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January Medium/Long Range: Chasing more snow to close out the month


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15 minutes ago, BristowWx said:

1.5 of ice...not sure how often that has verified anywhere.  is there a word stronger than crippling for ice storms?   

Nobody’s getting that with marginal (31-32) temps.  Of course I’m just assuming.  Just got off a plane and haven’t looked at any models because the WiFi speed was about 56k modem dial up. 

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A few notes about ice storms (like the big ones) - 

We all know that ice is often a lot less than expected. Heavy rain won't accrete well. Antecedent cold is important for those sick puppies out there hoping for a crippling ice storm. Ex: If we are 31-32 it's probably not going to be a biblical ice storm. But if we have a ton of cold air for a handful of days (or longer) ahead of the storm, those surface temperatures can really lead to a messy ice storm. 

CAD (as we all know) is underestimated at range many times. 

I don't believe in "we're due" - but I will say that this year has had legit ice storm potential in my mind with all the Barney cold that we've had. My gut feelings mean nada, but if we were going to have an overperforming ice event...this feels like the year it could happen...and I'm referring not to the tenth to half inch events - but the incredibly damaging 3/4 inch or higher events. 

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1 minute ago, Kmlwx said:

A few notes about ice storms (like the big ones) - 

We all know that ice is often a lot less than expected. Heavy rain won't accrete well. Antecedent cold is important for those sick puppies out there hoping for a crippling ice storm. Ex: If we are 31-32 it's probably not going to be a biblical ice storm. But if we have a ton of cold air for a handful of days (or longer) ahead of the storm, those surface temperatures can really lead to a messy ice storm. 

CAD (as we all know) is underestimated at range many times. 

I don't believe in "we're due" - but I will say that this year has had legit ice storm potential in my mind with all the Barney cold that we've had. My gut feelings mean nada, but if we were going to have an overperforming ice event...this feels like the year it could happen...and I'm referring not to the tenth to half inch events - but the incredibly damaging 3/4 inch or higher events. 

 

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14 minutes ago, mitchnick said:

Odd that thru 276hrs the Gefs has a pretty good snowfall mean of 2-2.5+", as opposed to 1" or less the past few runs. Might be counting sleet as snow, idk?

It comes mostly from 3 members with pretty big hits between the 2nd and the 4th. Almost nothing on the rest.

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