james1976 Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Blizzard Warning now just 1 county to my NW. DMX updated their headlines at 11:27am. WWA for me was supposed to start at 1am sun but now its moved up to 4pm today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Paul Storm Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Blizzard Warning expended to the TC metro. This is nuts. Vis down to 1/4 mi. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 I-90 closed from Blue Earth, MN to SD border. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Im bout to get dry slotted. That sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Money Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Down to 31.3 with snow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDR Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 House just got rocked with thunder! I’ll take this all day instead of that crap up north! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minny_Weather Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 This thing needs to move. We have a legit shot at good rates if the low would just move its a** East so we can get out of the slot. Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minny_Weather Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 I wish HRRR was more reliable so I could see how the low will progress. It's been showing the exact same thing since yesterday literally. Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madtown Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Full on snow here...not sticking but id say 3/4mi vis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minny_Weather Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Ptype here is still very light rain. Elevated metal surfaces are frozen. My weather station says 32.4°F but it's wet so that may not be accurate. Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minny_Weather Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Lol every time I say what the current ptype is it flips. Right after I made that last post, it switched to a mix of very light sleet and snow. Hoping that's the last flip cuz surfaces do not need any more rain. Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Money Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Heavy freezing rain now Down to 29. Powers been flickering on and off the last 20 mins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstorm83 Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 If that thing finally does make it here, at least the later the better. Mid April sun is no freaking joke. 1 Quote Snowfall in Lincoln, NE: 2017-18: 21.4" 2018-19: 55.5" 2019-20: 17.6" 2020-21: 49.4" 2021-22: 5.1" Average: 26" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig-OmahaWX Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Its like watching paint dry with moving this thing east. Definitely a lot later then anticipated with perhaps the event not taking shape until tonight, which is good if you want it to stick more easily. I'm looking at the HRRR and its not matching up with radar at all, its a complete joke that all models cant get a handle with whats going on down here lol. Supposively the HRRR has a heavy band over Omaha right about now and nothing of that nature is happening, its way west of where it says it should be. 2 Quote 2018-2019 Snowfall Totals So Far : 59.5" For More Winter Weather Forecasts for 2017-2018 : https://www.facebook.com/snowdayweather/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minny_Weather Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Its like watching paint dry with moving this thing east. Definitely a lot later then anticipated with perhaps the event not taking shape until tonight, which is good if you want it to stick more easily. I'm looking at the HRRR and its not matching up with radar at all, its a complete joke that all models cant get a handle with whats going on down here lol. Supposively the HRRR has a heavy band over Omaha right about now and nothing of that nature is happening, its way west of where it says it should be. The HRRR has been on a completely different planet all day. Each and every run the past 8 or 9 runs it showed a heavy band over Lincoln one hour in. Joke of a model if it can't even initialize well. Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig-OmahaWX Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Mist, Scattered sleet and scattered snow flakes mixed in outside. About 33 locally so nothings iced over yet. Think were in for trouble later once we do get to about 32 31 degrees. Quote 2018-2019 Snowfall Totals So Far : 59.5" For More Winter Weather Forecasts for 2017-2018 : https://www.facebook.com/snowdayweather/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabel23 Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Been under a heavy snow band for quiet some time now. I woke up this morning at 730 to sleet pelting the house. From then until about 1 we had nothing. Now I would say about 2" and the snow is blowing big time. I drove around a bit and visibility is 100 yds or less. For sure this thing under performed but man it's a powerhouse. I'm wondering if the thunderstorms kind of robbed some of the moisture for our area. Regardless, that dreaded dry slot wreaked havoc for a lot of us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Money Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Mist, Scattered sleet and scattered snow flakes mixed in outside. About 33 locally so nothings iced over yet. Think were in for trouble later once we do get to about 32 31 degrees.Surface temps are warmer. You should be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Money Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 HRRR continues to trend colder/snowier for MSN etc Mke afd even mentions how models are trending colder http://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?m=hrrr&p=snku_acc&rh=2018041418&fh=18&r=us_mw&dpdt= With more to come after that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBadgersW Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 And now we have light snow for the first time today. Temp down to 31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Paul Storm Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Visibility hasn’t been greater than 1/2 mi for several hours. Winds are a bit calmer at the moment though. As of 1pm at least 12” more expected. Totals may approach 20” close by. Models have done a pretty good job with this up this way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabel23 Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Visibility hasn’t been greater than 1/2 mi for several hours. Winds are a bit calmer at the moment though. As of 1pm at least 12” expected. Totals may approach 20” close by. Models have done a pretty good job with this up this way.You probably live in the city so you can’t see the drifting as good; I imagine you got some pretty decent ones around your place though? The snow is really slushy and wet, I imgaine the roads tonight will be pretty bad around here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Paul Storm Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 You probably live in the city so you can’t see the drifting as good; I imagine you got some pretty decent ones around your place though? The snow is really slushy and wet, I imgaine the roads tonight will be pretty bad around here.I live 5 miles north of St Paul so it’s definitely urban. Not a whole lot of drifting here but definitely some. The snow is actually fairly dry here. The roads are a disaster. Dry snow is probably worse than wet snow for traction purposes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormgeek Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 I live 5 miles north of St Paul so it’s definitely urban. Not a whole lot of drifting here but definitely some. The snow is actually fairly dry here. The roads are a disaster. Dry snow is probably worse than wet snow for traction purposes.Can confirm that drifting is becoming an issue. Winds whipping across the open area here is an incredible sight! Roads are...terrible. