Hoosier Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 A lot to sort out in terms of details, which will dictate just how big/widespread this ends up being. But the potential is there for a highly disruptive storm, and possibly a destructive one if it plays out right. General setup has been commented on in the medium/long range thread, but just to summarize: a very strong surface high moving through the northern tier will supply low level cold air as moisture overruns a frontal boundary, resulting in a mixed bag of precip types. This setup gets going as early as late week, and if the models are to be believed, this could initially focus more toward the Ohio Valley. The boundary should eventually retreat north, spreading the wintry precip with it, as the main upper level energy and associated surface low eject northeast. This aspect is farther out in time and thus more subject to change. If it does play out that way, then a very large area would be subjected to a wintry mess. A lot of uncertainty here, but the prospect of a storm looks good enough at this point. The question is whether it ends up being rather run of the mill or something bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachLB Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 This would be rather painful for many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 ILX office mentioned this system in their AFD Area Forecast DiscussionNational Weather Service Lincoln IL301 PM CST Sun Jan 8 2017The passage of the low and trailing cold front on Thursday willusher in an Arctic air mass. There is better model agreement thatthe front will stall in the Ohio River Valley Thursday night, andremain an active frontal circulation as shortwaves ride northeastalong the boundary. One particular wave in the models looks totrigger precip later Thursday night into Saturday, with thepotential for an extended freezing rain event. The ECMWF brings inanother low to keep precip going through Sunday, which the GFS doesnot show.With cold high pressure entrenched to our north feeding dry lowlevel air into central Illinois and warm air overrunning the frontalboundary,portions of central Illinois could see significant icing.There are differences in the timing of the wave of low pressure, themovement/placement of the frontal boundary, and how long precip willcontinue from Thursday night through Sunday. Likewise, thermalprofile differences create precip type concerns between the models.Due to the uncertainty, will not change from the current forecast ofrain/snow for the late week/weekend system with this update.One item that is in better agreement is that there could be heavyrainfall/QPF in southeast Illinois from Thursday through Sunday,which could cause some river flooding issues into the following week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Will be interesting. Still in fantasy range but there are some signals for possible severe weather riding on the heels of this thing, especially from central IL/IN/OH southward. That would definitely suck to have some low topped fast moving super cells move through the same areas that could be impacted by heavy ice. Like I said fantasy range, but seeing signals of 60's and dews in the high 50's following this system, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillsdaleMIWeather Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 18Z GFS ain't got much of a system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, HillsdaleMIWeather said: 18Z GFS ain't got much of a system. It's coming on future panels, but the main energy is delayed to the point that the low level cold dome is eroding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillsdaleMIWeather Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 7 minutes ago, Hoosier said: It's coming on future panels, but the main energy is delayed to the point that the low level cold dome is eroding. Yeah, it's a washout. Of course were still so far out that this uncertainty is more than expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 GFS peaks the high pressure at 1055 mb in western WI. According to this map, there has not been a pressure that high recorded that far east of the Plains, at least at a major reporting station. Doesn't mean the GFS can't verify but one has to wonder if the high actually comes in that strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 2 hours ago, Hoosier said: It's coming on future panels, but the main energy is delayed to the point that the low level cold dome is eroding. If it ejects out like yesterday's two Euro runs then the potential is sky high but I'll pass on these GFS solutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radtechwxman Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Yea I'm really unsure on how this will pan out. Euro may be ejecting the energy out too fast and GFS too slow. The critical factor is the strength and position of that high. Euro is weaker and further east which allows the qpf to creep north more into the colder air mass. GFS is crazy strong high pressure and really holds this south. IMO Euro has had better run to run consistency with this system. But I know lately GFS seems to be performing better. I haven't seen a good ice storm in ages. These kind of prolonged overrunning ice events are harder to come by further north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rent Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Current analogues all point to mid Missouri. It gets dicey east. http://www.eas.slu.edu/CIPS/ANALOG/DFHR.php?reg=MV&fhr=F132&rundt=2017010812&map=thbFZRASent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 