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Last I heard that system was supposed to miss us to the north, but looking at the radar, I'm not so sure. We might get a little after all. Hopefully.
Very interesting discussion... Check out NWS State College. They say these type of clippers usually end up with more snow. Makes sense since warmer air is allowed to flow north on the right side which creates more instability and therefore more snow. Whenever you get that extra "lift" from the surface in a cold airmass, that means little more snow.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
143 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014
"SNOW IS BREAKING OUT RAPIDLY NOW IN THE STRONG WARM ADVECTION
AHEAD OF THE LOW THAT IS TRACKING OUT OF THE GR LAKES. THE BACK
EDGE OF THE SNOW IS SIMILARLY RACING EAST AND IS MOVING INTO
EASTERN OHIO AS OF MID DAY. NO REAL CHANGE IN EARLIER THINKING
REGARDING AMOUNTS AND PLACEMENT OF THE SMALL ACCUMULATIONS
THE EXPECTED STORM TRACK DOWN THE ST LAWRENCE ARGUES FOR LITTLE
MORE THAN LIGHT AMOUNTS OF SNOW LOCALLY. THE LIFTING NORTH OF THE
JET ENTRANCE REGION WILL CAUSE THE BEST FRONTOGENETIC FORCING TO
LIFT QUICKLY NORTH. JUST AS A GENERAL RULE OF THUMB...THE PRECIP
WITH CLIPPERS THAT TRACK TO OUR NORTH TYPICALLY ENDS UP BEING
LITTLE MORE THAN A NUISANCE IN MOST AREAS. NWRN PA STANDS THE BEST
CHANCE OF SEEING SOMETHING THAT MAY ACTUALLY GET A PLOW OUT."
Looks like its breaking apart. Those Appalacians doing their thing
Very interesting discussion... Check out NWS State College. They say these type of clippers usually end up with more snow. Makes sense since warmer air is allowed to flow north on the right side which creates more instability and therefore more snow. Whenever you get that extra "lift" from the surface in a cold airmass, that means little more snow.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
143 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014
"SNOW IS BREAKING OUT RAPIDLY NOW IN THE STRONG WARM ADVECTION
AHEAD OF THE LOW THAT IS TRACKING OUT OF THE GR LAKES. THE BACK
EDGE OF THE SNOW IS SIMILARLY RACING EAST AND IS MOVING INTO
EASTERN OHIO AS OF MID DAY. NO REAL CHANGE IN EARLIER THINKING
REGARDING AMOUNTS AND PLACEMENT OF THE SMALL ACCUMULATIONS
THE EXPECTED STORM TRACK DOWN THE ST LAWRENCE ARGUES FOR LITTLE
MORE THAN LIGHT AMOUNTS OF SNOW LOCALLY. THE LIFTING NORTH OF THE
JET ENTRANCE REGION WILL CAUSE THE BEST FRONTOGENETIC FORCING TO
LIFT QUICKLY NORTH. JUST AS A GENERAL RULE OF THUMB...THE PRECIP
WITH CLIPPERS THAT TRACK TO OUR NORTH TYPICALLY ENDS UP BEING
LITTLE MORE THAN A NUISANCE IN MOST AREAS. NWRN PA STANDS THE BEST
CHANCE OF SEEING SOMETHING THAT MAY ACTUALLY GET A PLOW OUT."
Looks like its breaking apart. Those Appalacians doing their thing
Yeah, getting a little more snow than expected has sort of been a theme this winter.
Flurries starting to pick up at Yankee Stadium for the hockey game. Saw a few flurries here but very light so far.
Yeah, getting a little more snow than expected has sort of been a theme this winter.
Flurries starting to pick up at Yankee Stadium for the hockey game. Saw a few flurries here but very light so far.
But, of course, since weather changes by the minute, just after I said that the flurries have picked up here. Coming down pretty good now, but still light.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1246 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 /146 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014/
...WINTER 2013-2014 IN THE TOP 20 COLDEST WINTERS SO FAR...
IT IS NOT YOUR IMAGINATION...THIS WINTER IS DEFINITELY COLDER THAN
NORMAL...AND COLDER THAN IT HAS BEEN IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
METEOROLOGICAL WINTER IS DECEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY. HERE ARE THE
TOP 15 COLDEST WINTERS FROM DECEMBER 1ST THROUGH JANUARY 25TH.
CHICAGO - TEMPERATURE RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1872
RANK AVG TEMPERATURE YEAR
DECEMBER 1-JANUARY 25
1) 15.0 1983-1984
2) 15.9 1976-1977
3) 17.5 1892-1893
4) 18.4 1917-1918
5) 18.6 1981-1982
6) 18.9 1876-1877
7) 19.2 1978-1979
8) 19.4 2000-2001
9) 19.5 1903-1904
10) 19.8 1919-1920
19.8 2008-2009
12) 19.9 1872-1873
13) 20.3 2013-2014
14) 20.4 1958-1959
15) 20.6 1886-1887
ROCKFORD - TEMPERATURE RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1905
RANK AVG TEMPERATURE YEAR
DECEMBER 1-JANUARY 25
1) 11.1 1976-1977
2) 13.6 1919-1920
3) 13.7 1983-1984
4) 14.7 1978-1979
5) 15.8 2000-2001
6) 15.9 1981-1982
7) 16.1 1958-1959
8) 16.5 2013-2014
9) 16.8 1977-1978
10) 17.0 2008-2009
11) 17.1 1969-1970
12) 17.2 1909-1910
13) 17.4 1962-1963
14) 17.6 1911-1912
15) 18.5 1985-1986
Some spots in ND, such as Langdon and Rugby, are reporting rain right now with temperatures around -20C! Is that possible?
The hourly data for Langdon shows far too much precipitation, so it is probably an error, but Rugby doesn't have any obvious precipitation errors, the daily total is .37"/9mm so far. Also, blizzard conditions are present in the area, for example Rugby is reporting -20C/56km/h wind gusting to 70, wind chill -36 and low visibility (-4F, winds 34 gusting to 44mph, wind chill -33).
Edit: Also saw it in some other stations in ND, like Oakes, Cooperstown, and Stanley. Lots of huge precipitation totals, 5 inches or more in some cases. The conditions must be causing the odd readings.
I know I don't like snow usually but.... the snow ain't coming here... it's to the south.
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