Hoosier Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Even down toward the I-70 corridor of IL/IN is currently only a few degrees above freezing, so expect it to be a slow process to get comfortably above freezing farther north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoalCityWxMan Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ROCK ISLAND...NORTHWESTERN MERCER...SCOTT...EASTERN MUSCATINE AND SOUTH CENTRAL CLINTON COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CST... At 547 PM CST, strong thunderstorms were located near Fairport, or near Muscatine, moving northeast at 60 mph. Sleet and half inch hail are possible with these storms. Locations impacted include... Davenport, Moline, Rock Island, Bettendorf, Muscatine, East Moline, Durant, Silvis, Eldridge, DeWitt, Milan, Le Claire, Coal Valley, Hampton, Port Byron, Walcott, Blue Grass, Buffalo, Andalusia and Rapids City. This includes the following highways... Interstate 74 in Iowa between mile markers 1 and 5. Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 280 and 306. Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 1 and 4. Interstate 74 in Illinois between mile markers 1 and 6. Interstate 88 between mile markers 1 and 6. Interstate 280 between mile markers 1 and 18. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to ponding of water on roadways. With temperatures in the upper 20s to low 30s, rapid icing is also possible on surfaces. Frequent lightning is occurring with this storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 ^ headed right for cycloneville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Already down to 30/25. So DTX thinking we hover around 30 is looking to be wrong as we have gone from 37/29 to 30/25 in just 3 1/2 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoboy645 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Currently snowing pretty good right now. My current temperature is 21 so it's pretty cold for ice/sleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Widespread thunderstorms from the Quad Cities down into W. Illinois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSNOW Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Light freezing rain started 20 minutes ago streets are a sheet of ice already it’s 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMB WX Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Big legendary kitchen sink falling.. no clue what radar looks like but its pouring nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Pretty bad ass out there right now. Frequent lightning, with some pretty loud booms occasionally. Pure freezing rain just pouring down atm, with no sleet. Good thing this shouldn't last much longer than another hr or so, or we'd be in some deep s***. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMB WX Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Mongo flakes. Pouring rain and sleet. Unreal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Solid FZRA right now, sitting at 29. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlon62 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Sleetshow.Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillsdaleMIWeather Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 44 minutes ago, Stebo said: Already down to 30/25. So DTX thinking we hover around 30 is looking to be wrong as we have gone from 37/29 to 30/25 in just 3 1/2 hours. Same here, down to 33, wondering if this event might give us lots with no advisory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 3.7” of snow measured on the deck. Should make a push to around 4” a couple counties south of here have widespread 7-8” totals with more to go. MSP reporting 3.4” with a liquid content of 0.20” at 6pm. I believe that is a 17:1 ratio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Power went out for a few mins. Hope it doesn't go out for good. Glad the heaviest frz rain is almost done. It sounded like a summer night there for awhile. Most thunder from a cold precip event I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 DVN is up to 0.71" of precip so far. Very impressive. My station gauge is frozen up and showing 0.00" for the day. Guessing at least half an inch of precip has fallen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ams30721us Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 23 minutes ago, cyclone77 said: Power went out for a few mins. Hope it doesn't go out for good. Glad the heaviest frz rain is almost done. It sounded like a summer night there for awhile. Most thunder from a cold precip event I've ever seen. Yes, the amount of frequent lightning and thunder was really impressive! Heck, most of our recent warm, thunderstorm events didn't have that much of a light show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Perry Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, cyclone77 said: DVN is up to 0.71" of precip so far. Very impressive. My station gauge is frozen up and showing 0.00" for the day. Guessing at least half an inch of precip has fallen. Fortunately if the rain falls that fast it’s extremely hard to have decent accretion - so that’s a plus on the ice accums part for many in the sub. Hoping to get into some of what you got over there - wouldn’t mind some thunder and lightning to go with my ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, ams30721us said: Yes, the amount of frequent lightning and thunder was really impressive! Heck, most of our recent warm, thunderstorm events didn't have that much of a light show! Yeah if it wasn't so cold out I would have loved to head outside of town and try to get some lightning shots. 2 minutes ago, Harry Perry said: Fortunately if the rain falls that fast it’s extremely hard to have decent accretion - so that’s a plus on the ice accums part for many in the sub. Hoping to get into some of what you got over there - wouldn’t mind some thunder and lightning to go with my ice. Yeah no doubt the fast precip rate cut into the accretion. Have probably a few tenths or so. If this much precip fell over a longer span it would have been a lot worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ams30721us Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Still ended up with a good 1/2"-1" of slush on the roads and parking lots! Impressive, especially with Hi-res models backing off on amounts earlier today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 37 minutes ago, cyclone77 said: DVN is up to 0.71" of precip so far. Very impressive. My station gauge is frozen up and showing 0.00" for the day. Guessing at least half an inch of precip has fallen. I've had my Davis freeze like that a few times. I have two CoCoRaHS gauges as a manual backup. Sounds like a mess out there. It must be neat to experience a zr thunderstorm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Thunderstorms with freezing rain continue tonight in Illinois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Absolutely pouring ZR. Heavy rates limiting accretion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 It's like a tropical downpour right now, and still only 31. Rain is way too heavy to have much, if any, accum though. With heavy rates like this you need temps in the mid-20's or lower. So looks like QPF amounts will work out, but ice accrual amounts will under-perform due to high rates in a more marginal temp environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Just now, Chicago Storm said: It's like a tropical downpour right now, and still only 31. Rain is way too heavy to have much, if any, accum though. With heavy rates like this you need temps in the mid-20's or lower. So looks like QPF amounts will work out, but ice accrual amounts will under-perform due to high rates in a more marginal temp environment. probably a good thing. 1/2 inch of ice would not be good at 25 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malacka11 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Just heard some rolling thunder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 +TSFZRA here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey2323 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 DTX AFD update mentions the possibility of an upgrade to warning. Quote In response to the choice of headlines, the possibility remains that at least a portion of the Winter Weather Advisory may require an upgrade to an Ice Storm Warning. Flexibility exists within the headline decision making process. Rather than working off of strict threshold guidelines, consideration is given to specific details of the event-at-hand for the anticipated impacts. With regards to icing events, considerations include impacts to travel, potential for power outages, and recovery/response time. Regarding this particular event, widespread travel difficulties are anticipated due to icy roadways late tonight through Wednesday morning. However, temperatures warming above freezing during the late morning and early afternoon should help to improving travel relatively quickly for treated surfaces. What is of high confidence for this event is the negligible wind, forecasting easterly winds of less than 15 knots throughout the entirety of the event. This is expected to limit the amount of power outages across the area. Isolated power outages will remain possible due to convective rainfall rates. No significant changes were needed for the grids, no changes are being made to the headlines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 0.30" official ice total for DVN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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