Hoosier Posted January 13 Northern tier well on track for a warmer than average January. I don't think +15 is getting eradicated. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beavis1729 Posted January 13 That says it all, and basically sums up the winter. Cool south + hot north = no temp gradient = no baroclinicity = no storms. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hardypalmguy Posted January 13 Has anyone seen daddylonglegs?. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyclone77 Posted January 13 Made it to 39 today. Lost about an inch off the glacier, mostly due to settling. Down to 5" or so now. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CheeselandSkies Posted January 14 6 hours ago, Hoosier said: Northern tier well on track for a warmer than average January. I don't think +15 is getting eradicated. Still cold enough to make my knuckles bleed...and not a one day warm enough for this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2008_tornado_outbreak Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hardypalmguy Posted January 14 Still cold enough to make my knuckles bleed...and not a one day warm enough for this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2008_tornado_outbreakCan we redo March 2012?. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IWXwx Posted January 14 3 hours ago, hardypalmguy said: Has anyone seen daddylonglegs? . I haven't seen him for a couple of years Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vortex Posted January 14 From Mike Caplan. Today marks the midpoint of one of Chicago’s worst blizzards on record. January 12-14 1979 saw a crippling 20.3” of snow fall, causing death, disruption to commerce for weeks, and the downfall of a mayor. The winter of 1978-79 still stands as the benchmark against which all others in Chicago are measured. A whopping 89.7” of snow fell that season, 40.4” of that came down in January. But it was the weekend of January 12-14 that created the most havoc. It started innocuously enough. The forecast called for 2-4” of snow. But Mother Nature had different plans. It kept snowing. And snowing. And snowing. And with winds whipping to around 40mph, mountainous drifts formed, stranding motorists and leaving the city scrambling to clean up the mess. Five people died. O’Hare was closed for four days. Most roads and parking lots were out of commission for more than a week. Compounding the problem was the fact that two weeks prior a 9”-12” snowstorm had already blanketed the area. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spartman Posted January 14 This coming Saturday will mark one month since DAY and CVG's previous 1+" snowfall. While CVG had one night with temps dipping down to the teens so far this month, DAY and CMH have yet to have a night when temps dip down to at least the teens. Only one time that DAY and CMH both failed to dip into the teens the entire January was back in January 2006. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OrdIowPitMsp Posted January 14 Changeover has begun. Dusting already Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OrdIowPitMsp Posted January 14 Steady snow now. All frozen 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baum Posted January 14 26 minutes ago, OrdIowPitMsp said: Changeover has begun. Dusting already keep posting. Maybe Mchenry can live vicariously through your postings. Pictures a plus. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hardypalmguy Posted January 14 72 and full sun in Wisconsin. Lilacs budding out. /s. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OrdIowPitMsp Posted January 14 1 hour ago, Baum said: keep posting. Maybe Mchenry can live vicariously through your postings. Pictures a plus. Tried to post the backyard webcam but apparently it’s over 1.95mb in size and it’s difficult to resize from my phone while working outside in this weather. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OrdIowPitMsp Posted January 14 Before the snow started Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OrdIowPitMsp Posted January 14 Today’s job site right off Interstate 35W south of downtown Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyclone77 Posted January 14 Getting some light rain here at 35 degrees. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevlon62 Posted January 14 Today’s job site right off Interstate 35W south of downtown Barrel fire for lunch?Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WaryWarren Posted January 14 50 minutes ago, OrdIowPitMsp said: Today’s job site right off Interstate 35W south of downtown Damn, the last time I was through there was back in March. Will it ever be finished? lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OrdIowPitMsp Posted January 14 This project will never be done. They are doing a deep underground storm water storage system similar to what Chicago attempted with the big dig. over an inch of new snow so far today. Cotton-balls falling Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OrdIowPitMsp Posted January 14 Flake size has been great so far. Light to moderate snow but stacking very efficiently Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hawkeye_wx Posted January 14 We only have a couple inches of snow cover remaining. The snow did a good job of keeping my area much cooler than central/western Iowa over the last week, but it still lost the fight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OrdIowPitMsp Posted January 15 Waiting on round two to ramp up. Looks like things have shifted south a bit and I’m now on the far northern edge of the heavier snow. 4-7” of additional accumulation expected across the metro. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OrdIowPitMsp Posted January 15 Round 2 underway. Expecting to be slightly underwhelmed, but holding out hope we can achieve our 4th 6” storm of the season. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OrdIowPitMsp Posted January 15 Just now, hawkeye_wx said: The entire state of Iowa is in the 30s and Minneapolis is still 33º. There just isn't much cold to go with the snow, at least initially. It's making it difficult to get any accumulation here with such a light snowfall rate. North central Iowa should do well. We lost some of what fell in round one due to temps holding in the mid 30s during the lull. 33.1F on the PWS but we should fall into the 20s in the next couple hours. Dusting so far with round 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian D Posted January 15 Just gray and drizzly here last couple days. Serious BLAH wx here. But mid winter conditions will be showing up next week. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoosier Posted January 16 Quite foggy outside. Had no idea until now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michsnowfreak Posted January 16 9 hours ago, Hoosier said: Quite foggy outside. Had no idea until now. We had freezing fog here this morning as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
