mimillman Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Up in Irving Park getting my car serviced. About 3-4” on the ground depending on where you are. It’s the deepest of the season 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 MSP has a 5” snow depth heading into this latest cold snap. The current (1990-2020) average lows below zero in winter is 22. Winter 2024/25 is at 22 with at least 5-6 more this upcoming week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 On 2/14/2025 at 3:19 PM, michsnowfreak said: There is some sparse data and journals and stuff that you can piece together what type of winter it was, but certainly not enough to get accurate or even semi-accurate precip/snow/temp data. I have studied it when I have spare time (often in the weather "off season" of summer lol) and have a document that I jot notes down, plus theres David Ludlum books that details things. But im nowhere NEAR done studying them. Honestly, it appears that the overall jist of winter over here (Detroit) was very similar to it is now, although a likely colder climate overall. Some winters were harsh and others were not. The 1830s to mid 1850s seemed to be dominated by mild, dry, "open" winters, though with exceptions of course (a HUGE exception being 1842-43). Then the mid 1850s to 1860s seemed to have a lot of harsh winters, tho again, with some exceptions. Notes of "easy" winters: 1846-47 (wheat crops destroyed due to open winter) 1847-48 (small quantity of snow fell, open winter; wheat damaged) 1849-50 (quite mild and snowless; only 1 day of sleighing as of Jan 28) 1852-53 (open winter, very dry) 1858-59 (crops likely damaged due to open winter) 1859-60 (wheat damaged somewhat due to open winter) 1860-61 (no ice on any river on any account, open winter) Notes of "severe" winters 1842-43 (most severe winter ever known; snowcover nov 17-apr 8) 1854-55 (open winter until deep snow late Jan, then it got the deepest since 1842-43) 1856-57 (houses suffered the rigors of the severe winter) Isn't that 1842-43 winter nuts? Just the snowcover statement alone makes 13-14 look "ok" lol. I know nothing of the depths in 1842-43. Are there any measurement data that you're aware of? (oh, and I figured you'd be going north this winter - hope your trip is great) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Looking basically snowless going forward into early March from this area northwestward. Mason City is doing even worse than MLI (which has 6.7" currently) with only 3.4" for the season. That's about 26" below normal. I couldn't find what the all-time least snowy season was for Mason City on the Des Moines WFO site, so not sure what they'll need to break that record. It's all going to come down to whether or not we can sneak through March/early April without too many nickel and dimers. Now that we've made it this far I want to break that futility record, but if a major snowstorm were to end that possibility I'd be okay with that I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted Monday at 04:36 AM Share Posted Monday at 04:36 AM After a snowy week the bitter cold sets in. Arctic winds and blowing snow going on outside. Love winter nights lile this. With the combination of several snowfalls there are huge snowbanks everywhere. Even though the avg high has crept up to the mid 30s, its deep winter. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted Monday at 12:53 PM Share Posted Monday at 12:53 PM Temps overachieved here this morning with -7. Good chance we make a run at -15 tonight for the coldest night of the season. Coldest so far was -14 back on Jan 21st. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted Monday at 01:20 PM Share Posted Monday at 01:20 PM Temps running -10's to -20's this morning. A breezy NW wind driving wind chills down into the -30's to -40's. Rather it be -30 on a calm wind than a -30 wind chill. Wind slices through you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted Monday at 01:30 PM Share Posted Monday at 01:30 PM Down to -5 here. Saw up to -9 on the car driving in to work. Today will be the coldest day and tonight will likely be the coldest night of the stretch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted Monday at 01:56 PM Share Posted Monday at 01:56 PM -15 at MSP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted Monday at 02:22 PM Share Posted Monday at 02:22 PM About 2.4” since last evening of lake effect. Definitely getting deep here. Figure about foot otg. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted Monday at 02:47 PM Share Posted Monday at 02:47 PM Guess I should feel lucky. KIND down to only 7 above. Still felt cold as heck outside earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted Monday at 02:54 PM Share Posted Monday at 02:54 PM 32 minutes ago, dmc76 said: About 2.4” since last evening of lake effect. Definitely getting deep here. Figure about foot otg. That snow band that came through around 8PM yesterday meant business. LES we best part of the system Best snow pack in a couple years!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoboy645 Posted Monday at 03:54 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:54 PM Between the ~4" of snow on the ground and the air temps/WCs, it is truly a deep winter day out there right now. After the most recent storm system here, Wisconsin actually has a pretty good snowpack. Most of the state is 4+ with a large percentage 8+. Considering how bad this winter has been for that, that's a pretty big rally. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted Monday at 07:40 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:40 PM Had another 0.4" overnight. More lake squalls and blowing and drifting snow. Going to the upper peninsula for a few days of deep winter fun. This would be a fantastic beavis trip because from the entire drive from metro Detroit to the shores of Lake Superior is a beautiful thick blanket of white. Pics at home before leaving. