michsnowfreak Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 13 minutes ago, cyclone77 said: Very nice! Some nice enhancement from your area towards the nose of Iowa on radar atm. How much do you have on the ground total now? Just started to snow again after a break. How much did you have on the ground before today's snow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 17, 2019 Author Share Posted February 17, 2019 9 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said: How much did you have on the ground before today's snow? Had about 3" of ancient crust that dates back to Jan 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 3 hours ago, cyclone77 said: The enhanced banding did work to be sure. Dropped over 1.5" in about an hour. Up to 3.1" as of 10:30am. 2nd dry slot moving in, but should fill back in by early afternoon for perhaps another inch or so. 1 inch of crappola here. You're fired lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 A trained spotter in Cedar Rapids just sent in a report with 6.0" and 2" in the last 30 minutes. That's insane! I am in Hiawatha for this storm and while the snow has been pretty heavy, it didn't look to me like it was over 2"/hr. I thought the snow I had in Iowa City a few days ago was heavier than this, though the flakes are probably at least twice as large with this system. 2"/hr vs 4"/hr. Either way, pretty awesome rates out here from this band. It has only really started to lighten up over the past 5 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I'm up to 6.5", with 1.4" in the last hour. The 2" in 30 minutes report sounds excessive. The strong enhancement parked over Cedar Rapids on radar is finally showing signs of weakening. Cyclone, I had a few inches on the ground before this storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 35 minutes ago, cyclone77 said: Had about 3" of ancient crust that dates back to Jan 12. The only snow here is piles although there is a thin crust in the northern suburbs. Regardless you have had a much better Winter and even though I always wish my backyard would jackpot, it is definitely well deserved for your area. It seems that I'm in a location where complete crap winters are very rare however even though I belong in this sub forum, I noticed that winters that are great in the northeast tend to be much better here than in your area, but winters that may really be great for much of the Midwest are just so so here, even though I am part of the Midwest. Lol sounds weird and I don't even know if I'm explaining it correctly, but it's something I've definitely noticed over the past 15 years or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 29 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said: The only snow here is piles although there is a thin crust in the northern suburbs. Regardless you have had a much better Winter and even though I always wish my backyard would jackpot, it is definitely well deserved for your area. It seems that I'm in a location where complete crap winters are very rare however even though I belong in this sub forum, I noticed that winters that are great in the northeast tend to be much better here than in your area, but winters that may really be great for much of the Midwest are just so so here, even though I am part of the Midwest. Lol sounds weird and I don't even know if I'm explaining it correctly, but it's something I've definitely noticed over the past 15 years or so. This has been the winter of eastern Iowa/QCA and southern Wisconsin. Similar to last winter. Don’t worry, we will get our chance once again, and those folks will be left with cirrus :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMB WX Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Just bad luck for SE, MI and not a great location to be honest especially in this winter pattern that's acting more Nina vs Nino. Northeast has received plenty of precip and huge snows up north, When Northern England and even Boston area is getting pounded that normally bodes well for us here and to the west/nw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ams30721us Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Wow! Absolutely ripping snow right now! Easily the heaviest rates since the start of this event. Main roads quickly becoming snow covered again, and visibility is less than a 1/4 mile. This event has exceeded my expectations! This Winter is off da chain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 This is tied with the Jan 31st snow for my favorite event of the season. Think this one will probably take the number 1 spot though. Long duration, heavy rates during daytime and a 6+ event! Can't really ask for much more around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I'm up to 7.1". This is absolutely my favorite storm of the season, passing the last one, which passed the last one before that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 17, 2019 Author Share Posted February 17, 2019 16 minutes ago, ams30721us said: Wow! Absolutely ripping snow right now! Easily the heaviest rates since the start of this event. Main roads quickly becoming snow covered again, and visibility is less than a 1/4 mile. This event has exceeded my expectations! This Winter is off da chain! Nice to hear. Still pretty light out this way, but the main area of enhancement has yet to arrive. Up to 3.2" as of around 3pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radtechwxman Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 25 minutes ago, mimillman said: This has been the winter of eastern Iowa/QCA and southern Wisconsin. Similar to last winter. Don’t worry, we will get our chance once again, and those folks will be left with cirrus :p Couldn't agree more. Rich get richer this winter. Yea I'm jealous. Lol. And mid week system looks to impact the same areas as today the best. Surprise surprise. Lol. First big bust of the winter here. Probably not even a half inch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Jackstraw said: 1 inch of crappola