Brian D Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 NWS issued a blizzard warning for us. It really bad out there right now. My wife came back from our son's place just a 1/2 mile away, and she had a dickens of a time seeing anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Crystal MN airport. (Northern Suburb) just gusted to 66mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, OrdIowPitMsp said: Crystal MN airport. (Northern Suburb) just gusted to 66mph Dang. Wind gusts are starting to near or exceed 50mph up this way too at some locales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Just went out on a walk. Brutal conditions with significant drifting even in the middle of a major urban area. Hard to tell how much we've received but I'd guesstimate around 4" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Front shot. As you can see roads are completely snow packed. Shoveled the front walk and sidewalk a few minutes prior and already drifting back over. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pondo1000 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 10 minutes ago, OrdIowPitMsp said: Front shot. As you can see roads are completely snow packed. Shoveled the front walk and sidewalk a few minutes prior and already drifting back over. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 I can’t get the tweet to embed, but at 6pm MSP 4.2” Chanhassen WFO 5.9” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Marusak Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 a bit of snow melted during the transition, and there's a bunch of blowing and drifting going on as well up here in St Paul's north end. Not going to bother trying to get a measurement hear at the apt complex until things calm down in the morning. wind chills across the metro are ranging from -2 to -10F attm. temps at MSP airport .. before fropa - 15Z +7C last hour - 00z -9C and dropping. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Probably not the best night for a Jebwalk in the Twin Cities. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Heavy band of snow is migrating east over the Lake. It's not snowing as hard as it was earlier. No early snow reports yet, but they did get 4-6" up near the border from last night's and this mornings snow bands that made their way up there at the start. Look's like the slow wind down is starting as the low heads NE into the W UP MI. I say 6-8" by morning will be a common number around here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 Estherville IA gusted to 71mph around 7pm. They're at 1/8 mile vis with full on ground blizzard right now, plus it's only 7 degrees. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormfanaticInd Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, cyclone77 said: Estherville IA gusted to 71mph around 7pm. They're at 1/8 mile vis with full on ground blizzard right now, plus it's only 7 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Shoveled the walk to the garage, impossible to know true depth but 6" seems reasonably conservative at this point. 11F NW22G44MPH visibility 1/4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 11 minutes ago, cyclone77 said: Estherville IA gusted to 71mph around 7pm. They're at 1/8 mile vis with full on ground blizzard right now, plus it's only 7 degrees. you mean blowing dust? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 2 hours ago, IWXwx said: Probably not the best night for a Jebwalk in the Twin Cities. You're not a true weather weenie if you're not outside in those conditions. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 35 minutes ago, Hoosier said: You're not a true weather weenie if you're not outside in those conditions. The dog wanted to turn around before I did. Walking to the nearby Lake Nokomis you have a large open area to feel to full effects of the wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartman Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 On 12/19/2020 at 8:32 PM, Spartman said: This thread should be renamed as the Christmas Eve 2020 Grinch Storm. Turns out my thread name suggestion is appropriate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gino27 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 euro casually bumps west big time. Doesn't matter since the event is essentially underway but ig there's hope for Columbus. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Final storm total of 8.7” here. Not sure how anyone was able to accurately measure. Current temp of -2F our first foray below zero of the season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIstorm97 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Really enjoyed my cold rain to back end flurries this morning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frog Town Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 I'm curious if this storm has a few more surprises up it's sleeve?? If Minnesota can pull of something with 24 hours, maybe Western Ohio can do the same?? #Christmas Miracle 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPITSnow Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 You central ohio folks probably want to check out the 12z hrrr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener poster Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 HRRR - what a Christmas torch for those just south of Montreal. 57 degrees. Warmer than almost everywhere in the Deep South. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 -4F outside and calm the morning after. Driveway cleared, it sure is a lot easier to push then the slop we got in October and November. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gino27 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Frog Town said: I'm curious if this storm has a few more surprises up it's sleeve?? If Minnesota can pull of something with 24 hours, maybe Western Ohio can do the same?? #Christmas Miracle Well... there's this. Idk if I've laughed this hard in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 8.7” of snow at the airport and 0.48” liquid equivalent. comes out to an 18-1 ratio but it’s probably even higher considering a solid 0.1-0.15” fell as rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pondo1000 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 20 minutes ago, Gino27 said: Well... there's this. Idk if I've laughed this hard in a while. Is that 6z Euro? Sorry. See it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHEATCENT Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 28 minutes ago, Gino27 said: Well... there's this. Idk if I've laughed this hard in a while. woah I can't find the Kuchera ratio on weathemodels for Euro, that's crazy lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 6-8" is about what I expected when the storm wound down, and so the reports are around that. Grand Marais well up the shore near the border ended with almost a foot, and winds hit 70mph. Big tree was felled over Hwy 61. Good wind maker of a storm, lacking in the snow dept tho for my town. Next up is in about a week with some Lake effect on tap with the next wave for the area here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener poster Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 At 12:40 we switched over. Rain immediately turned into cotton balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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