Geos Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Yeah way west. 4km NAM dried up too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 The Saturday clipper will test BowMe's theory that MKE doesn't do clippers well. No backing down on my graze job for LAF with that one. Hopefully, we can get something out of it...but best will be north/northeast. As for today's clipper...some nice snow at times here in IKK this morning. IND and LAF look to be doing well. Manitoba MKE Misser.. Power of Izzy and a nice shift in the GFS will hopefully be enough to get me out of O'Hare on time at 9am. I was hesitant agreeing to my 40th b-day down in the tropics of the Dominican but it looks like a perfect week to be gone with dry and cold weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Manitoba MKE Misser.. Power of Izzy and a nice shift in the GFS will hopefully be enough to get me out of O'Hare on time at 9am. I was hesitant agreeing to my 40th b-day down in the tropics of the Dominican but it looks like a perfect week to be gone with dry and cold weather. lol, yeah that's right. Hopefully you get out without a hitch. Enjoy the vacation...and many many drinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Nice disturbance moving trough the DSM area with +TSSN... KDSM 162209Z COR 36022G31KT 1/16SM R31/1200V1800FT +TSSN BLSN FZFG VV003 M01/M03 A2968 RMK AO2 PK WND 31031/2200 TWR VIS 1/4 PRESRR OCNL LTG OHD TS OHD MOV SE P0006 T10111028 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Nice disturbance moving trough the DSM area with +TSSN... KDSM 162209Z COR 36022G31KT 1/16SM R31/1200V1800FT +TSSN BLSN FZFG VV003 M01/M03 A2968 RMK AO2 PK WND 31031/2200 TWR VIS 1/4 PRESRR OCNL LTG OHD TS OHD MOV SE P0006 T10111028 Sweet. And now they're under a Blizzard Warning to boot. POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... INDIANOLA...NORWALK...CARLISLE...PELLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA... CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 436 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW SQUALLS WILL PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS THIS EVENING...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. * STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES CREATING WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 The observations for DSM are awesome. Rock and rolling. http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KDSM/2014/01/16/DailyHistory.html 2" last hour. METAR KDSM 162254Z 33025G42KT 1/4SM R31/1000V6000FT -SN BLSN FZFG VV009 M06/M09 A2977 RMK AO2 PK WND 01043/2238 WSHFT 2202 TWR VIS 1/2 TSE13 PRESRR SLP091 TS MOV SE SNINCR 2/3 P0007 T10611094 $ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosaints Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Kind of fun to watch these disturbances move through today. 2 times now it has gone to whiteout in minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 January 13th -? Clippers/Hybrids/Blizzards ??? Wonderful OBS's out of DSM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Had a few flurries here today, but nothing measurable. That comma-head of heavy snow in central Iowa is extremely impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Not bad... SFC OBS even lower than shown, down to 1003mb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 The narrow convective looking lines immediately trailing the comma-head are packing a punch as well. DSM as down to 1/4 mile a bit ago with one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Just had a real healthy burst of snow on the drive home. Hard to see more than a couple hundred feet ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonbo Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Shot some video of the intensity outside my place in West DSM. If I could have gotten video on the drive home, it was a nightmare. The 1/4 mile or less visibilities was very accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Getting some sloppy accumulation here. Not much though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huronicane Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Taft just showed some model (no idea which one) that broad brushed Illinois with 2-3" of snow, and 3-5" near Peoria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I like LOTS cone of uncertainty in their graphic. I'll take the alternate track but I doubt it comes as far NE to gives se mich good snows. Would be nice to come home and see some snow. Been in irvine Cali visiting my bro all week. Got to 90 today. My bro said it only avgs around 64 this time of year. Bear mountain Ski resort he goes to up in mountains has only had 2 inches this season. Hasn't been this dry this late into season for at least 20 yrs my bro said. There will still be snow when you get back regardless of what happens Saturday. As of 7pm, have 1.9" imby and 2.0" at DTW....and just as I suspected, it has transformed us instantly back into winter wonderland, the old big dirty snow piles now freshly white. Now the next batch of squalls about to rotate in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFF Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Weird night.... Scraped and salted everything and sitting here at home wondering when to go out for the next lap. Not snowing hard enough to stay out in the thick of things with this lull in the action. Hoping for another scrape and salt and see the asphalt by 7am..... NOAA thinking another 1.5 by the end of things with the next batch of squalls. What you thinking -SNfreek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 3-5" in my point for Saturday. Boss. Nothing better than daytime weekend snows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 2-4.....or 1-3". I honestly think LAF is good for 4-5" with some lolli 6's in the area. We're talking at least 20:1. Expecting similar results for my side of the state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Somehow I accumulated 0.5" on my board today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Cool pics and vid from Des Moines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Taft just showed some model (no idea which one) that broad brushed Illinois with 2-3" of snow, and 3-5" near Peoria. That's his AKING model. Did it show ..02 on lakefront in Chicago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Looks like this will end up being a solid 2-3" event for SE MI, perhaps a bit more in spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Taft is the biggest anti there is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow poke Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Got a good 2-3" today! Wow, there was only maybe a half inch of new snow when I drove through that area around 4:00 today. It must have really snowed hard after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Nice flare up in snow moving into the local area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonbo Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Went back and watched my snow squall/blizzard video again and noticed from about 1:47 to 1:50, you see a small quick snownado spin up in front of the bush and dissipate. Just a neat little observation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 measured 1.8" here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I honestly think LAF is good for 4-5" with some lolli 6's in the area. We're talking at least 20:1. Expecting similar results for my side of the state. I'm riding the idea that LAF will be on the outskirts (southwest edge). But still should get a little love, maybe. FWA looking real good. Went back and watched my snow squall/blizzard video again and noticed from about 1:47 to 1:50, you see a small quick snownado spin up on front of the bush and dissipate. Just a neat little observation Nice video and photos, BTW. Thanks for posting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Went back and watched my snow squall/blizzard video again and noticed from about 1:47 to 1:50, you see a small quick snownado spin up in front of the bush and dissipate. Just a neat little observation Nice catch, I see it too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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