Potential Winter Storm 3/23 & 3/24

[gosaints]

2+ QPF on GGEM for areas just like GFS.

 

Odd seeing NAM the lowest QPF wise..

 

http://maps3.pivotalweather.com/models/ggem/20160323/00Z/f039/accqpfmw.png

Ya I figured the other models would dry out after seeing the nam. Not the case I guess.

[Money]

GGEM also develops a little band of snow in eastern WI after the storm passes by and adds another couple inches.

 

Total: 

 

http://maps3.pivotalweather.com/models/ggem/20160323/00Z/f054/acckucherasnowmw.png

 

Wide area of 16-20 with some spots more than that.

[Geos]

CAA is going nicely this evening.

Winds are strengthening out of the NNE here. Down to 37° with a 20 mph wind, gusting in the upper 20s.

 

[Geos]

Front making progress past Joliet now.

 

EURO set up the F-Gen band just north of Milwaukee in the late morning. 

 

La Crosse to Manitowoc, Green Bay getting smoked.

[Geos]

[gosaints]

Surface LOW on the NAM definetly north

[james1976]

Wow, im literally missing out on heavy snow by a few miles. Any slight shift to the south and i would be sitting good.

[gosaints]

Wow, im literally missing out on heavy snow by a few miles. Any slight shift to the south and i would be sitting good.

I would think you should pound for awhile tonight at least

[Snowshoe]

Patiently waiting for the snow to start.

 

I'm going to go with an 11.4" total.

[Snowshoe]

First reports.

0625 PM     SNOW             4 S WEST UNION          42.90N 91.81W
03/19/2016  E2.0 INCH        FAYETTE            IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY ON GRASS SURFACES.
            ROADS JUST WET.

0629 PM     SNOW             WEST UNION              42.96N 91.81W
03/19/2016  E2.0 INCH        FAYETTE            IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

[gosaints]

First flurries starting here

[gosaints]

Coming down pretty good ground starting to whiten.  Not expecting much from this front band though

[james1976]

I would think you should pound for awhile tonight at least

Yeah hopefully. Current temp is 37. Was 38 a few mins ago.

[gosaints]

Yeah hopefully. Current temp is 37. Was 38 a few mins ago.

Ya 34 here not expecting much accumulation from the daytime action.  It should lighten up here shortly

[Geos]

F-gen band is south of the Euro I see. Been sprinkling here 37°

[gosaints]

Down to 33.. Dew point at 31

[NEJeremy]

If you match up the 15Z mesoanalysis on the SPC site vs what the RAP/HRRR is forecasting, the surface low is quite a bit further southwest and weaker. It really looks like we are going to get dryslotted here in Omaha for most of the evening with a little bit of light snow well after midnight here. Northeast Nebraska has seen their totals go way up on the models, while ours has only gone down on since the 0Z runs. I'm actually more interested in the possible severe weather in southwest Iowa this afternoon. Might be close enough for me to head that way.

[Geos]

Low should travel this boundary more or less.

 

 

Front is slightly further south in Illinois around Peoria.

[WBadgersW]

Geos, what does the ice threat look like? Eh nvm not much

[Tom]

Blizzard warnings up in CO and extreme NW KS/SE NE...

 

http://www.weather.gov/images/bou/WxStory/FileL.png?rand=74406

 

 

Typical climo weather in that region and might not be the last as we head into April.

[Geos]

Geos, what does the ice threat look like? Eh nvm not much

Probably not a issue around here, but in central Michigan it could be.

[Madtown]

Rain here .1 in the last 30min

[Geos]

Bright banding out by Madison-west probably means sleet is coming down.

[Madtown]

33 degrees

[gosaints]

Ripping... roads just wet though.  Accumulating decently on grassy surfaces.  Warm  temps will probably prevent any over the top numbers

[Geos]

33 degrees

 

Temps are under guidance by 3-4°.

Maybe you should let your wife now that the sleet could get going a bit earlier. 

 

Evaporative cooling is going to keep them down below guidance all day probably. Remember the talk of the dry air mass... that's why.

[jlp]

Sleet currently in Menomonee Falls wi

[CentralNebWeather]

NWS Hastings Update...

issued at 1019 am CDT Wednesday Mar 23 2016
the storm system has slowed and snow will be slower to begin later
this afternoon and evening...therefore have delayed the start
times of the Winter Storm Warning and the Winter Weather Advisory. 

 

I am looking at some wild weather tonight with snow and winds that they say could gust to 65 MPH.  Wow

[Geos]

Sleet currently in Menomonee Falls wi

 

Running about 2° colder than the HRRR right now.

 

Snow line goes from Port Washington to Beaver Dam to Waupun to Devil's Lake right now.

[WBadgersW]

The temp dropped from 37 to 34.

[educatorjen]

I so wish Omaha was going to get more than a dusting.

[Geos]

HRRR showing some decent ice tonight.

 

 

La Crosse River cam - courtesy of Daddylonglegs of amwx.

 

www.explorelacrosse.com/rivercam/

[WBadgersW]

Snow has started in Ozaukee

[Geos]

The GFS.

Dat southern defo band.

 

[Money]

Snowing good here

[CentralNebWeather]

 

 

HRRR.  I am close to the 10.1 inches on the map.

 

 

[Geos]

Snow has started in Ozaukee

 

I just notice the snow starting in West Bend and southwest into Waukesha County.

 

Can see the flakes on this West Bend cam.

 

[CentralNebWeather]

They are really talking up how bad it will be tonight.  Many activities are cancelled.  Right now 38 degrees with a north winds gusting to 45 MPH.  Looks like I-80 in the Nebraska panhandle is closed along with other highways (Highway 20) according to 511 Nebraska.  Most churches are closed tonight.  Schools should be good in this area today as snow will not begin until this evening.  We will have to see how much drifting happens tonight to determine school tomorrow.  The Plains can be amazing with changes in a short period of time.  Some places were 80 yesterday in Southwest Nebraska.

[Tom]

Thundersnow on I-80 in western NE...tons of convection showing up

[WBadgersW]

I just notice the snow starting in West Bend and southwest into Waukesha County.

 

Can see the flakes on this West Bend cam.

 

http://icons.wunderground.com/webcamramdisk/4/o/4ofus/1/current.jpg?1458751860

Bit surprised to see some snow accumulating in West Bend.