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The TORD velocity was awesome.

Looks to be getting even stronger now

hopefully the pros and klot sniff out a tor or two to stat pad our 2026 numbers

Might be a cc drop in downers grove. Tough to tell with all the noise

Looks like PDS tornado warning on that with CC drop. Yikes

yikes

Maybe a quick drop near Glen Ellyn. Indiana and SW MI shoreline gonna get rocked.

Watch is up lol. Significant clearing behind the line. Madison is sunny and already at 92

Those are neat snow maps. Any idea how far back they go? I tried populating 1972-73 and it wouldnt load.

that spin looks pretty sick on klot right now

Already 94 at MSP. Maybe today is the day we break 100

Looks like storms trying to form all over me.

Yawner for those of us west of the metro.

Structure of the year award goes to Genevieve

Supercell in East Central WI looks like it's targeting me

*greatest Nor'Easter that never was XD Sent from my SM-S176V using Tapatalk

Yeah thats a good point. Ive heard the average that 1" of sleet is about 3" of snow. Every location has its nuances. Up here, you get so many mood flakes that dont show in any aspect of the weather stats. In any given snow season, there will be approximately 35-45 days with a Trace of snow in addition to all the measurable snowfall. Its what happens in a Great Lakes climate. So "how many times did it snow last winter" is never a valid question here for determining winter severity. In the south, a disproportionate amount of wintry precip is ice vs snow, which is unfortunate for snow lovers because I imagine the mindset is "hey, its finally cold enough to snow, why is it raining?".

The latest BoA continues to suggest a new record rate of one month’s warming of 3.4 for ANY month (back to 1950) with August ~1.1C warmer than July, similar to the CFS. Look at that steep slope!! So, now through August will need to really perform or else progged peaks would likely come down somewhat. Model consensus has had mid to late summer as the most rapid rate of warming for quite awhile. The record summer -SOI certainly gives it a fantastic level of support:

Popcorn thunderstorms kicking off early

hella hail at our lab in elk grove

Dew is under 60 here, but expecting mid-upper 60s later

Yup. Even today 67/68 dews feels good

Next week is going to be great when we pump in 70+ dews

Some very small hail falling here in the NW burbs! Been a minute since I’ve seen the stuff

Nice daytime soaking! Getting some mini sized hail here too in the burbs rn!