2-12-19 Central Plains: Quiet/milder mid-week expected before a colder weekend with several snow chances. N.
12
Feb
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

2-12-19 Central Plains: Quiet/milder mid-week expected before a colder weekend with several snow chances. N.

Video: http://youtu.be/puZ6A-N9B1A?hd=1 Good morning!  Light snows continue to linger across east-central and northeast Iowa.  2-hour radar loop from 7-9am CT shown below: Snowfall analysis (left image) vs. our snowfall forecast (right image) shown below.  Overall we are pleased with our forecast on this storm.  We could of gone a bit…
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Tuesday Weather Package
12
Feb
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

Tuesday Weather Package

Good morning!  Here are the latest 7-day forecasts: Ice storm warnings for northern Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio where significant icing has occurred.  Wind advisories for much of the region this afternoon into Wednesday morning as winds increase behind the cold front.   Several power outages ~15,000 in northern Illinois, with Lee county…
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2-12-19 Illinois: Ice storm winding down in the north – snow squalls increase through the day….details here. N.
12
Feb
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

2-12-19 Illinois: Ice storm winding down in the north – snow squalls increase through the day….details here. N.

Illinois Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS7r6NF9Nns&feature=youtu.be&hd=1 Ice Storm WARNINGS for northern Illinois along/north of I-80 where up to a half-inch of ice has accumulated!!  Thankfully the bulk of the icing is over now, although impacts will continue, especially as winds ramp up this afternoon.  Some gusts over 40mph this afternoon through tonight out of the west.…
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2-12-19 Ohio: Heavy rain continues this morning turning to snow squalls tonight…watching a couple of wintry waves into the weekend. K.
12
Feb
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

2-12-19 Ohio: Heavy rain continues this morning turning to snow squalls tonight…watching a couple of wintry waves into the weekend. K.

Ohio Video: http://youtu.be/u4dqgPsH9J4?hd=1 We break down hour-by-hour the simulated radar in the video so reference that for timing...additional precipitation guidance is below for the remaining rainfall today before we transition into snow late tonight. Some areas along and south of I-70 may see localized 1.0-2.0", while surrounding areas generally 0.5-1.0"…
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2-12-19 Indiana: Heavy rains exit this AM, giving way to snow showers and wind tonight….watching weekend snow chances. N.
12
Feb
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

2-12-19 Indiana: Heavy rains exit this AM, giving way to snow showers and wind tonight….watching weekend snow chances. N.

Video: http://youtu.be/cQRX0Kt67Hs?hd=1 Ice storm warnings for Lake, Porter, and Steuben counties in northern Indiana for significant icing that has occurred.  Temperatures will warm this morning, allowing for a big improvement in conditions.  Much of the state has a wind advisory going into effect this afternoon through tonight, for increasingly gusty…
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2-11-19 European Weekly Analysis: Discussing the pattern evolution from late February through the first half of March. I.
11
Feb
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

2-11-19 European Weekly Analysis: Discussing the pattern evolution from late February through the first half of March. I.

*Please note that the temperature departures are in degrees Celsius.* Discussion: The European Weeklies suggest that below normal temperature anomalies will dominate the vast majority of the country during the week 3 timeframe, with a heavy emphasis on significant cold bleeding across the Northwestern US into the Great Plains. Precipitation…
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2-11-19 Northern Plains Update: Accumulating snows, especially east, expected to increase through the night and linger into Tuesday. I.
11
Feb
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

2-11-19 Northern Plains Update: Accumulating snows, especially east, expected to increase through the night and linger into Tuesday. I.

Good afternoon everyone! Snows are slowly but surely expanding across the northern portions of ND as of 4:20pm CST while scattered snow showers/flurries are more common across the eastern Dakotas. As we continue into the evening and overnight hours, the expansion of more widespread light snows are anticipated into the…
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2-11-19 Central Plains Update: System brings moderate/heavy snow accumulations to IA through Tuesday…rain and freezing rain expected further south. I.
11
Feb
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

2-11-19 Central Plains Update: System brings moderate/heavy snow accumulations to IA through Tuesday…rain and freezing rain expected further south. I.

Good afternoon everyone! The wave of precipitation continues to work northeastward as of 3:15pm CST with the bulk of MO experiencing moderate to perhaps heavy rain at times. Colder air to the north is allowing for more wintry precipitation to fall with a corridor of freezing rain extending from St.…
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2-11-19 IN/IL/OH Update: Moderate/heavy rains expected south with freezing rain north tonight into Tues morning…backside snow showers/squalls work in late Tues into the overnight. I.
11
Feb
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

2-11-19 IN/IL/OH Update: Moderate/heavy rains expected south with freezing rain north tonight into Tues morning…backside snow showers/squalls work in late Tues into the overnight. I.

Afternoon Video: http://youtu.be/8Swe5lXdT5E?hd=1 Good afternoon everyone! A steady stream of moisture is working across the southern portions of the region, generally south of the I-70 corridor as of 2:15pm EST. However, this won't continue to be the case as the frontal boundary and its associated moisture will lift northward through…
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