hlcater Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 Back to 1"/hr rates easy. Flakes are only average sized but there's so many of them it looks like heavy rain almost. Can't see the U of I hospital, about a 1/2 mile away. Vis is definitely under 1/4 mile atm. 4 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 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 2.3" now, 1.3 in the last 65 minutes. 2 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...
gosaints Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 Short term mesos looking good for many Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Dubzz Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 Short term mesos looking good for manyHave been getting more and more optimistic as the day has gone on. Not too many hiccups today, radar has come together nicely. And here’s to hoping for no additional surprises! Considering the heavy returns are just starting to make their way in, I’m very pleased with how this has started off. And props to the models around here. Showed some drier air at first, but the heavier stuff moving in a little before 6... and that’s exactly what has happened. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 Looks like mix is starting to creep into S Johnson County. Can we not? 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...
gimmesnow Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 Is this stuff light and fluffy or is it wet and heavy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 Is this stuff light and fluffy or is it wet and heavy? It's pretty wet down here in Iowa City. 1 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...
hlcater Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 It's gonna be close... Looking like we go into a period of mixing. Mixed precip line is down by Riverside and moving northward at a good clip yet. 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...
gosaints Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 It's pretty wet down here in Iowa City.was that expected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Dubzz Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 was that expected?Yeah it should have been. Ratios were supposed to be pretty low with this event because of the warmer temps. Iowa city is sitting at 30 degrees. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Dubzz Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 With 20+ DBZ bands now overcoming the area consistently, the snowfall is now ripping good. Not huge flakes by any means, but not pixie dust either. And lots coming down. Have to imagine it’s at or near an inch per hour now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Mix. FZRA and snow. Dang it. WAA was wayyyy undermodeled especially by the GFS and HRRR. 1 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...
james1976 Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 1 inch down. Been comin down pretty solid. Started almost 2 hours ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Has to be just pounding in east central IA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Dubzz Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Has to be just pounding in east central IAI’m not even in the best of it and it’s ripping here. I see some yellow returns to the county south of me. Wonder if that’s snow.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud2380 Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Pounding snow in North Liberty. Beautiful. Hopefully that warm layer stays just south. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Snow has stopped now. 100% freezing rain. Awesome! 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...
jcwxguy Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 About 3-4 inches on the ground here by looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 WAA is unstoppable. Horrific model performance. Might even make it to US 30. 1 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...
East Dubzz Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 WAA is unstoppable. Horrific model performance. Might even make it to US 30.Interesting that you have freezing rain but Bud is reporting snow. You’re still in Hiawatha, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Pounding snow in North Liberty. Beautiful. Hopefully that warm layer stays just south. I have bad news for you. About 30 or so minutes ago it began switching over to mixed precip here. Appears it's moving due north now, but it may stay all snow for you since there could be a sharp southern cutoff. I have 3.3" or so & am wondering if most of the accumulation is past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Interesting that you have freezing rain but Bud is reporting snow. You’re still in Hiawatha, right?Iowa City. In other words, I'm toast for the next several hours. 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...
Tom Posted February 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Freezing Drizzle has started here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Dubzz Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Iowa City. In other words, I'm toast for the next several hours.Middle of Iowa City? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Middle of Iowa City?Yes 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...
Iowawx Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Iowa City is at 30 degrees right now. Cedar Rapids is at 27. Should be able to stay all snow here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Im liking how this sounds from DMX afd:Ongoing Winter Storm...As has been well-advertised, winter weather conditions have begunto impact most Iowa along and south of I-80. In short, a surge oftheta- e advection oriented west-east that is well-phased with asignificant low-level moisture and decent moisture flux convergein the lowest few KM of the atmos will continue to propagatenorthward through Iowa this evening into the overnight hours.Concurrently, at 21z Mon, a band of forcing highlighted by mid-level Q-vector convergence that is well-phased down to 950mb viafrontogenetically-driven ascent and increased low-level moisture,will be pushing eastward towards Iowa. Models are beginning topick up on this feature and are having the current system more orless "ingest" this added energy Tuesday morning. The impacts ofthis interaction are to add to snow amounts in northeastern tonorthern Iowa Tuesday morning- lingering the snow through the latemorning hours. Snow amounts in north-central Iowa may need to beincreased from 06z-12z Tue as this becomes better realized bymodels. Given the vertical profile across northern Iowa duringthis time, snow ratios may be very, very high, as saturations isoccurring well into the DGZ given the cold temperature profile.Thicknesses are not great, so QPF will not be great... but withratios potentially over 20:1, it will not take high QPF for minoraccumulations to continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Mixing line looks to be stalling in North Liberty. 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...
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Stormy Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 I was on some random hill north of Riverside. Not sure where lol. Ok. Then you were probably about 8-10 miles to my east. It blew up wnw of me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDR Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Pound town right now just Measured 5 1/2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKEstorm Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Started snowing in MKE! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 What's it doing in North Liberty Bud? Correlation Coefficient says you should be starting to mix there too, unfortunately. 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...
VMB443 Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Started snowing in MKE! Just started for me too, what part of Milwaukee are you in? I'm just west of the Milwaukee County line in Waukesha County. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Dubzz Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 What's it doing in North Liberty Bud? Correlation Coefficient says you should be starting to mix there too, unfortunately.Good point. *googles correlation coefficient* 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Good point. *googles correlation coefficient*Yea I've had my eyes glued to CC for the past hour or so watching in dismay as I get overtaken by the mixed precipitation shown in yellow/orange. 2 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...
MKEstorm Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Just started for me too, what part of Milwaukee are you in? I'm just west of the Milwaukee County line in Waukesha County. Four miles west of Mitchell Airport. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Dubzz Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Yea I've had my eyes glued to CC for the past hour or so watching in dismay as I get overtaken by the mixed precipitation shown in yellow/orange. Still freezing rain where you’re at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Just a proof of concept of how useful CC is over using a ptype algorithm. Just compare these two screenshots. According to this, I should look out my snow and see it just ripping snow, but I actually look out my window and see sleet and freezing rain. In accordance with CC. 3 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...
VMB443 Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Four miles west of Mitchell Airport. I'm going to be intrigued to see what we get, this storm seems to be passing through without the hype or conversation of the last couple of storms - I don't know if it's the difference in being under and Advisory versus a Warning, but I wonder if this is going to catch a few people off guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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