WinterSquall23 Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Tom said: Pouring heavy rain....feels like a late March Spring storm here... Snow/mix here . Under a wind advisory now. Going to have to grab the cans before they end up at the end of the block. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 I'm sure we are over an inch, but the snow rate is very inconsistent. We'll get a nice burst, then it quickly fades, another burst, another fade. Now it has suddenly become very light with a bit of mix again. The locals were talking about strong wind with the snow, but there is very little wind. Quote season snowfall: 34.8" '22-23: 30.2" '21-22: 27.1" '20-21: 52.5" '19-20: 36.2" '18-19: 50.2" '17-18: 39.5" Average snowfall: ~30" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayhawker85 Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 7 minutes ago, sumweatherdude said: Forgot there was a thread for this. Sorry about the cross post. The NWS really blew the forecast here in KC last night. When I checked the forecast at 8 pm, they were calling for 0 inches of snow in my area. The forecast discussion talked about maybe a dusting north of KC (I live on the south side). I ended up with almost 3 inches in my yard and 2 inches on my driveway. My wife had to drive to the airport at 6am this morning, and counted 26 cars that had slid off the road. I heard they had to close the airport down for a little while this morning to clear the runways. This was the surprise that kc really needed!! The only local forecaster to get this right was Joe Lauria as he upped his totals cause his gut was telling him this storm will work a favor for us 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Dubzz Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 I woke up this morning thinking this storm might be a bust, but holy smokes was I wrong about that! My goodness this snow is crazy! 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Dubzz Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 I’m measuring 2.5” of snow out there already, and this has been going for maybe 1.5 hours? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimmesnow Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 Didn't bother with the 3 hour round trip drive to Cascade, hope I don't regret it. This morning HRRR said hardly any snow there and the most aggressive model had 6in. Accuweather says they already had 3 inches up there but I'm just not seeing it. Plenty of rain down here though. Hurray for snowboarding on ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hole Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 No snow here last night, but over 2" storm total. The wrap around kind of busted here but I see a few inches up in KC at least! 4 Quote Winter 23-24: Total Snow (3.2") Total Ice (0.2") Coldest Low: 1F Coldest High: 5F Snow Events: 0.1" Jan 5th, 0.2" Jan 9th, 1.6" Jan 14, 0.2" (ice) Jan 22, 1.3" Feb 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Dubzz Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 I'm measuring from 4.5-5.5" total out there right now. Would like to see some other snow reports to see if that's closer to true, or if I'm just getting a bad measurement now that it's been blowing around a little. Didn't know if it'd be coming down at that kind of pace still. Flakes aren't as big earlier, but they're still coming down at a great pace. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud2380 Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 I measured 1.5" on my driveway, but that is with significant compaction. I would bet that if I were diligently clearing a snow board and measuring every hour, we'd be able to take another inch on to that. So it wouldn't surprise me to see some snow totals of 2+" around here. And it is still coming down pretty decent right now. So I can't complain . We're getting a daytime snow storm with moderate to heavy bouts of snow. The total accumulation won't do this storm justice. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud2380 Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 There is a 2.8" report 7 miles to my north. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted February 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Jayhawker85 said: I heard they had to close the airport down for a little while this morning to clear the runways. This was the surprise that kc really needed!! The only local forecaster to get this right was Joe Lauria as he upped his totals cause his gut was telling him this storm will work a favor for us When a human touch comes into play and not just relying on data from a computer to make a forecast. Kiddos to him! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 2 hours ago, sumweatherdude said: By evening, several of the models were showing us getting accumulating snow. The NAM (bless its heart) had been showing it for a few days. I know the temp profile meant it could have gone either way, but the NWS and other local mets probably should have been more vocal about the possibility of snow. Might have prevented some of those accidents. My wife's plane still hasn't left. Was supposed to leave at 7:45. She's going to Chicago. Weather there has slowed things down too. Really poor job by the KC office. I know the difference between getting it right and way wrong was slight in this instance but they are in the get it right business and they whiffed bad. They even broke down the NAM in yesterday's AFD and still ignored its output. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud2380 Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 5.1" report near Dubuque including 3.6" in 2 hours. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMT Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 It can't make up its mind what it wants to do out there. Its been Rain, Sleet, Snow, Sleet, Rain, Snow.... oh what this storm could have been a couple of degrees colder. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Dubzz Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 45 minutes ago, bud2380 said: 5.1" report near Dubuque including 3.6" in 2 hours. Okay so I’m not crazy then haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 The Dubuque airport is reporting 9 inches!!! 2 3 Quote season snowfall: 34.8" '22-23: 30.2" '21-22: 27.1" '20-21: 52.5" '19-20: 36.2" '18-19: 50.2" '17-18: 39.5" Average snowfall: ~30" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Dubzz Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, Hawkeye said: The Dubuque airport is reporting 9 inches!!! Yeah I have measurements between 7-8" on my deck and driveway.. I keep thinking they're crazy, but then I saw that and didn't question myself as much.