hawkeye_wx Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Snowing heavily here in Cedar Rapids... and it is fairly windy as well. My snowboards may be useless with this wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Snowing heavily here in Cedar Rapids. radar returns back that up, looks good from your area NE to Bowme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 The temp is only in the low 20s. The good precip will be long gone by the time the warmer air arrives later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 The temp is only in the low 20s. The good precip will be long gone by the time the warmer air arrives later today. I think were in the upper teens but have a good bit of intense waa to go before the best returns move in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 The temp is only in the low 20s. The good precip will be long gone by the time the warmer air arrives later today. Yeah and a couple things of note when looking at the meso analysis from spc with respect to MSLP, those being that the system is still diving southeast and hasn't changed the direction, and the high over E Ontario is strengthening. Both of these things could end up being factors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Yeah and a couple things of note when looking at the meso analysis from spc with respect to MSLP, those being that the system is still diving southeast and hasn't changed the direction, and the high over E Ontario is strengthening. Both of these things could end up being factors Returns pushing into north central illinois a lot stronger than I expected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Been snowing here pretty good. Have over an inch already. The freezing rain line is heading this way though. Hopefully we can squeeze another inch or two out before it gets rainy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 A band of very heavy snow from east of Cedar Rapids(much lighter here now) down through Iowa City to Washington. That yellow on radar must be 2 inches per hour. I wish this band had been fully developed like this when it moved through here. Update: Now seeing some orange show up on radar. I wonder if that might be approaching 3 inches per hour down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 Yeah and a couple things of note when looking at the meso analysis from spc with respect to MSLP, those being that the system is still diving southeast and hasn't changed the direction, and the high over E Ontario is strengthening. Both of these things could end up being factors Those factors shouldn't have any impact on the overall forecast. EVerything that's happening now is as expected. It's tomorrow that we'll have to keep a closer eye on, and the synoptic setup will be considerably different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 have had high end -SN here for awhile with some heavier returns to the west. have a solid coating atleast, wind blowing it around pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Morning AFDs DTX still looks to be questioning the depth/strength of the warmth due to current snowpack, also mentioning of icing concerns. GRR also has precip concerns with a solid snow event to the north. IWX certainly talking up the ice potential and concerns of models overdoing surface temps. GFS still does show some accumulating snow on the backside (and the Thursday system has been creeping north on the models). While this event is not the Monday snowfall they were touting several days ago, its already looking to be not nearly as bad as warm/rain fears were the last 2 days. My opinion on state of the snowpack. True, a glaze of ice protects a snowpack. Now, it would do nothing in a situation like we had Dec 30/31, however, this could be different, as it wont be nearly as warm. Also, while I do see it getting sloppy for sure tomorrow, I honestly dont think we lose that much snowdepth. Maybe lose an inch of DEPTH total, but it will be compaction more than anything, so the snowpack *MAY* become more firm once things freeze over. Also, once the snow freezes back up, although it wont have that pristine look it does now, it will look much better than it does during the height of sloppiness Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 There is some incredible-looking snow approaching the Quad Cities. I'd kill to be under that dark orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 A band of very heavy snow from east of Cedar Rapids(much lighter here now) down through Iowa City to Washington. That yellow on radar must be 2 inches per hour. I wish this band had been fully developed like this when it moved through here. Update: Now seeing some orange show up on radar. I wonder if that might be approaching 3 inches per hour down there. So far reports have been all snow with that band. Will be interested to see what happens when it gets to the office, since we're already 1/2SM and SN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Snowing heavily here in Cedar Rapids... and it is fairly windy as well. My snowboards may be useless with this wind. Ive had that a few times this winter; you always do. You just do your best. In a calm snowfall, snowboards are awesome. In a wind-driven one, they are horrible. Say you get about a 6" snowfall but its very drifty and your actual snowboard is swept clean. Do you call it a trace? I think not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 So far reports have been all snow with that band. Will be interested to see what happens when it gets to the office, since we're already 1/2SM and SN. good to see you back on man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A-L-E-K Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 12z NAM liking eastern Iowa, NW Illinois and radar trends agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 12z NAM even shows another round of forcing around 00z for areas along and south of I-80 in southeastern IA and western IL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 12z NAM even shows another round of forcing around 00z for areas along and south of I-80 in southeastern IA and western IL. yeah it kind of goes nuts right over that area, might have to watch p-type trends and such, you'd think warning criteria snows might come into play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 some near 35dbz returns just WSW of ARR, will probably just miss me to the northwest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 12z NAM liking eastern Iowa, NW Illinois and radar trends agree. NAM blasts that area with >0.50". Unfortunately, it looks like I'm pretty much done and everything will be east of me for the duration. Spotters in the Quad Cities area are beginning to report some sleet and freezing rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 The 12z NAM is still coming in toasty at 925mb for tonight/Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 NAM blasts that area with >0.50". Unfortunately, it looks like I'm pretty much done and everything will be east of me for the duration. Spotters in the Quad Cities area are beginning to report some sleet and freezing rain. suckage, looked like it could have been a serious overperformer out that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 yeah it kind of goes nuts right over that area, might have to watch p-type trends and such, you'd think warning criteria snows might come into play. I think the ratios and mixing will help to keep final totals down in the advisory range, but it's going to be an ugly mess on the roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I think the ratios and mixing will help to keep final totals down in the advisory range, but it's going to be an ugly mess on the roads. Great to see you back on, we've been wondering where you Quad Cities guys have gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 returns in eastern iowa starting to look very bright banding ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I'm on the SW side of MLI just west of the airport... sleet here I see DVN has extended the WWA for areas more south and ILX has just now issued one for PIA too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 We're sleeting at the WFO now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 The 12z NAM is still coming in toasty at 925mb for tonight/Tuesday. I dont even know how to find 925 mb lol, all i know is the 0c line stays comfortably south of us the entire time, a first for this event per the nam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I dont even know how to find 925 mb lol, all i know is the 0c line stays comfortably south of us the entire time, a first for this event per the nam. TwisterData Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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