1 hour ago, StormChaser4Life said: Yea I'm really unsure on how this will pan out. Euro may be ejecting the energy out too fast and GFS too slow. The critical factor is the strength and position of that high. Euro is weaker and further east which allows the qpf to creep north more into the colder air mass. GFS is crazy strong high pressure and really holds this south. IMO Euro has had better run to run consistency with this system. But I know lately GFS seems to be performing better. I haven't seen a good ice storm in ages. These kind of prolonged overrunning ice events are harder to come by further north. Seems that way, doesn't it? I was thinking that myself but I'm not sure if there's actually any data to back it up or if it's selective memory. I guess I'll ask this question here. Does anyone know anything about a big ice storm in the Midwest a long time ago... maybe back in the 1920s or 1930s? I've tried searching and haven't found what I'm looking for. I've read about this storm before but I just can't recall an exact date, and I don't think it was the December 1924 ice storm. EDIT: nevermind, just found it! It was January 1930. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 This is a picture I found of the devastating ice storm here in Findlay, Ohio. March 30, 1928. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 00z GFS not cutoff-ey on this run. Should result in a more impressive outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 But from hr. 126-132 the GFS slides that massive high pressure to the east quite quickly to allow for the return flow of moisture and ice. Don't know if I buy that speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortex Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 1 hour ago, Hoosier said: Seems that way, doesn't it? I was thinking that myself but I'm not sure if there's actually any data to back it up or if it's selective memory. I guess I'll ask this question here. Does anyone know anything about a big ice storm in the Midwest a long time ago... maybe back in the 1920s or 1930s? I've tried searching and haven't found what I'm looking for. I've read about this storm before but I just can't recall an exact date, and I don't think it was the December 1924 ice storm. EDIT: nevermind, just found it! It was January 1930. I remember the ice storm in New England and Canada back in January of 1998. I believe a few locations had 4" of ice accumulation. They also had one in the early 1920s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrad08 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 A lot more warm air coming into the storm on the 00z for the second half of the event.Heavy thunderstorms even get going... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 00z GGEM is north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natester Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 The 0z run eerily reminds me of December 11, 2007. Wind won't be much of a factor even if I get a quarter inch of ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlover2 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 12 minutes ago, Hoosier said: 00z GGEM is north. And west. Pretty amped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillsdaleMIWeather Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 0Z GFS and GEM certainly a step in the right direction for a more potent system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csnavywx Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 GFS starting to cave to the fast northern stream/TPV solution of the Euro and NAM. It's interesting to me that the NAM is closer to the Euro than the GFS at the end of the run in this regard. I'm favoring the Euro's solution at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Already seeing ice accum maps one Facebook. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 1 minute ago, SchaumburgStormer said: Already seeing ice accum maps one Facebook. Ugh. Yep. The negative side of weather and social media. A generic "potential ice zone" map is one thing, but it's not that, of course. It's the maps showing those huge amounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 For the file of the absurd, the GGEM has a max of 4" of ice in Oklahoma. The ominous thing is that you cut that in half and still end up with a devastating event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo762 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Model QPF outputs seem outrageous for January, but if they do indeed verify along with SFC and 850 temps, oh boy. Still in fantasy land right now, but I'd much rather take on 6-18" of snow than deal with the crippling impacts of 2" of ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 ECMWF will be different this run. Slower ejection of main western energy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 10 minutes ago, Hoosier said: ECMWF will be different this run. Slower ejection of main western energy. This solution actually ends up being worse from an ice perspective. More prolonged... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHweather Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Yeah, the Euro was a giant case of ouch for a large area it looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillsdaleMIWeather Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 5 minutes ago, OHweather said: Yeah, the Euro was a giant case of ouch for a large area it looks like. Can you give some ideas of numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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