2/14 - 2/17 Cutter and Panhandle Hook

[East Dubzz]

A very nice snowfall out there right now. Accumulating quickly. Not often do you see a forecast of 3-8" on the day of the storm. 

[Bryan1117]

Snowfall rates are starting to slow a bit here in Omaha... however it sounds like lots of reports of 5" to 7" of snow across the metro which I just verified with 6.5" in my backyard. What a SWEET surprise this morning! Plenty of reports of traffic tie-ups on local roads and highways due to stuck vehicles, cars sliding off roads, and accidents... so I decided to work from home today . 

Looking at the radar I am thinking I could pick up another 1 to 1-1/2 inches of snow over the next few hours - which would get me to 8".  

[Hawkeye]

I'm currently getting the heaviest snow of the season.  Good size flakes are dumping.  Unfortunately, it will not last much longer as the dry slot is about to shut it off.  Big snow totals require this kind of heavy snow to last for several hours, but we just can't get that here.

[bud2380]

Picked up another 1/2” in the last 30 minutes. Up to 5.5”. Now I have to drive to work in this. So I won’t have any more measurements until tonight unfortunately. 

[jcwxguy]

26 minutes ago, jcwxguy said:

looks like its about over for me, hopefully can push to 4" by the time it ends

Hmmm

[jcwxguy]

[gimmesnow]

Crazy, a weenie band running from my place to Alpine Valley, what are the odds? Already an inch or two here.

[GDR]

A little over 6 inches here and it’s starting to pick back up here.

[CentralNebWeather]

Got some work to do to get my son’s car out. 

[Stormy]

I just measured 7" at 9:00am. So I tacked on another 1.8" since my first measurement which comes to a bit over 1" per hour. I don't like that the wind is increasing and blowing it around making measuring accurately challenging. I'm still a spotter for DVN NWS so hopefully my report will show up on the map eventually. 

[Stormy]

Just now, Sparky said:

I just measured 7" at 9:00am. So I tacked on another 1.8" since my first measurement which comes to a bit over 1" per hour. I don't like that the wind is increasing and blowing it around making measuring accurately challenging. I'm still a spotter for DVN NWS so hopefully my report will show up on the map eventually. 

Forgot to add this.... 

[bud2380]

DVN radar from just before 2am, you can see the extremely heavy band over Iowa City, which is verified clearly in snowfall reports. 

 

[jcwxguy]

2 minutes ago, bud2380 said:

DVN radar from just before 2am, you can see the extremely heavy band over Iowa City, which is verified clearly in snowfall reports. 

 

dagger band

[bud2380]

 

Hopefully signs of that dry slot starting to fill in to the SW of Iowa City.  The last couple of frames started to light back up.  

[Stormy]

4 minutes ago, bud2380 said:

DVN radar from just before 2am, you can see the extremely heavy band over Iowa City, which is verified clearly in snowfall reports. 

 

A lot of that first weenie band here was a sleet/snow mix. 

[bud2380]

Central Iowa's turn to get hit hard.  I like the way this looks on radar and seems to be rotating this way.

 

[Hawkeye]

I just measured about 3.7".  The wind is beginning to play a factor in measuring.  I'm happy with the total so far, but there are bigger reports all around me (se, sw, n).

[Bryan1117]

Just went out and measured and I am up to 7.5" in my backyard. Snow rates are really starting to diminish now - however getting to 8" shouldn't be a problem now. 

It looks like the heavy snow band from this morning is right on Des Moines' doorstep... get ready over there. 

[bud2380]

Now there is a 7" report in Tiffin, which would literally be right next to my house.  I suppose that's possible, but I think 6" maybe 6.5" is more accurate.  

 

 

[Bryan1117]

41 minutes ago, bud2380 said:

Central Iowa's turn to get hit hard.  I like the way this looks on radar and seems to be rotating this way.

 

Interesting that Des Moines is still under a WWA... honestly they should be upgraded to WSW with the deformation band incoming - this thing should drop another 2-4 inches on top of what they already have. 

[jcwxguy]

solid 5", snow has begun to settle some

[bud2380]

5 minutes ago, Bryan1117 said:

Just went out and measured and I am up to 7.5" in my backyard. Snow rates are really starting to diminish now - however getting to 8" shouldn't be a problem now. 

