Why the NWS is still calling for 2-3” in the twin cities metro is a mystery to me. I doubt we see 1” and I’m on the east side where totals should be higher. Hopefully I wake up surprised.
Is it policy to stair step down totals instead of just slashing to 0-1” when it becomes apparent?
GFS is throwing warning criteria snows into the twin cities.
Not sure what to expect atm.
One thing is for certain we have all the cold air needed. Even with full sun only got to 16 here today.
Recent model trends are showing plowable snow for the twin cities. Starting to get cautiously optimistic we’ll have a few inches by Saturday afternoon.
Woke up to a WSW for 3-5” followed by bitter cold. Have they lowered the standards for hoisting watches or is this just to get the message out to the public before a WWA is posted?
I’ll have to double check but I believe our WC criteria is -30F. We were supposed to switch to tablets years ago but they are still sitting on my supervisors desk, honestly I prefer using paper, I can keep my gloves on.
At least the lack of snowcover will moderate temps somewhat here. Monday is looking frigid but still warm enough to work outside, company policy is air temp of -10F or below we stay inside.