sbnwx85 Posted December 3 Author Share Posted December 3 I know how annoying it can be to read about lake-effect snow for those outside the belts, but it's all we have right now. Winter Storm Watches are up in Michigan a couple row of counties along the shoreline. This reminds me of the Christmas lake-effect blizzard from two years ago... although not quite as cold or as windy. It's still going to create a mess and at least blizzard-like conditions. Hopefully the messaging gets out there. I imagine there's already some "snow fatigue" for those buried over the weekend. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted December 3 Share Posted December 3 flying a direct route from the North Pole to Chicago, it's Santa Claus, wait, no, just air. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 3 Share Posted December 3 Haven't been above freezing since last Wednesday. Should finally go back above tomorrow afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frog Town Posted December 3 Share Posted December 3 2 hours ago, Chinook said: flying a direct route from the North Pole to Chicago, it's Santa Claus, wait, no, just air. At what point do we start buying the warmth coming mid to late month. Was kind of hoping for a pattern reload towards the holidays with at least winter like weather but now the ensembles are caving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 Arriving at work to my first light pillars since 2014 was cool 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocATL Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 At what point do we start buying the warmth coming mid to late month. Was kind of hoping for a pattern reload towards the holidays with at least winter like weather but now the ensembles are caving. Anything is better than the current pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magoos0728 Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 32 minutes ago, DocATL said: Anything is better than the current pattern. I don't mind the cold, yeah the dry sucks but it's time for cold. Nothing worse than my Xmas' spent in Cobb County, dreary and 50-70. One Xmas Eve it was top down on the Jeep and 73. Hard to feel in the holidays mood with that. If COVID wasn't bad enough, '20 was raining heavily and in the low 40s...added to the depression. I'll take CAD all day if must 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 1 hour ago, RogueWaves said: Arriving at work to my first light pillars since 2014 was cool that's excellent. I think that's from ice clouds in the lower atmosphere, right? (no water droplets) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 2 hours ago, Chinook said: that's excellent. I think that's from ice clouds in the lower atmosphere, right? (no water droplets) From space weather.com where they had a similar picture today - “Note the flared tops. That's what's unusual. Ordinary light pillars shoot straight into the sky with pointy tips. The V-shaped tops of these pillars are extremely rare. The vast majority of light pillars are caused by ice crystals that look like tiny microscopic plates. However, ice crystals floating around the Rovaniemi airport were not little plates; instead, they were little pencils. Pencil-shaped ice crystals create the flare. To see the shape, common crystal plates must be absent. No one knows where they went! So there is an element of mystery, as well.” 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 The clipper has really ramped up the NW winds in Manitoba, with up to 35kt winds at 900mb tonight in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The cold air avoided us for so long, it's hard to believe the arctic blast is going to slide right in here. (Already measured 34kt, gale force, wind gusts at Brandon Manitoba) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 Snow ended here not long ago. Measured 1.0". A little more winter looking now in town. Winds should kick up in the a.m. n blow it around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 how the mighty have fallen: "WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN SOME DUSTINGS AND SLICK TRAVEL" Should note the AFD for this was quite detailed and impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary67 Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 Choose your weapon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 Popped above freezing this morning from compressional warning ahead of the arctic front. 34F. Temps should start dropping in the next couple hours and the winds are going to really get going this afternoon. If we had more then a 1/2” of snow otg there would be a ground blizzard here today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 1-3" around the NE MN/N WI area with the Grand Marais/Hovland area up in Cook county seeing 4-7". High wind warning up that way, too, for winds of 50-60 mph possible. Wind advisory out for a good chunk of the W sub today. Bands of CAA snow showers developing this morning as front has just passed through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnwx85 Posted December 4 Author Share Posted December 4 This is my moment. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnchaserguy Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 First time I’ve ever been in a snow squall warning. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 1 hour ago, mnchaserguy said: First time I’ve ever been in a snow squall warning . Missed mby by about 5 miles or so, but the ground has been white since Sunday night. Wind might take my hammock away today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frog Town Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 Today's Euro is a step in the right direction in the long range! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnchaserguy Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 Missed mby by about 5 miles or so, but the ground has been white since Sunday night. Wind might take my hammock away today. It was really weird. The snow squall conditions would last for about 30 seconds at a time for me. The main band stayed just to my south and was only about a mile wide for the most part. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 Lots happening 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 Already down to 12F at MSP. If winds weren’t sustained at 30+ and gusting near 50mph we’d drop below zero tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 5 Share Posted December 5 Getting close to wind warning criteria, with gusts pushing 55mph. Had a few sprinkles earlier with frontal passage. EDIT: DVN just gusted to 56mph. EDIT2: Chicago Midway apt just gusted to 58mph. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted December 5 Share Posted December 5 Lots happeningSo ready for this thing to roll in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outflow Posted December 5 Share Posted December 5 43 minutes ago, cyclone77 said: Getting close to wind warning criteria, with gusts pushing 55mph. Had a few sprinkles earlier with frontal passage. EDIT: DVN just gusted to 56mph. EDIT2: Chicago Midway apt just gusted to 58mph. 74mph with the thundersnow squall line at south haven and lots of other 50-60mph gusts with thundersnow in west and sw mi 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted December 5 Share Posted December 5 i miss my good friend https://x.com/landofthe80s/status/1864466792007258528 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted December 5 Share Posted December 5 a few lightning bolts (C-G) showing up on the radar by Kalamazoo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnwx85 Posted December 5 Author Share Posted December 5 1 minute ago, Chinook said: a few lightning bolts (C-G) showing up on the radar by Kalamazoo Sho enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 5 Share Posted December 5 13 minutes ago, outflow said: 74mph with the thundersnow squall line at south haven and lots of other 50-60mph gusts with thundersnow in west and sw mi Very impressive indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnwx85 Posted December 5 Author Share Posted December 5 SBN clocked in with a 58 mph wind gust as the front came through. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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