March 2025 General Discussion

[A-L-E-K]

deep

 

 

[A-L-E-K]

11 hours ago, Chicago Storm said:

Big dust storm...

one of, if not the largest dust plume i've seen on visible (excluding blowing off the sahara)

[cyclone77]

Two worthless DAB+ events this week will chip into the 3.1" buffer at MLI's futility chase.  Kind of a shame but not surprising.  Hopefully they both underperform like all other systems have this season.  Biggest threat is Thu night/Fri, when 1.5-2" looks possible.  

[mnchaserguy]

Late shift northwest with the snow. Now looks like MSP will get some decent snow with the heaviest falling just southeast of the metro. I still don’t quite believe it but MPX does and issued a winter storm warning for the entire metro.


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[OrdIowPitMsp]

1 hour ago, mnchaserguy said:

Late shift northwest with the snow. Now looks like MSP will get some decent snow with the heaviest falling just southeast of the metro. I still don’t quite believe it but MPX does and issued a winter storm warning for the entire metro.


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Trends are definitely in our favor, however I still think there is a brutal cutoff right over the metro. I might get double your totals at the airport versus north burbs.

Always love waking up to the pleasant surprise of a WSW and a blizzard warning one county south. 

[mnchaserguy]

Trends are definitely in our favor, however I still think there is a brutal cutoff right over the metro. I might get double your totals at the airport versus north burbs.
Always love waking up to the pleasant surprise of a WSW and a blizzard warning one county south. 

12z continues the trend. Don’t want to jinx it though by getting my hopes up. Not sure what the 12z hrrr is doing. It takes a weird deviant track with the low.


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[hlcater]

DVN was considering headlines last night but ended up deferring. 12z guidance so far showing a bit more eastward extension of accumulating snow than previous guidance cycles have. Think even 1-3" results in a high impact event when coupled with gusts of 55-60mph for several hours. Think WWA is the best fit currently but wouldn't be shocked with a game time blizzard warning if the 12z guidance is a bit closer to reality. Curious to see what they end up doing.

Doubly true when you consider that an increase in precip/snow rates will more effectively mix down that monster LLJ.

[mnchaserguy]

If anyone wants a laugh, check out the Canadian output for this storm.


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[Chicago Storm]

Two worthless DAB+ events this week will chip into the 3.1" buffer at MLI's futility chase.  Kind of a shame but not surprising.  Hopefully they both underperform like all other systems have this season.  Biggest threat is Thu night/Fri, when 1.5-2" looks possible.  

i’m concerned for you.

[OrdIowPitMsp]

43 with heavy mist.

[A-L-E-K]

euro looks solid for msp, enjoy

[Powerball]

It has been a while since you all have been able to say "Congrats MSP!"

[OrdIowPitMsp]

The air is thick with anticipation and moisture.

[Brian D]

Started snowing here in town around 3 pm. Starting to collect on the grass, and my deck. Temp at 35, but should lower a bit more as the Sun wanes, and snow cools the air off more. Progged for 1-2", but might do a little better, hopefully. 

[OrdIowPitMsp]

Light rain and dynamic cooling underway. We’ve gone from 39 to 36 in the past hour.

[Chinook]

here's the start of the blizzard conditions near Omaha, with +SN at Lincoln

[cyclone77]

0.30" so far here, as the rain has been pretty light and showery.  

Looking like a good shot at an inch of wet slop tomorrow afternoon to go along with the 50mph winds.  

[nwohweather]

11 hours ago, A-L-E-K said:

one of, if not the largest dust plume i've seen on visible (excluding blowing off the sahara)

I vividly remember one hitting Charleston in June of 2020. It was some of the wildest skies I have ever seen

[mnchaserguy]

Little layer of sleet on the grass. Looks like it’s switched to snow now. Might be a little ahead of schedule for the change to snow. Probably won’t add much to our forecast amount.


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[OrdIowPitMsp]

30 minutes ago, mnchaserguy said:

Little layer of sleet on the grass. Looks like it’s switched to snow now. Might be a little ahead of schedule for the change to snow. Probably won’t add much to our forecast amount.


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Here it started changing to sleet around 6 and changed over to mostly snow around 6:30. The ground is already white. Definitely seems quicker then expected.

[mnchaserguy]

Ground is white and it’s really coming down, although the real heavy stuff is still to my south and east.


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[OrdIowPitMsp]

It’s wild out there and we are just getting started. Visibility under a mile with gusts up to 35mph. Temps holding at 34 is the only thing keeping the flakes from really stacking. 

[mnchaserguy]

It has been a very frustrating night watching the band of heavy snow hang *just* to my south and east almost all night so far. Really hoping I can cash in on it soon.


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[Roger Smith]

16 hours ago, mnchaserguy said:

If anyone wants a laugh, check out the Canadian output for this storm.


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That's the tariffs coming into effect. Expect some 120 degree highs in July also.

 

[OrdIowPitMsp]

MSP was at 2.7” at midnight, my original call from a few days ago lol. 
 

 

[A-L-E-K]

radar looks hot there now

[Brian D]

2" of snow here in town. Still a light snow falling. Yesterday it was changing from snow to white rain, and back as temps were in the mid 30's. Sloppy start to the precip that crusted overnight. Mid 20's now. 

[Allsnow]

MSP might end up close to 10

 

 

[cyclone77]

0.93" storm total so far here.  Dead calm under the surface low atm.  

[hawkeye_wx]

1.73" of rain in my yard.  It has switched to snow and is accumulating.