SchaumburgStormer Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Needed this nice warmup to get the ice off the trees. Going to have some serious work clearing the branches and trimming those that have broken but are still hanging in the trees. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Today's big warmup unfortunately melted a few inches of snow, but it made it possible to finally get all the thick ice off the streets, driveways, and sidewalks. That stuff sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 0.3” with the cold front this afternoon. Puts us up to 40” on the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 6 hours ago, hawkeye_wx said: Today's big warmup unfortunately melted a few inches of snow, but it made it possible to finally get all the thick ice off the streets, driveways, and sidewalks. That stuff sucked. Impressive warm up today. MLI made it to 50. It's not much, but the slightly higher sun angle does seem to make a difference when you're out in on a day like today. Felt great. Temps have crashed over 30 degrees since though lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 1 minute ago, cyclone77 said: Impressive warm up today. MLI made it to 50. It's not much, but the slightly higher sun angle does seem to make a difference when you're out in on a day like today. Felt great. Temps have crashed over 30 degrees since though lol. OMG you said it! lol. I'm more interested in the moon angle till the Ides of March 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Heavy snow still falling. Looks like 5-7" overnight, I can't freaking tell anymore. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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weatherbo Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Update #3... A foot down and it's pound town. 2' already west of here around Winona.. After today's snow, I will have had nearly 60" the past 2 weeks with 40" of that falling since Tuesday. UNCLE! Where the heck is Will? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 49 minutes ago, weatherbo said: Update #3... A foot down and it's pound town. 2' already west of here around Winona.. After today's snow, I will have had nearly 60" the past 2 weeks with 40" of that falling since Tuesday. UNCLE! Where the heck is Will? How in the hell do you even begin to clear a path to get out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 40 minutes ago, SchaumburgStormer said: How in the hell do you even begin to clear a path to get out? Haha! Well, I have an awesome 52" ride behind industrial type blower that throws the snow 30-40' into the woods, so I can keep the drive open fairly well... Plus I have a blade on my other quad. I'll admit, things do seem to be closing in tho. The back deck and patio all have over 3' on them and were clear a week ago. Hard to keep up. Everything hanging in the tree is at least 8 foot off the ground. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 5 hours ago, weatherbo said: Rumor has it your letting us come stay at your house for a week. When and where? Good lord, that would be a blast! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 The 12z euro has really amped up the Wednesday midwest storm. Of course, it's dropping another several+ inches across much of Iowa. It is an epic period for Iowa snow geeks(unless you live in Sioux City). The only thing that is lacking is real biggie storms. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 16 hours ago, Jackstraw said: OMG you said it! lol. I'm more interested in the moon angle till the Ides of March Hey, even Tom Skilling has been talking about the increasing higher sun angle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 1 hour ago, hawkeye_wx said: The 12z euro has really amped up the Wednesday midwest storm. Of course, it's dropping another several+ inches across much of Iowa. It is an epic period for Iowa snow geeks(unless you live in Sioux City). The only thing that is lacking is real biggie storms. Epic enough I've already kinda forgotten getting locally screwed by the last storm. I still picked up 4.5" which is respectable all in all. Looks like a 3-6" event tomorrow night and another probable 3-6" event in the middle of next week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Winding down to lighter, more showery snow. When I went to bed last night, it was snowing with 1-2" in the forecast and then another inch today before noon. Woke up at 5 and was like wtf! Finished with an average of 13", maybe another couple inches overnight (20-30" fell just west). Season total is somewhere between 180-190". I quit counting weeks ago. A neighbor's cabin a few miles away 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 2 hours ago, weatherbo said: Winding down to lighter, more showery snow. When I went to bed last night, it was snowing with 1-2" in the forecast and then another inch today before noon. Woke up at 5 and was like wtf! Finished with an average of 13", maybe another couple inches overnight (20-30" fell just west). Season total is somewhere between 180-190". I quit counting weeks ago. A neighbor's cabin a few miles away Epic snowpack in the UP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frog Town Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Well, DTX pretty much much sums it up for much of the sub forum......talk about a rock and hard spot, lol. Relentless pattern of anticyclonic wave breaking over the NPAC & CWB over the NATL domain will continue for the duration of the extended period courtesy of a retracted Pacific jet and active STJ extending across the USA. This will, at least, result in stagnation of the current pattern but will more likely favor some degree of longwave amplification accompanied by a tendency for retrogression of the mean storm track when energy occasionally ejects from the western US trough. The forecast is therefore one that migrates toward increasingly mild outcomes with time. The best chances for snow will require suppression from the polar jet which will in turn limit amplification potential and subsequent impact potential while deeper cyclones will be far more likely to track west of the area and bring snow-mix-ra transitions. The first manifestations of this tendency are Sunday`s suppressed low-impact snow potential (discussed above) followed by 12z NWP depictions of a warmer STJ-influenced system lifting west of the CWA mid-week next week. