WEATHER Severe Weather the Week of January 8th 2024 - Near Blizzard Conditions In The Upper Midwest Fri. 1/12/24

[packyderms_wife]

Ryan Hall just put up a new video minutes ago, big snow for the mid west again...

RT11:18

yep, right now they're calling for another 6 to 10 inches here in central Iowa tonight.

 

[Meemur]

Yeah, every time I turn on the TV and look at the weather, they've revised the totals upwards for Central Iowa.

I got up early and finished the areas the snow blower can't get into, like the porch and back by the gate. I really don't know where we are going to put another 10" of snow. We got 9" from the last storm.

 

[packyderms_wife]

Yeah, every time I turn on the TV and look at the weather, they've revised the totals upwards for Central Iowa.

I got up early and finished the areas the snow blower can't get into, like the porch and back by the gate. I really don't know where we are going to put another 10" of snow. We got 9" from the last storm.

Our final total, after it stopped snowing, was 10.7, however it looks like our yard got closer to a foot of snow.

 

[Cacheman]

Early this morning SC Wisconsin got 3" of light fluffy snow, forecast of 8-12" by Saturday morning but wind speeds forecast are increasing to 40MPH with gusts over 50. Local weather geeks are starting to say the evil "B" word, we haven't had an all out blizzard in quite a few years. It may be worse in eastern WI near Lake Michigan and on the other side of the lake in Michigan you better get out and buy your milk and bread tonight.

 

[packyderms_wife]

Early this morning SC Wisconsin got 3" of light fluffy snow, forecast of 8-12" by Saturday morning but wind speeds forecast are increasing to 40MPH with gusts over 50. Local weather geeks are starting to say the evil "B" word, we haven't had an all out blizzard in quite a few years. It may be worse in eastern WI near Lake Michigan and on the other side of the lake in Michigan you better get out and buy your milk and bread tonight.

the "B" word was brought up on the local news at noon... basically the wind needs to be blowing a steady 35+mph for more than three hours before it's declared a blizzard, it has nothing to do with actual snow fall. so we shall see what happens in the next 24 to 48 hours. Des Moines, IA Ch 13 NBC affiliate news.

 

[Meemur]

the "B" word was brought up on the local news at noon... basically the wind needs to be blowing a steady 35+mph for more than three hours before it's declared a blizzard, it has nothing to do with actual snow fall. so we shall see what happens in the next 24 to 48 hours. Des Moines, IA Ch 13 NBC affiliate news.

If they are right about the wind speeds, it'll meet the criteria for a blizzard.

In any case, I topped off my gas tank and stopped at the grocery store. We'll see what this evening brings.

 

[Wyominglarry]

The sky is a deep blue, no wind, 6" of fresh snow, and it will get down to -26 tomorrow night. Welcome to Wyoming.

 

[pauldingbabe]

Goodness but that weather sounds miserable!

Y'all please take care! Check on anyone you know who might be struggling. Ill hold yall in a nice warm though and prayer.


BRRRRRRRRR, no thanks.

 

[Cacheman]

And there it is for Iowa....

Blizzard Warning​

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
303 PM CST Thu Jan 11 2024

IAZ040-051>053-063>065-067-068-076>078-087>089-098-ILZ015-016-
024>026-120545-
/O.NEW.KDVN.BZ.W.0001.240112T2300Z-240113T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KDVN.WC.A.0001.240114T0000Z-240116T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KDVN.WS.W.0002.240112T0300Z-240112T2300Z/
Buchanan-Benton-Linn-Jones-Iowa-Johnson-Cedar-Muscatine-Scott-
Keokuk-Washington-Louisa-Jefferson-Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-
Rock Island-Henry IL-Mercer-Henderson-Warren-
Including the cities of Independence, Vinton, Cedar Rapids,
Anamosa, Marengo, Iowa City, Tipton, Muscatine, Davenport,
Bettendorf, Sigourney, Washington, Wapello, Fairfield,
Mount Pleasant, Burlington, Keosauqua, Moline, Rock Island,
Geneseo, Aledo, Oquawka, and Monmouth
303 PM CST Thu Jan 11 2024

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM CST FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO NOON CST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy snow expected with a
period of mixed precipitation along and south of a line from
Sterling, Illinois to Fairfield, Iowa. Total snow accumulations
of 7 to 14 inches, highest north of Highway 30, and ice
accumulations of a light glaze. Northeast winds gusting as high
as 40 mph. For the Blizzard Warning, blizzard conditions
expected. Northwest winds gusting as high as 50 mph. For the
Wind Chill Watch, dangerously cold wind chills possible. Wind
chills as low as 40 below zero.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Illinois and
east central, northeast and southeast Iowa.

