bfsmith81
Wishcaster
Edwardsville, IL
Posts: 150 
Snowfall Events: Winter of 2023-2024:
01/05/24-1/06/24: 2.5" (Melted almost immediately)
01/12/24-1/13/24: 0.25"
01/15/24: 0.75"
01/18/24-01/19/24: 0.5"
02/16/24: 4.25"
Winter of 2023-2024 Total So Far: 8.25"
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Post by bfsmith81 on Jan 21, 2024 21:01:31 GMT -6
We got the notification of e-Learning day for tomorrow around 6pm.
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Post by Chris Higgins on Jan 21, 2024 21:03:29 GMT -6
Radar looks pretty healthy in OK, so I think the going forecast is going to be just fine. Not a big ice storm, but definitely impactful... especially in the AM. Plus, 0.02" of ice is just as hard to drive on as 0.2" if roads, sidewalks, etc. are not treated.
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Post by Jeffmw on Jan 21, 2024 21:07:23 GMT -6
So after tomorrow who’s ready for Summer?
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Post by yypc on Jan 21, 2024 21:24:08 GMT -6
Crazy blowtorch to start February wow. Its tough to get more than 1-2 weeks of winter here.
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Post by Snowman99 on Jan 21, 2024 21:33:51 GMT -6
First...it's a real thing winters have gotten more intermittent and shorter around d here..in many places. I remember cold and snow as a kid but I also wearing shorts at times in December or Jan or Feb. We've jad a few decent ones in the last decade or 2 for sure. But the periods of cold and snow are shorter and less frequent. Second...no one is ready for summer "after tomorrow". It's Jan 21. C....Blow torch to start feb? Maybe..but it's Jan 21. And it likely won't last long. Ok. Enjoy the ice.
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Post by cardsnweather on Jan 21, 2024 21:41:02 GMT -6
I can’t even remember the last time we got more than a tenth of an inch of ice here.
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Post by showtime - Marissa on Jan 21, 2024 21:48:32 GMT -6
Not looking forward to running my route tomorrow…. I sure hope the roads stay just wet
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Post by MakeitRain on Jan 21, 2024 21:59:03 GMT -6
If it looks like an ice storm it’s probably an ice storm.
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Post by Snowstorm920 on Jan 21, 2024 22:47:02 GMT -6
Ice storm warnings added for south central MO
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Post by unclesam6 on Jan 21, 2024 22:49:48 GMT -6
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Post by Chris Higgins on Jan 21, 2024 23:03:53 GMT -6
It may only be visible to subscription members... but Pivotal weather has the Icon Ensembles now!
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Post by cardsnweather on Jan 21, 2024 23:07:27 GMT -6
It may only be visible to subscription members... but Pivotal weather has the Icon Ensembles now! Looks like it’s available for all! |
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Post by Chris Higgins on Jan 21, 2024 23:15:27 GMT -6
HRRR and RAP seem to have initialized current precip pattern pretty well and their latest updates have a pretty reasonable look through midday tomorrow. This fortunately matches the going forecast so no need to make any adjustments. I really think our issues will be in the morning up through early afternoon. I really expect warm drops, latent heat release and an increase in precip rates to clear things up quickly starting not long after lunch. The exceptions may be where cold air is trapped in the valleys of the eastern Ozarks in SEMO and northeast of STL where low level dry air advection from the southeast may keep evap cooling going longer into the afternoon.
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Post by ndolan387 on Jan 21, 2024 23:32:41 GMT -6
HRRR and RAP seem to have initialized current precip pattern pretty well and their latest updates have a pretty reasonable look through midday tomorrow. This fortunately matches the going forecast so no need to make any adjustments. I really think our issues will be in the morning up through early afternoon. I really expect warm drops, latent heat release and an increase in precip rates to clear things up quickly starting not long after lunch. The exceptions may be where cold air is trapped in the valleys of the eastern Ozarks in SEMO and northeast of STL where low level dry air advection from the southeast may keep evap cooling going longer into the afternoon. Steady as she goes! |
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Post by ndolan387 on Jan 21, 2024 23:47:27 GMT -6
Tds are very slowly but surely rising! 28* in Northern Wildwood.
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BDS
Wishcaster
Columbia, MO
Posts: 202
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Post by BDS on Jan 22, 2024 1:05:12 GMT -6
Columbia MO- freezing rain with little if any sleet…neighborhood street immediately iced over…was not pretreated.
Good thing the schools already called off…buses won’t be getting around in this.
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Post by guyatacomputer - NE St. Peters on Jan 22, 2024 2:14:43 GMT -6
I'm already at 30.6⁰. Temperature is VERY slowly creeping up. Lambert is at 31⁰ at 2 AM.
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Post by Spaz(Wrestlerdude) on Jan 22, 2024 2:35:49 GMT -6
Woke up at 2:00 to check roads and send wife into work before ice moves in. Turns out it was too late. Solid freezing drizzle thing. Started freezing rain with sleet mixed in. Very slick already in eureka  |
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Post by weatherj on Jan 22, 2024 4:08:19 GMT -6
Light to moderate ZR here...a few sleet pellets mixed in. Temp is 27*.
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Post by WEAXWATCHER on Jan 22, 2024 4:49:27 GMT -6
Sidewalk and driveway are Glazed here. Can see sleet stuck in it too. Please. If you have to be out, be careful.
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Post by Lovableweatherguy TROY,MO on Jan 22, 2024 5:50:55 GMT -6
I know it's early. But normally this place is hoping at all hrs of the night during a winter storm.
Crickets in here. Lol
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Post by WEAXWATCHER on Jan 22, 2024 5:56:38 GMT -6
SAFB is mission essential only. My son just left for work at Lowes. I wish more national brands would be more considerate than it came to inclement weather, and employees' lives were more important than the bottom line. There are a thousand other stores. Makes me so mad.
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Post by Chris Higgins on Jan 22, 2024 6:23:08 GMT -6
Might just be the lighting, but I dont see much ice in the trees. It is definitely on the pavement and deck. Rosie will have a tough time getting to the grass to do her business.
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Post by dschreib on Jan 22, 2024 6:31:07 GMT -6
Getting reports that side streets and parking lots are pretty bad. One of the guys made it to work before I sent out the all call to delay start time to 9:00. He said highways weren’t bad, but he drove 35-40. That’s coming from Lake St Louis area (I think) to Page/170.
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Post by WEAXWATCHER on Jan 22, 2024 6:36:32 GMT -6
Son made it to work. Said the neighborhood streets and the side roads were pretty dicy. Said the more major roads were drivable, but the parking lot at the Belleville Lowes is a sheet of ice.
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Post by ajd446 on Jan 22, 2024 7:07:59 GMT -6
Roads are impassable, but not a bit of ice in trees. Definately warm rain.
Should melt nicely today
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Post by sgdragons on Jan 22, 2024 7:19:27 GMT -6
Dogs had to learn real quick it was slick out. Looked like three stooges going out the first time.
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Post by BRTNWXMAN on Jan 22, 2024 7:20:58 GMT -6
The lack of ice in the trees is notable despite temps in the mid/upper 20s. Definitely warm droplets. 29* currently in Brighton.
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Post by stegenwx on Jan 22, 2024 7:33:08 GMT -6
We are now in a big lull of precip down this way. Enough time to get above 32 before SWMO precip gets here?
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Post by Chris Higgins on Jan 22, 2024 7:45:25 GMT -6
Have to wonder why the 00z NAMs last night came in so dry? What data was/was not initialized properly?
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