 Feb 20-23 Plains/MW/GL/OV Winter Storm OBS, Please Post Last Minute Forecasts and OBS |
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 Feb 22 2013, 12:31 PM
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QUOTE(Louieloy102 @ Feb 22 2013, 07:54 AM)  Ord got 2.7 inches, mother nature hates them. Day 364 of last 3 inch snowfall... Man that is an unbelievable streak. I can't even imagine a year without a 3" snow, thats crazy QUOTE(ohiobuckeye45 @ Feb 22 2013, 08:15 AM) Id love a 3'' snowfall over what we got...not to mention we both know the next one is aimed for you to. This one was about what I expect definitely not the .25 QPF I hoped for but probably .10 or so of glaze with a few sleet pellets mixed in. Nothing to write home about but what are you gonna do  Congrats to those in the MW/Plains and western GL's on to the March 1st storm starting monday I suppose I wouldn't even bother, that is going OTS QUOTE(RobB @ Feb 22 2013, 08:40 AM) Looks like around .20 inches of glaze/sleet.... Picturesque yet quite slick.....Roads should be fine though.... Looks like you got about double what we got up here. Precip shield pretty much disintegrated right before it got here, about 0.1" of freezing rain with a bit of sleet mixed in. I agree picturesque and the roads are fine too, but my driveway is a sheet of ice. -------------------- Average Seasonal Snowfall 92.3"
2012-2013 Winter Total 57.0" Significant Events: December 20th Lake Enhancement/Effect 8.5" December 26th Synoptic Snow 5.9" December 29th-30th Synoptic Snow/Lake Enhancement and Effect 4.2" January 25th-26th Synoptic Snow/Lake Effect 4.0" February 2nd-3rd Synoptic Snow 5.4" February 17th Lake Effect Snow 5.7" February 28th-March 3rd Lake Effect 4.3" Current Snow Depth- 3.0" 2011-2012 Winter Total 56.0" 2010-2011 Winter Total 130.0" 'A Year To Remember' 2009-2010 Winter Total- 91.1" Best of 2010-2011 Winter Pictures are here! http://forums.accuweather.com/index.php?showtopic=25851 |
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Feb 22 2013, 12:33 PM
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QUOTE(OhioBlizzard @ Feb 22 2013, 12:31 PM) Man that is an unbelievable streak. I can't even imagine a year without a 3" snow, thats crazy I wouldn't even bother, that is going OTS Looks like you got about double what we got up here. Precip shield pretty much disintegrated right before it got here, about 0.1" of freezing rain with a bit of sleet mixed in. I agree picturesque and the roads are fine too, but my driveway is a sheet of ice. Yeah here are a couple pics that were buried on previous page..
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Feb 22 2013, 12:57 PM
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Rank: F5 Superstorm Group: Member Posts: 2,552 Joined: 19-December 08 From: Northern Portage County Ohio Member No.: 16,592 |
QUOTE(WeatherMonger @ Feb 22 2013, 11:31 AM) Newest snow cover map, anyone know when the US was covered in 60% snow cover last. Can't remember if it was Dec. or Jan. was wondering if it lined up with the LRC but not sure how to search archived images I believe it was in the end of December before the warmup in early january that we were above 60% snowcover in the U.S. This current snowcover does not line up with the LRC. Its a little to late. QUOTE(mietek30 @ Feb 22 2013, 11:33 AM) Pleasantly surprised by this one, ended up with close to 5in. With 10in couple of weeks back and today's snowfall, this winter hasn't been that terrible for us in the Saginaw valley. Nice pics and that is a surprise that areas in the thumb got nearly 5 inches. QUOTE(StL weatherjunkie @ Feb 22 2013, 12:14 PM) If we did not have mixing issues with sleet I am certain our totals would have been in the 13-16 inch range as well. The Columbia airport reported 1.49 inches of liquid for 10.7 inches of snow making it roughly 7:1 ratios. Glad to hear the second round was a nice addition, was probably even fluffier snow than before which only made the drifting worse. We only have minor drifting here since our snow was so moist and mixed with sleet ... kind of weird to think there is an inch and a half of water locked into only 8 inches of snow pack due to settling. The St. Louis airport reported 5.7 officially, their morning accumulation graphic is shown below Thats great news for the drought as we start to head into the warmer months. You guys need everything you can get out there. -------------------- Average Seasonal Snowfall 92.3"
2012-2013 Winter Total 57.0" Significant Events: December 20th Lake Enhancement/Effect 8.5" December 26th Synoptic Snow 5.9" December 29th-30th Synoptic Snow/Lake Enhancement and Effect 4.2" January 25th-26th Synoptic Snow/Lake Effect 4.0" February 2nd-3rd Synoptic Snow 5.4" February 17th Lake Effect Snow 5.7" February 28th-March 3rd Lake Effect 4.3" Current Snow Depth- 3.0" 2011-2012 Winter Total 56.0" 2010-2011 Winter Total 130.0" 'A Year To Remember' 2009-2010 Winter Total- 91.1" Best of 2010-2011 Winter Pictures are here! http://forums.accuweather.com/index.php?showtopic=25851 |