* WHEN...For the Winter Storm Warning, from 9 PM this evening to
5 PM CST Friday. For the Blizzard Warning, from 5 PM Friday to
noon CST Saturday. For the Wind Chill Watch, from Saturday
evening through Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult to impossible with
significant blowing and drifting snow leading to occasional
whiteout conditions. The hazardous conditions will impact the
morning and evening commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree
branches. For later this weekend into early next week,
dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed
skin in as little as 10 minutes.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Moderate to heavy snow will overspread the
area this evening from south to north. Some areas, south of
Interstate 80 may see freezing rain and rain mixed at times
before quickly changing back to snow. Late Friday afternoon into
the evening, much colder air moves in along with very strong
northwest winds which will lead to Blizzard conditions for
parts of the area and potentially a flash freeze on roadways.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.

Travel should be restricted to emergencies only. If you must
travel, have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded,
stay with your vehicle.

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

&&

$$

 

[Meemur]

If we actually get that sort of weather, parts of I-35 and I-80 will likely be shut down.

 

[flame]

yup, southwest Iowa just got a blizzard warning..what fun!!

WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY…
…BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY…
…WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING…

* WHAT…For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy snow is expected. Snow accumulations of 6 to 10 inches by late Friday afternoon. For the Blizzard Warning, life threatening conditions expected. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. Visibilities below one quarter of a mile will be common with whiteout conditions. For the Wind Chill Watch, dangerously cold wind chills possible. Wind chills of 30 to 45 below zero.



wheeeee...!

 

[Meemur]

I'm hedging my bets because the track could change enough so that the worst of it hits more to the east (Newton).
The HRRR model keeps changing.

 

[Meemur]

No snow here, yet, but I noticed that the winds have picked up, when I put my car in the garage.

I'm not planning to go anywhere before Wednesday.

 

[psychgirl]

No snow here, yet, but I noticed that the winds have picked up, when I put my car in the garage.

I'm not planning to go anywhere before Wednesday.

Lucky dog

 

[SlipperySlope]

It's not looking good here in North Alabama either. Low Monday night predicted to be 8 degrees. Horrible winds up to 90mph today/night. Maybe even some snow. I sure hope they are wrong. I dread having no power. Ours goes out if a squirrel farts on the lines.

 

[etdeb]

We are under tornado warning right now.
Temp will drop 20 degrees in 2 hours.
It's hailing

 

[WalknTrot]

-5 this morning in N MN, though it's fairly still out there. We are not supposed to get much snow out of this thing, maybe 3-4 inches across the weekend, but the wind will be a big factor ongoing. Lot of times it's the wind that take down the power lines, or drops trees over them, so be ready for it. You guys south are still going to get worse winds than us up in the far north. Anywho - charging up the small electronics, drawing some water and keeping backup light and heat primed just in case.

I don't have to go anywhere 'til the middle of next week either - haha - except to the barn. That's what ya call "the freedom of retirement"! Same deal for you guys who work from home.

 

[Deeb]

It's not looking good here in North Alabama either. Low Monday night predicted to be 8 degrees. Horrible winds up to 90mph today/night. Maybe even some snow. I sure hope they are wrong. I dread having no power. Ours goes out if a squirrel farts on the lines.

Ours usually does too and its flickering on and off here in Mississippi. Starting to get rough around here.

 

[Countrymouse]

We are under tornado warning right now.
Temp will drop 20 degrees in 2 hours.
It's hailing

what state?

 

[Countrymouse]

WSB radio just reported seeing video footage of tornado damage coming out of Mississippi--did not have an exact location and will give more details as they get it.

You Timebomb folks down there let us know if you're OK!

 

[Countrymouse]

Live-stream all day from FOX news about this weather system crossing the US:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iesPl7zRbVY

 

[Millwright]

Looking kinda sporty to the east.

 

[flame]

boy there's a lot of snow outside my window..it's been a long time since we had a storm like this..its gonna take a couple days for us to dig out.

 

[Tex88]

Loud af thunderstorm and hailstorms in parts of DFW last night. Cars outside covered in dirt. And temps around freezing right now.

 

[SouthernBreeze]

NE MS is under a tornado watch till 11 am. We just had some loud thunderboomers roll over us here in the Tupelo area. I haven't seen any news reports, yet, of where the tornado damage is located.

 

[Countrymouse]

Screenshot of current conditions in MS / AL from the Fox link I posted earlier:

 

[Macgyver]

We still have lots of power outages around me from the Sunday night storm.
They are down to all the little outages now blue is 1-20 customers.