It looks like the heavy snow band from this morning is right on Des Moines' doorstep... get ready over there. 

That is awesome.  Man, there was major disappointment for the Eastern NE folks yesterday when it looked like this was going south.  Looks like the GFS was right all along, who'd have thunk it.  

[Bryan1117]

4 minutes ago, jcwxguy said:

solid 5", snow has begun to settle some

Haha, so much for that "sharp" cut-off over the Omaha metro that was predicted on most of the short-term models even up to very early this morning... I am glad that you got to share in the fun up in Fremont as well. 

This looks to be our biggest snowstorm here in Omaha since 2/21/2021 (which was 7.6" at Eppley). 

[bud2380]

Looks to me that this entire storm is a little further north than just about any model showed. 

[Hawkeye]

Bah.  The latest RAP and HRRR show only another 2" left for my area.  The upper low to the west looks great now, but it's moving eastward along the IA/MO border (rather than ene) and models also show the heavy snow out west weakening as it passes through eastern Iowa.  Models always had the heaviest snow here in the morning, with lighter snow spreading across the area the rest of the day.

The snow is really blowing around now, too, which won't help it pile up.

[Tom]

10 minutes ago, Bryan1117 said:

Haha, so much for that "sharp" cut-off over the Omaha metro that was predicted on most of the short-term models even up to very early this morning... I am glad that you got to share in the fun up in Fremont as well. 

This looks to be our biggest snowstorm here in Omaha since 2/21/2021 (which was 7.6" at Eppley). 

That’s amazing numerology …2-21 and 2-21…woah!  

[OttumwaSnomow]

Unreal really. But i kinda expected this. More north than progged. Ive seen this literally  100s of times in my life both on east coast and Iowa! Still 2" massive  dry slot and 4 hrs of freezing drizzle  and all out rain!

[Tom]

Literally on the Mix/Snow line...ughh...I was having sleet earlier now big fatties....nature can't make up her mind!

 

[Stormy]

27 minutes ago, bud2380 said:

Now there is a 7" report in Tiffin, which would literally be right next to my house.  I suppose that's possible, but I think 6" maybe 6.5" is more accurate.  

 

 

The Williamstown report is mine. Also the one on this map... 

[bud2380]

Areas just west and of Des Moines are getting hammered right now.  Man, I hope that stays in tact as it rotates through later. 

[Tom]

Now back to some awesome rates but temp is still around 32-33F…

 

 

 

[Grizzcoat]

15 minutes ago, bud2380 said:

Areas just west and of Des Moines are getting hammered right now.  Man, I hope that stays in tact as it rotates through later. 

Can confirm.

My son estimates 4" as off 30 mins ago , pounding now. Should make 6". No warning, but did increase totals here to basically warning criteria.

GFS and others for the win, HRRR not so good.

[CentralNebWeather]

My son measured a final total of 10.5”. Exactly what this map shows for our area in Central Nebraska. 

 

[Bellona]

Coming down pretty decent in Cedar Falls. Didn't expect anything to be honest. Nice!

[gabel23]

I measured between 3.5" and 4" this morning before I left for school. We had a late start; my driveway will have to be scooped after I get home from school! I had about a foot in my driveway. If it wasn't for the dry air we had to over come last night I'm guessing my totals would have been doubled. Oh well, I'm just glad we didn't get skunked! 

[jcwxguy]

how bad are the roads you ask....bad enough even plows have issues. whoops, bye bye traffic signal 

[Bryan1117]

22 minutes ago, CentralNebWeather said:

My son measured a final total of 10.5”. Exactly what this map shows for our area in Central Nebraska. 

 

Been waiting on a snowfall map like this for 2 YEARS!!! Finally Mother Nature delivered the goods. 

[jaster220]

1 hour ago, Tom said:

Literally on the Mix/Snow line...ughh...I was having sleet earlier now big fatties....nature can't make up her mind!

 

Oh, lol. I thought you'd gone back out west already. Hope you do good today bro!

[Tom]

2 minutes ago, jaster220 said:

Oh, lol. I thought you'd gone back out west already. Hope you do good today bro!

Thanks, now back to sleet...darn!

[MKEstorm]

Snowing heavily and windy!