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8 minutes ago, Stacsh said:

That was the best tracking storm ever.  We closed work 2 days in advance because it was almost a certainty of blizzard conditions.  

I got goose bumps thinking about just now.  I remember they posted Blizzard Watch's 2 days out!  That was THE most memorable storm of my lifetime.

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The UK now has the southwestern energy getting stuck off the California coast through the entire run.

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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"

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Today's Euro is doing what last night's UK did.  The sw energy gets dragged and sheared by the first northern wave.  It'll probably show something different tomorrow.

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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"

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2 hours ago, Stacsh said:

It's a week out and the GFS is trash past 3 days this year.  I don't buy any of these models yet.  The only thing they agree on is a cold front.   I swear who built and runs these models are juicing up the long range for eye candy.     

I won’t even waste much time looking at models with so much disagreement and fluctuations this far out. The main thing is we know there probably will be a big system somewhere in the Midwest.

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1 hour ago, CentralNebWeather said:

0z Canadian for next weekend. It had nothing on the 12z run so expect more changes. Shown for entertainment purposes only. 😂 image.thumb.png.e1ce153156a68a9bde45de8ad2f647d0.png

Euro's Kuchera is quite similar to CMC for this range.

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Euro has a highly-amplified pattern with a biggie for the central plains to the western lakes next weekend.  The only negative is the initial southwestern energy just shears out along the gulf coast and sweeps the deep moisture away.  The biggie then is moisture-limited, although it's still powerful.

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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"

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This storm has everything going for it to become a monster cutter....whether its a western or lower lakes cutter is TBD.  There are some significant trends in the -NAO that will impact this storms track.  The NAO is forecast to tank right before the storms target period.  This will allow it to slow, dig and potentially become a monster storm across the central U.S.

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The 1st lead wave (Thu/Fri) is showing signs of tracking farther south and trending colder with some snow into parts of the Upper MW/GL's on both the Euro/UKIE dropping  several inches.  This will pave the way for the secondary stronger piece to eject out into the Plains/MW and phase with the driving northern stream (PV) out of Canada and potentially become the seasons strongest storm of the year.  Boy, with all the blocking in place and Arctic Air to tap, this has HUGE potential to become a major Blizzard....I usually don't say this quite often, but my gut is telling me that this one is going to have some of the same characteristics the Super Bowl Blitz in 2015 ended up having.

 

I did a quick search and found this link from LOT...https://www.weather.gov/lot/2015_Feb01_Snow

Check out the water vapory animation and you can see the Northern stream driving south out of Canada while the SW energy ejects out of the SW.  Dejavu???  Could this happen again?  I got this feeling something may be cooking.

 

 

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00z EPS trending towards a storm forming near the LRC's hot spot across the TX Panhandle region and cutting up towards the lower lakes/OHV...

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00z Euro Control...

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There has been a significant trend towards a cutter per the 00z EPS members.  Good signs going forward.

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LOT's first thoughts for the Super Bowl weekend system...

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If Friday-Friday
night does quiet down under high pressure, there`s a signal for a
possible southern stream system that could affect somewhere in the
Midwest and Great Lakes later Saturday through Sunday, with a
pretty good signal for day 7-8 on the 00z ECMWF ensemble. Lots of
time to monitor that period. Either way, a generally colder than
normal and active pattern should continue into mid February, with
possibility of a sharp cold shot after whatever happens next
weekend.

 

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We may have to split up this storm thread and create another one for the Super Bowl weekend which looks to be the primary threat.  The lead wave fits the dates on this thread for Thu/Fri.  Let's see what the models show today and then make a decision to create another separate thread for next weekend.

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Regardless of what this system does or even if it falls totally apart - the GREAT ones almost always come out in two waves. (Dec 09 etc) and have origins in the Bering Sea. At least mid-winter.

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4 hours ago, Tom said:

We may have to split up this storm thread and create another one for the Super Bowl weekend which looks to be the primary threat.  The lead wave fits the dates on this thread for Thu/Fri.  Let's see what the models show today and then make a decision to create another separate thread for next weekend.

