Chinook Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 This snow squall warning is just east of me. -- @NWSBoulder: A snow squall warning is in effect until 5:30 PM MST for I-76 near Lochbuie, CO; I-25 near Longmont, CO; US-85 near Denver--Aurora, CO and US-85 near Fort Lupton, CO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 My area got about 2.0" since roughly 4:00PM yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finnster Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 53 minutes ago, Chinook said: My area got about 2.0" since roughly 4:00PM yesterday. Thanks Chinook, that latest snow (at least for me) was a surprise. Just curious: what do you estimate your snow total is so far this month? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawaiianHurricane Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Hi guys, new to the forum. Been interested in weather since I was a kid. Originally lived in South Carolina but moved out to Hawaii for College in the early 2000's and never left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 I got about a half inch. That killer squall line got to just about my back yard and fizzled out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 9 hours ago, finnster said: Thanks Chinook, that latest snow (at least for me) was a surprise. Just curious: what do you estimate your snow total is so far this month? Here's my snow totals FEB 2020 feb 3-4: freezing drizzle and 7.2" of snow feb 4-5: 1" feb 5: low temp of -5 to -15 feb 6: trace of snow + before midnight, wet roads feb 7-8: 5" feb 9: 0.5" feb 10: 2" feb 12-13: 2.5" 18.2" Loveland 2N co-op station (up to yesterday): 15.5", 0.88" Note: we really didn't get -16 degrees on two different days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finnster Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Thanks Chinook for those stats - impressive for the first couple weeks of February, and kind makes up for the blah January Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayjawintastawm Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 19 hours ago, HawaiianHurricane said: Hi guys, new to the forum. Been interested in weather since I was a kid. Originally lived in South Carolina but moved out to Hawaii for College in the early 2000's and never left. Welcome! Question for you: what do weather enthusiasts in Hawaii get excited about locally? Guessing wind/wave events in the winter and trade wind/tropical wave interactions producing flooding in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayjawintastawm Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 10 hours ago, finnster said: Thanks Chinook for those stats - impressive for the first couple weeks of February, and kind makes up for the blah January Relying too much on the running tally in my head, I think I have about 22" in Feb give or take an inch. 61.7" on the season, that I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValpoVike Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 6 hours ago, mayjawintastawm said: Welcome! Question for you: what do weather enthusiasts in Hawaii get excited about locally? Guessing wind/wave events in the winter and trade wind/tropical wave interactions producing flooding in the summer. Hey, there is snow in Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayjawintastawm Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 1 hour ago, ValpoVike said: Hey, there is snow in Hawaii Found this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 Low temperatures were between 4 and 14 degrees around here. Now it is 50 degrees with 30mph wind gusts. The front porch is wet all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValpoVike Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 16 hours ago, mayjawintastawm said: Found this... And this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etudiant Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Honestly, at well over 10,000 feet, it does get colder, even in Hawaii. It does switch to extensive fog during the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 In the short term, the NAM/Euro/Canadian show snow should happen Monday night and Tuesday, along with higher amounts over 18" in the mountains. In the long term, We may have something interesting to watch on the ensembles for cold temperatures and snow, for the February 25th time frame. It's not like I really need to shovel a lot more right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarbear Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Hey guys... gf and I have started exploring CO as a possible spot to relocate to...(previously had been Wy but just don’t see that working out) anyways curious on the weather in the woodland park, larkspur, woodmoor,CO springs block...Will take other options these areas just seem to best fit most of our criteria..Btw no kids or plans for them so schools are of no concern. I know that WLP is the most remote and highest thus the most extreme in terms of winter. I’ve read elsewhere that there are some crazy hail storms in parts of CO but no one gives specifics or is it the whole state? I’ve also seen it mentioned many areas along the front range are prone to flooding. Again is this everywhere or specific spots? Is there a lot of wind in the area given the location to the mountains? Ideally we want rural-ish(10-15k people) but within 45 minutes to Denver/COS. Summer temps maxing out 75-80 w/o the east coast humidity(Ive read the humidity wont be an issue )I’d like something in the 100”/yr snow territory. Any other area tidbits welcomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 3 hours ago, Polarbear said: Hey guys... gf and I have started exploring CO as a possible spot to relocate to...(previously had been Wy but just don’t see that working out) anyways curious on the weather in the woodland park, larkspur, woodmoor,CO springs block...Will take other options these areas just seem to best fit most of our criteria..Btw no kids or plans for them so schools are of no concern. I know that WLP is the most remote and highest thus the most extreme in terms of winter. I’ve read elsewhere that there are some crazy hail storms in parts of CO but no one gives specifics or is it the whole state? I’ve also seen it mentioned many areas along the front range are prone to flooding. Again is this everywhere or specific spots? Is there a lot of wind in the area given the location to the mountains? Ideally we want rural-ish(10-15k people) but within 45 minutes to Denver/COS. Summer temps maxing out 75-80 w/o the east coast humidity(Ive read the humidity wont be an issue )I’d like something in the 100”/yr snow territory. Any other area tidbits welcomed. If you live on the Palmer Divide (Palmer Lake and east of it) there will be some 2" hailstorms. Along with that, hailstorms can lead to street flooding, and "hail drifts." As you can see on the SPC severe plot image, the high plain area is prone to 1"-2" hail, plus tornadoes on the east side of the Palmer Divide. The mountainous areas even get 0.75"-1" hail sometimes. See reference map with county boundaries on the right. This severe data is from 2010-2017. Luckily, the chance of fatalities in Colorado tornadoes is nearly zero. All of these places should get decent snowfall. North facing areas of the Palmer Divide will have snow and blizzard conditions from time to time. They warm up very quickly with 40mph chinook winds at some times during the winter. Places closer to Boulder and Golden have a greater chance of extreme chinook winds (70mph.) This is one of the places where you could have a winter storm watch and a tornado warning on the same day (Springtime only.