Snow and Cold Western-Central U.S & Canada (Chicago, thunderstorms, fog)

[Cambium]

The setup

[Cambium]

Now upgraded to Blizzard Warnings in Kansas and Nebraska. Add that to the Blizzard Warning Map



233 AM MST TUE NOV 10 2015 /333 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2015/

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MST /4 AM CST/ TO 5 PM
MST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MST /4 AM CST/ TO 5 PM MST
/6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS
EASTERN COLORADO UP INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.

* TIMING...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD FROM EASTERN
COLORADO AFTER 3 AM MST AND INTO NORTHWEST KANSAS AND
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AFTER SUNRISE. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL
OCCUR WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW MAY COMBINE TO PRODUCE
BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. BE PREPARED
FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ROAD CLOSURES...AND POWER
OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S.

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN COLORADO...AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST KANSAS
AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA

[Cambium]

Whoa!! Lake Effect Snow in Nevada. Too Cool. I seen that a couple years ago too. Awesome

https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/st...515714/photo/1

"This was the scene in Reno, Nevada last night thanks to Lake EffectSnow. Yes, you read that right!"

[Cambium]

Anyone know about Pyramid Lake? Apparently it's the one, not Lake Tahoe that caused that Lake Effect snow. Wow.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
622 AM PST TUE NOV 10 2015

BAND OF SNOW OVER THE TAHOE BASIN AND WEST CENTRAL NEVADA
CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTH WITH THE BACK EDGE TO REACH I-80 BY 8AM.
THE LATEST 12Z NAM SHOWS BAND ACCELERATING THROUGH 18Z AND
WEAKENING AS IT DOES. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE 1
TO 2 INCHES SOUTH OF I-80 AND GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 95. A LAKE
EFFECT SNOW BAND CONTINUES TO THE SOUTH OF PYRAMID LAKE AND HAS
SHIFTED A BIT EAST, NOW POINTING TO THE NORTH VALLEYS AND RENO.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE BEEN HEAVIEST IN THIS BAND WITH 10 TO 20
INCHES OF SNOW BEING REPORTED. THIS BAND SHOULD WEAKEN DURING THE
MORNING BUT IT MAY BE SLOW TO DO SO. SO WHILE THE LARGER SCALE
SNOW BAND SHIFTS SOUTH, AREAS UNDERNEATH THIS LAKE SNOW BAND MAY
CONTINUE TO SEE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FOR A FEW MORE HOURS.
CONTINUE ADVISORIES.

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It's -10C at 9000' there

That 8" report is Sugar Bowl Ski Resort. Reno just East of there.

[nei]

https://twitter.com/NWSSacramento/st...17072813625345

[Cambium]

Curious what Denver ends up with. So close to the border of heavy stuff

https://twitter.com/BGoodeWAVE3/stat...94491411116032

[Cambium]

Thundersnow!! NE Colorado

https://twitter.com/TomNiziol/status/664408701193854976

[Cambium]

Posted 2 days ago.

Originally Posted by Cambium

I-70 & I-25 may be closed due to snowstorm coming through Tuesday night in Colorado. Blizzard conditions possible.

And here we are, snow forced closure of I-70 in an area and now require chains.

https://twitter.com/weatherchannel/s...93745127882752

[Cambium]

So pretty

Yuma, CO



https://twitter.com/NWSGoodland/stat...271936/photo/1


Ski resorts are ecstatic

From Keystone

"That escalated quickly!"




https://twitter.com/KeystoneMtn/stat...692992/photo/1

[Cambium]

Dynamic cooling going on in Nebraska. What a morning for them.




NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
612 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 348 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015

AT 09Z...A DEEP SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED BETWEEN BURLINGTON AND LA
JUNTA CO. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH OCCURRING ACROSS WRN
NEBR WITH TEMPERATURES MAINLY FROM 34-35 DEGREES. RADAR RETURNS
BEGINNING TO QUICKLY FILL IN ACROSS NERN CO INTO THE SRN NEBR
PNHDL AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FALLING ALONG THE CO FRONT RANGE
INTO SERN WY.

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WITH THE H5 LOW CENTER CURRENTLY LOCATED IN
SCTRL CO WILL TRACK THROUGH NWRN KS AND SERN NEBR TODAY...AND
INTO SWRN IA BY EARLY EVENING. RAPID INTENSIFICATION OF THE ASSOC
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL ALSO TRACK NEAR THE UPPER LOW.

VERY STRONG NORTH/NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ON THE BACKSIDE OF
THE SURFACE LOW ACROSS WRN AND NCTRL NEBR TODAY. SNOW WILL BE
ONGOING ACROSS THE SERN PNHDL AND SWRN NEBR TO BEGIN THE
PERIOD...AS RAIN QUICKLY CHANGES TO SNOW FOR AREAS TO THE
NORTHEAST DUE TO A COMBINATION OF COLD AIR ADVECTION AND DYNAMIC
COOLING ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM SYSTEM.

ENHANCED SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN
HEAVIER SNOW BANDS DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS. SINCE
THIS IS A VERY QUICK MOVING SYSTEM...SO NO ONE AREA EXPECTED TO
SEE MORE THAN A SIX HOUR PERIOD OF PRECIPITATION.