11/23 - 11/24 Potential Major Storm System

[Geos]

Moderate snow here in Racine, big flakes. 

 

I think this model is going to do pretty well.

 

 

 

 

[Money]

Pouring rain here

[Money]

Rain and sleet now

[Tom]

Moderate snow here in Racine, big flakes. 

 

I think this model is going to do pretty well.

 

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The radar doesn't look like anyone will see 4"+ out of this in Wisco right now...unless it starts filling in, this could somewhat be a bust.

[Madtown]

My thoughts exactly tom

[Tom]

My thoughts exactly tom

How much do you have up there now?

[dubuque473]

Done here.Bring on December!

[Madtown]

1.5 ish light snow atm

[Tom]

1.5 ish light snow atm

Doesn't look like you will get much more than that.  Hey, look at the bright side, at least you have a snow cover now!

[Geos]

The radar doesn't look like anyone will see 4"+ out of this in Wisco right now...unless it starts filling in, this could somewhat be a bust.

 

Yeah 4" might be pushing it in southern WI at least. Widespread 1-3" in the local region. 

Getting windier with SN here in Racine still. Things whitened up quick once it hit 32°.

 

Holding onto pretty good returns back at home though.

 

Wow, still above 40° in Green Bay!

[Tom]

Yeah 4" might be pushing it in southern WI at least. Widespread 1-3" in the local region. 

Getting windier with SN here in Racine still. Things whitened up quick once it hit 32°.

 

Holding onto pretty good returns back at home though.

 

Wow, still above 40° in Green Bay!

Yup, still 43F and the cold air isn't wrapping around quickly enough.  Maybe the WSW were not a good idea.

[East Dubzz]

With the wind and even just a little snow, nasty day out there today.

[Tom]

Yeah 4" might be pushing it in southern WI at least. Widespread 1-3" in the local region. 

Getting windier with SN here in Racine still. Things whitened up quick once it hit 32°.

 

Holding onto pretty good returns back at home though.

 

Wow, still above 40° in Green Bay!

I think you may end up with more snow than Green Bay the way its looking right now.  This system just threw in way too many variables for forecasters to try and figure out.  

[Money]

Snowing really good here. Down to about 34-35

[Madtown]

Ripping good now

[Money]

Ripping good now

 

Looking like it's trying to fill back in

[Geos]

Getting plastered here in Racine. Full blown snowstorm looking outside.

[Money]

Same here, can barely see across the street. Looks like we could at least reach 3 inches or so here. Just 3 days ago, models had absolutely nothing.

[Tom]

Same here, can barely see across the street. Looks like we could at least reach 3 inches or so here. Just 3 days ago, models had absolutely nothing.

How much do you have there now?

[Money]

Still looks like quite a bit of snow left for Racine with the southern edge moving east instead of north

[Money]

How much do you have there now?

 

Just starting to accumulate, so not a lot right now. Just started snowing about 30 mins ago

[Money]

Lake Geneva with 3 inch total so far.

[dubuque473]

Winds are pretty good. Gust at 43 mph just reported.

[Money]

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1120 AM CST MON NOV 24 2014

.UPDATE...NO CHANGES TO HEADLINES. FORECAST AMOUNTS ARE
ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED. RAIN TO SNOW TRANSITION IS UNDERWAY AND
HAPPENING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CWA. CONVECTIVE
LOOK TO BAND LIFTING NNE FROM SRN COUNTIES. THIS IS HELPING TO
FACILITATE THE CHANGEOVER. NAM QPF LOOKS OVERDONE HOWEVER
CONSISTENT SIGNAL AMONGST THE MODELS TO GENERATE IMPRESSIVE
Q-VECTOR CONVERGENCE AXIS ACROSS SRN/CNTRL WI. NICE NEGATIVE TILT
THERMAL TROUGH. 700-500 MILLIBAR VV INCREASES RAPIDLY. LINGERING
DEF ZONE WILL KEEP PRECIP GOING INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. STARTED OFF WITH LOWER SNOW RATIOS THIS
AFTERNOON BUT TRENDED THEM HIGHER AS COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO WRAP
IN ON THE GUSTY WEST WINDS.

[Geos]

If this band just continues east instead of north then somebody in the greater Milwaukee area might see 4".

[Money]

Down to 32 here and still snowing. At least 4 accidents reported in FDL last 10 mins

[Geos]

Highest reports I've seen have been coming in just west of here. A lot of 1-2" reports in SW Wisconsin. 30 degrees and still SN here in Racine. Everything is really icy and caked with snow.

[Money]

Highest reports I've seen have been coming in just west of here. A lot of 1-2" reports in SW Wisconsin. 30 degrees and still SN here in Racine. Everything is really icy and caked with snow.

 

How much have you gotten so far?

[East Dubzz]

Coming down nicely in Rock Island at the moment.

[Money]

WSW downgraded for FDL/GL/Sheboygan area but 3-5 inches area wide is a "good bet"

[Geos]

How much have you gotten so far?

 

I don't know how much fell at home. Looking at the cameras locally, the ground is completely white, so that usually takes 2" to do. Similar amounts in Racine. I know 3" in Lake Geneva like an hour ago.

 

Camera in Lake Villa, which is fairly close to where I live.

 

[East Dubzz]

In Rock Island

 

[GDR]

Had a nice burst of snow and got a quick half inch!

[Geos]

That looks like 2.5" in Rock Island!

 

Things are getting icier as the afternoon goes on. Now 29° - ahead of schedule.

[Madtown]

22 here

[Money]

Not good for the evening commute especially with all the rain we had earlier

[East Dubzz]

That looks like 2.5" in Rock Island!

 

Things are getting icier as the afternoon goes on. Now 29° - ahead of schedule.

The airport around here had 2.3" at noon and there were a couple more spurts of snow since then, so that total would seem about accurate. Honestly was not expecting that much, but I am pleasantly surprised!

[Money]

LSE: 4.5 (high)

MSN: 3.4 (close)

DBQ: 2.7 (very close)

GRB: 5.9 (high)

OSH: 5.4 (high)

ORD: 0.5 (very close)

MKE: 2.9 (very close)

 

I thought the Fox Valley area might have had more but the warmer SFC temps, plus earlier rains cut the totals down in that area.

Racine: 2.1

[Tom]

MKE update snowfall map...

[Tom]

MKE getting hit hard under heavy snow atm...evening rush hour is going to be very slow up there...