Hawkeye Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 00z GDPS Another "hmm" model showing nearly twice as much snow in the Quad Cities as in Cedar Rapids, pushing the snow northeast and east in general. 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...
Hawkeye Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 00z UK... ugly for Cedar Rapids/Iowa City. Another model pushing more snow into northern Illinois. 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...
OmahaSnowFan Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 Had 2.91” in the last 24 hours! Now at 3.28” storm total. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 00z Euro 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...
snowstorm83 Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 2.97" at Lincoln today, which breaks the old record of 0.86". 3.76" 2 day total. I'd consider this a win. Also looks like highest daily March total. Wow 4 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...
Grizzcoat Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 Rain changed to snow at KDSM at about 1:30am. Looked to be inline for about 3" but the echoes just flew N and than changed back to rain. Never could stay under the heavier bands for more than 15 minutes. Ended up with 1.3". Seasonal total at 55.8". *** A very odd thing occurred just before the rain changed to heavy wet snow-- the wind had been 090 (Easterly) at 15 G to 25kts- and than went SOUTH 18005KT - and rather light and BOOM - switched over to snow. Usually it's a NE or WNW wind that changes the rain to snow, but not this time. But 15-30mins later, back to 090 and eventually back to rain several hours later--- but odd nonetheless. *** 5 Quote The two loudest sounds known to man: a gun that goes bang when it is supposed to go click and a gun that goes click when it is supposed to go bang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud2380 Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 Precip already beginning to move out over here. If it switches over to snow it won’t last long. I don’t think the 11” last nights HRRR showed is gonna pan out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Minny_Weather Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 6 hours ago, OmahaSnowFan said: Had 2.91” in the last 24 hours! Now at 3.28” storm total. Green that grass up! 2 Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 42 minutes ago, bud2380 said: Precip already beginning to move out over here. If it switches over to snow it won’t last long. I don’t think the 11” last nights HRRR showed is gonna pan out Yeah the models that showed nothing for me are the ones that seem to be correct. Still bare ground here though it appears like a bit of sleet just outside my window. I thought I heard sleet on the windows last evening already, but maybe it was rain hitting so hard because of strong winds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 We can start lowering snow totals around here. The HRRR was much too aggressive with the cold. It had mix by 5am and all snow by 6am. It's after 7am now and it's still a mix of rain and sleet. Other models had it snow by 7am as well. Maybe last night's UK, which had Cedar Rapids and Iowa City down to only 1", was right. I see DVN upgraded Cedar Rapids to a winter storm warning, too, so that's not looking good. 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...
Grizzcoat Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 From the thread title- "POWERFUL MARCH STORM" yeah- I don't think this "powerful" -- 87mph wind gust at Le Mars,IA outta the EAST? Bogus. FAA/NWS fix your junk AWOS/ASOS crap. Rant over. 1 2 Quote The two loudest sounds known to man: a gun that goes bang when it is supposed to go click and a gun that goes click when it is supposed to go bang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted March 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 If I was living in Boulder, CO I'd consider this storm a bust after days of model runs showing 2-3' or more and at the end of the day, the local area picked up 10-20". The south side picked up much more than the north side. Some places east of the foothills picked up close to 2 feet. After a slow start, Denver really scored tremendously later on Saturday as the temps cooled off and the snow became more fluffier as DIA picked up a grand total of 27.1" of snow setting the #2 spot for largest March snowstorm. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 This is turning into a bust. It's now almost 8am and it's still raining. Update: I'm finally seeing a few flakes mix in. 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 March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 Radar actually filling back in. Precip is all snow now and snowing hard on the southern edge of Cedar Rapids. Flakes are very good sized. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 Soon after 8:00am. it changed over to all snow, now it’s back to a mix. Even had a bit of tapioca balls, like soft hail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud2380 Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 The snow is having a hard time accumulating despite the decent flake size and rate. There's a slushy dusting out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralNebWeather Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 37 degrees and moderate rain has rotated back in from the southeast moving northwest. I would think the drought monitor will look different this Thursday. 4.50" for me as of this morning through the event, and more being added now. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 Pounding here. Had a nice ice glaze earlier. Local mets hadn't mentioned that. Eyeballing 3" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzcoat Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 This was about 2:30am last night at KDSM during peak of snowfall. PXL_20210315_074042395.mp4 3 2 Quote The two loudest sounds known to man: a gun that goes bang when it is supposed to go click and a gun that goes click when it is supposed to go bang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmahaSnowFan Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 Ended up with 3.41" storm total. Even better, not a lot of standing water anywhere so it looks like most of it soaked into the ground. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yerf Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 Ripping good here. Collecting on the roads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 Biggest bust of the entire winter here... only 0.7" of snow. 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...
Stormy Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 The snow was pounding pretty good here just before it ended earlier this a.m. So have a decent wet coating making it look like winter. Measured up to 1” of snow with 0.8” for an average in most spots. Storm total liquid in my 4” diameter gauges is 1.16” and 1.11”. My other gauges had a bit less, but I go by my 4” gauges. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 I’m wondering how the radar composites can appear so accurate when DVN’s radar is offline? Or maybe that’s why radar often showed lighter returns just east of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralNebWeather Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 I have several students who aren't at school today as they are stranded in Colorado at the ski resorts, or got to Denver yesterday to find I-76 was closed. Last week was our Spring Break, so many took advantage of a ski vacation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stormy Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 1 minute ago, CentralNebWeather said: Congrats! Right over drought areas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralNebWeather Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 30 minutes ago, Sparky said: Congrats! Right over drought areas. Thanks. Absolutely where it was needed the most. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 My total precip is 0.70", in line with the model consensus. 2 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 March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 Flakes are coming down a pretty decent clip at my work in Enderlin. 32°F. 1 Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud2380 Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 Snow totals in Iowa. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabel23 Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 I had 5.5” of rain this morning and picked up another .1” of red mud rain today for a storm total of 5.6”. This storm was able to suck up dust from New Mexico and Texas and rained down on us! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormhunter87 Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 My sister said they picked up 2ft in Denver. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OmahaSnowFan Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 hour ago, gabel23 said: I had 5.5” of rain this morning and picked up another .1” of red mud rain today for a storm total of 5.6”. This storm was able to suck up dust from New Mexico and Texas and rained down on us! Here’s some of the muddy rain that fell today in Omaha! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Grizzcoat Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 9 hours ago, gabel23 said: I had 5.5” of rain this morning and picked up another .1” of red mud rain today for a storm total of 5.6”. This storm was able to suck up dust from New Mexico and Texas and rained down on us! Same here 1 Quote The two loudest sounds known to man: a gun that goes bang when it is supposed to go click and a gun that goes click when it is supposed to go bang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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