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Dubzz Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 Wow I have zero desire to keep shoveling. This is just so heavy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 14 minutes ago, East Dubzz said: Wow I have zero desire to keep shoveling. This is just so heavy. 1.5" is heavy. I can't imagine trying to clean 7+" of this stuff. Quote season snowfall: 34.8" '22-23: 30.2" '21-22: 27.1" '20-21: 52.5" '19-20: 36.2" '18-19: 50.2" '17-18: 39.5" Average snowfall: ~30" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKEKC Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 NAM for the win in KC. HRRR too...the perfect commahead came over KC this morning. Very wet storm, but, temps once again were a problem. 3-4 inches of snow was common around KC, however, it snowed 6-8 inches easy between 1:00am and 7:30am. It just fell on a warm ground, compacted quickly, even on the grass....temps at 32-33. This would have been a foot of snow easy with yesterday's rain and the comma head early this morning had we had 25-28 degree air. The 4th 32-33 degree storm this winter. Now, the snow is almost gone in parts of the city as the 40+ degree sunshine is going to work on it. It was a beautiful winter scene very early today, lot of traffic problems and airports were closed for a few hours when he 1-2 inch/hr rates hit. Up next, a wild finish to FEB. with the potential of some much colder air the second half of the month with several storm coming out of the SW????We'll see... 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Dubzz Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 Found a couple spots on my deck that look untouched. Measured 7.5" in all of them. Which seems to match up with the reports around me as well. Snowfall isn't accumulating much at the moment, as it's slowed down considerably and it's compacting. Not very often do you beat the upper end of a snowfall forecast! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 The airport is likely higher because they do hourly measurements negating compaction/melting. I’ve got maybe 1.5” Quote 2021-22 Snowfall: (Hiawatha) TOTAL: 10.2" (12/28: 3.0") (12/29: 0.8") (1/1: 6.4") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 My final total is 1.8". It is now raining as the temp has warmed and the final precip band moves through. 1 Quote season snowfall: 34.8" '22-23: 30.2" '21-22: 27.1" '20-21: 52.5" '19-20: 36.2" '18-19: 50.2" '17-18: 39.5" Average snowfall: ~30" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMT Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 literally shoveling water off my sidewalks. .01:1 SLRs with this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 My liquid total is 0.94". I'll take that considering some models shifted so far southeast they had only 0.2-0.4" here. 3 Quote season snowfall: 34.8" '22-23: 30.2" '21-22: 27.1" '20-21: 52.5" '19-20: 36.2" '18-19: 50.2" '17-18: 39.5" Average snowfall: ~30" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttumwaSnomow Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 A very difficult event to measure. I reported 2.2" at the end of 6 hours. But the last 3 it fell fairly light and compacted. Had I measured at 10 or 11 am would've been more. The water content was incredible! As .72 rain had fallen before the switch to snow. No doubt near 1.25" melted.. I was very impressed with accuracy in the modeling. Even the time of the change over then back to rain around noon. My seasonal snow total now 15 inches. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 I may get either a surprise or a dud. It's going to be one or the other. Quote Never say Never with Weather, because anything is possible! All observations are in Tecumseh, OK unless otherwise noted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimmesnow Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 It's already over iceresistance. Next exciting winter storm we have to look forward to is rain from Oklahoma to Michigan! Get ready! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 28 minutes ago, gimmesnow said: It's already over iceresistance. Next exciting winter storm we have to look forward to is rain from Oklahoma to Michigan! Get ready! No, I'm talking about a secondary system that is right behind the one that gave me some snow last night. Quote Never say Never with Weather, because anything is possible! All observations are in Tecumseh, OK unless otherwise noted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 Storm summary and a very wet one. *RECORDS***...The 1.53" of precipitation that Kansas City received today broke the daily record of 0.81" set in 1894. Normal rainfall for the entire month of February in KC is 1.48". It was the 3rd wettest February day on the 135-year record for KC! The 3.7" of snow KC received today was a daily record breaking the old record of 2.5" in 2001. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttumwaSnomow Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 My cocorahs gage with melted slush had event total of 1.01. Which is probably a little low since not much fell in into the tube and it melted so fast i didn't get a core sample. The ambient gage had 1.20 is was probably more accurate. At any rate a incredibly wet event for February. My 3rd rain or mix event near or over 1 inch this Jan and Feb.. very wet events for this area! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKEKC Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 5 hours ago, Clinton said: Storm summary and a very wet one. *RECORDS***...The 1.53" of precipitation that Kansas City received today broke the daily record of 0.81" set in 1894. Normal rainfall for the entire month of February in KC is 1.48". It was the 3rd wettest February day on the 135-year record for KC! The 3.7" of snow KC received today was a daily record breaking the old record of 2.5" in 2001. Clinton, I know 3.7 inches of snow was light as far as totals go, we had properties that we service in that area that had 4-5 inches on the pavement that we measured. NW of Interstate 35 had to turn over to snow a few hours earlier. Just this morning, I was in that area and they are still fully snow covered with rather large snow piles. The rest of the city lost a lot of their snow cover yesterday. Only if this same storm had 28 degrees to work with... I 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 Looking back I got 1.30" of liquid from 2" of slop, but nearly half of it was from rain. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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