westMJim Posted April 13, 2020 Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 Recorded 0.22" of rain here. At this time it is cloudy and 39. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted April 13, 2020 Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 Very windy now w cloudy skies and temps are dropping. Lows tanite in the mid 20s w wcf readings in the teens. OUCH! 1 Quote Snowfall for Winter 2023 -24 for Metro Detroit Area Oct 2023: 0.2" AN Nov 2023: 2.2" AN Dec 2023: 0.5" BN Insane! Jan 2024: 17.0" AN Feb 2024: 1.9" BN Insane! Mar 2024: 4.9" BN April 2024: Trace Season So Far: 26.7" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Paul Storm Posted April 13, 2020 Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 Near full sun and 27F with a chill of 18. Current snow depth about 4”. Looks and feels like January. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Paul Storm Posted April 13, 2020 Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 Some of the most intense snow squalls I’ve ever seen. Winds gusting to 45 mph. Visibility down to a few hundred feet at times this afternoon. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKwx2k4 Posted April 13, 2020 Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 Very Octobery 2019ish feeling outside right now. I guess some cold seasons roll out exactly like they roll in. Aprils like Octobers.... Got a feeling after this cold month, there should be some violent storm outbreaks late and into May. I dread that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westMJim Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 A trace of snow has fallen here. At this time it is 32 with a few flurries in the air. While it is now 32 the low overnight was 26 here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westMJim Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Getting a steady light snow here now. Has the look of lake effect snow. 32 at this time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Wild first half of April, temps have ranged from 26 to 88. NWS Kansas City @NWSKansasCity · 3h Kansas City has dropped to 30 degrees this morning making it the 6th day with below freezing lows in the month of April. That ties for the 5th most in 132-years. #HappyFebruary74th 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud2380 Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 what in the hell?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Paul Storm Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Expecting up to another 1” of snow today as these pop up snow squalls roll in again like yesterday. Although the RAP and HRRR both suggesting more than 1”. If it happens it will be the 4th accumulating snow in the last 10 days. #winter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud2380 Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 FACT (not really): if the storm at the end of the week was showing a direct hit over east central Iowa, it would shift north and miss us completely. Since it is just to our south now on models, it will not shift north and miss us to the south. It's amazing how often that ends up being the case. I'd much rather have warm weather, but if there is a storm showing up just to our south I'd prefer to have it hit us and melt a day later. So I'm hoping for a north shift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 what in the hell?? Bring it south 2 or 3 more counties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstorm83 Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Lol might drive to Beatrice on thursday 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...
bud2380 Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 NAM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Agree....prolly wont shift north lol. We'll see. It does seem to be a theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 12z GFS... a couple inches of this, from se IA through IL, are from an earlier weak wave. 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...
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Hawkeye Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 12z Canadian 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...
GDR Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 No thank you stay north or south Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud2380 Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Hard to believe in mid April, a snowstorm is going to miss central iowa to the south. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Pretty good model agreement. I'd be shocked if it came this far north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud2380 Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Euro much weaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud2380 Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 UKIE stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Euro much weaker. The Euro is snowier than its own previous runs, though. 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...
bud2380 Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Sorry, I meant in comparison with the other models. The Euro is snowier than its own previous runs, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKEKC Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 KC got off to a very fast start wrt spring, growing season was really early. Everything has bloomed in the last several weeks. We have had several freezes so far this month but from what I can see, no damage. All flowering trees are still good and all of our early season flowers we planted in March are doing great! So, April freezes don’t really matter that much unless the freezes are all day or temps are deep in the 20’s. Early season blooms are meant to take on some cold air. Plants have a way of protecting themselves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud2380 Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 18z NAM taking a nice jog north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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snowstorm83 Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Reminds me a lot of the Easter 2018 snow. Wet dusting in Lincoln and a narrow jack zone of 6-10" just to the south. 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...
Minny_Weather Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 I'm sure that will completely verify for here 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, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Started a thread for this week's storm. Opa! 1 Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mi_Matthew Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 Anybody else living in urban/suburban areas noticing how much brighter the stars/planets are without all the factories operating & planes flying? Especially beautiful tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 I just ran across some interesting news, at least for weather geeks in my area. Terry Swails, former tv met and local severe/snow geek, is moving to Portland, Maine for a couple years for a family adventure. They are planning to move back to the area/region when his daughter finishes high school. He is planning to continue his Iowa/midwest-centric website while he is living way out there. He's going to miss Iowa's severe storms, but he's going to love the nor'easters. When he moves back to this area he'll be bored to death by our nickel & dimer snowfalls. 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...
Minny_Weather Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 Anybody else living in urban/suburban areas noticing how much brighter the stars/planets are without all the factories operating & planes flying? Especially beautiful tonight.During the day it just looks cleaner outside. If there's one good thing to come out of this situation it's that. Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDR Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 What is that white stuff covering the ground? Why does it Wait till April? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted April 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 Surprised to see a WWA issued for my area back home as there is light/mod snow falling with temps in the upper 20s! Lot's of accidents being reported esp with no residual chemicals on the roadways and temps are pretty cold for mid April standards. Uppersoundings from KDVN and KILX still depict the well mixed levels upall the way to 700 mb, and RAP cross sections across the boundarydepict vertical ageostrophic response and the omega bullseye into aportion the dendritic region (even more above it). Some isinstability above this layer too noted by the 7+ deg C/km mid levellapse rates in Iowa. Therefore, expect a blossoming area of snow inresponse to the wave, where current there are 1/2 to 3/4smvisibilities ongoing in Iowa. The Des Moines airport recorded 1.2"at 1 am CDT and that was after about 2.5 hours of snow. The swathwhere amounts in the 1-2" are favored is still bounded roughly onthe north by a LaSalle- Peru to Joliet to Gary line on the northand a Chenoa to Kankakee to Kouts Indiana line on the south.Within this swath, the aforementioned locally higher amounts arepossible though due to the progressive nature it seems this wouldbe the exception rather than the norm. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Paul Storm Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 I have ice on my shoreline this morning. Still 2” of snow otg from Sunday’s snow and the squalls from the last 2 days. 19F with a chill of 13. My April heating bill is on pace to be bigger than March. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 What is that white stuff covering the ground? Why does it Wait till April?Yeah this is crazy weather! We started our snow season way early and now ending it way late with mostly mild weather in between! Anyway, I never found out it snowed and slept through it all as wasn't expecting more than the forecasted up to 1/2". Plus there weren't many reports of snow falling when I went to bed after 11pm when there also was a decent radar return right overhead at that point, but no snowfall since the column wasn't saturated yet. Anyway it was clear by dawn and like a January morning, all white and probably record cold! Ended up with around 2 1/4" on most elevated surfaces including the green grass but can't measure it there properly. Walkways etc not much accumulation since it retained heat. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 ^^^I should've taken my photo a bit sooner before the low cloud/ fog bank rolled in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted April 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 Yeah this is crazy weather! We started our snow season way early and now ending it way late with mostly mild weather in between! Anyway, I never found out it snowed and slept through it all as wasn't expecting more than the forecasted up to 1/2". Plus there weren't many reports of snow falling when I went to bed after 11pm when there also was a decent radar return right overhead at that point, but no snowfall since the column wasn't saturated yet. Anyway it was clear by dawn and like a January morning, all white and probably record cold! Ended up with around 2 1/4" on most elevated surfaces including the green grass but can't measure it there properly. Walkways etc not much accumulation since it retained heat.There's beauty in this pic...great photo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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