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  1. hawkeye_wx
    The nw trend on the Euro continues. Higher totals are pulling away from the lake. I'm feeling pretty good over here. Hopefully, the iffy temp won't hurt the accumulation too much.
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    BRRRR
  3. hawkeye_wx
    12z EPS... much better for the lake shore than the GEFS.
  4. hawkeye_wx
    That's what I immediately noticed. The Thursday wave is much stronger this run, which totally blows up the late-week potential. Last night's run was much flatter with this wave.
  5. hawkeye_wx
    12z Euro... the only gripe I have with this run is the defo zone across eastern Iowa is rather weak-looking considering there is a 978 mb low over central IL.
  6. hawkeye_wx
    Yeah, our local mets have been talking down the event as well as it trended southeast. However, that will reverse today.
  7. hawkeye_wx
    There has been a significant shift/expansion nw on the GEFS mean... Cedar Rapids has gone from 3" a day ago to now 8". The op run only has 5" here, so this suggests there may be room for even more nw shift. Concurrently, the Chicagoland lakeshore has been cut back quite a bit.
  8. hawkeye_wx
    On this morning's GFS, ridging builds into the west coast region, which shoves the trough farther east. Meanwhile, the Canadian went the opposite way, anchoring the trough in the pacnw, which allows the storm to cut farther nw.
  9. hawkeye_wx
    The model trend is quite favorable for my area. The initial wave of snow to the west is inching more northeast and the main wave to the southeast is inching more northwest. The 06z Euro has Cedar Rapids up to several inches.
  10. hawkeye_wx
    FWIW, the ICON model, which seems to perform similarly to other models, also shows a similar blizzard late next week, just a bit farther north.
  11. hawkeye_wx
    Wow, the GFS is spitting out a monster storm today... yowza! It's too bad all the pieces need to align perfectly to get something like this... it's like having to flip a coin ten times and get all heads.
  12. hawkeye_wx
    It's probably safe to throw the early NAM runs in the trash. The global models are much farther south with the upper low.
  13. hawkeye_wx
    The potential of the late-week storm is big. The 18z GFS 500 mb setup is phenomenal and shows what would be the greatest storm on record for Iowa. Cedar Rapids has had its worst flood ever and worst thunderstorm ever in the last fifteen years. It is way past time for a powerful blizzard.
  14. hawkeye_wx
    Yesterday the Euro had this strong system hitting Minneapolis. This morning it's Oklahoma to St. Louis. Models appear to have very little grasp of this system for now.
  15. hawkeye_wx
    The Tuesday system is looking like it may be a dud for us, but late next week into next weekend looks much more promising.
  16. hawkeye_wx
    I finished with a very solid 1.00" of rain. My December total is 2.01".
  17. hawkeye_wx
    I picked up a decent 0.32" today. The big system Sun-Wed was looking good for another 2" here, but a westward shift has pushed the heavier rain into central Iowa. I'm hoping for an inch.
  18. hawkeye_wx
    To be honest, as much as I love heavy snow, this December has been pretty nice. No blowing or back-straining shoveling, no bundling up, can wear Crocs outside, etc. I actually kinda liked yesterday's light rain event. Sure, I'll geek out the next time a big snowstorm approaches, but if this continued all winter, I would not hate it. I guess this is what happens when you approach 50 years old.
  19. hawkeye_wx
    Yesterday's system put 0.33" in my gauge.
  20. hawkeye_wx
    You guys have a good memory. I can't remember any weather events before high school (I'm 49).
  21. hawkeye_wx
    Hit 55º here today. It was very nice and I was able to get more garden prep done. Tonight's rain looks pretty meager, probably just enough to wet the pavement.
  22. hawkeye_wx
    I recorded 10.5". Sadly, there has not been a single 6-inch snow event, in December + before Xmas, since that 2009 storm.
  23. hawkeye_wx
    You should watch Eric Snodgrass's daily videos (Nutrien Ag Solutions). He's great. He knows his sh*t and has good presentation skills. I'm not sure how detailed he will get once we start getting big winter storms, but he is based in Illinois so he has a lot of interest in our area/region. Snodgrass YouTube link
  24. hawkeye_wx
    About an inch of wet snow fell here last night and this morning, so I'm up to 5" this season.
  25. hawkeye_wx
    Just a day ago models were cutting off a big upper low in the southwest US. Today they are shooting the energy eastward through the midwest. We'll likely see it flop all over the place through mid next week.
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