OmahaSnowFan Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Check out these obs from Russell, KS which is where that fire warning is still up. 15 16:53 W 38 G 66 7.00 Overcast and Windy OVC029 52 35 53% NA NA 29.58 1001.4 15 15:53 W 60 G 100 0.25 Light Rain and Windy VV012 57 34 42% NA NA 29.45 996.6 15 14:53 SW 59 G 78 1.00 Sky Obscured with Haze and Windy VV017 66 4 8% NA NA 29.33 992.2 0.01 15 13:53 SW 39 G 56 1.50 Overcast with Haze and Windy BKN021 OVC031 62 42 48% NA NA 29.31 991.6 0.01 15 12:53 S 44 G 61 8.00 Overcast and Windy OVC028 75 49 40% NA NA 29.32 991.7 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Looks like temperatures have dropped nicely. Crazy to think it's the same system that buried the Sierras in snow and dumped 2.5 inches of rain in Lake Forest yesterday. Everything is still all messy and muddy here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Just stepped out on the deck. Crazy gusts and a smokey but almost sweet kinda smell. Immediately grabbed my attention. Where is that from? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OmahaSnowFan Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, james1976 said: Just stepped out on the deck. Crazy gusts and a smokey but almost sweet kinda smell. Immediately grabbed my attention. Where is that from? This was on the Omaha scanner Facebook page a bit ago. Could smell the smoke here and was causing multiple calls to 911. Look at all the calls!! Omaha Fire Department responding to numerous odor of smoke calls throughout the city. No active fires have been located and the odor is likely being blown in by the wind. #OmahaScanner #OmahaWX Stop ******* calling 911 to tell them it smells like smoke outside unless you ACTUALLY SEE fire. Active smoke investigation calls: 4837 S 236th Circle. 14911 Echo Hills Drive 21212 West Q Rd. 136th Ave. and West Center Rd. 2324 S 189th Circle. 104th and West Center Rd. 168th and West Center Rd. 3420 N 83rd St. 13149 Fort St. 1017 N 129th Circle. 97th and Ohio St. 19509 Audrey St. 168th and West Dodge Rd. 28th and Monroe St. 144th and Oakview Drive. 95th and Harrison St. 5036 Spencer St. 168th and West Dodge Rd. 108th and Madison St. 10277 Fowler Ave. 10th and Bancroft St. 8413 something or other Rd. 72nd and Blondo St. 3028 N 97th St. 4837 S 236th Circle. 41st and Washington St. 33rd and something or other St. 17730 South Reflection Ave. 3327 Linwood Lane. 2015 S 2nd St. 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayhawker85 Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 One thing that I’m surprised by is the lack of snow on the backside with all this moisture that has been wrapped into this storm system 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttumwaSnomow Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Unreal weather today!!!! 75.6 degrees, 60.8 dewpoints, tornado warning, power outages, but only .001 rain. 82 mph gust Now thick smoke and 60 mph wind.. I gotta say the smoke put this totally in historic day in my lifetime of weather watching. NUTS! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 The wildfire smoke has arrived in Cedar Rapids. It's a pretty strong odor. 6 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...
Bellona Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 My sister lives in Fort Dodge and has lost power. Mid American says 36-72 hours before it is restored 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Ok so the intense wind is here. This is nuts. Idk the actual numbers but I'm getting hit hard with gusts. It is very intense. Prolly the most intense outside of a thunderstorm. Very impressed. Everything that was forecasted has happened. It is literally howling outside. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellona Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 I'm getting the beginning of the crazy winds in Waterloo as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madtown Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Lone of storms weakend before they got up here, so far .15 of rain and some decent gusts but nothing crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 81 mph reported near Marshalltown. 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...
Madtown Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 wowzers..nice eye wall. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madtown Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 last one, sorry 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabel23 Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 34 minutes ago, Madtown said: last one, sorry That center came right through my area too. Was literally like being in a hurricane except dust, smoke and not much rain was on the other side of the wall!! The sun peaked out and was pretty much calm as it passed over. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstorm83 Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 I wonder where KLNK's 93 mph gust stands in the rankings. I went and looked back on 5/5/2019 during that severe event and that "only" maxed out at 87. 1 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...