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Feb 22 2013, 12:58 PM
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Rank: F5 Superstorm Group: Member Posts: 2,552 Joined: 19-December 08 From: Northern Portage County Ohio Member No.: 16,592 |
QUOTE(RobB @ Feb 22 2013, 12:33 PM) Yeah here are a couple pics that were buried on previous page.. Nice pics, yeah that is definitely more than we got up there. Looks like an ice rink out there.. -------------------- Average Seasonal Snowfall 92.3"
2012-2013 Winter Total 57.0" Significant Events: December 20th Lake Enhancement/Effect 8.5" December 26th Synoptic Snow 5.9" December 29th-30th Synoptic Snow/Lake Enhancement and Effect 4.2" January 25th-26th Synoptic Snow/Lake Effect 4.0" February 2nd-3rd Synoptic Snow 5.4" February 17th Lake Effect Snow 5.7" February 28th-March 3rd Lake Effect 4.3" Current Snow Depth- 3.0" 2011-2012 Winter Total 56.0" 2010-2011 Winter Total 130.0" 'A Year To Remember' 2009-2010 Winter Total- 91.1" Best of 2010-2011 Winter Pictures are here! http://forums.accuweather.com/index.php?showtopic=25851 |
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Feb 22 2013, 01:13 PM
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Rank: F5 Superstorm Group: Founding Member Posts: 3,101 Joined: 10-June 07 From: Columbia, Missouri Member No.: 6,288 |
QUOTE(OhioBlizzard @ Feb 22 2013, 01:57 PM) I believe it was in the end of December before the warmup in early january that we were above 60% snowcover in the U.S. This current snowcover does not line up with the LRC. Its a little to late. Nice pics and that is a surprise that areas in the thumb got nearly 5 inches. Thats great news for the drought as we start to head into the warmer months. You guys need everything you can get out there. No doubt about it, deficits are still near double digits across much of the central great plains. What's even better is that the Monday storm system promises to bring more snow to much of the same region increasing their snowpack ... It is really a shame this system couldn't have come in December/January so we would have had a terrific snow pack through the remainder of the winter ... -------------------- All model guidance is just that, guidance. It is the responsibility of the forecaster to take that information, make it better, and to appropriately communicate the forecast to the users.
OHV / MIDWEST needs its own dedicated professional accuweather blogger ... |
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Feb 22 2013, 01:16 PM
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 Rank: Tornado Group: Member Posts: 178 Joined: 23-December 10 From: Quad Cities, IL/IA Member No.: 24,841 |
Ended up with 2 whole inches...Even my sis who lives in St Louis got more than I did (5.3), and 12 hours before the storm she wasn't supposed to get any, just a mix.
Id have to say the NAM, GFS and EURO all busted on snow totals for this storm for my area. less than 12 hours before the snow started here they all said at least 5 inches on the 06z's, heck even the 12z's showed 6 inches in a wide area all around northern IL. This makes me very leary when talking about storm totals for the Monday/Tuesday supposed storm... Yes, I'm a bit bitter.  thats 7 inches total year to date. The UP got over 30 in one day the other day. between last winter and this one....boooo rant over. |
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Feb 22 2013, 01:21 PM
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Rank: Tornado Group: Member Posts: 178 Joined: 23-December 10 From: Quad Cities, IL/IA Member No.: 24,841 |
QUOTE(StL weatherjunkie @ Feb 22 2013, 12:13 PM) No doubt about it, deficits are still near double digits across much of the central great plains. What's even better is that the Monday storm system promises to bring more snow to much of the same region increasing their snowpack ... It is really a shame this system couldn't have come in December/January so we would have had a terrific snow pack through the remainder of the winter ... +1 |
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Feb 22 2013, 01:33 PM
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Rank: Tornado Group: Member Posts: 168 Joined: 29-September 12 Member No.: 26,958 |
It is true the sleet reduced the snow potential in Columbia. I went to shovel the snow and it started sleeting really hard. It would hit off my face and would even sting a little. I think we even got some accumulating sleet. Thankfully, it was snow for like 80% or so of this storm. I got right about 9 inches of snow/sleet recorded this morning after some light mix during the night. I can't complain about that. It's enough snow for me in one storm.
