March 30th - 1st Potential Severe Weather Outbreak and Snow Potential

[james1976]

Great pics and videos! Makes ya wonder what kind of severe season we're gonna have with this kind of start.

On the north side of the storm MSP recorded 8.5" of snow and is now 3rd all time seasonal snowfall. It was legit concrete! Prolly heaviest snow I've dealt with.

[Madtown]

10 hours ago, Tom said:

Who woulda thought you'd still have an ice rink and a 31" snow depth on April Fools Day!  Incredible.  What are the latest snow depths that exceed 30" so late in the season in your area?  This has to be a 1st for you since moving from Madison, right?

We skated last year on April 29th. That was at 6am before it warmed up for the day. 30" on the ground this late is pretty crazy to me and from the friends up here it definitely happens, but not the norm. There are usually lakes that start to open around the 15th of April. All of them are still snow covered with about 26" of ice. What looked like an early ice out a month ago is going to turn into hoping for open water on the opener.  I am good with winter being over. Just wish we didn't have to get through mud season to get there.

 

Also only the second time in 18years snowmobile trais in Vilas county made it to the March 31st hard close date. The last time being in 2012/2013

[Stormy]

18 hours ago, AquariusRadar said:

Operating a mobile aquariusradar might be a job for Sparky and storm chasers as they already have a knowledge of what tornados are going to do direction wise. Meanwhile, we stay at home types go down to the volunteer fire station and fire up the radar on the fire station roof; ready to zap killer storms if they approach the township.

I'm actually not a storm chaser though some of my friends were chasing this storm. Tornadoes sometimes just happen to hit nearby with the previous one in May 2019! Numerous supercells have grazed my place to the nw. in the last decade that there seems to be a mini alley nearby, though it's probably just coincidence! At least it gives me a good viewing angle from my home! 

[OmahaSnowFan]

On 4/1/2023 at 10:56 PM, OttumwaSnomow said:

Im curious where you saw that touchdown at?  The first damage  i found  was 2.5 miles  from my house!  After it went over my house!  Dmx  point of touch down seems to agree with what  i found. Wondering  your thoughts?

Yeah that makes sense. I was on Hwy 149 near Hedrick looking south when I saw it form and touch down