Jan 12 and Jan 02 were identical...a 10 day winter with a 4 inch storm around 1/20 or so....it was back to the blowtorch after the 10 days....both years had a great spring with no snowcover anywhere up north to send down the backdoor fronts etc
that's the point I was trying to make above...folks said that once we got out of the last warm phase that we were all set and just as it was preparing to go through a ride from 7/8/1 it went back into the COD and popped out around 5 again and with some moderate amplitude. Even JB says today that it's not what he wants to see....
airmasses continue to come in warmer than progged in the longer range. KC, a week ago was supposed to be in the single digits...instead it's close to 20 degrees there today....
need to get the AO to tank and get the MJO to take a trip through 7/8/1
with warmth for a few hours tomorrow-left over icing on trees/powerlines/walkways will not be a big deal-sure puddles will freeze but most paved surfaces will dry out-the worst weather comes overnight while most are sleeping
Bingo. Even if it only got to 40, most roads would dry out during the day with a few hours of no rain etc....flash freezes are very rare...March 2005, Jan/Feb 94, there's just not that many in reality.
modeling has been slowing the colder air until later in the day-if there's a few hours in between when the precip shuts off, most roads would dry up somewhat.
Makes sense-the NAM being mesoscale should be the model to pick up on any CAD etc. It's a bit odd to see the euro not agreeing with the NAM yet-they usually come into line about 48 hrs out...