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Post by let it snow11 on Feb 3, 2022 11:22:04 GMT -6
Flake size here has increased substantially.
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Post by Jeffmw on Feb 3, 2022 11:23:03 GMT -6
Ok I'm ready for summer now.
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Post by amstilost on Feb 3, 2022 11:24:03 GMT -6
I have BIG flakes mixing in now....dimes, nickles, and the occassional baby hamster
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Post by amstilost on Feb 3, 2022 11:25:30 GMT -6
And the radar is a thing of beauty over JeffCo
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Post by Chris Higgins on Feb 3, 2022 11:29:18 GMT -6
Wife reports 7.5 and counting.
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Post by jeffcobeeman on Feb 3, 2022 11:29:26 GMT -6
Looks like more darker greens showing up in composite view just to my west. Not as pronounced on base view but the increase in intensity is still showing up. Could be because it's just getting 'closer' to the radar site and can be seen better. Wouldn't it be nice to add more radars. Maybe, 1/2 way between here and Springfield, MO, 1/2 way between here and Paduch,KY, 1/2 way from here to Des Moines, IA. I know cost is an issue, but honestly, would that help the overall forecasting ability or would it just be 'you could see severe storms/tornadoes better? Is the radar in Columbia still up and running? |
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Post by demerson- Fletcher MO on Feb 3, 2022 11:29:27 GMT -6
Yep much bigger flakes under this band
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Post by mccarthb on Feb 3, 2022 11:29:57 GMT -6
Looks like the radar is starting to back-build and intensify just west of the metro.
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Post by amstilost on Feb 3, 2022 11:30:35 GMT -6
Heaviest snow and largest flakes of the storm, so far. Temp 18* 7 miles west of De Soto. 1/4 mile- vis.
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Post by amstilost on Feb 3, 2022 11:33:23 GMT -6
Looks like more darker greens showing up in composite view just to my west. Not as pronounced on base view but the increase in intensity is still showing up. Could be because it's just getting 'closer' to the radar site and can be seen better. Wouldn't it be nice to add more radars. Maybe, 1/2 way between here and Springfield, MO, 1/2 way between here and Paduch,KY, 1/2 way from here to Des Moines, IA. I know cost is an issue, but honestly, would that help the overall forecasting ability or would it just be 'you could see severe storms/tornadoes better? Is the radar up in Columbia still up and running? It is not highlighted on the Weather Underground map like it had been before. I went in and clicked on the Jeff City link and nothing changed so I assume it is down. |
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Post by Chris Higgins on Feb 3, 2022 11:34:25 GMT -6
So... made a post about the bad roads... mentioned that interstate was driveable... but anything off the interstate was getting to be impassable to non 4wD. Does that sound like a call for people to go driving? How is that turning into a thing? I'm getting called out by some because they think I'm telling people its ok to drive! Is that what it sounds like? How could they read something into my post that was the complete opposite of what I was intending? Am I losing it?
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Post by jeepers on Feb 3, 2022 11:34:33 GMT -6
2.75 in first wave. 6.75 in today so far.
As to your post Chris, some people will argue with anything. They’ll also test anything.
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Post by Snowman99 on Feb 3, 2022 11:34:40 GMT -6
looks like another pulse of stronger lift around the Springfield area , with a bulge expanding nw..riding up 44.
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Post by cozpregon on Feb 3, 2022 11:35:08 GMT -6
Nice to see it building back west of SGF. 5.3" on top of the 1" of stuff yesterday.  |
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Post by Labrat-O'Fallon IL on Feb 3, 2022 11:35:51 GMT -6
So... made a post about the bad roads... mentioned that interstate was driveable... but anything off the interstate was getting to be impassable to non 4wD. Does that sound like a call for people to go driving? How is that turning into a thing? I'm getting called out by some because they think I'm telling people its ok to drive! Is that what it sounds like? How could they read something into my post that was the complete opposite of what I was intending? Am I losing it? Not losing it, people are dumb. Some people, not all. 🙂 |
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Post by Jeffmw on Feb 3, 2022 11:35:52 GMT -6
Here is a Picture of the snow in my yard this morning in Ferguson. by eye balling that's a good 3-5 inches.  |
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Post by evilmonkey on Feb 3, 2022 11:37:35 GMT -6
So... made a post about the bad roads... mentioned that interstate was driveable... but anything off the interstate was getting to be impassable to non 4wD. Does that sound like a call for people to go driving? How is that turning into a thing? I'm getting called out by some because they think I'm telling people its ok to drive! Is that what it sounds like? How could they read something into my post that was the complete opposite of what I was intending? Am I losing it? You are not losing it. If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the last decade of everything is controversial…it’s that two people can read the same thing and one will create a conspiracy theory from it. |
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Post by mccarthb on Feb 3, 2022 11:38:02 GMT -6
So... made a post about the bad roads... mentioned that interstate was driveable... but anything off the interstate was getting to be impassable to non 4wD. Does that sound like a call for people to go driving? How is that turning into a thing? I'm getting called out by some because they think I'm telling people its ok to drive! Is that what it sounds like? How could they read something into my post that was the complete opposite of what I was intending? Am I losing it? Social media at its finest. There’s nothing you can say that won’t get misconstrued on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. People lack common sense these days. Smh |
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Post by Snowstorm920 on Feb 3, 2022 11:38:09 GMT -6
Radar down in Springfield still looks good with bands of moderate to heavy snow moving this way
Its ripping in Arnold right now under this band with big fluffy flakes
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Post by Snowman99 on Feb 3, 2022 11:38:17 GMT -6
So... made a post about the bad roads... mentioned that interstate was driveable... but anything off the interstate was getting to be impassable to non 4wD. Does that sound like a call for people to go driving? How is that turning into a thing? I'm getting called out by some because they think I'm telling people its ok to drive! Is that what it sounds like? How could they read something into my post that was the complete opposite of what I was intending? Am I losing it? Here's my thoughts, people are stupid and argumentative. I see it every day at the hotel, in person too. Social media has really allowed the uh...freaks out in droves. You post was clear as day. |
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Post by padlur on Feb 3, 2022 11:39:58 GMT -6
Just went for a skiing lap around Queeny Park and came back to 2 inches of fresh snow on top of my truck after little more than an hour...it was dumping the entire time. Please forgive my mild Doom and Gloom at 6:45 this morning, I had lost faith in the system but my faith has been renewed!
