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Post by bellevillewxguy on Dec 16, 2019 10:07:37 GMT -6
And it's hamsters in Belleville. Flat out ripping.
Phone rang, thought it was Schnucks, but just silly Walgreens with an Rx reminder...  |
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Post by amstilost on Dec 16, 2019 10:07:39 GMT -6
massive flakes falling 7 miles west of de soto and no sleet mixed in...yippee. The hamsters also falling a little slower in their descent than they were when the mix was occurring. Has to be a good sign....right...tell me it's a good sign. Will I get 5" of snow IMBY now that I have lost probably 2" of snow to the mix?  ?. Just amazingly beautiful outside now. I can barely see Hwy H that is roughly 800' from the house. |
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Post by bellevillewxguy on Dec 16, 2019 10:09:12 GMT -6
Streets quickly becoming white even with salt on them.
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Post by bdgwx on Dec 16, 2019 10:09:47 GMT -6
Haven't had any sleet in Union that I'm aware of. Just a lot of mod- hvy snow. Flakes range from dimes to bigger than quarters. Tried to go to work early, couldn't make it up the first hill of 4 in the subdivision. How much snow did you get on wave 1? |
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Post by WEAXWATCHER on Dec 16, 2019 10:10:39 GMT -6
All snow now, No more sleet. Hamsters falling and poofing as they explode on the ground.
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Post by Snowstorm920 on Dec 16, 2019 10:10:51 GMT -6
Lightning showing up on radar south of Rolla
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Post by bellevillewxguy on Dec 16, 2019 10:11:48 GMT -6
15Z HRRR pretty much taking a reality check, ditches the 12+" amounts but still keeps the 6-8" dream alive with the second batch still on the way around 7-8PM.
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Post by Snowstorm920 on Dec 16, 2019 10:13:10 GMT -6
Rates here are probably 2” an hour
It is flat out pouring huge flakes
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Post by bellevillewxguy on Dec 16, 2019 10:13:29 GMT -6
12Z GEM nearly identical to 0Z maybe slightly less QPF but otherwise holding course for 6-8".
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Post by bellevillewxguy on Dec 16, 2019 10:13:59 GMT -6
SN++ now quarter sized flakes.
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Post by STGOutdoors on Dec 16, 2019 10:14:23 GMT -6
Tornado warning in NW Louisiana. This thing is really pulling together.
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Post by amstilost on Dec 16, 2019 10:14:28 GMT -6
I have never seen snowflakes this big....maybe ping pong ball size if not bigger. they have to be near the upper edge of size possible without falling apart on their descent down. Lack of wind helps I am sure.
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Post by mosue56 on Dec 16, 2019 10:14:56 GMT -6
Pouring hamsters in Festus! So cool! Loving it!
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Post by cardsnweather on Dec 16, 2019 10:16:00 GMT -6
I have never seen snowflakes this big....maybe ping pong ball size if not bigger. they have to be near the upper edge of size possible without falling apart on their descent down. Lack of wind helps I am sure. Same. Absolutely ripping. 6-8 flakes stuck together at a time. Incredible. |
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Post by STGOutdoors on Dec 16, 2019 10:16:32 GMT -6
Perhaps I should venture a few miles north over lunch  . Sleet is dominating at this moment in N STG. |
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Post by bellevillewxguy on Dec 16, 2019 10:17:26 GMT -6
Visibility down to a couple hundred feet.
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Post by WEAXWATCHER on Dec 16, 2019 10:18:04 GMT -6
WOW! Beautiful snow! This is what I remember from my childhood. large flakes and no wind makes it absolutely beautiful!
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Post by mchafin on Dec 16, 2019 10:19:22 GMT -6
In the dry-air land that is my house, even under the dark yellow returns, the flakes decreased to nothing and it was more sleet/grauple than anything, yet at the same time, under similar type returns, others were getting monster flakes Interesting.
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Post by demerson- Fletcher MO on Dec 16, 2019 10:19:43 GMT -6
Pouring hamsters in St Clair now. All snow finally.
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Post by dschreib on Dec 16, 2019 10:20:12 GMT -6
Rates here are probably 2” an hour It is flat out pouring huge flakes You need to keep telling us where "here" is. |
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Post by thechaser on Dec 16, 2019 10:20:52 GMT -6
Tornado warning in NW Louisiana. This thing is really pulling together. Debris on the CC too..confirmed tornado |
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Post by amstilost on Dec 16, 2019 10:21:02 GMT -6
I can't see Hwy H now...maybe 500-600' vis.
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Post by mosue56 on Dec 16, 2019 10:21:26 GMT -6
The snows size goes back and forth from hamster to sugar! Still coming down heavy though here in Festus!
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Post by Snowstorm920 on Dec 16, 2019 10:21:33 GMT -6
Rates here are probably 2” an hour It is flat out pouring huge flakes You need to keep telling us where "here" is. Arnold, mo |
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Post by packrat on Dec 16, 2019 10:22:29 GMT -6
Ripping hamsters in Columbia, IL. Giant flakes that seem to explode on contact. Beautiful!
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Post by STGOutdoors on Dec 16, 2019 10:23:05 GMT -6
I'm guessing just zr in Perryville/Farmington?
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Post by stlweatherguy - Hillsboro, MO on Dec 16, 2019 10:23:32 GMT -6
Wow.
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Post by jeffcobeeman on Dec 16, 2019 10:23:41 GMT -6
Haven't seen hamsters falling for a long time! Falling straight down and piling up fast.
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Post by toddatfarmington on Dec 16, 2019 10:24:57 GMT -6
I'm guessing just zr in Perryville/Farmington? Still singing in the rain. Ice accretion remains limited to elevates surfaces such as trees and power lines. |
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Post by koll27–Waterloo, IL on Dec 16, 2019 10:27:05 GMT -6
Back to sleet now in Waterloo. Road crews are going to have a hell of a time with this.
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?. Just amazingly beautiful outside now. I can barely see Hwy H that is roughly 800' from the house.
. Sleet is dominating at this moment in N STG.
