December 29th - 30th Snowstorm

[bud2380 3190]

Snow just started here. Saddle up!

[Niko 6895]

15 minutes ago, Stacsh said:

although this is a good sign from GRR AFD:

.UPDATE...
Issued at 1245 PM EST Tue Dec 29 2020

slightly sooner arrival of the snow is expected this evening so
the headline start A time was moved up.

The winter weather advisory was expanded as well.

Impacts are expected for the Wednesday morning commute for the
remainder of the CWA. As a result we will expand the headline to
include places like Lansing and Battle Creek. Mainly snow is
expected to the north of a Holland to Grand Rapids to Alma line
where 4 to 6 inches looks likely. Further south the snow arrives
tonight with a couple inches possible. A period of freezing rain
or sleet looks likely before temperatures rise above freezing
late.

Nice!

[Niko 6895]

@jaster220Here is your "Headline" bud......congrats!

Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
102 PM EST Tue Dec 29 2020

MIZ059-066-067-073-074-300215-
/O.EXB.KGRR.WW.Y.0013.201230T0100Z-201230T1800Z/
Clinton-Eaton-Ingham-Calhoun-Jackson-
Including the cities of St. Johns, Charlotte, Lansing,
Battle Creek, and Jackson
102 PM EST Tue Dec 29 2020

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations
  of up to two inches and ice accumulations of around one tenth
  of an inch.

* WHERE...Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Calhoun and Jackson counties.

* WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 1 PM EST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
  conditions could impact the morning commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow arrives this evening. A period of
  sleet or freezing rain is likely later tonight. As temperatures
  rise above freezing Wednesday morning the precipitation will
  transition over to rain.

 

[ToastedRavs 341]

Picked up 2.1" in last hour downtown Des Moines.  And this wasn't even with the heaviest returns which are just about to push in next 30 to 90 minutes 

[Grizzcoat 3184]

Now getting better flake size. . 

[Niko 6895]

2 minutes ago, Niko said:

Nice!

Also, SWMI should do fairly decent w a 3-5" snowfall. Now that snow is arriving earlier, amts could be higher towards the 5" range.

[FarmerRick 201]

11 minutes ago, gimmesnow said:

This is crazy. It's been YEARS since I was able to use my snowmobile in December. I'm right in the bullseye in SE Wisconsin. Are we actually going to have a Winter this year?

Wishing I still had my old Polaris 500 SKS(700 hood, wish it had the 700 engine)...  This is perfect snow for snowmobiling!!

[Sparky 1534]

Suddenly it’s really snowing!

 

A few minutes later the visibility is down to around 1/8 mile.

Edited December 29, 2020 by Sparky

[Grizzcoat 3184]

Just now, FarmerRick said:

Wishing I still had my old Polaris 500 SKS(700 hood, wish it had the 700 engine)...  This is perfect snow for snowmobiling!!

Had several sleds when I lived in Minny. Ski-Doo 87' Stratos was my favorite trail sled. But the 73' TNT 440 freakin Ripped!!

[FarmerRick 201]

2 minutes ago, Grizzcoat said:

Had several sleds when I lived in Minny. Ski-Doo 87' Stratos was my favorite trail sled. But the 73' TNT 440 freakin Ripped!!

I had an old 440 TNT also in High School. Hated that D**n Tillotson carburetor!!  

 

as for weather....

 

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1249 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1200 PM     SNOW             1 WNW VALLEY            41.32N 96.37W
12/29/2020  M5.8 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            OFFICIAL NWS VALLEY CLIMATE OBSERVATION.
            SNOW CONTINUES. 5.8 TOTAL SNOW SO FAR WITH
            3.5 IN THE PAST 6 HOURS. MEASURED LIQUID OF
            0.38 FOR AN AVERAGE SNOW LIQUID RATIO OF 15
            TO 1 THROUGH NOON.

[Clinton 3683]

14 minutes ago, Niko said:

@jaster220Here is your "Headline" bud......congrats!

Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
102 PM EST Tue Dec 29 2020

MIZ059-066-067-073-074-300215-
/O.EXB.KGRR.WW.Y.0013.201230T0100Z-201230T1800Z/
Clinton-Eaton-Ingham-Calhoun-Jackson-
Including the cities of St. Johns, Charlotte, Lansing,
Battle Creek, and Jackson
102 PM EST Tue Dec 29 2020

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations
  of up to two inches and ice accumulations of around one tenth
  of an inch.

