January 14th-17th Winter Storm Cocktail

[jaster220]

RGEM:

 

http://maps3.pivotalweather.com/maps/models/rgem/2017011512/048/zr_acc.us_mw.png

Who punted the Omadome to SWMI?? Whoever it was, thanks!

[Snowlover76]

Pretty meh so far. Temps above freezing and no ice.

 

 

Feels like a non event TBH.

[pack402]

Pretty meh so far. Temps above freezing and no ice.

 

 

Feels like a non event TBH.

You realize precip isn't forecast to break out in Omaha until tonight right? Calling this a non event at this point sounds foolish. This is likely to be a long, drawn out event with the bulk of the precip falling with temps at or below freezing.

[SnowO]

Pretty meh so far. Temps above freezing and no ice.

 

 

Feels like a non event TBH.

[SnowO]

Snow76, it is icing up some in Lincoln!! Quit complaining about every little thing.

[Snowlover76]

You realize precip isn't forecast to break out in Omaha until tonight right? Calling this a non event at this point sounds foolish. This is likely to be a long, drawn out event with the bulk of the precip falling with temps at or below freezing.

But it's above freezing right now and temps usually don't fall much

[Snowlover76]

Snow76, it is icing up some in Lincoln!! Quit complaining about every little thing.

I don't want ice

[gosaints]

I don't want ice

U r gonna ice

[NEJeremy]

Who punted the Omadome to SWMI?? Whoever it was, thanks!

According to the HRRR, the Omadome is still alive and well! Has had this big hole over Omaha for freezing rain accumulation on all of it's recent runs. It keeps us above freezing the entire time so only rain this entire event. I can only assume it's doing that because of the "big city", but didn't realize it does that. Meanwhile all around us there is well over a quarter inch and more.

[Snowlover76]

According to the HRRR, the Omadome is still alive and well! Has had this big hole over Omaha for freezing rain accumulation on all of it's recent runs. It keeps us above freezing the entire time so only rain this entire event. I can only assume it's doing that because of the "big city", but didn't realize it does that. Meanwhile all around us there is well over a quarter inch and more.

I feeling it stays above 32 here

[Jaycee]

I feeling it stays above 32 here

Jeezus man lol

[St Paul Storm]

Storm cancel here. MPX in the afternoon disco talks about the convection and subsequent latent heat release in IL/MO as the reason why we may not even see a flake/ice pellet/drop here. Reminds me of summertime severe outbreaks here that don't materialize due to convection in the southern US. Moisture and energy is robbed before it can make its way up this far.

[WBadgersW]

Under a WWA here

[Andrew NE]

Storm cancel here. MPX in the afternoon disco talks about the convection and subsequent latent heat release in IL/MO as the reason why we may not even see a flake/ice pellet/drop here. Reminds me of summertime severe outbreaks here that don't materialize due to convection in the southern US. Moisture and energy is robbed before it can make its way up this far.

 I wish it was a bust here, ice is the worst!

[Guest Snowball]

Icing up pretty good south of Lincoln. Smaller tree branches are starting to sag.

[gabel23]

It's horrible out there, has been raining off and on all day. Walked out to take trash to the curb and I about slipped and fell, even with myself saying don't fall on your azz!!!

[jaster220]

Peeps, stay safe out there!

[Andrew NE]

Conditions in Omaha have gone hill real fast. It's nasty out there and we have a long ways to go. Got to hope for some warmer air tomorrow morning through the day.

[Snowlover76]

Radar is looking good. Kinda dry

[WeatherFanOMA]

Guess I'm confused.  I thought it was supposed to slow this evening then pick up again after midnight.  Not the case?

[Bryan1117]

Yeah that's exactly the case, the real show is supposed to move in around 4-5am tomorrow morning.

[gosaints]

Nams are juicy

[Guest Snowball]

Can u post the map gosaints

[gosaints]

Can u post the map gosaints

Ya give me a few minutes on my phone now

[Madtown]

GO PACK GO!!!!

[Grizzcoat]

GO WILD GO!!

 

back to the weather--- horrible here in DSM with treacherous conditions - all of this with only .04 or .05 of ice thus far. .25+ is going to shut everything down

[gosaints]

GO WILD GO!!

 

back to the weather--- horrible here in DSM with treacherous conditions - all of this with only .04 or .05 of ice thus far. .25+ is going to shut everything down

Whats ur temp?

[Grizzcoat]

31F at the airport  , my place is 29.8F 

[WeatherFanOMA]

SW Omaha, my street is a sheet of ice.  Rain still falling.  

[Snowlover76]

Temps are rising here.....good news

[ToastedRavs]

SW side of DSM, 30 degrees and slip slidin away. Luckily, not much wind at all with the ice

[NEJeremy]

wow kind of surprising that the 0Z GFS is as juicy as it is as that has been the model that has been the skimpiest on freezing rain, at least for Omaha. The 0Z has another .4-.5" of ice coming for Omaha. We're up to probably a tenth of an inch so far at my place. Everything is a sheet of ice!

[Snowlover76]

How'd the NAM look for here?

[Grizzcoat]

Still 32F and FZRA at MCI-- it wasn't supposed to be that cold and still precip at this time frame-- hence why they moved the game time. Not a good sign.

[gosaints]

Dew point at 28 in omaha.. Ice

[GDR]

Temps are rising here.....good news

you at 40 yet??

[GDR]

How'd the NAM look for here?

warm for you

[pack402]

significant icing where I'm at just west of omaha. wondering what the overnight temps will do

[East Dubzz]

Starting to light rain here about half an hour ago in Rock Island, will be interesting to see how long temps hold below freezing here.

[Bryan1117]

Just went out in Southwest Omaha, NE, and everything is completely iced over. The side roads are extremely treacherous. City crew came by earlier and dumped a ton of sand on the street, but it's not doing much good as I could slide pretty much down the whole street in my tennis shoes. Trees are holding up well in my area so far, small limbs are bending but not much else. Looks like that second wave down in Kansas is going to put down some decent QPF when it gets here tomorrow morning, if it holds together.

 

Temperature here today got up to 35 before the rain started, and quickly dropped to 31-32 within about an hour of it starting thanks to the "wet bulb" effect and latent heat release from the falling precipitation. Currently at 28.9, on top of a ridge just outside of city limits.