What the #$%^?!?! April 26th-28th snow event.

[jaster220]

If the above happens, I will drive to northern Iowa Saturday to witness this.  

 

If the above happens, It would be the first time that I've personally had measurable snowfall AFTER mowing my grass for the first time in spring. I lived in an apartment back on 4/25/05 so I didn't have to cut grass. 

 

[james1976]

[Madtown]

Wsw 6 to 8 here

[james1976]

I know it's not uncommon to have snow in April but it seems like its becoming more of a theme. Same thing happened last year. And of course May 2013. Tomorrow is April 27th. A bit unusual

[james1976]

DMX with a nice write up. Talking potential thundersnow with intense winds. High snowfall rates should overcome warm ground temps. Temps expected to fall during the day.

[gosaints]

Interesting set up.  Dry air flow into the storm should actually aid in snow potential.  Love the MN IOWA border right now.  Meso- models should be interesting this morning and evening.  For instance the 12z HRRR is dropping 4 inches in a couple hours in areas tomorrow morning.

 

But the band of snow is very very narrow.

[westMJim]

I just looked up the snow fall records for April 27 and April 28. For Grand Rapids for the 27th the record is 0.2" set in 2004 in 1992, 1953, and 1950 there was a trace. For April 28 the record at Grand Rapids is 0.9" in 1926 0.2" fell with a trace in 2012 and 1979. At Lansing for the 27 the record is 2.2" in 1950 with a trace in 2004,1966, 1953 and 1931. For the 28th at Lansing the record is just a trace set in 1961, 1926 and 1920. At Muskegon the record for the 27th is a trace in 2004,1988,1976,1953, and 1950. for the 28th the record at Muskegon is 1.6" in 1961 1.5" in 1979 and a trace in 1953 and 1909. At Kalamazoo the record for the 27th is 4.5" in 1950 with a trace in 1953,1945 and 1931. For the 28th the record is just a trace in 1961. So you can see our area has not received much snow in late April

[james1976]

I have a feeling I'm gonna get cold rain or get dumped on. I might be too far south for the goods though.

[Tom]

This is one dynamic and potent hybrid clipper...in late April?? It’s been a rare month for producing late season snows in the region. Thankfully, I won’t be experiencing this taste of winter, instead, I’ll be cruising up the Pacific coast Hwy checking out the beach towns of Laguna, New Port Beach and finally make our way into the Santa Monica/LA area during the day on Sat. I’ll be thinking of you guys! Good luck to those who want to see it snow and the elusive Thundersnow!

[james1976]

This is one dynamic and potent hybrid clipper...in late April?? It’s been a rare month for producing late season snows in the region. Thankfully, I won’t be experiencing this taste of winter, instead, I’ll be cruising up the Pacific coast Hwy checking out the beach towns of Laguna, New Port Beach and finally make our way into the Santa Monica/LA area during the day on Sat. I’ll be thinking of you guys! Good luck to those who want to see it snow and the elusive Thundersnow!

Enjoy it out there! Yeah it's crazy. It was 85 here on Sunday and even today its 60. Quite the change coming.

[Tony]

This is one dynamic and potent hybrid clipper...in late April?? It’s been a rare month for producing late season snows in the region. Thankfully, I won’t be experiencing this taste of winter, instead, I’ll be cruising up the Pacific coast Hwy checking out the beach towns of Laguna, New Port Beach and finally make our way into the Santa Monica/LA area during the day on Sat. I’ll be thinking of you guys! Good luck to those who want to see it snow and the elusive Thundersnow!

It will be gone by Sunday and hopefully it's the last. I was going to try and open pool this weekend but that's not going to happen. If it's going to snow then might as well go BIG.

Enjoy the West Coast!

[Tom]

It will be gone by Sunday and hopefully it's the last. I was going to try and open pool this weekend but that's not going to happen. If it's going to snow then might as well go BIG.

Enjoy the West Coast!

Thanks! I just looked at the 00z Euro and it shifted south and now paints 8” at ORD! I-88 on north look to be in the best spot with this one. Crazy.

[Sciascia]

12z RGEM coming in extremely hot for the Chicagoland area...

[gosaints]

12z models looking good so far.  Gonna be in central fillmore county of the day tomorrow south of my place seems to be a decent spot.  Very narrow band though where it sets up will be more of a nowcast

[Tony]

12z RGEM coming in extremely hot for the Chicagoland area...

It must be picking up on some lake enhancement for the metro area.

[james1976]

Wow. How has the RGEM performed lately?

[james1976]

I'm actually gonna be in Rosemont IL tomorrow Haha. It's literally taking my path of travel.

[gosaints]

Wow. How has the RGEM performed lately?

Not very well in the last snow event.  But again its gonna be a now cast to where the band sets up.  They vort doesnt strengthen until very late tonight.  If I could pick a spot around here I would take decorah Iowa, but I could see anywhere from about fayatte to about rochester jacking

[james1976]

Not very well in the last snow event. But again its gonna be a now cast to where the band sets up. They vort doesnt strengthen until very late tonight. If I could pick a spot around here I would take decorah Iowa, but I could see anywhere from about fayatte to about rochester jacking

Yeah ur lookin pretty decent up there

[gosaints]

Yeah ur lookin pretty decent up there

Verbatim all models have the best stuff south of here, but its close enough that model noise or any shift would make a huge difference

[gosaints]

Really large spread in thermal profiles in models as well the further I dig.  

[james1976]

Models have precip moving in by 3-4am already.

[james1976]

Really large spread in thermal profiles in models as well the further I dig.

Yeah definite nowcast

[jaster220]

Wsw 6 to 8 here

 

Yesterday you said it would miss you south.    It was never trending that far south. 

[Tony]

12z FV-3 drops a crazy amount of snow/rain for Northern IL and back towards Iowa. Either way it could be an historic snowfall event for a good amount of posters in here.

[james1976]

12z FV-3 drops a crazy amount of snow/rain for Northern IL and back towards Iowa. Either way it could be an historic snowfall event for a good amount of posters in here.

What's amounts looking like?

[bud2380]

[Sciascia]

GEM looking similar to RGEM in terms of overall snow placement.

[gosaints]

What's amounts looking like?

[james1976]

Seems like NAM & GFS are a bit north of most other models.

[bud2380]

Can't see snow on UK, but it's definitely coming in further south than most models.

 

 

http://img.meteocentre.com/models/ukmet_amer_12/P1_GZ_D5_PN_036_0000.gif

[gosaints]

Have to imagine the further south you go the more budding and growth has occurs in plant life.  That could lead to some ugliness

[Hawkeye]

12z UK

 

[james1976]

Mid 20s following the storm isnt something gardeners wanna see

[james1976]

Ukie has me jacking. Interested in Euro for sure.

[Hawkeye]

I'm still not expecting much snow in Cedar Rapids... maybe enough to lightly coat the grass.  The UK is probably too far south.

[Sciascia]

[james1976]

FWIW Des Moines mentioned WAA could nudge the low a touch north.

[gosaints]

EURO definetly south of the americans.  Good fun.

[bud2380]

SLP in SE Nebraska at 7am tomorrow.