Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Update on January 2-4 Potential Snow Event

We've got our eye on the storm system that may go into the Northeast, the Midwest, or just move along the US/Canada border. That same storm is outlined in a gray circle above. We will be seeing it move northeast as a ridge offshore the West Coast will pump up the storm northward. This storm should push the disturbance currently on Canada's coast eastward, so both systems can go on land. Because it looks like this system is going into Canada, I'm close to ruling out a Midwest storm solution. The ECMWF/GFS models are probably right with keeping the system in Canada and not going into the Midwest or even the Northeast.

20 comments:

Mike Paulocsak said...

Hello Andrew.This does not look good at all.Hopefully this can change.

LJ said...

I'm feel the same way Mike.

Mike Paulocsak said...

Hello LJ.Thanks.I'm from eastern Ohio.

LJ said...

Hi Mike, I'm from northern Illinois.

Mike Paulocsak said...

Hi LJ.This is hard to believe the way the pattern is isn't it?In Ohio we have been hammered with a ton of rain.I would love to see how much snow there would be if it would have been all snow.I'm a true snow lover.

LJ said...

Hi Mike, the pattern is starting to get real boring and I am also a snow lover, we also have had for me,healthy amounts of rain.

Mike Paulocsak said...

Hi LJ.All we can really do at this point is hope the weather pattern changes so we can get some decent snows.I have newspaper clippings from Feb.2010 when we got three major snowstorms in that month.I just look at the pics.and just think,i wish that was what it looked like now.All i can say is,just keep thinking snow.

LJ said...

Hi Mike, I try to think of snow, but I got school.

Mike Paulocsak said...

Hi LJ.I uderstand.Maybe the more we talk about snow,maybe it will start to snow more often.Just kidding.

LJ said...

Hi Mike, I'm a 7th grader so I'm not that busy and that is a good idea of keeping photos, so you can look at them in the time you want to think snow.

LJ said...

I think it is the opposite, because when the local weather stations talk about snow, the snow never happens. I try to keep it quiet.

Mike Paulocsak said...

Hello LJ.Here is my email address if you want to send me an email when you get your first heavy snowfall.And i'll do the same.PAULOCSAK@WIFI7.COM.

LJ said...

Sorry Andrew for tacking this site as a conversation site.

Mike Paulocsak said...

Hi LJ.Same here.The weather forecasters never seam to get the forecast correct either for my area.I watch the Cleveland Ohio stations.

Mike Paulocsak said...

Hi Andrew.Same here.I hope you didn't mind me carrying on a conversation too long.Sorry again.

LJ said...

Mike, my twitter is @ ljwxman and what amount of snow?

Mike Paulocsak said...

Hi.LJ.Thanks.

LJ said...

I have a wintery mix coming my way tonight, does anybody have an estimate of how much snow I could get, I'm from northern Illinois. Thanks.

Andrew said...

2 inches max. If you are in NW IL, accumulations may be over an inch.

LJ said...

I'm by Rockford, IL and thanks Andrew.