madwx Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 light snow started here around 4:30. picking up in intensity with nice flakes. visibility below a mile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Some very light freezing rain has began here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radtechwxman Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Well this has been underwhelming thus far. Most models had an intense wing of WAA precip here this morning with heavy mixed precip. Temps were marginal to start this morning and are already above freezing. Also the precip was more scattered and showery in nature. Needed that convective nature to help with dynamic cooling. Models show a bigger blow up of precip later but with temps warming quickly probably will be rain. Would love to be in that frontogenic band up north Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Looks lame for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radtechwxman Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Punt. Next. There's the midweek system at least. Going to forecast a dab at this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoboy645 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Totally ripping outside right now. Easily 1"+ an hour rates, definitely the heaviest snow rates this season. MKX is still saying 5-7" here, but the way it is snowing if we get this for any appreciable amount of time we'll probably go over that amount. Also it's pretty mice having a daytime snowfall. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 811 AM CST SUN FEB 9 2020 UPDATE ISSUED AT 805 AM CST SUN FEB 9 2020 SATURATION HAS NOT YET RESULTED IN A WIDESPREAD SNOW EVENT, AND TEMPERATURES ARE IN FACT WARMING ALOFT, QUICKLY. THE SURFACE WETBULB 32 IS ALREADY FOUND ALONG AN AXIS FROM NEWTON IA, TO MUSCATINE TO MACOMB. SOUTHWEST OF THIS LINE, WINTER IMPACTS WILL BE EITHER NON EXISTENT, OR VERY SHORT TERM. FATHER NORTH, ALONG I-80, WE ARE SEEING NARROW F-GEN BANDS OF MODERATE MIXED SNOW AND SLEET, WITH SOME RAIN AND DRIZZLE IN BETWEEN. THAT SHOULD TEMPORARILY SWITCH TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW, AS THE COLUMN COOLS DUE TO EVAPORATION AND DYNAMIC LIFT. HOWEVER, THE INTENSE WAA WILL WIN OUT BY LATE MORNING, RESULTING IN A SWITCH TO RAIN AND DRIZZLE. OUR HEADLINES CERTAINLY REPRESENT THE AREA MOST LIKELY TO SEE MORE THAN ONE OUR OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IN THIS PROCESS, AND WILL KEEP THEM IN PLACE UNTIL +32 WETBULB TEMP AND SNOW LIFT NORTH OF OUR AREA TODAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 12 minutes ago, StormChaser4Life said: Punt. Next. There's the midweek system at least. Going to forecast a dab at this time according to this you really weren't in line for much.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King James Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Radar looks whack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Slightly heavier radar returns have moved overhead, and now there's some light sleet mixing in with the light freezing rain. Temp right at 32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 And just like that it's mostly snow, with a little sleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 27 minutes ago, King James said: Radar looks whack Looks nothing like was modeled yesterday. Season trends die hard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Radar looks whack Looks nothing like was modeled yesterday. Season trends die hard It’s just organizing now, at about the time expected.Patience.. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Well this has been underwhelming thus far. Most models had an intense wing of WAA precip here this morning with heavy mixed precip. Temps were marginal to start this morning and are already above freezing. Also the precip was more scattered and showery in nature. Needed that convective nature to help with dynamic cooling. Models show a bigger blow up of precip later but with temps warming quickly probably will be rain. Would love to be in that frontogenic band up northYou were never really in the game.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Snow lasted about 5 mins. Now mostly frz rain with a little light sleet again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 LOT in subtle walk back mode:...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... REST OF TODAY SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW AND DRIZZLE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 5 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION 100 PERCENT....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoalCityWxMan Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Snow commenced in Dekalb about 5 minutes ago, coming down good and very nice flake size. Ground already whitening up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radtechwxman Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 45 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said: You were never really in the game. . Haha I know. But I'm grasping at straws this winter. Expectations set very low. Actually was just briefly in moderate rain and in an instant it switched to moderate snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 A ridiculous band of snow pushed through SD/MN overnight, producing up to 3"/hr. There are totals of 12" in a narrow band through Minnesota, including Mankato, while across the border in South Dakota up to 16" fell. Why can stuff like this never happen here? We are getting rain/sleet this morning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 11 minutes ago, CoalCityWxMan said: Snow commenced in Dekalb about 5 minutes ago, coming down good and very nice flake size. Ground already whitening up Ripping pretty good. Daytime snow, good flake size, AND nice rates? Top 5 event already. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 12 minutes ago, hawkeye_wx said: A ridiculous band of snow pushed through SD/MN overnight, producing up to 3"/hr. There are totals of 12" in a narrow band through Minnesota, including Mankato, while across the border in South Dakota up to 16" fell. Why can stuff like this never happen here? We are getting rain/sleet this morning. karma. I fully expect this to happen IMBY today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary67 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Some light flakes starting now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiTownSnow Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Isn't there a new advisory for heavy quick hitting squall line type snow events? Surprised that doesn't apply here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 We're under an enhanced blob of precip now, and it's all liquid, so we're clearly done with frozen precip type precip today. At least we got 5 minutes of flakes, and a light dusting of sleet. I'm giving the models an F- for this one. For days it showed at least a few hour period of all snow for the QCA up until last evening when they started to show mixing could be an issue even at onset. That's why it's usually good to error on the side of lameness when forecasting about 95% of the time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 4.5” reported by family members about 15 miles NW of Madison. Around 3.5” here but tough to measure accurately in the city 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Absolutely incredible skiing today at Welch Village 12mi west of Red Wing MN. I’d estimate 8” with silver dollar flakes falling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Some model indications of a split in totals in the LOT cwa, with somewhat heavier amounts in the northern and southern cwa. We'll see if it plays out that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Isn't there a new advisory for heavy quick hitting squall line type snow events? Surprised that doesn't apply hereI posted about snow squall warnings yesterday, but I forgot the maximum duration allowed for them is an hour. The duration factor makes it tougher to fit it to today. If we were allowed 90 min to 2 hour length it may have worked better. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluoronium Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 33F and rain in this blob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King James Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Wind is really starting to whip around. Not much In the way of snow but nice to have something roll through like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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