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Regarding the chicken debate, among the 4 places we have in Sandusky, I would rate them (from best to worst):  Chick-fil-a (although I think they have slipped a bit recently), Lee's, Cane's, KFC

The models keep edging the track of the low farther east.  I'm thinking flooding may be a bigger hazard tomorrow in Ohio than severe, maybe the counties near the WV and PA borders could get some severe action.

On 4/8/2024 at 6:19 PM, TheClimateChanger said:

Surprisingly pricy though.

Tried the place out today after all the recommendations.  Agree that it's good but pricey.  Cracker Barrel is generally my go to place for breakfast - don't see myself converting to SBPH.  3 pancakes cost $10 (nothing else).  At CB for the same price I can get 3 bigger pancakes as well as 2 eggs and 2 strips of bacon.

1 hour ago, TheClimateChanger said:

Surprisingly pricy though.

Looks like everyone in the subforum has eaten there.  I live 4 miles away and haven't been (although I did eat there when it was a Perkins).

44 minutes ago, Floydbuster said:

The temperature drop near Stow, OH was noticeable. Really shows how something blocking the sun (Super volcanic eruptions, asteroid impacts) can really affect the temperature and fast. I was disappointed that it didn't get darker, and I disliked the douches blowing off fireworks.

Yeah, I thought it would get darker too.  I mean, it was dark, the street lights came on.  But I thought the sky would go completely dark.  As soon as it went total you could already see the sky brightening off to the southwest.  I wonder if it would have been darker if the high clouds wouldn't have been around.

2 hours ago, OHweather said:

Broyles has gotten better over the years and usually the SPC is pretty good about not whipping around the outlooks too much, but I don’t think anyone was very happy with the initial Day 2 outlook this morning to say the least 

Yeah my county went up 3 categories (from general thunder to enhanced) in 1 outlook.  Don't know that I've ever seen that.

8.1" total for the season here.  I don't know how I could give it anything but an F.

This cloudy winter just continues on.  It is almost getting comical how it manages to stay overcast when the general setup would seem to favor sunshine.  Crazy to see places like Duluth hitting 50 while we are stuck in the low 30's down here.

Managed to flip to snow long enough for a couple tenths here.  Pushes us past 5" on the season!

3 minutes ago, OHweather said:

I was going to try to put something together over the next few days or week. Have fallen slightly out of touch with the long range on night shifts and with the incoming snow the last several days. A warm up after this cold snap isn't surprising to me, but I'll admit the long range ensembles are not giving me optimism regarding how quickly cold may come back after the warmup. 

I remember one event on super bowl Sunday in 2022 with this type of flow when a mesolow formed just east of the Islands and brought several (unforecasted) inches of snow to Erie/Huron Counties. This event gave me some flashbacks to that, but it didn't materialize at all. In that event the lake was mostly frozen but water opened up east of the Islands, whereas this one maybe it's the other way around with more ice there and more open water farther east. 

Appreciate your thoughts!  Thanks!

24 minutes ago, OHweather said:

When the better lake enhancement started developing in Lorain Co early this morning the writing was unfortunately on the wall for the Erie and Huron warnings. The synoptic snow being even more boring than hoped hurt even more. With all of that said, there’s an interesting area of enhancement along a trough axis (with some Lake Huron connection) swinging southeast out of MI right now, so you may be able to add some more when it swings through later this afternoon. Not enough to get you close to 6” but maybe another inch or two wherever it goes. 

 

Yeah the models always seem to overpredict lake enhancement this far west.  It always seems to develop over Lorain/Medina then moves east from there.  Not holding out high hopes for that band coming out of SE Michigan but we'll see.

I always love reading your posts on the long range outlook.  Any chance you'll have a new one up soon?  The 12z GFS looks about as brutal as it gets.  I know I shouldn't put much stock in the 384 hr. GFS but given the state of the MJO and the AO/NAO it certainly looks believable.

Looks like just under 2" here.  Should be the final total.  Surprised CLE hasn't killed the WSW for Erie/Huron yet.

Got about 1.2" here.  More than I expected.

Line was pretty meh coming through here.  Probably barely hit 40 mph.  Crazy lightning though.

Had a severe thunderstorm warning for my area with 80mph destructive winds and 2" hail.  The warning came blaring over my cellphone but no sirens sounded.  The warning specifically mentioned my town so I herded the wife and dog to the basement in case a tree decided to come down on the house.  Fortunately the worst of the storm looks like it passed just north of me.  Currently under a Flash Flood Warning.

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Erie County in north central Ohio...

* Until 215 PM EDT.

* At 138 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sandusky,
  moving east at 40 mph.

  THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR SOUTHERN SANDUSKY AND HURON.

  HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and two inch hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
           shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect
           considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles.
           Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Sandusky, Bloomingville, Sandusky South and Fairview Lanes.

On 6/15/2023 at 9:37 PM, nwohweather said:

Just a couple miles from the heart of downtown! Hell of a local outbreak here

CLE has now confirmed 9 tornadoes in their CWA.  Pretty impressive for starting out the day with a marginal risk.

I give it a D-.  The pre-Xmas near-blizzard that gave us a white Christmas saved it from being an F.  You know it's a bad winter when the snowiest month only delivers 4.6" (that was March).  Very disappointing.

Got about 3.6" today here.  Top snow event of the season!

Total dud of a system in this area.  Just some wet snowflakes mixed with the rain.  Hopefully CLE will dispense with the WWA and put us out of our misery. 

Got about 1.1" here.  I was actually awakened this morning by a snowplow going down our street.  Wasn't expecting that.

Picked up a couple tenths from today's snow showers.  First measurable snow for February.  Still trying to reach 10" for the season - currently sitting at 9.6".

2 hours ago, NEOH said:

Figured your area would do better than that. Big dry slot moving up North though. 

Not sure if this underperformed because of lake influence or the heavier rates skipping around us.  Probably a little bit of both.

Got about 1" here.  Pretty unimpressive.

5 minutes ago, WHEATCENT said:

another 37-41 degree  January rainstorm next week what garbage. 

Yeah not looking good for us.  The Euro was giving me some hope but I see the 12z finally caved NW.  Hopefully you guys in the snow belt can cash in on some lake effect.

Slight risk for tomorrow in north central and west central Ohio.  I can't recall ever seeing a slight risk reaching all the way to the lakeshore in January.