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayjawintastawm Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 On 2/16/2020 at 1:28 PM, Polarbear said: Ideally we want rural-ish(10-15k people) but within 45 minutes to Denver/COS. Summer temps maxing out 75-80 w/o the east coast humidity(Ive read the humidity wont be an issue )I’d like something in the 100”/yr snow territory. Wouldn't we all!!! Been here 10 years and it keeps feeling more and more crowded. Probably the Larkspur/Monument area fits that bill the best right now... but 10 years ago, Castle Rock did, and now it's becoming overrun. So expect change... Make sure you have a steel or slate roof if you can. That area (N side of Palmer Divide) is a bit of a hail capital in June. Summer temps will max out about 90 or better anywhere below 8000 ft. But that's OK, as dry as it is. You will wish it was more humid sometimes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValpoVike Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 42 minutes ago, mayjawintastawm said: Wouldn't we all!!! Been here 10 years and it keeps feeling more and more crowded. Probably the Larkspur/Monument area fits that bill the best right now... but 10 years ago, Castle Rock did, and now it's becoming overrun. So expect change... Make sure you have a steel or slate roof if you can. That area (N side of Palmer Divide) is a bit of a hail capital in June. Summer temps will max out about 90 or better anywhere below 8000 ft. But that's OK, as dry as it is. You will wish it was more humid sometimes! Polarbear - you need to be in the mountains to hit all of these temp/snowfall criteria. Given the time constraints you listed, Evergreen/Conifer area may be best. For the snowfall you are looking for, maybe Bailey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 A snow band developed very recently here. Hopefully this won't last too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 Weird anticyclonic snow band. It's a pretty interesting radar loop, if you happen to catch it soon. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppsRunner Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Hey guys, just dropping in here now to say hello! I'll be moving out to DEN/BOU near the end of June to start at the WFO. Looking forward to some future discussions with you all, and I'm excited to live in a slightly more exciting state! Hopefully you'll be seeing me in more threads around here over the next few months. Any advice on the best places to live would always be appreciated (and maybe the best places to get out to storm chase from too ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 hour ago, AppsRunner said: Hey guys, just dropping in here now to say hello! I'll be moving out to DEN/BOU near the end of June to start at the WFO. Looking forward to some future discussions with you all, and I'm excited to live in a slightly more exciting state! Hopefully you'll be seeing me in more threads around here over the next few months. Any advice on the best places to live would always be appreciated (and maybe the best places to get out to storm chase from too ) Well well another one leaving the NW Ohio area. I nearly got relocated to CS but it's gonna be Charleston instead for work. The office is out of Boulder correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayjawintastawm Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 2 hours ago, AppsRunner said: Hey guys, just dropping in here now to say hello! I'll be moving out to DEN/BOU near the end of June to start at the WFO. Looking forward to some future discussions with you all, and I'm excited to live in a slightly more exciting state! Hopefully you'll be seeing me in more threads around here over the next few months. Any advice on the best places to live would always be appreciated (and maybe the best places to get out to storm chase from too ) Welcome and congrats on the new job! I promise we won't complain about your forecasts. Probably the biggest shock will be $$$$$ for living in the BOU area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 My place has gotten about 1.5" of snow today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindancewx Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 The CFS has a huge wet signal for 3/4 to 3/11 on its weekly run for New Mexico & Southern Colorado. That's roughly the time-frame I've been expecting the Nov 20-29 part of the pattern to repeat. We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayjawintastawm Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 2" total from the past 2 and a half days; 0.5" monday and 1.5" yesterday. Cold this AM, down to 9 at our house! Hope that not all the storms the next 3 weeks will be as suppressed as they look now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 The next storm on Sunday should have some areas of snow from Denver, eastward to Goodland, KS. Otherwise, models differ on details. Areas of the plains should be above freezing and may get rain initially. The way things are going, this storm will find a way to bring snow to my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindancewx Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 The Euro has a 985 mb Typhoon hitting east of Darwin, Australia in a few days. Once it weakens, there should be a pretty massive crash in the SOI, shortly before March, probably around 2/26. That would set up the 3/7-3/14 window I've been targeting for major SW precipitation for months pretty well if it happens, as you tend to get major precipitation events in the SW 10 days after a major SOI crash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Model wars going on with this eastern Colorado storm. Very different solutions only 24 hours out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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