In a normal year, does spring usually start earlier in the Great Lakes area compared to New England? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 This is my first spring living here (Toronto) so I'm not really sure when the first signs of spring usually happen. But it has been a really warm winter and I saw the first buds popping out on the trees before February was over. I just got back from vacation last night and the buds on the trees are green and flowers are blooming. In a normal year, does spring usually start earlier in the Great Lakes area compared to New England? Are you sure there isn't a warm air vent blowing on your plants? We are only slightly colder here and I have absolutely no signs of spring foliage besides a slightly greener lawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina311 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Are you sure there isn't a warm air vent blowing on your plants? We are only slightly colder here and I have absolutely no signs of spring foliage besides a slightly greener lawn. No, the trees outside. You can't see that the buds are green here, because it was getting dark out, but they're real Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Synoptic wind threat increasing on Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I was watching the CLE radar loop and there was a little swirl that looks roughly like the hurricane symbol. Not a lake-effect-snow vortex, not a hurricane. No convective contribution from the warm lake water - the lake is colder than the surface temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 NAM has 60-65 kt winds at the top of the mixed layer for several hours around here on Wednesday. Here's the peak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I was watching the CLE radar loop and there was a little swirl that looks roughly like the hurricane symbol. Not a lake-effect-snow vortex, not a hurricane. No convective contribution from the warm lake water - the lake is colder than the surface temps. Had something similar to that over N. Central IL this morning. I forgot to screen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Hit 50° today with clouds all day. Didn't really rain anymore before sunrise today. That radar image looks like the kind of mesolows that appear over the bottom of Lake MI in the winter with LES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 This has really turned into a seriously impressive gradient wind situation for eastern Iowa and northern IL later tonight into tomorrow. Widespread 30-40kts being shown on many of the models. Gonna be hard to top the last high wind event last month, but this one should give it a run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Wow, the models are really catching up to this dynamic system now. Again, the euro saw it first. The 06z nam/4knam are truly impressive, rapidly strengthening this thing from the 990s into the 970s(other models not quite as strong) in a short time later as it crosses eastern Iowa. The nam and gfs are up to 2 inches of rain for CR and 4 inches near the MN border. First thing tomorrow morning the wind should really be howling here in CR. This should be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 First t-storm of the season last night around 3am. Nice boomers. Next wave of rain moving in now with 1-2" looking good. As Hawkeye mentioned, this thing really is going to be dynamic today and tomorrow. Cams really catching onto the rapid deepening. Most are showing a changeover to snow in E MN. The 6z NAM and 4k both show unrealistic amounts of 6-12" in MSP. We may see some accums on grassy surfaces though. Wind gusts to 50mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 12z nam has backed off with the strength of the low by several mb(vs 06z), tracks it a bit farther east. Really, that's more in line with the other models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Dense fog this morning. Vis around a half mile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 45° with a E wind and sun and clouds right now. Probably get to the low 50s late in the day as the storms make a run this direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 High wind watches from DVN and LOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 yeah, tomorrow looks solid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Just glancing at the 12z runs for tomorrow...the GFS wind fields are NUTS. Checking some forecast soundings/mixing potential, there would be a band of gust potential pushing 70-75 mph in southern WI/northern IL. NAM also impressive but seems more subdued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 This is my first spring living here (Toronto) so I'm not really sure when the first signs of spring usually happen. But it has been a really warm winter and I saw the first buds popping out on the trees before February was over. I just got back from vacation last night and the buds on the trees are green and flowers are blooming. In a normal year, does spring usually start earlier in the Great Lakes area compared to New England?Not necessarily. It varies every year, I'm sure new england will be earlier than normal this year too. The last 3 years in the Detroit area, we didn't have leaves til May. In 2012 they were popping in late March (normal is late april). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 This is my first spring living here (Toronto) so I'm not really sure when the first signs of spring usually happen. But it has been a really warm winter and I saw the first buds popping out on the trees before February was over. I just got back from vacation last night and the buds on the trees are green and flowers are blooming. In a normal year, does spring usually start earlier in the Great Lakes area compared to New England? Hey, missed this post at first. Welcome to our fair city. Aside from March 2012, it's pretty unusual to see much budding before April. The pic you took may be those "winter buds" that I've heard about. Not sure how you distinguish those buds from regular springtime buds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachLB Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 NWS just verified 4 tornadoes in Ohio for 3/14 Phillipsburg Montgomery county EF1 Arcanum Darke county Pittsburg Darke county Wheatville Prebel county No rating for other 3 yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 The high winds don't look as impressive as it had previously for this area. Before work this morning many of the models were showing 35+kts sustained wind through a large section of the area. About 10kts lower with the newer runs. Looks like a solid advisory event though. Looks like best wind fields have shifted northeast some compared to previous runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 The wind is picking up out there. 0.28" of rain for Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllinoisWedges Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 High Wind Warning issued for the remaining High Wind Watches in LOT. Gusts to 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogget Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 High wind warnings in Dane and Green counties, WI. Others as well, I am sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 1.17" storm total here. Nice soaker. Grass has really greened up now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 0.85" yesterday at MSP tied the daily record. More rain fell overnight but I haven't checked the totals yet. Might see a rain/snow mix tonight into tomorrow. Grass looks better now than it did in May of last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Mid-morning TSRA. Sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 heavy wet snow falling this morning. Hi-res models painting snow in feet imby. 12z 4k coming in juicy as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 The backwash precip filled in a bit last night and boosted my 24 hr rain total to 0.52", but all the heavy stuff blew up to the east. The system didn't quite rev up soon enough for CR and points west. As cyclone posted, the wind isn't what it could have been. So far, we're getting gusts in the 30s, a far cry from the 60 mph mentioned by the NWS. It might pick up a bit more later this morning. While my backyard didn't get much out of this, it was fun to track the first dynamic spring system. Have fun with your snow, weatherbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Congrats Bo...keep us updated. I imagine you'll get orographic enhancement IYBY due to the strong E winds. Only an advisory up for your county - probably need to have a warning carved out on top of your hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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