madwx Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 6 minutes ago, CheeselandSkies said: Dont know if MKX has ever issued one of these before today. BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Snow Squall Warning National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 646 PM CST Fri Feb 18 2022 WIC021-025-027-039-055-131-190145- /O.NEW.KMKX.SQ.W.0004.220219T0046Z-220219T0145Z/ Fond du Lac WI-Columbia WI-Dane WI-Washington WI-Jefferson WI- Dodge WI- 646 PM CST Fri Feb 18 2022 The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a * Snow Squall Warning for... Southeastern Fond du Lac County in east central Wisconsin... Southeastern Columbia County in south central Wisconsin... Northeastern Dane County in south central Wisconsin... Northern Washington County in southeastern Wisconsin... Northern Jefferson County in southeastern Wisconsin... Dodge County in southeastern Wisconsin... * Until 745 PM CST. * At 645 PM CST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from near Waupun to Waunakee, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Poor visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow. Wind gusts greater than 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar and webcams. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes the following highways... Interstates 90 and 94. Interstate 41. Locations impacted include... Madison, West Bend, Sun Prairie, Watertown, Beaver Dam, Hartford, Monona, Lake Mills, Mayville, Slinger, Columbus, Kewaskum, Marshall, Horicon, Waterloo, Juneau, Cottage Grove, Johnson Creek, Deerfield and Shorewood Hills. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Reduce your speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions. Wet roadways will quickly freeze. Black ice will cause roads, bridges and overpasses to become slick and dangerous. Slow down and be prepared for sudden loss of traction. && LAT...LON 4319 8851 4320 8853 4318 8854 4304 8873 4307 8952 4357 8863 4356 8816 4354 8816 4354 8804 4352 8804 TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 299DEG 40KT 4359 8864 4317 8948 $$ ANDERSON this is the first set of Snow Squall Warnings MKX has issued 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 5 minutes ago, CheeselandSkies said: Public report estimated 55 MPH gust at Pardeeville. La Crosse gusted to 62 and Rochester 60 earlier. I believe Wausau also had a gust around 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 41 minutes ago, hawkeye_wx said: A nice snow squall would have been nice, but with a temp of 40º here it is falling as rain. It'll probably finish as a bit of snow, but it shouldn't amount to much. KCID and MPING reports seemingly suggest the band has transitioned nearly entirely to snow in the CR/IC corridor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wttnwx Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Thunder snow in Watertown Wi at 720 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciascia Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Is the convective nature supposed to hold together as it reaches the Rockford/Boone area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 24 minutes ago, madwx said: La Crosse gusted to 62 and Rochester 60 earlier. I believe Wausau also had a gust around 60 62MPH in Wisconsin Rapids as well earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 58MPH here in the last 15 minutes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 It looks like these snow squalls are being aided by a plume of good lapse rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 72MPH wind gust at ETB (West Bend, WI). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnwx85 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Derecho season is here early. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciascia Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Snow squall warning in effect. Thank god I worked this morning instead of my usual night shift. Should be a fun hour or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogget Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Quite a drive home in thunder snow. Normally about 25 minutes but tonight was 72 minutes. Several occasions of white-out. Might stay the office next time… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnwx85 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Get ready Chicago peeps. Mesoscale Discussion 0153 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0807 PM CST Fri Feb 18 2022 Areas affected...portions of northeastern Iowa southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois Concerning...Snow Squall Valid 190207Z - 190500Z SUMMARY...Snow squalls should continue this evening approaching Chicagoland. Low visibility from blowing and heavy snow may impact travel. DISCUSSION...Snow has expanded in coverage and intensity along a fast-moving arctic front moving across far eastern IA, southern WI and northwest IL. Snow squall conditions have been reported at numerous observing sites over the last 30 minutes as the band has expanded. Driven partly by the strong frontal circulation and steep low-level lapse rates advecting ahead of the front from southern NE, the shallow convection may persist for several more hours despite cooling surface temperatures and a stabilizing boundary layer downstream. Current projections place the line into the Chicagoland area between 0300 and 0430z. If the line is able to continue, strong wind fields associated with a strengthening surface cyclone over the Great Lakes will be exacerbated by strong vertical momentum transport from the shallow convection. Isolated gusts to 50 kts will be possible along with moderate to heavy snowfall as the line moves southeast. The latest HRRR suggests the line will begin to weaken as it outruns the plume of steeper lapse rates from NE and IA. While uncertainty remains, some risk for travel impacts appears possible through northern IL for a few more hours. ..Lyons/Guyer.. 02/19/2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 I've decided to head down to the basement. southwest corner. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Pretty impressive squall. Vis dropped to a half mile at times and roads became snow covered rapidly. Some heavy gusts maybe to 50mph. This isn't the worst of the band either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlon62 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 First wave went through with a few flurries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Whats the point?Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 75MPH wind gust at MWC (Milwaukee-Timmerman Airport). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 **** I had no idea snow squall warnings set off emergency alerts. My phone just scared the shit out of me 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 beautiful image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Pixies/mist with the leading edge of the squall that just hit here. Getting windy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHenrySnow Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 This is likely THE event of the winter for me, if it doesn't fall apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaryWarren Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 My cat is going bonkers right now as the first gusts hit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outflow Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 RIP harbor springs mi Heavy Snow and Windy 25°F -4°C Humidity 96% Wind Speed SW 44 G 101 mph Barometer 29.43 in Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C) Visibility 0.50 mi Wind Chill 5°F (-15°C) Last update 18 Feb 9:55 pm EST 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlon62 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Intense 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Looking pretty legit out there. Vis def under a half mile, with the new dusting of snow whipping around pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Mother of god 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Please hold together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHenrySnow Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, Hoosier said: Please hold together. It's already weakened - no way it makes it to you anywhere near the strength it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Well that was fun, picked up 0.8" of snow here in about 55 minutes. Snow was finely granulated which cut down on ratios. Flake size near the end became much larger, and thus visibility actually improved quite a bit in the final 10 mins of snow. Def the best event of Feb for the QCA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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