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 8 minutes ago, Frog Town said: Well, DTX pretty much much sums it up for much of the sub forum......talk about a rock and hard spot, lol. Relentless pattern of anticyclonic wave breaking over the NPAC & CWB over the NATL domain will continue for the duration of the extended period courtesy of a retracted Pacific jet and active STJ extending across the USA. This will, at least, result in stagnation of the current pattern but will more likely favor some degree of longwave amplification accompanied by a tendency for retrogression of the mean storm track when energy occasionally ejects from the western US trough. The forecast is therefore one that migrates toward increasingly mild outcomes with time. The best chances for snow will require suppression from the polar jet which will in turn limit amplification potential and subsequent impact potential while deeper cyclones will be far more likely to track west of the area and bring snow-mix-ra transitions. The first manifestations of this tendency are Sunday`s suppressed low-impact snow potential (discussed above) followed by 12z NWP depictions of a warmer STJ-influenced system lifting west of the CWA mid-week next week. working out for Iowa which is in the forum. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 32 minutes ago, Baum said: working out for Iowa which is in the forum. Possibly WI/N. IL, too. Things sure have turned around after the paltry December/early January. hawkeye_wx said it well though, the would-be big dogs have underperformed somewhat (at least for MBY) and that's really what I'm here for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frog Town Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 38 minutes ago, Baum said: working out for Iowa which is in the forum. Well, DTX pretty much sums it up for much of the sub forum......talk about a rock and hard spot, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 On 2/15/2019 at 8:16 PM, Baum said: working out for Iowa which is in the forum. It is good for Iowa, Minnesota, Northern WI/MI. With some luck maybe down to Chicago but the problem is you have the low go north and then a whoosh of cold air before warmth and low going north. A lot like the pattern in December/early January. This is fine by me though, if it isn't going to be a big storm then go north and help setup that clash of air masses for spring. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Baum said: working out for Iowa which is in the forum. We have a great subforum here, and whenever I glance at one of the other subforums, it only reinforces that fact. However it's pretty clear that what's good for some in the subforum will not be good for others. I distinctly remember all these years when we were getting relentless snow cyclone was getting scraps, but this Winter it's the opposite. Everything is hitting Iowa and western Illinois while we get less. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Frog Town said: Well, DTX pretty much much sums it up for much of the sub forum......talk about a rock and hard spot, lol. Since when did dtx get so descriptive in the long range lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 1 minute ago, michsnowfreak said: We have a great subforum here, and whenever I glance at one of the other subforums, it only reinforces that fact. However it's pretty clear that what's good for some in the subforum will not be good for others. I distinctly remember all these years when we were getting relentless snow cyclone was getting scraps, but this Winter it's the opposite. Everything is hitting Iowa and western Illinois while we get less. exactly. Sometimes you just gotta be happy for the other guy(person) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 I think this is a pretty good pattern we’re in right now tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Yikes, last night's 0z GFS run had what would be my favorite type of storm (sarcasm) a week from tomorrow. Cold rain or kitchen sink slop for me, good snows to the north and warm sector CAPE too narrow/paltry to even armchair chase some decent severe. Good thing it's 8 days out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 wow @ Twin Lakes 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Been pounded by snow all afternoon. This morning there was no accumulating snow in the forecast, and it has snowed all day, with significant accums somewhere around 8-9" and still heavy...no advisory or anything. Nearing 70" this month. I have never seen such deep snow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Brief clearing today between lake snow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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