December 2025 General Discussion

[Frog Town]

45 minutes ago, Chinook said:

It looks like the Detroit general area is getting into more accumulating snow now

Does NW Ohio live in a radar gap or does the system truly depend that much on lake enhancement that the returns weaken that dramatically in our area?  Seeking the expertise of an actual met.  I mean, it's still snowing, but has nowhere near the returns it had 10 miles before entering NW Ohio..

 

Thanks!!

[mimillman]

NE IL caught in subsidence as primary band is southwest of model guidance. Actually have light drizzle mixed with some sleet here

[A-L-E-K]

14 minutes ago, mimillman said:

NE IL caught in subsidence as primary band is southwest of model guidance. Actually have light drizzle mixed with some sleet here

Stacking Ls

[Chicago Storm]

NE IL caught in subsidence as primary band is southwest of model guidance. Actually have light drizzle mixed with some sleet here

you’re not missing anything, as it’s not really accumulating much out west here at home.

[KeenerWx]

Nice snowy scene outside even though it’s not stacking. 

[Chinook]

2 hours ago, Frog Town said:

Does NW Ohio live in a radar gap or does the system truly depend that much on lake enhancement that the returns weaken that dramatically in our area?  Seeking the expertise of an actual met.  I mean, it's still snowing, but has nowhere near the returns it had 10 miles before entering NW Ohio..

 

Thanks!!

The NWS radars work well for something like 60+ miles with the low altitude snow, including lake effect snow. Then, I think they overshoot the clouds and snowflakes. You can see it all over the region. It's pretty commonly a problem with detecting lake effect snow. Also, areas in the vicinity of Findlay have the least accurate tornado warnings, given the fact that tornado warnings mainly come from radar. That's bad, but worse radar holes for severe weather exist in the plains such as east of Dallas.

[cyclone77]

Had a 45 min period of very light rain/sprinkles.  Picked up a T.