Tom Posted December 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Reading all your comments has been impressive. I'm saving as much data and graphics wrt to this storm system as I can. Truly a historic storm for the record books. Glad to hear that the damage was minimal to most of our members on here. I'm in awe as to what nature can do, but esp the amount of wind and power this storm has created outside of thunderstorms. The roaring wind has made its way here now as the CF is pushing through. I can hear dings on my sky light from debris flying around. Lots of tree damage in the city of Chicago from earlier winds. I'm sure there will be more this morning. What a crazy past 12 hours of wx! Hopefully next cycle this system could produce a Beast but with a more wintry component. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madtown Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Winds just getting here..76mph gust about 50miles south of here. moved to the basement with the kiddos. pressure bottomed out here at 29.82 I believe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted December 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Holy smokes...while on the comp at my desk, I thought I smelled the hint of smoke. I went up stairs to fill up my coffee and went on my deck and the smell of smoke is pretty intense! The skies are clear but the thick smoke is obscuring the stars. This totally reminds me of the smell of the wild fires I experienced out in Arizona. It's really unbelievable how far this smoke has traveled across the country and carried by the winds from this storm. There are just so many fascinating features with this storm that make it memorable. Just wish it would have been on the more wintry side of things. Can you imagine what kind of Blizzard this would be??? 100mph winds and Blowing Snow....hmmmm, one can only imagine.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzcoat Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 A few pics I have seen-- Tornado S of Jefferson 6 3 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...
Grizzcoat Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 S of Exira- 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...
Grizzcoat Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 3 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...
Grizzcoat Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 4 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...
tStacsh Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Tom said: Holy smokes...while on the comp at my desk, I thought I smelled the hint of smoke. I went up stairs to fill up my coffee and went on my deck and the smell of smoke is pretty intense! The skies are clear but the thick smoke is obscuring the stars. This totally reminds me of the smell of the wild fires I experienced out in Arizona. It's really unbelievable how far this smoke has traveled across the country and carried by the winds from this storm. There are just so many fascinating features with this storm that make it memorable. Just wish it would have been on the more wintry side of things. Can you imagine what kind of Blizzard this would be??? 100mph winds and Blowing Snow....hmmmm, one can only imagine.... It is smoky here in WMI as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minny_Weather Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Final total here is a glaze of ice and 1" of powder which is very very drifted. 1 1 Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madtown Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Snowing now...just a guess, but thinking we got a bunch of dirt and dust from somewhere....our snowpack was covered in dust this am. These pictures are just crazy. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted December 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Top Wind Gusts...the Crib over Lake Michigan reached 74 mph...ORD 66 mph... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianJK Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 24 minutes ago, Madtown said: Snowing now...just a guess, but thinking we got a bunch of dirt and dust from somewhere....our snowpack was covered in dust this am. These pictures are just crazy. That’s gonna freeze up nice and tight over the coming days and be the base for the remainder of the season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmahaSnowFan Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Here’s some images and video from yesterday. First, here’s a short dash cam video of the beginning of a tornado that went near Beemer, NE. I included a clip of the CC drop from the tornado that shows up near Monterey and moves between West Point and Beemer. I was near Snyder when I took the video. Also included some other radar grabs and pics of the dirt left behind from the muddy rain that fell later in the evening after the severe line moved through. IMG_0053.mov 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmahaSnowFan Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 It’s been said before, but yesterday was DECEMBER 15TH! Not June or August like the other dates! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwxguy Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Hamburg ia,. This is just a small sample 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jcwxguy Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 20211216_140514.mp4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 This was considered a "serial derecho". Severe tstorm and tornado warnings in 97 of the 99 counties in Iowa. Wow 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmahaSnowFan Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 Damage surveys completed by Omaha thus far with more coming. 7 damage paths in southeastern Nebraska and western Iowa, and FIVE were EF-2s! https://nwschat.weather.gov/p.php?pid=202112170344-KOAX-NOUS43-PNSOAX 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Marine Layer Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 11 hours ago, OmahaSnowFan said: Here’s some images and video from yesterday. First, here’s a short dash cam video of the beginning of a tornado that went near Beemer, NE. I included a clip of the CC drop from the tornado that shows up near Monterey and moves between West Point and Beemer. I was near Snyder when I took the video. Also included some other radar grabs and pics of the dirt left behind from the muddy rain that fell later in the evening after the severe line moved through. IMG_0053.mov 14.24 MB · 0 downloads So you're a storm chaser. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmahaSnowFan Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 Crazy!! 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted December 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 I wanted to share with you a link where you can see some video of the scenes up in the mountains out west that were impacted. You can fast forward to the 7:40 min mark and there are 3 different cities. The last one in Evergreen, CO shows what I wanted to see which was the squall line of whiteout conditions caused by the systems CF. I would have been ecstatic to be there! https://wgntv.com/weather/watching-winter-live-december-15th-2021/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmahaSnowFan Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 Webpage of storm surveys and images thus far from Omaha. I’m anxious to see how many more confirmed tornadoes they find with the other survey locations they’re working on including the area I was chasing. https://www.weather.gov/oax/dec1521 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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