* WHERE...Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Calhoun and Jackson counties.

* WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 1 PM EST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
  conditions could impact the morning commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow arrives this evening. A period of
  sleet or freezing rain is likely later tonight. As temperatures
  rise above freezing Wednesday morning the precipitation will
  transition over to rain.

 

Good luck you guys!

[Sparky 1534]

RadarScope shows a big blob of mixed precipitation over my county, but it’s all snow. 

[bud2380 3190]

Just now, Sparky said:

RadarScope shows a big blob of mixed precipitation over my county, but it’s all snow. 

I figured that wasn’t accurate 

[FarmerRick 201]

1250 PM     SNOW             2 NNW NEBRASKA CITY     40.70N 95.87W
12/29/2020  M7.5 INCH        OTOE               NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL.

 

1200 PM     SNOW             7 ENE OMAHA             41.30N 95.90W
12/29/2020  M5.1 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            OFFICIAL OMAHA EPPLEY CLIMATE OBSERVATION
            THROUGH NOON. SNOW CONTINUES. 5.1 TOTAL SNOW
            SO FAR WITH 4.7 IN THE PAST 6 HOURS. SNOW
            WATER EQUIVALENT OF 0.35 FOR AN AVERAGE SNOW
            LIQUID RATIO OF 15 TO 1.

 

1200 PM     SNOW             COUNCIL BLUFFS          41.25N 95.86W
12/29/2020  M5.0 INCH        POTTAWATTAMIE      IA   EMERGENCY MNGR



1200 PM     SNOW             SEWARD                  40.92N 97.09W
12/29/2020  M5.0 INCH        SEWARD             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

 

1155 AM     SNOW             RED OAK                 41.01N 95.23W
12/29/2020  M6.5 INCH        MONTGOMERY         IA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SNOW CONTINUES WITH SOME SLEET MIXING IN.

 

 

[bud2380 3190]

Radar is extremely impressive. Winds are fairly brisk so until the snow gets more wet it will be  a little tough to measure 

[Hawkeye 3979]

Solid light snow here.

[Sparky 1534]

2 minutes ago, bud2380 said:

I figured that wasn’t accurate 

I didn’t either as it’s totally surrounded by snow.

 

2 minutes ago, bud2380 said:

Radar is extremely impressive. Winds are fairly brisk so until the snow gets more wet it will be  a little tough to measure 

Right on. Red returns south of Des Moines! Wondering if some of that is sleet or very heavy snow!

[Hawkeye 3979]

Good area of mix south of Des Moines, going to lift northeast.  We will need a couple hours of 2"/hr to get the bigger totals.

The latest HRRR is down to 8", which I would certainly still be happy with.

[Stormhunter87 935]

Starting the wrap up here but I'm actually impressed. May have made it past 8 inches.

[Sparky 1534]

Well I need to go out a bit and see if my snow boards are enough behind the windbreak and enjoy the snow!

[Grizzcoat 3184]

2" hour rates at DSM!!

KDSM 291854Z 10009KT 1/8SM R31/1400V1600FT SN FZFG VV004 M05/M07 A3013 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1/4 PRESFR SLP217 SNINCR 2/3 P0019 T10501067

[Niko 6895]

Just been upgraded to a WWA for my area:

Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
224 PM EST Tue Dec 29 2020

MIZ063-068>070-075-076-082-083-300400-
/O.EXB.KDTX.WW.Y.0011.201230T0300Z-201230T1400Z/
St. Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-Lenawee-
Monroe-
Including the cities of Port Huron, Howell, Pontiac, Warren,
Ann Arbor, Detroit, Adrian, and Monroe
224 PM EST Tue Dec 29 2020

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of
  up to two inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze.

* WHERE...St. Clair, Livingston, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw,
  Wayne, Lenawee and Monroe Counties.

* WHEN...A brief period of light accumulating snow is expected
  between 10 PM and 2 AM tonight. Light freezing rain is then
  expected to develop between 6 AM and 9 AM EST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
  conditions are expected to impact the morning commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow is expected to develop during the late
  evening hours, impacting Southeast Michigan through Midnight. A
  quick accumulation of snow is expected with up to 2 inches
  possible, greatest amounts over northern Metro Detroit. A lull
  in precipitation is then expected late tonight before light
  freezing rain moves into Southeast Michigan for the morning
  commute.

