February & Early March 2016 U.S Stormy Pattern (Rain & Snowstorms) (sun, cloud)

[Cambium]

ChicagoGeorge is getting ready right now. Wow at the bad that's about to hit him. Those purple colors are pretty strong snowfall rates.


While the precip shield is moving West, the moisture is rotating so it's moving SW as well.


Only in those purple bands are where the heaviest snows are right now, always near the rain/snow line as well but those bands outside that line can produce some nice quick totals.


Should be over him within the hour

[tkln]

Snowing here in North Central Vermont right now, wish it would stay.

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by tkln

Snowing here in North Central Vermont right now, wish it would stay.

Nice. Lucky that enough precip was around to even see it while its still cold enough.


BTW ..... GFS6z says the stormy pattern continues next 2 weeks but no snowstorms for the East. Except the Clipper


Shown here are storms: Today, 29th, 1st, 3rd, 7th, 10th


Notice the Freezing line at 850mb (Thicker blue line) aside from the 1st with the clipper, it's never pushed south of the Northeast


Anything past 7 days can drastically change but it's no surprise there is warm up with the moisture.


Not even New England looks favorable for a snowstorm but they would see snow out of some of these senarios. Just nothing exciting


That one on the 7th is nuts. Basically the Sub Tropical Jet is riding along the arctic front so there is a ton of snow being dropped north of the front as it pushes south

[Cambium]

New SPC outline for Heavy snow.


WS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0634 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016


AREAS AFFECTED...E-CNTRL IL...NWRN IND...SWRN LOWER MI
CONCERNING...HEAVY SNOW


VALID 241234Z - 241730Z


SUMMARY...SNOWFALL RATES WILL APPROACH ONE INCH PER HR THROUGH LATE
MORNING ACROSS E-CNTRL IL INTO SWRN LOWER MI. STRONG NELY WINDS WILL
CREATE LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY.


DISCUSSION...RECENT RADAR TRENDS SHOW THE NEWD EXTENSION OF A
DEFORMATION BAND OF SNOW FIRMING OVER THE PAST 1-2 HRS FROM E-CNTRL
IL INTO NWRN IND. HERE...SFC OBS INDICATE TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE
MID-30S F...BUT CONTINUED WET-BULB/DYNAMIC LOW-LEVEL COOLING WILL
SUPPORT A PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE OF SNOWFALL. THE PARENT
700-MB LOW WILL SHIFT NEWD OUT OF THE LOWER OH VALLEY...MAINTAINING
A DEFORMATION ZONE FROM CNTRL IL INTO SWRN MI THROUGH LATE MORNING.
MULTIPLE HOURS OF SNOWFALL RATES NEAR 1 INCH PER HR WILL BE POSSIBLE
AS THE PRIMARY BAND EXHIBITS LITTLE MOVEMENT. NELY WINDS OF 20-25
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL ALSO LEAD TO REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY.

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by chicagogeorge

Finally a favorable shift in my direction this winter!

Nice band right over you! Moderate snow falling. Meanwhile downtown Chicago NADA

[chicagogeorge]

Hell yeah *******!



https://twitter.com/WGNWeatherGuy/st...05435933384704






Check out LaPorte IN, 8" already down... Whiteout conditions

[Cambium]

I'm on the wrong side of the state when it comes to marginal situatiions.


Bethany, CT this morning! Elevation 750ft

[chicagogeorge]

Zero to near zero visibility in the circled area






Cambium is right, ORD may get only a couple of inches out of this




Here in the south suburbs and Northwest Indiana, we are getting hammered

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by chicagogeorge

Zero to near zero visibility in the circled area






Cambium is right, ORD may get only a couple of inches out of this




Here in the south suburbs and Northwest Indiana, we are getting hammered

Nice man!! Current Map. That band set up right over you! Amazing! And a tight gradient of nothing and moderate snows. Look at the wrap around moisture. Snow entering Kentucky now


Is it wet snow?
850mb temp -1C. Surface 32F

[Infamous92]

Nice.