michsnowfreak Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 49 minutes ago, weatherbo said: Not just higher ratios, it wrings out the moisture with added lift as well.. Compare precip totals, not just the difference in snow amounts. There is a bias in the wrf's to boost the upslope component, but I've noticed when most all hi-res agree on an idea, it usually comes close to fruition. I'm expecting 25-30" with the possibility of higher amounts, especially if you look at how the models arrive at the heavy totals, with an enhanced lake band setting up as the storm departs. I'm not near a town. I live in the north part of Ishpeming township but have a Big Bay address and PO box. I consider "my town" to be Negaunee, even tho It's quite a trek because of having to drive around the 11 mile long Dead River Basin. I can ride the sled to Negaunee in half the time it takes driving, by crossing the frozen basin just north of Negaunee. Awesome. Not to mention, you get much more snow than negaunee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maneee Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 About 20 miles north of Wausau Wisconsin currently, and it quickly went from a gentle mix to this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maneee Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Just now, Maneee said: About 20 miles north of Wausau Wisconsin currently, and it quickly went from a gentle mix to this: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Rippage now and stacking. 2" accumulated on the deck but we had many hours earlier of light snow with not much accumulation. Hard to stack it deep during the day in mid April Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 24 minutes ago, Maneee said: FYPic 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishforsnow Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Started to snow here in Hancock a few minutes ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maneee Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 14 minutes ago, weatherbo said: Thanks. I’m driving and technologically inept. Bad combo. Driving northeast toward MI, I figure if I get back at 2am it was worth seeing a blizzard. (I’m staying in central Wisconsin anyone for the time being) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Wow massive Cotton balls right now, probably 2"/hr under this band. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Snow coming down pretty steady now. Not having any trouble sticking, it did a little initially on the gravel drive. Wind has been increasing out of the north as well with a temp down to 30. Will post pics some time tomorrow. Map covers most of the storm. Bullseye of 30-36" added now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 2” in the last 75 minutes. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMB WX Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 300" with a lackluster LES season is sick. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Storm total of 5.4” here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 A couple things didn't go as planned...lol Storm ended up tracking a little further east and not as strong, snow ratios appear to have been lower than thought overnight, also.... drier air moving into the west already will end the snow sooner this afternoon. That said, looks like around 18" has fallen, with a liquid of 2.04. Should at least reach the two foot mark before it's over. Wind really kicking up now with heavy lake enhanced snow falling. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 17 minutes ago, weatherbo said: A couple things didn't go as planned...lol Storm ended up tracking a little further east and not as strong, snow ratios appear to have been lower than thought overnight, also.... drier air moving into the west already will end the snow sooner this afternoon. That said, looks like around 18" has fallen, with a liquid of 2.04. Should at least reach the two foot mark before it's over. Wind really kicking up now with heavy lake enhanced snow falling. Not bad, but that's disappointing considering the potential. I peeked at radar a few times and could tell it was going to be below model guidance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishforsnow Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Had about 5 inches in the driveway. Not any close to what they were forecasting. Looks like the drier air is coming in. The sun is trying to peak out here in Hancock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Jonger said: Not bad, but that's disappointing considering the potential. I peeked at radar a few times and could tell it was going to be below model guidance. Yeah, it's mid-April, my heart isn't broken. Been snowing very heavy for the past couple hours. Probably picked up another few inches. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Yesterday 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 A couple more pics... no need to clean it up right away, we aren't even allowed to fart here. yesterday today 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Picked up 0.41" of rain last evening. No thunder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Dry-slotted here, only 0.13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floydbuster Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Barely windy here in Summit County. We were anticipating 60 mph gusts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Picked up another inch today in some impressive snow squalls that rolled through. Our two day storm total of 6.6” makes this the 3rd April in a row with a 6” storm including the record breaking 15.8” blizzard of April 13-16 2018. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Was it just me or was this wind event underwhelming? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 56 minutes ago, Jonger said: Was it just me or was this wind event underwhelming? Definitely underwhelming, because the storm essentially split into a northern piece and southern piece. Unfortunately, it's the story of this winter/spring. The lowest pressure didn't drop much below 985mb in the U.S., whereas many models had it well into the 970s a few days ago. Even so, it was still a decent snow event on the cold side. Just imagine if it would have been one cohesive system... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 How big a factor was the lack of airplane data gathering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 3 hours ago, Jonger said: Was it just me or was this wind event underwhelming? We did hit 51 here at DTW 14 minutes ago, Jonger said: How big a factor was the lack of airplane data gathering? Storm didn't quite phase until it was already past us, thus the higher than expected pressures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIstorm97 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Yeah the late phase meant the wind and wave event wasn’t as impressive as it could’ve been. The waves still caused damage though, and part of the Little Traverse Wheelway collapsed into Lake Michigan. I was in South Haven and saw significant erosion and dune damage. Obligatory video below. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 17 hours ago, MIstorm97 said: Yeah the late phase meant the wind and wave event wasn’t as impressive as it could’ve been. The waves still caused damage though, and part of the Little Traverse Wheelway collapsed into Lake Michigan. I was in South Haven and saw significant erosion and dune damage. Obligatory video below. My only response is Wow! No matter how hard man tries to control his environment, Mother Nature occasionally lets you know who's boss. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIstorm97 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 On 4/15/2020 at 4:26 PM, IWXwx said: My only response is Wow! No matter how hard man tries to control his environment, Mother Nature occasionally lets you know who's boss. Thanks! I plan on trying to create a mini documentary-style video about the impacts from the record high lake levels, as I've already collected so much footage from many events this fall through spring. I plan on getting damage shots and other B-roll clips of the lake during non-extreme wave times coming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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