Note: Man, it will get quite messy here in Northern Macomb area.

[Tom 15794]

Just now, Grizzcoat said:

2" hour rates at DSM!!

KDSM 291854Z 10009KT 1/8SM R31/1400V1600FT SN FZFG VV004 M05/M07 A3013 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1/4 PRESFR SLP217 SNINCR 2/3 P0019 T10501067

Boom!

[East Dubzz 1268]

Just patiently waiting for the snow to start up here..

[hlcater 1225]

13 minutes ago, Hawkeye said:

Good area of mix south of Des Moines, going to lift northeast.  We will need a couple hours of 2"/hr to get the bigger totals.

The latest HRRR is down to 8", which I would certainly still be happy with.

There is a serious band pushing 50dbz just SW of Pella that is probably doing 3-4"/hr, maybe more. No bright banding either.

 

As for our area. It's coming down at a decent clip, but flake size is rather unimpressive currently. It's not bad by any means, just unimpressive. 

[Sparky 1534]

It’s puking snow! A strong 1” already,

[FarmerRick 201]

Snow almost done in Omaha

 

https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/?parms=OAX-N0Q-0-24-100

[Hawkeye 3979]

Flakes are not big, but visibility is low.

[FV-Mike 374]

22 minutes ago, Grizzcoat said:

2" hour rates at DSM!!

KDSM 291854Z 10009KT 1/8SM R31/1400V1600FT SN FZFG VV004 M05/M07 A3013 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1/4 PRESFR SLP217 SNINCR 2/3 P0019 T10501067

Have a friend flying from O'hare to DSM today at 2:30. Flight is still on. I told him this morning there was no way it would be getting out

[dubuque473 254]

Ready to go here. Thinking within the next 2 hours.

[Niko 6895]

This snow is in a rush to arrive here in SEMI....not wasting time at all.

[hlcater 1225]

7 minutes ago, Hawkeye said:

Flakes are not big, but visibility is low.

They're doing work. Roads are already solidly covered. 

 

Not great, not terrible flake size!

[East Dubzz 1268]

Flakes are flying!

[St Paul Storm 3968]

Column just starting to saturate here. Nice 2-5” refresher. Glad to see the high rates in IA! Good luck all! 

[dubuque473 254]

And we have snow flakes..

[james1976 3755]

Snowing hard!

[james1976 3755]

So........its done snowing west of Ft Dodge already?

[bud2380 3190]

Even though flake size is small to medium, I picked up about an inch already in about an hour. 

[hlcater 1225]

Just now, james1976 said:

So........its done snowing west of Ft Dodge already?

It's not. Some funky beam height shenanigans going on. Stations still reporting snow with visibilities ranging from 0.5-1.5mi. Though the DGZ out there isnt especially saturated so I cant imagine the snow is particularly efficient at accumulating.

[Hawkeye 3979]

0.8" at 2pm.

[Hawkeye 3979]

Bright yellow on radar about to move into Sparky's area.

[Hawkeye 3979]

Last night's 3k NAM had far sw Iowa getting no snow at all... all mix.

7" of snow fell there this morning.

It's safe to say the NAM blew this one.

[james1976 3755]

Pounding here at work in Janesville. Leaving early to head home. Hope the rates are awesome after I get home.

[shakjen 115]

First flakes just started to fly here (39 & I80)

[bud2380 3190]

1 minute ago, Hawkeye said:

Last night's 3k NAM had far sw Iowa getting no snow at all... all mix.

7" of snow fell there this morning.

It's safe to say the NAM blew this one.

Not a surprise at all.  

[Sparky 1534]

10 minutes ago, Hawkeye said:

Bright yellow on radar about to move into Sparky's area.

Yellow overhead now, but looking out the window it doesn’t appear heavier than earlier judging by visibility Etc.

[shakjen 115]

9 minutes ago, shakjen said:

First flakes just started to fly here (39 & I80)

That didn’t take long. Ripping pretty good, surfaces are already covered and the wind picked up. 

[OmahaSnowFan 1027]

Measured 5.5" and it looks like that will be the final total. Nice snowfall, but definitely disappointing considering where this all started.

[Sparky 1534]

I’m already over 2.5” and it’s still puking especially just now. Also a few lightning strikes a minute or two ago in sw. Iowa.

[East Dubzz 1268]

After that initial burst of snow, it hasn’t snowed here for a bit now. Just waiting for the main event to start up here.