NOT THE LAST SNOW THIS WEEK
A MESSAGE FROM TSWAILS....
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YEA, I'M HAPPY....WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE NW
The first decent storm of the winter still has a few hours to go before it spins off into the Great Lakes. The NW half of my area has racked up some impressive snow numbers, with a couple more hours of snow still to go. Far SE Iowa and WC Illinois have been spared the worst of this event, with the 850mb low track just far enough NW to place them in the dry slot for much of the storm. Here are some of the amounts reported from the NWS. A number of these have not been updated for several hours. The 10.7 reported by longtime NWS observer Steve Gottchalk of Lowden, Iowa was at 6:00pm. I would not be shocked to see a final total there near 12.00 inches. Cedar Rapids at last report was at 8 inches, and the final tally there could be at least 9.
Here's another more regional perspective of snow totals, again not fully up to date in many cases.
The narrow but intense snow band through EC Iowa and NW Illinois was the result of a prolonged period of forcing in the dendritic zone, which greatly enhanced snow production by 3–5 inches. Mesoscale banding can really make a difference.
After a short break Thursday into Friday morning. Another snow producer is shown later Friday that could linger into Saturday. I have not had a good chance to fully absorb new data and potential tracks, but most models indicate the threat of 3-6 inches of snow exists somewhere in the region.
More in that in my next post. Roll weather, and if you can spare a donation, I will see to it that it's money well spent....TS
