People on twitter are using the "B" word.
It's way too early to talk about a Blizzard. Sure, the ingredients are all on the table but exactly where is anybody's guess from this far out.
NWS Special Wx statement on upcoming weekend.
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 241 PM EST Mon Jan 14 2019 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-150745- Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery- Boone-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke- Putnam-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Vigo-Clay-Owen-Morgan- Johnson-Shelby-Rush-Sullivan-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Bartholomew- Decatur-Knox-Daviess-Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings- Including the cities of Delphi, Flora, Williamsport, West Lebanon, Lafayette, West Lafayette, Frankfort, Kokomo, Attica, Covington, Veedersburg, Crawfordsville, Lebanon, Zionsville, Tipton, Fishers, Carmel, Noblesville, Anderson, Muncie, Winchester, Clinton, Newport, Rockville, Greencastle, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Danville, Indianapolis, Greenfield, New Castle, Terre Haute, Brazil, Clay City, Spencer, Martinsville, Mooresville, Greenwood, Franklin, Shelbyville, Rushville, Sullivan, Linton, Bloomfield, Bloomington, Nashville, Columbus, Greensburg, Vincennes, Washington, Loogootee, Shoals, Bedford, Mitchell, Seymour, Brownstown, and North Vernon 241 PM EST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...Another Winter Storm may Impact Central Indiana this Weekend... A Winter storm may push out of the southern plains on Friday night and push across Kentucky on Saturday. This may result in another significant accumulating snow for Central Indiana on Saturday and Saturday Night. It remains too soon to determine specific snowfall amounts. However...current forecast models suggest accumulating snow...that could result in snow covered roads and surfaces and difficult travel conditions. There is still uncertainty in the forecast. The timing and the path of the storm could change in later forecasts. People should stay aware of the forecast and be prepared for the possibility of more snow on Saturday. $$
Reports.
The official snow total for Bloomiongton Indiana was four inches. This is exactly what I measured yesterday. The NWS (National Weather Service) has a snowfall analysis website where you can search for snow totals in your area.
https://www.weather.gov/crh/snowfall
The Community Collaborative Rain Hail & Snow Network (all volunteer reporting)
https://www.cocorahs.org/ViewData/StateDailyPrecipReports.aspx?state=IN
There is snow showing up on radar in Illinois.
There's already talk of another snowstorm for next weekend. I can't believe people are already putting up snow maps this early.
https://www.weather.gov/crh/snowfall
The Community Collaborative Rain Hail & Snow Network (all volunteer reporting)
https://www.cocorahs.org/ViewData/StateDailyPrecipReports.aspx?state=IN
There is snow showing up on radar in Illinois.
There's already talk of another snowstorm for next weekend. I can't believe people are already putting up snow maps this early.
LOL! Snow storm next week!
There are already posts and snow graphics going up about a snowstorm for next week and we are not even through this one yet.
9:00am Saturday Morning in Bloomington Indiana - Four inches of snow.
Not too bad. 4 inches of snow by my measurements. Nonetheless a Winter Storm Warning is still in effect until 7:00AM Sunday, January 13.
Winter Storm Warning now in effect for parts of central and southern Indiana.
#BOTS!
Congratulations #BOTS fans! (Bring On The Snow!)
I want to send a word of caution about the various snow total maps out there and especially on twitter. Personally, I would go with what the National Weather Service out of Indianapolis says as the official forecast for this storm.
The totals have risen from 4 inches to 6 inches.
The current road and surface temperatures are 37.5 degrees but that will fall as the day turns into evening.
The good news is that the snow will not start until midnight tonight so most people will be off the roads by then and this gives the salt trucks time to clean the roads.
Temperatures will return to the lower 40's next weekend (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) before the next arctic blast and the potential for another snowstorm between January 22-24th.
That's it for now. Please be safe tomorrow and check the INDOT website for travel advisories.
I'm sitting at Lucky's Market on the south side of town. People are shopping and stocking up on the necessities like wine and cheese.
Goold ol' B-town.
Congratulations #BOTS fans! (Bring On The Snow!)
I want to send a word of caution about the various snow total maps out there and especially on twitter. Personally, I would go with what the National Weather Service out of Indianapolis says as the official forecast for this storm.
The totals have risen from 4 inches to 6 inches.
The current road and surface temperatures are 37.5 degrees but that will fall as the day turns into evening.
The good news is that the snow will not start until midnight tonight so most people will be off the roads by then and this gives the salt trucks time to clean the roads.
Temperatures will return to the lower 40's next weekend (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) before the next arctic blast and the potential for another snowstorm between January 22-24th.
That's it for now. Please be safe tomorrow and check the INDOT website for travel advisories.
I'm sitting at Lucky's Market on the south side of town. People are shopping and stocking up on the necessities like wine and cheese.
Goold ol' B-town.
Winter Storm Watch issued form Monroe County Indiana
And surrounding counties too. So this is significant. The NWS has made the call so we can be certain that a sticking snow is coming. They are saying 4-7 inches. If you don't have snow scrapers and shovels, you might want to get one.
Yes, there is a strange gap in the three counties west of the state line from Vincennes to Terre Haute.
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Yes, there is a strange gap in the three counties west of the state line from Vincennes to Terre Haute.