Please do that. Local weather offices now are saying not a lot from Thursday in this area but potential for a storm Saturday/Sunday. Thanks for your work @Tom

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Jim Flowers on F-Book post says this is a totally different system and energy than the one just a few days ago , that was lost, and now found by Cmc and Euro. It's interesting that some on his feed disagree, he's doing a video shortly, I believe.

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KC office take on storm next weekend.

Model discrepancies in the extended lead to a low confidence forecast
at this time. Models in fairly good agreement that a fast moving
shortwave trough moving through the northern and central Plains into
the Upper Midwest forcing a cold front through the area. Moisture
with this system will be meager however, forcing will be strong
enough to produce light rain. High Thursday will be in the 40s.
Beyond Thursday, model solutions diverge drastically. The GFS depict
deep, broad upper level troughing across much of the central CONUS
and is very cold with only a passing shot of snow on Saturday.
Conversely, the EC and Canadian models depict more zonal flow on
Friday behind Thursday`s system. However, it develops a trough
digging through the east Rockies on Friday and developing a 700mb
low over the Oklahoma/Texas Panhandles by Saturday morning. this low
then ejects out across southern Kansas into during the day Saturday
and then along the I-44 corridor Saturday night. This would be a
favorable track for heavy snow across the forecast area.
Consequently, this system will need to be monitored closely as we
move into the work week.

 

 

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22 hours ago, Stacsh said:

That was the best tracking storm ever.  We closed work 2 days in advance because it was almost a certainty of blizzard conditions.  

99 Bliz better than 2011 for most not in Chicago to GR

Winter 2023-24 Snow Total = 52.8" (89% Normal Season)  Largest Storm: 12" (1/12-13)   Oct: 0.1 Nov: 2.9 Dec: 7.5 Jan: 31.7 Feb: 6.0 Mar: 4.1 Apr: 0.0

Avg = 59.2"  (Harrison): 2023-24 = xx.x" 

Avg = 45.0"  (KDTW): 2022-23 = 33.5"   2021-22 = 35.6"    

Avg = 49.7"  (KRMY): 2020-21 = 36.2"   2019-20 = 48.0"   2018-19 = 56.1"   2017-18 = 68.3"    2016-17 = 52"    2015-16 = 57.4"    2014-15 = 55.3"    2013-14 = 100.6" (coldest & snowiest in the modern record!)  2012-13 = 47.2"    2011-12 = 43.7"

Legit Blizzards (high winds and dbl digit snows): Feb 2011, Dec 2009, Jan 2005, Dec 2000, Jan 1999, Mar 1998, Nov 1989, Jan 1982, Jan 1978, Jan 1977, Apr 1975, Mar 1973, Jan 1967, Feb 1965, Jan 1918

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16 hours ago, tStacsh said:

Dud.  Jinx thread 

Storm shown targeting us? 7 days out? Kiss of death this season.

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Winter 2023-24 Snow Total = 52.8" (89% Normal Season)  Largest Storm: 12" (1/12-13)   Oct: 0.1 Nov: 2.9 Dec: 7.5 Jan: 31.7 Feb: 6.0 Mar: 4.1 Apr: 0.0

Avg = 59.2"  (Harrison): 2023-24 = xx.x" 

Avg = 45.0"  (KDTW): 2022-23 = 33.5"   2021-22 = 35.6"    

Avg = 49.7"  (KRMY): 2020-21 = 36.2"   2019-20 = 48.0"   2018-19 = 56.1"   2017-18 = 68.3"    2016-17 = 52"    2015-16 = 57.4"    2014-15 = 55.3"    2013-14 = 100.6" (coldest & snowiest in the modern record!)  2012-13 = 47.2"    2011-12 = 43.7"

Legit Blizzards (high winds and dbl digit snows): Feb 2011, Dec 2009, Jan 2005, Dec 2000, Jan 1999, Mar 1998, Nov 1989, Jan 1982, Jan 1978, Jan 1977, Apr 1975, Mar 1973, Jan 1967, Feb 1965, Jan 1918

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