 

[Millwright]

100K out in Illanoy

United States Power Outage Map

PowerOutage.us tracks, records, and aggregates power outages across the United States.

poweroutage.us

 

[krsone]

Come join us north of the border . . .

 

[packyderms_wife]

Come join us north of the border . . .

View attachment 455226

nope, you can keep that evil weather!

 

[Countrymouse]

WSB TV weather radar as of 11:30 am for southeast:

Link: WSBTV Weather Interactive Radar – WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta

 

[Countrymouse]

Based on the speed it's traveling, I'd say the squall-line will hit GA between 1-3 pm this afternoon.

 

[SouthernBreeze]

Based on the speed it's traveling, I'd say the squall-line will hit GA between 1-3 pm this afternoon.

It's pretty much over for us here in MS. Just light rain ongoing, now. It all looks to have moved into AL and parts of GA. Stay safe!

 

[Deeb]

It's pretty much over for us here in MS. Just light rain ongoing, now. It all looks to have moved into AL and parts of GA. Stay safe!

Sun is out now in my part of MS! 55F and a light breeze. Marked change from this morning. Prayers for those in the path of the front.

 

[Donghe Surfer]

An inch of snow in Olympia, WA, but nothing yet along Willamette Valley in Oregon. Schools letting out 3 hours early in the latter area, as stupid Portland does not want a repeat of last February when roads became parking lots after 4pm during that storm.

 

[Cacheman]

Blizzard Warnings now into Wisconsin and Illinois....

 

[psychgirl]

Still pouring icey cold rain here in Indiana.

This is all gonna freeze tomorrow when the winds get worse and temp plummets.

I am not liking what they’re saying, at all, about tomorrow through Monday

 

[Red Baron]

Snow and wind have been ramping up nicely this morning in SE WI.

Looks like a winter storm that will match some of the hype.



Mesoscale Discussion 0055
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1024 AM CST Fri Jan 12 2024

Areas affected...Eastern Iowa into northern Illinois and southern
Wisconsin

Concerning...Heavy snow

Valid 121624Z - 122030Z

SUMMARY...Areas of 1+ in/hour snowfall rates appear probable within
a broader swath of moderate snowfall across eastern Iowa into
southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois through early afternoon.

DISCUSSION...Surface observations over the past couple of hours have
been reporting visibilities between 1/4 to 1/2 mile from eastern IA
into southern WI and far northern IL. Sustained 20-25 knot winds
across eastern IA are supporting areas of blowing snow per blowing
snow model output and web cams, which is contributing to the reduced
visibilities. Further east into WI/IL, weaker winds suggest moderate
to heavy snowfall rates are the primary contributors to the reduced
visibility. Regional radar mosaics support this idea with relatively
short (~1 hour) snow bands noted over the past hour. These bands
appear to be mainly driven by strong warm air advection within the
0-2 km layer based on regional VWP observations. Despite the
magnitude of the warm air advection, 12 UTC and recent RAP forecast
soundings suggest this ascent is displaced from the DGZ within the
3-4 km layer. This will modulate snowfall rates across the broader
region, but heavier snowfall rates at/above 1 in/hour will be
possible within the transient snow bands. This trend should continue
through early/mid afternoon before stronger ascent within the warm
advection regime shifts northeast with the synoptic low.

..Moore.. 01/12/2024

Storm Prediction Center Mesoscale Discussion 55

Severe weather, tornado, thunderstorm, fire weather, storm report, tornado watch, severe thunderstorm watch, mesoscale discussion, convective outlook products from the Storm Prediction Center.

www.spc.noaa.gov

 

[Hfcomms]

NWS is debating whether to pull the blizzard trigger for the U.P. Criteria is 35mph sustained winds for 3 hours and right now they are forecasting 30mph sustained and gusts to 50mph at the lakeshore. That is a blizzard in my book. Not gonna even try to go into work at 5am in the morning. In the 12 inch to 22 inch cone with the drifting on top. Will mean going out every four hours even overnight to keep up with snow removal.

The plus is that their isn’t a lot of snow on the ground yet by our standards as up to this point its been a very mild winter so I can’t complain too much. Next few days though will be a three dog night with the temps going south.

 

[Meemur]

Blowing and drifting here in Central Iowa. I think six or so inches have fallen but with the wind, it's hard to tell. My driveway has totally drifted in. It has been snowing all morning, a light fluffy snow.

I'll go out later and shovel the snow away from the garage door. The rest of it can wait until the wind dies down.