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minny_Weather Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 I'm literally surrounded by snow. Ridiculous. We'll get some but we're gonna be surrounded by higher amounts. Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig-OmahaWX Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Wow if i were in Lincoln, I'd be hitting my head on the wall. That band is literally taking forever to get into the city. NWS basically saying they screwed up too "Meanwhile, further south and east along I80, the rain is just nowfinally switching to snow, about 5-6 hours later than expected.There were pockets of sleet earlier in the morning, whichessentially melted since temps remained above freezing in the mid30s. Thus, snowfall along I80 will be lower than previouslyexpected, but still will see pockets of snow through the evening,along with strong winds creating blowing snow. Snow amountsthrough the evening could range around an inch, give or take." Quote 2018-2019 Snowfall Totals So Far : 59.5" For More Winter Weather Forecasts for 2017-2018 : https://www.facebook.com/snowdayweather/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minny_Weather Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Lol @ this Winter. 1 Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig-OmahaWX Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Lol @ this Winter.The northern edge will eventually move in. Im not looking at any models for this storm anymore. Just radar. Quote 2018-2019 Snowfall Totals So Far : 59.5" For More Winter Weather Forecasts for 2017-2018 : https://www.facebook.com/snowdayweather/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minny_Weather Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 The northern edge will eventually move in. Im not looking at any models for this storm anymore. Just radar.Yeah but just the Northern edge alone won't bring much for us. That's why this is so frustrating. 1 Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig-OmahaWX Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 From my friend at the Air Force Weather Agency here in town: "It's barotropic with nothing behind it to push it quickly eastward as we're accustomed to seeing. It's not going to rapidly eject across Iowa and into the Ohio Valley; it's going to sit and spin, which the NWS fails to account for. It follows that it will take longer for the deformation zone to pivot into eastern NE, but when it does it will sit here for hours, perhaps into tomorrow as you mentioned." Quote 2018-2019 Snowfall Totals So Far : 59.5" For More Winter Weather Forecasts for 2017-2018 : https://www.facebook.com/snowdayweather/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNTonka Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Thunder snow at the moment in St. Paul. Wind has died down for now. Its almost eerily still. I haven’t seen a storm like this since the storm that collapsed the Metrodome. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud2380 Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 The highest report in iowa thus far is 5”. Places in NW Iowa that we’re projected to get 8-12” have reported less than an inch. They could still get snow but likely only a couple inches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Paul Storm Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Thunder snow at the moment in St. Paul. Wind has died down for now. Its almost eerily still. I haven’t seen a storm like this since the storm that collapsed the Metrodome.Holy balls this is epic. I saw the lightning but didn’t hear the thunder. Multiple strikes being detected on the east side of the metro in the last few minutes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormgeek Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 The pivot and movement of the low is going to absolutely obliterate MSP. Basically picture perfect. In shock that models weren't off their rockers with what they were showing on 00z. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEJeremy Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Wow if i were in Lincoln, I'd be hitting my head on the wall. That band is literally taking forever to get into the city. NWS basically saying they screwed up too "Meanwhile, further south and east along I80, the rain is just nowfinally switching to snow, about 5-6 hours later than expected.There were pockets of sleet earlier in the morning, whichessentially melted since temps remained above freezing in the mid30s. Thus, snowfall along I80 will be lower than previouslyexpected, but still will see pockets of snow through the evening,along with strong winds creating blowing snow. Snow amountsthrough the evening could range around an inch, give or take." I wouldn't say the NWS screwed up. The models screwed up. You just said so yourself earlier with how wrong the HRRR has been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig-OmahaWX Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 I wouldn't say the NWS screwed up. The models screwed up. You just said so yourself earlier with how wrong the HRRR has been.Yes they screwed up, along with me. We trusted that it would start earlier and it never happened. Quote 2018-2019 Snowfall Totals So Far : 59.5" For More Winter Weather Forecasts for 2017-2018 : https://www.facebook.com/snowdayweather/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNTonka Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Holy balls this is epic. I saw the lightning but didn’t hear the thunder. Multiple strikes being detected on the east side of the metro in the last few minutes.Aannnd the wind is back. Any idea when the last blizzard Warning was for the metro proper? If my memory serves me, it’s been quite some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormgeek Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Wow. MSP International is completely shut down. Nothing in or out, tons of diversions. I don't recall the last time that happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBadgersW Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Been flurries/light snow for the past couple hours, in fact the ground has whitned up not too long ago. This thing is taking it's sweet ol time getting here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud2380 Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 I see a 6.8” report out of Minneapolis. Only 25 degrees during peak heating in April. Crazy. Enjoy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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