fluoronium Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Incredibly early start to spring here. Flowers are blooming weeks ahead of normal and the grass greened up within the first week of the month. I'm actually thankful for the current cool spell that has set in as it should slow things down a bit. Fruit crops will take big losses in a seasonable April freeze if growth gets much further ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnchaserguy Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Looking more and more likely that our snow season gets in MSP is far from over. Guess we’ll just have to be happy to get precip in whatever form we get it. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 17 minutes ago, mnchaserguy said: Looking more and more likely that our snow season gets in MSP is far from over. Guess we’ll just have to be happy to get precip in whatever form we get it. . We still have another month until our annual April Blizzard. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 On and off snow today that has dusted the ground a couple of times but melts as soon as it stops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Here are my loops of the big storm system. The radar loop is for the snow in Denver. I knew this would be a big storm for Denver, so I started archiving maps. Then, a tornado almost hit my area! https://great-lakes-salsite.web.app/Mar_13_15_2024_radar_loop.html https://great-lakes-salsite.web.app/Mar_13_16_2024_surface_loop.html https://great-lakes-salsite.web.app/Mar_13_16_2024_satellite_loop.html https://great-lakes-salsite.web.app/Mar_13_16_2024_GFS_sfc_loop.html https://great-lakes-salsite.web.app/Mar_13_16_2024_500mb_loop.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 How apropos. Last full day of winter and there were flakes in the air here this morning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Went to Oklahoma over the end of last week and this weekend. On Thursday I drove through the storms around Chicago and saw some good lightning. Then I went through MO as the storms were going off. Lots of wind and good lightning but thankfully no hail while driving. Now I am home and its cold with ~1" of snow on the ground this morning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Flurries have filled the air almost nonstop yesterday and today but just a trace here. Missed some of the heavier squalls that coated the ground elsewhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishforsnow Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Had 4 inche since Sat night. Took the Yooper Scooper to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 A few passing flurry episodes this morning here. We've had 2.3" of snow since January 13th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Got pretty nasty here last night between 8 and midnight. Had a two day total of 8". 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Hard not to get excited about this upcoming stretch for us in Minnesota. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Its cold out there. I hope this does not impact the fruit industry in this state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoboy645 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 1 hour ago, OrdIowPitMsp said: Hard not to get excited about this upcoming stretch for us in Minnesota. You could say that yeah. So much for those futility records lol. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 19 hours ago, cyclone77 said: A few passing flurry episodes this morning here. We've had 2.3" of snow since January 13th. knocked from your perch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 1 hour ago, Stebo said: Its cold out there. I hope this does not impact the fruit industry in this state. A longer stretch of a false Spring, followed by wintry wx can cause serious damage. Wait and see I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnchaserguy Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Weenie post of the day courtesy of the Canadian . 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 46 minutes ago, Geoboy645 said: You could say that yeah. So much for those futility records lol. You guys can keep it. Once we get that first hit of spring my "snow weenie switch" turns off. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 1 hour ago, Stebo said: Its cold out there. I hope this does not impact the fruit industry in this state. 4 minutes ago, Brian D said: A longer stretch of a false Spring, followed by wintry wx can cause serious damage. Wait and see I guess. Looking at the current condition of the buds, I don't believe there is any concern yet around here. From my experience with apple, cherry and peach trees is that the damage occurs once the blossom is out (or just popping out) and you get a good freeze or strong frost. When I was travelling this past weekend I didn't seem many blossoms until I got around and south of Springfield IL. St. Louis all the way to Oklahoma City area there were several trees in full blossom. A major freeze in those areas would be bad for them. What made Morch 2012 so bad is the flowers came out but the bees were not out. While the later freeze did cause some damage, most blossoms never got properly pollenated. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 I wonder how many times on record March 16-31 delivered more snow then December 1-March 15. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnchaserguy Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 I wonder how many times on record March 16-31 delivered more snow then December 1-March 15.Also, how many times have we had a white Halloween and Easter and a green Christmas?. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 2 hours ago, Lightning said: Looking at the current condition of the buds, I don't believe there is any concern yet around here. From my experience with apple, cherry and peach trees is that the damage occurs once the blossom is out (or just popping out) and you get a good freeze or strong frost. When I was travelling this past weekend I didn't seem many blossoms until I got around and south of Springfield IL. St. Louis all the way to Oklahoma City area there were several trees in full blossom. A major freeze in those areas would be bad for them. What made Morch 2012 so bad is the flowers came out but the bees were not out. While the later freeze did cause some damage, most blossoms never got properly pollenated. Here's a guide for Apple trees 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 32 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said: Here's a guide for Apple trees Around this area some apple buds are silver tip but most are not even that far yet. Further south and west of here in MI I bet there are more silver tips but I don't think much past that stage in at least most of MI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSNOW Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 I will take the RGEM for $1000 please 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 3 hours ago, SchaumburgStormer said: You guys can keep it. Once we get that first hit of spring my "snow weenie switch" turns off. The way I see it, when those legs spread.....GAME ON! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Quite a bullish afternoon forecast discussion by MPX. This tidbit at the end caught my attention. Things are about to change. “However, after the benign winter and how dry it`s been (MSP is now experiencing their second longest stretch ever with less than 0.01"), this system could bring major impacts to the region for a prolonged period.” 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malacka11 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 1 hour ago, OrdIowPitMsp said: Quite a bullish afternoon forecast discussion by MPX. This tidbit at the end caught my attention. Things are about to change. “However, after the benign winter and how dry it`s been (MSP is now experiencing their second longest stretch ever with less than 0.01"), this system could bring major impacts to the region for a prolonged period.” Hope you guys get the goods. Certainly looks like a memorable time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 NWS tweeted out the data. We’ve moved to #2 just in time for the streak to end! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnchaserguy Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 We won’t have a White Easter, snow this time of year doesn’t last long.Willing to bet there is still snow on the ground by Easter around here in Minneapolis. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 7 hours ago, Lightning said: Around this area some apple buds are silver tip but most are not even that far yet. Further south and west of here in MI I bet there are more silver tips but I don't think much past that stage in at least most of MI. I have 2 apple trees planted in fall. They are at stage 2 on the chart. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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