Christmas Blizzard 12/20 - 12/28

[jcwxguy]

21z sref have increased for Lincoln and points north (not.including Omaha)

[jcwxguy]

[jcwxguy]

[jcwxguy]

[CentralNebWeather]

18z Euro. I’ll take it. 

[CentralNebWeather]

Just got back from church services. As we were getting done at 6:45, they announced that it had been sleeting and snowing and was getting slick. Advised people to use extreme caution walking to their cars. Ushers tried putting salt down as best they could. 

[jcwxguy]

18z euro has 2" more for.me vs 12z.  Riding the edge in fremont 

[CentralNebWeather]

18z EPS 

[jcwxguy]

22 minutes ago, CentralNebWeather said:

18z EPS 

Big increase for Fremont that run

[CentralNebWeather]

0z HRRR. Nice runs this evening. 

[CentralNebWeather]

20 minutes ago, jcwxguy said:

Big increase for Fremont that run

Good run for Fremont on 0z HRRR 

[jaster220]

This so reminds me of the due S to N stream of moisture that fed the Halloween 1991 MN Bliz! I remember seeing radar shots on news channel looking like this and the coma head right over MSP.

[jaster220]

28 minutes ago, CentralNebWeather said:

Good run for Fremont on 0z HRRR 

Good Luck and Merry Christmas to y'all out there in The Plains. Enjoy nature's great Christmas gift!

[CentralNebWeather]

0z RGEM 

[jaster220]

This was the LES belts of The Mitt a year ago, but SD sure knows how to do Big Dogs. 

 

Blizzard Warning

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
356 PM MST Sun Dec 24 2023

SDZ046-047-049-251400-
/O.CAN.KUNR.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-231225T0000Z/
/O.CON.KUNR.BZ.W.0003.231225T1800Z-231227T0600Z/
Mellette-Todd-Tripp-
Including White River, Norris, Cedar Butte, Mission, Rosebud,
Saint Francis, Parmelee, Winner, and Ideal
456 PM CST Sun Dec 24 2023

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations of
  10 to 22 inches. Winds gusting as high as 55 mph.

* WHERE...Mellette County, Todd County and Tripp County. This
  includes the Tribal Lands of the Rosebud Reservation.

* WHEN...From noon Monday to midnight CST Tuesday night.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible.
  Widespread blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.
  Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Blizzard Warning means the combination of snow, blowing snow,
and strong winds will create dangerous whiteout conditions.

Road conditions are available on your smartphone from the
5 1 1 app for your state.

[CentralNebWeather]

0z GFS 

[CentralNebWeather]

0z Canadian. 

[jcwxguy]

[hawkstwelve]

We have a very slight coating of ice here after some freezing drizzle for the past hour or two. NWS has us under a Winter Weather Advisory for 2-6 inches and up to two tenths of ice. A Blizzard Warning is in effect just two counties to my west for 7-17 inches. So dang close! 

Snow should pickup just in time for Christmas morning tomorrow. If all goes right we will have snow falling while we open gifts, eat good food, and enjoy each other's company. Maybe go outside a build a snowman with the kids. Honestly can't complain, it's perfect timing and I will be happy to take my lesser amounts! 

[jcwxguy]

[CentralNebWeather]

Very persistent and impressive snow bands have been falling in my area for several hours. Ground is already covered. These were poorly forecasted. Might be some pleasant surprises for some tomorrow and Tuesday. This isn’t the main show. 

[jcwxguy]

[CentralNebWeather]

3 minutes ago, jcwxguy said:

Was just watching that. It was really starting to build west. Have to wait for the run that goes to 51 hours. 

[CentralNebWeather]

This band is not moving. Now have visibility less than a mile with winds gusting to 38 mph already. 

[jcwxguy]

[jcwxguy]

Only can see 10:1 maps

[CentralNebWeather]

06 HRRR

[CentralNebWeather]

0z Euro 

[CentralNebWeather]

06 GFS 

[CentralNebWeather]

[Clinton]

Merry Christmas everyone!  Santa was good to me, he delivered 1.3 inches of rain last night.  Good luck to everyone that's getting snow.

 

[hawkstwelve]

Up before the kids are and we have... Freezing rain with a solid coating on everything. That's not a good sign. Models that had us receiving a couple inches had it starting off as snow and turning to freezing rain this afternoon. Models that had us with very little/nothing started as freezing rain. Surface temp is 28 and the 7AM update showed 925mb temps being - 4c, which is where the snowier models about had it at this time. There must be a very skinny layer of warm air just above the surface. Areas just 20-30 miles to my SW are showing snow on radar under some heavier precip so maybe that could help as precip rates increase across the area. At this point I don't even care about accumulation, just give me some snow falling please! 

Either way it shakes out though, it's Christmas and it will be an amazing day no matter what! Merry Christmas everyone!! 

[Bryan1117]

Finally changed over to snow/ sleet here about an hour ago… and the ground is starting to get covered with some white gold.

The kids are going to be extra excited when they get up as they wanted a White Christmas and it looks like they will get one this year!

Merry Christmas everyone!

[Tom]

8 minutes ago, Bryan1117 said:

Finally changed over to snow/ sleet here about an hour ago… and the ground is starting to get covered with some white gold.

The kids are going to be extra excited when they get up as they wanted a White Christmas and it looks like they will get one this year!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Congrats!  It's wild to see that on the radar the rain/snow line is right on the IA/NE state border..you ain't kidding when you say that OMA is always riding the fine line.  Enjoy the snow on this Christmas morning...it's a memory your kiddos will have for a long time. 

@gabel23 is it ripping out by you?  I think your a bit farther west... @jcwxguy how about you?  Looks like some heavy snowfall rates right about now...

@CentralNebWeather, how much do you have OTG?

[CentralNebWeather]

Heavy snow about ready to hit here moving from east to west. Still just odd to look at radar doing that. Going to be a fun 2 days. Snow ready blowing down the streets with gusts to 45 mph. 

[CentralNebWeather]

2 minutes ago, Tom said:

Congrats!  It's wild to see that on the radar the rain/snow line is right on the IA/NE state border..you ain't kidding when you say that OMA is always riding the fine line.  Enjoy the snow on this Christmas morning...it's a memory your kiddos will have for a long time. 

@gabel23 is it ripping out by you?  I think your a bit farther west... @jcwxguy how about you?  Looks like some heavy snowfall rates right about now...

@CentralNebWeather, how much do you have OTG?

1.0-1.5”, but little drifts of a couple inches. About to ramp up in just a few minutes. 

[Tom]

This has been one heckova Manifestation of a Christmas Blizzard down the final stretch...its an impressive storm that will cycle through at least 2 more times before Winter looses its grip.  Can you imagine the potential to see this in FEB?  Hint hint...maybe a Valentine's day Monster?  Ok, ok...let's not get ahead of myself...enjoy the show that Mother Nature delivered on this wonderful holiday!  

[CentralNebWeather]

That’s a lot of miles of snow moving east to west towards me. 

[winterfreak]

Merry Christmas to all!
Relax and enjoy  

[CentralNebWeather]

12z NAM on steroids.