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted Monday at 08:05 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:05 PM 24 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said: Going to the upper peninsula for a few days of deep winter fun. This would be a fantastic beavis trip because from the entire drive from metro Detroit to the shores of Lake Superior is a beautiful thick blanket of white. Enjoy the UP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted Monday at 08:53 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:53 PM Media reports are a Delta flight that departed MSP ended up being flipped upside down while landing at YYZ (one of the wings are also missing). Early speculation is that it was weather-related between high winds and snowy/icy runways, but it just happened within the hour and will be investigated. Fortunately, there have been no deaths, but 8 people have been confirmed as injured... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted Monday at 09:21 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:21 PM Could I please not have -34 Celsius heading toward me? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted Monday at 10:58 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:58 PM 2 hours ago, Powerball said: Media reports are a Delta flight that departed MSP ended up being flipped upside down while landing at YYZ (one of the wings are also missing). Early speculation is that it was weather-related between high winds and snowy/icy runways, but it just happened within the hour and will be investigated. Fortunately, there have been no deaths, but 8 people have been confirmed as injured... I drove to YYZ to check it out. There is a lot of blowing snow today thanks to the strong winds and the runway did look snow covered. The entire plane was flipped over and the fire crews were dowsing the plane when I was there. Looks like it flipped over almost right after it landed as it was right near where it would've touched down. I couldn't get a picture cause the snowbanks were too high to walk through and the blowing snow made it difficult. YYZ just opened up one of the other runways. Glad to know everyone is safe! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted Tuesday at 12:01 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:01 AM Got about an 1" of LES today!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted Tuesday at 12:21 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:21 AM The high in Minneapolis was a brisk -2F today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted Tuesday at 01:10 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:10 AM 48 minutes ago, OrdIowPitMsp said: The high in Minneapolis was a brisk -2F today. I’m here for work and can confirm it is cold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted Tuesday at 01:49 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:49 AM 2 hours ago, Snowstorms said: I drove to YYZ to check it out. There is a lot of blowing snow today thanks to the strong winds and the runway did look snow covered. The entire plane was flipped over and the fire crews were dowsing the plane when I was there. Looks like it flipped over almost right after it landed as it was right near where it would've touched down. I couldn't get a picture cause the snowbanks were too high to walk through and the blowing snow made it difficult. YYZ just opened up one of the other runways. Glad to know everyone is safe! Media is now reporting 18 injured people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyweather Posted Tuesday at 03:27 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 03:27 AM 6 hours ago, Powerball said: Media reports are a Delta flight that departed MSP ended up being flipped upside down while landing at YYZ (one of the wings are also missing). Early speculation is that it was weather-related between high winds and snowy/icy runways, but it just happened within the hour and will be investigated. Fortunately, there have been no deaths, but 8 people have been confirmed as injured... unlikely wx related if the wing is missing. passenger probably bumped the wings fall off toggle switch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted Tuesday at 04:23 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:23 AM 12 hours ago, Geoboy645 said: Between the ~4" of snow on the ground and the air temps/WCs, it is truly a deep winter day out there right now. After the most recent storm system here, Wisconsin actually has a pretty good snowpack. Most of the state is 4+ with a large percentage 8+. Considering how bad this winter has been for that, that's a pretty big rally. I'm ambivalent at best about snow (really only here for the big dogs with lots of model hype that verifies; and when has that actually happened? lol), hate driving in it (Go figure, I'm fine with driving a mile from an EF4 tornado, but I don't f*** with winter precip if I can help it) and I intensely dislike the deep cold. However, we desperately needed some sort of snowpack going into spring to avoid a flash drought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnwx85 Posted Tuesday at 12:31 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:31 PM Woke up to about an inch of new snow. Thermometer says 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted Tuesday at 12:32 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:32 PM High clouds never cleared the area and cut into max cooling potential a bit. Still managed to get down to -12 so far. Looking like a nice streak of 50s starting Monday next week. May even make a run at 60 Wednesday. Should take care of this 2-3" snowpack very quickly. Thinking we have a good chance at overachieving temps as we head into March with such a widespread dry landscape. Hopefully 70s are less than a month away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted Tuesday at 12:43 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:43 PM so sick of this 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King James Posted Tuesday at 01:14 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:14 PM Worst climo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted Tuesday at 01:25 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:25 PM Down to -13 here. Second coldest temp of the season. Yesterday overachieved a bit up to 7 so hoping the next few days can do the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted Tuesday at 01:31 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:31 PM Start of spring next week? Or false spring round 1? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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