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Feb 22 2013, 03:52 PM
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DTX Snowfall Map of the remants that moved through this morning
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2 Winter Storm Watches 0 Winter Storm Warnings 3 Winter Weather Advisories 2+ years without a 6"+ snowstorm in Detroit 1st winter since I began tracking (2004) without a Winter Storm Warning  |
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Feb 22 2013, 06:35 PM
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 Rank: Tornado Group: Member Posts: 236 Joined: 11-January 09 From: Saginaw, MI Member No.: 16,877 |
I really lucked out. In that DTX Snowfall Map in the post above, I was in the sweet spot. We had been forecasted for around 2" but I endedd up with 5". Nice surprise for a change.
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Feb 22 2013, 07:44 PM
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Rank: F5 Superstorm Group: Member Posts: 5,805 Joined: 16-November 08 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 16,172 |
QUOTE(RobB @ Feb 22 2013, 11:42 AM) Here are some reports snow wise in the St. Louis area: 3-6 inches is not bad. I hope the girl from St.Loyis got closer to 6. -------------------- Accuweather please give us our own Midwest area forecaster/video blogger
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Feb 22 2013, 07:57 PM
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Rank: F5 Superstorm Group: Member Posts: 5,805 Joined: 16-November 08 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 16,172 |
QUOTE(OhioBlizzard @ Feb 22 2013, 12:31 PM) Man that is an unbelievable streak. I can't even imagine a year without a 3" snow, thats crazy. Add me to that list. No 3 inch snows last season no 3 inch snows this season. -------------------- Accuweather please give us our own Midwest area forecaster/video blogger
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Feb 22 2013, 10:18 PM
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Rank: F5 Superstorm Group: Member Posts: 2,552 Joined: 19-December 08 From: Northern Portage County Ohio Member No.: 16,592 |
QUOTE(StL weatherjunkie @ Feb 22 2013, 01:13 PM) No doubt about it, deficits are still near double digits across much of the central great plains. What's even better is that the Monday storm system promises to bring more snow to much of the same region increasing their snowpack ... It is really a shame this system couldn't have come in December/January so we would have had a terrific snow pack through the remainder of the winter ... Yeah its sucks it worked out that way for you. Better than not getting it I guess, but still frustrating. QUOTE(rainshdw08 @ Feb 22 2013, 01:16 PM) This makes me very leary when talking about storm totals for the Monday/Tuesday supposed storm... Yes, I'm a bit bitter. thats 7 inches total year to date. The UP got over 30 in one day the other day. between last winter and this one....boooo Quad cities has only had 7" on the year?! QUOTE(Snow____ @ Feb 22 2013, 07:57 PM) Add me to that list. No 3 inch snows last season no 3 inch snows this season. Thats tough. Hopefully you can get it before this winter is over. -------------------- Average Seasonal Snowfall 92.3"
2012-2013 Winter Total 57.0" Significant Events: December 20th Lake Enhancement/Effect 8.5" December 26th Synoptic Snow 5.9" December 29th-30th Synoptic Snow/Lake Enhancement and Effect 4.2" January 25th-26th Synoptic Snow/Lake Effect 4.0" February 2nd-3rd Synoptic Snow 5.4" February 17th Lake Effect Snow 5.7" February 28th-March 3rd Lake Effect 4.3" Current Snow Depth- 3.0" 2011-2012 Winter Total 56.0" 2010-2011 Winter Total 130.0" 'A Year To Remember' 2009-2010 Winter Total- 91.1" Best of 2010-2011 Winter Pictures are here! http://forums.accuweather.com/index.php?showtopic=25851 |
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