here. You're fired lol. Bust up here. I was expecting 1-2" to whiten things up. However, I'm stuck with fzdz. That has been the default result here on at least 3 weather systems this winter. Just enough ice to send cars plowing into each other and into ditches. EDIT: If the NAM temperature profile verifies, more of that crap Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 58 minutes ago, mimillman said: This has been the winter of eastern Iowa/QCA and southern Wisconsin. Similar to last winter. Don’t worry, we will get our chance once again, and those folks will be left with cirrus :p Actually last Winter was great here. Snowfall totals in Southeast Michigan range from 60 to 90". If this Winter finishes with below average snowfall, as I think it will here, it will be for just the 2nd time in the last 7 years and the 3rd time in the last 12 years. As much as i hate to admit it, weve been due. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 59 minutes ago, UMB WX said: Just bad luck for SE, MI and not a great location to be honest especially in this winter pattern that's acting more Nina vs Nino. Northeast has received plenty of precip and huge snows up north, When Northern England and even Boston area is getting pounded that normally bodes well for us here and to the west/nw. Usually Southeast Michigan is a great location for the kind of snows that keep hitting to our west and north. There have not been many huge non-Lake belt events that I can recall this Winter, just solid event after solid event after solid event for those areas. When rolling the dice though I would take a chance with a La Nina pattern because it all depends where the gradient steps up. This area saw between 70 and 100" of snow in 2007-08. In the past month I've seen 17" of snow, 3 ice storms, several rain events, and temperatures ranging from 56ﾟ to -15ﾟ. It's not been dull by any means but anything non-snow is not my cup of tea lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Still coming down out there. Big ol' flakes, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Reading through this thread it appears that the nature of this event is for lots of good busts and lots of bad busts depending on the area. Another event where even the now cast models can't really grasp exactly what's happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzardof96 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Environment Canada adds a SWS for the Golden Horseshoe. They're thinking a general 2-4" with up to 6" possible for YHM--Grimbsy--Oakville. This is a tough event to forecast. On the one hand you have good ratios and models like HRRR/RGEM bringing a solid band through between 6z--12z. The NAM however has been further south with dry air dominating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King James Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Pretty icy/slippery outside, as is tradition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzardof96 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 As a Toronto snow lover, a low position near Erie, PA is what you want to see. A solid look here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppsRunner Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Looks like the storm total here is somewhere between 8-8.5". More than doubles the previous season-high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzardof96 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Nice DGZ depth and omega values are intersecting this layer. This is forecast sounding from HRRR: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indeedinger Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 6.5" of fluff here; just shy of biggest storm of the year. 41" on the year; 14" on the ground. Craziness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 22 minutes ago, blizzardof96 said: Environment Canada adds a SWS for the Golden Horseshoe. They're thinking a general 2-4" with up to 6" possible for YHM--Grimbsy--Oakville. This is a tough event to forecast. On the one hand you have good ratios and models like HRRR/RGEM bringing a solid band through between 6z--12z. The NAM however has been further south with dry air dominating. 3km NAM only spitting out 1.8" using kuchera algorithm. So, it's definitely thinking dry air will hold firm. We'll see if the mid level deformation zone snows start to increase the next 3-4 hours. If things stay ragged on radar, we probably have our answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzardof96 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 6 minutes ago, snowstormcanuck said: 3km NAM only spitting out 1.8" using kuchera algorithm. So, it's definitely thinking dry air will hold firm. We'll see if the mid level deformation zone snows start to increase the next 3-4 hours. If things stay ragged on radar, we probably have our answer. I agree. If the HRRR is correct, the deformation band will start to come together around 5z as the atmosphere moistens, low strengthens and thermal gradient increases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallica470 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 36 minutes ago, King James said: Pretty icy/slippery outside, as is tradition Same here as well. Had a brief period of freezing rain that made everything slippery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Storm total: 7.4". Light snow continues but is light enough to the point where I think we're done with any additional accumulation. This is at my usual location in Hiawatha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 Up to 3.8" here as of 6pm. Snow is starting to pick back up in intensity, as an area of enhancement is moving in again. Should be enough to get us over the 4" mark. As others have noted, the snow is light and fluffy. Des Moines officially with 9.1" storm total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Gotta appreciate their enthusiasm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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