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 336 PM EST Thu Jan 10 2019 INZ043>048-051>057-060>065-067>072-111100- /O.NEW.KIND.WS.A.0001.190112T0500Z-190113T1200Z/ Vermillion-Parke-Putnam-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Vigo-Clay-Owen- Morgan-Johnson-Shelby-Rush-Sullivan-Greene-Monroe-Brown- Bartholomew-Decatur-Knox-Daviess-Martin-Lawrence-Jackson-Jennings- Including the cities of Clinton, Newport, Rockville, Greencastle, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Danville, Indianapolis, Greenfield, Terre Haute, Brazil, Clay City, Spencer, Martinsville, Mooresville, Greenwood, Franklin, Shelbyville, Rushville, Sullivan, Linton, Bloomfield, Bloomington, Nashville, Columbus, Greensburg, Vincennes, Washington, Loogootee, Shoals, Bedford, Mitchell, Seymour, Brownstown, and North Vernon 336 PM EST Thu Jan 10 2019 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a Winter Storm Watch, which is in effect from late Friday night through Sunday morning. * TIMING...Late Friday night through early Sunday morning. * MAIN IMPACT...Potential exists for 4 to 7 inches of snow accumulation, with locally higher amounts possible. This will create hazardous travel conditions. * OTHER IMPACTS...Potential for low visibilities in heavy snow bands. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Storm Watch means there is a potential for significant snow, sleet, or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.
Beware of snow total info graphics and pictures.
Here we go again. I'm already seeing amounts for this weekend totalling well over a foot of snow. This is irrational. Here is what the NWS is saying:
This is barely "Winter Storm Watch" criteria based on the definition.
Snow looks very likely for this weekend in Bloomington Indiana.
Good old Indiana. 58 degrees yesterday and snow this weekend. #BOTS!
And the wild swing continues. After the snow this weekend, it's back to above normal temperatures. Here's the NWS full discussion:
.SHORT TERM...(Tonight through Friday night) Issued at 305 AM EST Wed Jan 9 2019 Models are close enough that the model blend initialization was accepted for most items. Clouds will linger tonight into Thursday across the northeast forecast area, which will be impacted by flow off of Lake Michigan. However, it looks like any snow showers will remain north of the area. Otherwise high pressure will build in and keep things dry with clear to partly cloudy skies. Clouds will increase Friday ahead of an approaching upper trough and low pressure system. Good forcing and decent moisture will move in Friday night with the system, and this should produce some snow for the area. Amounts are still uncertain, as the initialization`s QPF amounts are higher than WPC`s numbers. This is likely due to the NAM and ECMWF being more aggressive with QPF amounts. Not sure that much moisture will make it up here, but don`t have enough confidence to change the initialization at this time. MOS`s low temperatures for tonight look too cold many areas, with some clouds and wind around. Went closer to the blend. && .LONG TERM /Saturday through Tuesday Night/... Issued at 338 AM EST Wed Jan 9 2019 The focus of the extended period remains on the Saturday snow chances. Models are in decent agreement with a low pressure system tracking across Missouri on Saturday, spreading a plume of moisture ahead of it through the Tennessee Valley and into central Indiana. The bulk of the moisture will affect the southern portions of central Indiana with amounts in the 3 to 4 inch range, but confidence is also low in those amounts across that area due to rain mixing in on Saturday. Further north, amounts will be more in the 1 to 3 inch range where precipitation will generally stay in the form of snow, but where moisture will not be as abundant. As the system moves eastward, snow showers will end from northwest to southeast on Saturday night and Sunday. After that, high pressure will result in dry conditions through the remainder of the forecast period with temperatures slowly climbing back above normal.
Is winter over?
No. Winter ends on March 20 so there's about two and half months left to go. So far the temperatures have been nice and above average there are signs that the pattern might change during the last week of January.
There's also talk of a snowstorm this coming Friday into Saturday but it's too early to tell. The placement and timing of storm still have to worked out. If this is a nocturnal event then we could see some snow. If it is a daytime event we'll likely see rain. The trend this year has been for us to be on the warm side of the storm which means rain. The other trend has been suppression of storms to our south as we get closer to the event.
Here are some things to keep in mind as we head through January:
The old southeast ridge.
Sudden Stratospheric Warming took place in the end of December. This can send polar air southwards but it might go towards Europe rather than the US.
The National Weather Service see a drier pattern in the extended period. Sorry BOTS fans.
There's also talk of a snowstorm this coming Friday into Saturday but it's too early to tell. The placement and timing of storm still have to worked out. If this is a nocturnal event then we could see some snow. If it is a daytime event we'll likely see rain. The trend this year has been for us to be on the warm side of the storm which means rain. The other trend has been suppression of storms to our south as we get closer to the event.
Here are some things to keep in mind as we head through January:
The old southeast ridge.
Sudden Stratospheric Warming took place in the end of December. This can send polar air southwards but it might go towards Europe rather than the US.
The National Weather Service see a drier pattern in the extended period. Sorry BOTS fans.
.LONG TERM /Thursday through Sunday Night/... Issued at 330 AM EST Mon Jan 7 2019 Below normal temperatures will persist through Thursday with decent northwest flow around a ridge of Canadian high pressure. The normal/above normal temperatures will return by the weekend though as the wind shifts ahead of an upper low on Friday. This low will also be responsible for light rain and snow showers at times from Friday night through Saturday. Little to no snow accumulation is expected though. After that, a dry pattern will resume again through the remainder of the extended period. Latest blended initialization handled the pattern well, so no changes were needed.
Which means be very suspicious of snow prediction graphics that you see on the internet.
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