Snow and Cold Western-Central U.S & Canada (house, snowstorm, Denver)

[nei]

Originally Posted by Cambium

Couple of snowfall forecast maps

Hmm, nothing for Sierras next 3 days?

Nope. Dry air over California, all the moisture is aiming towards the Pacific Northwest. Looks dry with sunshine there everyday. At 10,000 feet the forecast is warmer than here later next week.

National Weather Service

[Cambium]

More coming. Wow. WA, Oregon, Idaho, Montana. Feels like this is the 4th system coming into Western US? Lost count

https://twitter.com/SPIAindex/status/666833804527403008

[Cambium]

4" of snow in Goodland Kansas yesterday, 2.7" last week. Wonder how many used "warm ground excuse"

Was in the 60s 4 days in a row prior and a record 81°F 14 days ago.



Normal first 4" snowfall is December 29th there. So over a month earlier than normal this yr.

16th snowiest November so far. Out of 120 yrs of records, only 15 of them had more snow in November and there's still 2 weeks left.

[Cambium]

The 6.7” of snow this month in Goodland Kansas is the most for November since November 1994. November 1997 had 6.1”.

Still 2 weeks left. Lets see if they can get to 13.4" which happened in 1990

[Cambium]

BTW .. In case your eye went to that 23.3" November 1983.. That winter ended up with 101.3" of snow. 2nd snowiest. Normal is 35.5", WHA??!

Anyway .. November 28, 1983 was a hammering snowstorm there in Kansas. Here's the Upper Level map from then.

Similar scenario as yesterday with an Upper Low in the area. Guess there was more moisture then in 1983.



U.S. Daily Weather Maps | NOAA Central Library

[Cambium]

Welcome to Kansas. Lat: 39.37°N. Lon: 101.69°W. Elev: 3655ft.

"Aftermath of the #blizzard in Goodland, KS this morning "


https://twitter.com/Basehunters/stat...248512/photo/1


Atwood, Kansas

"A look at the snow in Atwood. Photo from Serena Schmechel "


https://twitter.com/FWaughKAKE/status/666974015924359168/photo/1

Bennett Colorado

"Door drifted shut in #Bennett,CO. #Blizzard snow drifts 5'-10'+Feet high. 17NOV2015 "



https://twitter.com/WilliamMScherer/...830912/photo/1


The storm setup



Satellite view. AKA "Winter Storm Ajax"

[nei]

another snowstorm for west coast mountains?

https://twitter.com/NWSHanford/statu...31880429133826

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by nei

another snowstorm for west coast mountains?]

crazy! Im losing count. Nice we can just scroll through the pages in this thread and count.

Dont forget.. theres one coming on shore now. Mt Rainier will be adding more snow.

[Cambium]

In Washingtom state. Flood warnings posted in many areas too.

330 AM PST WED NOV 18 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST THURSDAY.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IN THE LATE AFTERNOON WILL BECOME HEAVIER AROUND 9 PM.

* SNOW LEVELS...3500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...RISING TO 5000 FEET LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS

[Cambium]

Radar loop next 48hrs
Theres the new system coming from the Pacific..
Snowstorm for Oregon and Idaho