hawkeye_wx Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Models have been back and forth with possible initial bands developing well out ahead of the main precip area. Fortunately, a good one popped up near Cedar Rapids and dropped an inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 First lazy flakes are fluttering down to the surface now here. The new GFS drops almost 1/2" of precip on us all in the form of snow. Other short term guidance is more in the 0.2-0.35" range though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppsRunner Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Have about an inch with the initial band that slid north across Iowa earlier. Radar has filled in pretty well in the last hour. Nothing too heavy but still accumulating right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Snow has been coming down pretty nicely at times. Already a half inch. Until today models weren't showing anything moving in until after 2am, so this early start is sort of nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 About 2 inches here so far. A distinct dry band on radar is moving up from the south, but it's trying to fill in. The HRRR says it'll stop snowing here for a couple hours, but we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 minute ago, hawkeye_wx said: About 2 inches here so far. A distinct dry band on radar is moving up from the south, but it's trying to fill in. The HRRR says it'll stop snowing here for a couple hours, but we'll see. You guys are killing it lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 A true mixed bag of precipitation is affecting St. Louis, with snow, freezing rain accumulation, and several airports reporting unknown precipitation, usually a sign of sleet or freezing rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stockwiz Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 They expanded the winter storm warnings west and we already hit/exceeded our projected totals here in the Brookings area, and I'd imagine if there's 4-5 inches here there's 7-9 inches in Sioux Falls looking at this radar loop. That puts us around 20-22 inches of snow depth in Brookings (we in the middle of the coteau des prairies and often have much higher snow depth than SF because it stays more consistently cold here) I don't think they'll be having our little Kaizen meeting today at 7AM for my other crew at work. I always find it odd that they issued no travel advised if the wind is stronger when the wind actually blows this fluffy snow off of road surfaces out here. I wouldn't bother driving anywhere right now looking at cams of I-29/90... they don't issue "no travel advised" when winds are calm and the roads completely snow covered but they will when there's wind which blows the snow off the roads. Go figure. Rooting for more this weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConvectiveIA Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 We have roughly 2 1/2 inches and the rug have been pulled out from underneath us. This is bad for weathermen because this storm was hyped around here and people are going to just be mad that they couldn’t call in to work like they planned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNstorms Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 3.5'' so far since it started 5 hours ago. I've measured 1.5'' in the last hour alone. Yellows are showing up on radar which is rare for this fluffy of snow. Also the Euro looks right predicting the heaviest over Mankato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppsRunner Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Pitiful storm here. Roughly 3”. Like always, a last second unfavorable shift. Like always, hi res guidance was abysmal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stockwiz Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Looking good for the Twin Cities! The GFS models did a good job putting the bullseye for heaviest snow around Mankato. Snow day for them today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Absolute rippage in Mankato, definitely looks like work sent me to the bullseye on this one. Rough estimate of around 4-5” in the parking lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNstorms Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 9 minutes ago, OrdIowPitMsp said: Absolute rippage in Mankato, definitely looks like work sent me to the bullseye on this one. Rough estimate of around 4-5” in the parking lot. I'm near Mankato as well. Radar has a train of heavy snow going over me over and over. Sun is coming up and it's coming down hard. Pictures soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 1.0" snow here. Freezing drizzle is coating the snow now with a crust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stockwiz Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Pictures from my home east of Brookings, SD. There was another heavier band moving over as I took them. Another 7 inches or so. 20-25" of snow depth, and my back yard north facing has between 2.5 and 5 feet of snow in most of the yard thanks in part to the neighbor's privacy fence. The little hump next to the deck is my gas grill. My town is unusually good about getting out to plow early so they cleared the roads already. I wouldn't be able to get very far if I tried to leave town though. All the schools in this part of the state are closed. Only people who have lived in the middle of nowhere can understand. :p According to locals this is still nothing compared to the winter of 1996-1997 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Minnesota_storms said: I'm near Mankato as well. Radar has a train of heavy snow going over me over and over. Sun is coming up and it's coming down hard. Pictures soon. Nice! It’s absolutely pounding here. I’m working off Nicollet County Highway 12 if you know where that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppsRunner Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 We've been in light snow for a while now this morning, and have managed to make it to 4". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 My snow total is approaching 4". The last band or two may get me there. It appears much of Iowa under-performed. There is a guy on the other forum about 30 miles wnw of Waterloo and he has 8.5", but there are a lot of 2-4" reports from areas that were under a warning for 6-8". I feel fortunate to get 4" because we lucked out and got the intial band last evening while areas from Iowa City southward got stuck in dry pockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I’m going to estimate 8” out in Courtland Minnesota between Mankato and New Ulm. Still snowing hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNstorms Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 About 8'' so for. Now up to 20'' on the ground in all. Hard to walk in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNstorms Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Just another day at college for these students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNstorms Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 7.8'' at Minneapolis so far today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 My final storm total is 4.1" from 0.47" liquid. I'll take it. Now, on to the next storm. Keep 'em coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILwxchr Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Not much here other than a light glazing of ice. Although I can't complain with how crazy this winter is, we could use a break. Seems like its been snowing every couple days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 The 1" from last night melted during the day as temps rose into the mid 30s. It's been drizzling most of the day. EDIT: Btw, the GFS gets an F for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoboy645 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I got probably another 4 or 5" from this storm. It just never ends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 0.2” snow at ORD.0.3” snow and a glaze of ice here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMB WX Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Best ice "storm" I've seen imby today. But as usual here along the lake there is always something missing before it becomes out of hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 8.9” officially at MSP which is our largest snow of the season. Winter total up to 49.3” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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