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  1. Once I saw the end was near, it was time for me to make my trip out to AZ. I wasn’t lying when I saw a potential pattern that could conceivably become historic and it did. I was open about it and admittedly delayed my trip. I’m glad I committed to it bc it was about a months worth of winter that I will never forget. The weather was about as ideal as one could ask for across the heartland. Clear skies, calm winds and barely any turbulence. I snapped these photos and vids along the way. Maybe some of you will notice the sharp bending of the Mississippi River and can tell me where this location was. My guess is near DBQ or NW IL!!?? The beautiful deep and expansive snow pack was evident. You can't tell from the pics, but with the naked eye you can see the rolling hills covered by a thick blanket of snow. We flew over a ski resort as well once inside IA. It could actually have been the one @bud2380 went to the other day. IMG_0177.MOV IMG_0174.MOV As we flew over IA and into NE (or maybe it was KS bc of the lack of snow cover), we approached the snow capped mountains of Colorado! What a gorgeous view from up top. The contrast of deep blue skies against the snow covered mountains was picturesque. Then we headed SW into AZ/NM and the geography changed quickly as the elevation dropped off fast. You could see the abrupt cliffs/plateaus below. IMG_0180.MOV
    9 points
  2. Absolutely MONSTROUS wet flakes falling currently. 0223211514.mp4
    8 points
  3. Bye bye to most of this today. The past 30 days sure have been a wild ride.
    8 points
  4. 4-6" tomorrow night! Picked up a bonus 2 last night!!! Might be the last good ride of the year, but it was a fantastic one.
    5 points
  5. Only 2 1/2 weeks out. Lock it in! prepare your boats!
    4 points
  6. This may not be the proper thread for this, but here are estimated snowfall amounts for the 2007-2008 season at this time of the year.
    4 points
  7. No doubt. I find myself having model disease. Too many storms over a short period of time. Dont' get me wrong - heck of a ride that I enjoyed but it's actually becoming slightly "old". I think it's over for the most part. One thing is certain is how much you learn - or at least think you do - on the models. Not just one storm and you forget 3 weeks later how they performed, this was like a 10 ball roman candle going off and was good to remember how each model did and not having to wait 3 weeks.
    3 points
  8. Not a March thread, but the GFS continues to advertise a very brief cold shot to open March and then it gets torchy. Been there off and on for a couple runs. If we get what the GFS is promoting, there will be floods. Side note edit: Maybe it's time for a March thread? the rest of February looks boring.
    3 points
  9. Interesting convective component to tomorrow's clipper here. May see thunder regardless of ptype to my SW. Pretty sure I'm a lock for all snow here, all warmth aloft has been zapped by the NW flow tonight. Got up to the 40s with light rain yesterday, the result of that is a zapping of basically all non-drifted snow.
    3 points
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  11. A week ago, it was -23.6 in my backyard with other places below -30. Today, I made it up to 55.2 degrees for a 78.8 degree difference in one week!
    2 points
  12. It feels amazing outside. Glad to see the ice dams clearing off my roof as well.
    2 points
  13. The personal stations here in the city are in the upper 40s early this afternoon.
    2 points
  14. Nearly all the snow cover south of Iowa is gone. It's amazing how quickly it can go from snow and record cold to spring.
    2 points
  15. As of yesterday Waterloo has had 47.4" on the season and a 16" snow depth.
    2 points
  16. Today was really beautiful, highs in the mid 40s. Lots of people wearing shorts (including me). Big snow pack eater as well. There's bare ground in some of the spots hit by direct sunlight, only 6-8" left in the higher areas.
    2 points
  17. Not taking sublimation into account, my 18" snow cover in the backyard contains 4.13" of liquid (the total precip I've recorded since late December).
    2 points
  18. That was my second choice! Thanks for the feedback as now I’ll make a mental note of it when I circle back to these pics. I drove through this area a couple years ago and now flying over it sorta makes it full circle...haha!
    1 point
  19. Tom, it looks like you crossed over the Mississippi River near the Quad Cities... it is unmistakable from the air with the more densely populated areas surrounding the river. I can make out the bridges crossing the river between Davenport\Rock Island and Bettendorf\Moline fairly well in the pictures. I used to travel to the Quad Cities area for work on a regular basis so I am familiar with the area.
    1 point
  20. This from Brett Anderson at Accuweather “ Signs continue to point toward a slightly warmer-than-normal March across a large portion of eastern North America, while below-normal temperatures may dominate in the West. The reason for this will likely be a persistent trough from northwestern Canada to the western third of the lower 48 states. Even in the west, we are not talking about any sustained period of bitter cold, as the bulk of the Arctic air will be hanging out from the Yukon Territory on over into Siberia. This pattern does favor a moist, southwesterly flow of air that will likely be directed toward the Great Lakes, eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, which is likely to result in a wetter pattern with near-normal high temperatures and above-normal low temperatures. Despite the lack of real cold, there will still be more opportunities for accumulating snowfall in March throughout eastern Canada and the interior northeastern U.S., including the Midwest/Great Lakes”
    1 point
  21. It's that time of year where temps will exceed forecasted temps almost every time with any sun.
    1 point
  22. Some fun facts. Todays total daylight is the same as October 17th So far this winter the total snow fall at Grand Rapids is now at 44.8” and that is still 17.2” below average as of this date at GR. While it was mild in December and January it has been much colder in February. The mean for February at this time is 17.0 and that is a departure of -9.1 and the mean for the winter season at this point of 25.8 is actually colder than average (26.6) at this point. The warmest day this year so far is 41. On average the 1st 50° day at Grand Rapids is February 8th The earliest is January 1st 2011 and the latest is April 4th 1912. The average 1st 60° day is March 14th the earliest is January 4th 1997 and the latest is April 17 1975. Today should be the warmest day this year so far. The snow pack will start melting today as highs should reach into the 40's at this time there is 14" of snow on the ground here at my house.
    1 point
  23. Sledding season is pretty much done here after 39 and 44 the last couple days. There just wasnt enough base to withstand the warm temps. My sled hasn't moved since mlk weekend when I decided there really wasn't enough snow to make it worth riding until we get more snow..... it never happened. If you blindly gave me a summary of temps, precip, and snow for my area since October 1, I would say with strong confidence that we must be in a moderate to strong el nino, go figure.
    1 point
  24. GFS really bringing the cold for the first week of March. It was warm before. The next few weeks look sort of up in the air, once this low leaves.
    1 point
  25. I tried to take a measurement this weekend and my yard stick snapped in half due to the layers of ice. I managed to get to 13" in one spot, but I couldn't tell if I had hit grass or not. I don't think I did. It was too hard to measure in most spots with all the thick ice, so I guess I don't really know what we have here. At least 13" though. LOL.
    1 point
  26. Up to 38.3" in my backyard for the season. And I'm probably one of the lower ones based on the amounts I've reported compared to other parts of town from these snowfall events.
    1 point
  27. A dry February so far, but at least it's not also an unseasonably warm one. Temperatures have been surprisingly moderate.
    1 point
  28. 43.0 for the season. Most feb snows have been light and under 3 inches. 18.25 on the ground
    1 point
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  30. Nice to see that some good stuff is happening down there this month. The Tahoe ski resorts are opening according to Weatherwest users.
    0 points
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