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Post by bellevillewxguy on Feb 3, 2022 11:44:05 GMT -6
Looks like this last 'death band' could last a few hours bringing another 3" or so for those that get under it. Models still wanting to go south with tonight but still think there's a shot that ends up closer to I-44 and just south of I-70 in Illinois.
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Post by ElKay23 - Columbia, IL on Feb 3, 2022 11:44:24 GMT -6
So... made a post about the bad roads... mentioned that interstate was driveable... but anything off the interstate was getting to be impassable to non 4wD. Does that sound like a call for people to go driving? How is that turning into a thing? I'm getting called out by some because they think I'm telling people its ok to drive! Is that what it sounds like? How could they read something into my post that was the complete opposite of what I was intending? Am I losing it? Looks like the sentence was "Interstates are drivable but not safe...once off the main interstates... becoming impassable. But not safe should've been taken as a warning, not that it was ok to get on the interstates. And, how are you going to get to the interstate if all other roads are nearly impassable? |
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Post by stegenwx on Feb 3, 2022 11:47:55 GMT -6
Blowing and drifting significantly here on the hill in SG, but I just went outside and plodded around, I’m educatedly guessing 4.5 inches. Northern half of the county should have quite a bit more.
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Post by STGOutdoors on Feb 3, 2022 11:50:02 GMT -6
It is flat ripping cotton balls in northern STG county! There's I'd say 7-8" here at least. Heading home to Perryville now.
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Post by jmg378s on Feb 3, 2022 11:56:32 GMT -6
So... made a post about the bad roads... mentioned that interstate was driveable... but anything off the interstate was getting to be impassable to non 4wD. Does that sound like a call for people to go driving? How is that turning into a thing? I'm getting called out by some because they think I'm telling people its ok to drive! Is that what it sounds like? How could they read something into my post that was the complete opposite of what I was intending? Am I losing it? I saw your post and you explicitly say "not safe". There is no way to interpret that as encouraging driving. But there seems to be a history of people purposely misinterpreting your posts/forecasts for the noteriaty of "calling you out" in a public forum. There was the lady yesterday who was calling your forecast a bust before the event was over...she either got her geography mixed up, couldn't understand a few words and lines on a map, or purposely misinterpreted the forecast. Pretty sure it was the latter based on some of her following replies. I honestly don't know how you remain so subdued with your replies. |
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Post by Snowstorm920 on Feb 3, 2022 11:59:05 GMT -6
The gulf has cooled down a bit recently, but it’s been running above average all winter. Have to wonder how big of an impact that has on systems like this and the severe weather we saw in December  |
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Post by bellevillewxguy on Feb 3, 2022 11:59:43 GMT -6
Even meteorology is full of fakes and deep fakes. Sad but seemingly true.
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Post by bellevillewxguy on Feb 3, 2022 12:00:46 GMT -6
The gulf has cooled down a bit recently, but it’s been running above average all winter. Have to wonder how big of an impact that has on systems like this and the severe weather we saw in December If AccuNots Forecast is anything to go by... Lots. They're calling for a solid severe season right along the Mississippi into Ohio River Valleys. |
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Post by unclesam6 on Feb 3, 2022 12:02:05 GMT -6
So... made a post about the bad roads... mentioned that interstate was driveable... but anything off the interstate was getting to be impassable to non 4wD. Does that sound like a call for people to go driving? How is that turning into a thing? I'm getting called out by some because they think I'm telling people its ok to drive! Is that what it sounds like? How could they read something into my post that was the complete opposite of what I was intending? Am I losing it? social media has turned people into animals. |
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