Winter 2025-26 Medium/Long Range Discussion

[michsnowfreak]

5 hours ago, A-L-E-K said:

I've never had a 20 incher in March, the month just doesn't have the juice

Ironically. The biggest snowstorm on record in Toledo is 22.0" on March 1, 1900. And Detroit 24.5" April 6, 1886

[roardog]

44 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said:

Ironically. The biggest snowstorm on record in Toledo is 22.0" on March 1, 1900. And Detroit 24.5" April 6, 1886

Spring snowstorms actually have the benefit of potentially much warmer air to  the south causing a stronger storm. It just has to have cold enough air to work with on the cold side which isn’t always a guarantee the deeper into March you go. 

[A-L-E-K]

Pure zzzzzs + East coast pattern, rough

[DocATL]

The Wisconsin-Illinois state line is a naturally occurring snow boundary. It’s wild.

[CheeselandSkies]

2 hours ago, DocATL said:

The Wisconsin-Illinois state line is a naturally occurring snow boundary. It’s wild.

Just like it is in the opposite direction for warm fronts/tornadic supercells, with very rare exceptions.

[Chicago Storm]

6 hours ago, A-L-E-K said:

Pure zzzzzs + East coast pattern, rough

looks active to me, and still not any sort of east coast pattern in sight.

[michsnowfreak]

9 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said:

looks active to me, and still not any sort of east coast pattern in sight.

Models will likely continue to struggle with the details too. Expect some good and bad busts in the near future.