james1976

Mid 70s and sunny this weekend here in the TC. I'm ready for it. Storms next week?

My guess is we ended with 8-9" here. I haven't looked for any official totals. I've been working long hours. It's compacted a lot so whatever the total is we never saw that much on the ground at once. We're in a WWA tomorrow as the backside swings through. Local met has another 2-4" tomorrow after we get a round of sleet/frz rain. Very compact system!

Eyeballing 6-7". Very wet and heavy

Starting to snow a bit harder. Temp actually dropped from 31 to 30 so that's a good sign.

Local met just showed thundersnow down by Austin and Rochester. Heavy snow band across southern MN is expected to lift in to the metro over the next few hours.

I've been watching that. Hopefully it starts filling in. I'm eyeballing maybe 2"

Radar looks impressive down in IA. That heavy precip is what will be lifting north today.

MPX mentioning 2"/hr rates and power outtages possible. Pretty cool wording "it will be snowing so hard" In other words, it will be snowing so hard that the atmosphere won`t warm up and transition to rain as quickly until the precipitation intensity drops off. For that reason, we anticipate that later this afternoon into the overnight hours should be the most impactful timeframe for this storm. Travel will be the primary impact, but the potential for rates of 2"/hr (especially east of I-35) could lead to power outages as trees become weighed down by the wet and heavy snow

@hawkstwelve thanks for the updates. Looks a bit better for the TC as well. Curious what the 00z runs will like and if the NWS adjusts their forecast.

Every one of these models has me at 12+ but this also includes a couple inches on backside wraparound. NWS forecast is calling for 5-8.

^Bit of a jump here too. NWS just upgraded me to a warning but have lowered totals to 5-8" and now only runs through 4am Monday.

Looks like I'll get atleast 12 hours of moderate-heavy snow before the changeover. I just went out and fired up the snowblower. First time since last winter lol. But I got it going just in case, although the snow might be too wet and heavy for it. We'll see!

If I could get rid of the changeover to rain on Monday I'd be golden. Still looking like heavy snow Sunday with 6 inches or more likely.

Pretty incredible. MPX is already calling for "over a foot likely." And TWC has 18-24" nudging into the Twin Cities. And tonight I'm in an advisory for 3-6"

My word....did the GFS just jump up totals to the wild CMC runs?

That 13.0 is close to mby up here in the TC. We'll see! Local mets are all about heavy snow on Sunday and changing to rain Monday.

WWA for Thursday night 3-5". It will be mostly gone before the next storm due to the higher sun angle.

GFS is way north. Tracks the low NW of the TC.

Might end up being a Bismarck special yet

That's a big jump north, even for here in the TC. Still a few days out. And hey, it's officially Spring in an hour anyway. Lol

MPX talking 6-12+ inches if current model trends hold. Also Thursday night is looking like a 3-6" event.

That's pretty crazy for an ensemble mean

Well, these model runs are putting me back in winter vibes. Clipper Thursday and potential big dog after. Bring it on!

Really haven't paid close attention to the models lately cuz its been so boring. Just checked the GFS and Thursday and next Sunday looking interesting. That one a week out looks like a powerhouse for someone. NWS also talking about both. I have a feeling winter is finally gonna arrive just in time for spring.

At this point I really hope we don't get any more snow. We hardly had a winter and I'm ready for actual spring. Now watch we'll prolly have a cold and snowy April lol.