Heavy Snow Occurring in West Texas

That's right folks, we're seeing yet another snow event for some areas in Texas.  There are currently some winter storm warnings in that area.  Let's take a look:

Winter Storm Warnings are pink, while Advisories are the light blue color

The SPC, or Storm Prediction Center, is also highlighting an area of concern for this winter storm:

In this image, they highlight where heavy snow is occurring or expected to develop.  They are also expecting thundersnow.  Latest analysis of the area does show that there is some instability hanging around there.  All in all, the National Weather Service is expecting a good 5-10" thumping across these areas.  Stay safe if you're out driving, and stay tuned!

Snowy Weather Possible for the Ohio Valley

It looks like a storm system will begin its trek through the Ohio Valley today, bringing with it potential for accumulating snow.  Uncertainties still exist as some models don't really show snow accumulations, and I'm not even sold on it.  That's why the title of this post and all of my maps will say possible on them.  First let's start off with today.  The HPC is hinting at a very slight possibility for more than four inches of snow:

While only a ten percent chance for greater than four inches of snow doesn't seem like a lot, it's very big for those areas, especially in November.  Here is USA Weather's official map:

Not a wide range in accumulations, so I just put out one color area for the whole thing.  This one could come as a surprise, as people in this region don't usually experience snow until later in the year.  Of slightly greater concern is when this storm tracks through the Ohio Valley.  Here is my map:

Three to six inches is possible in the light blue region, with higher amounts in the darker blue area.  It looks like a fun storm!  Later on into next weekend, it looks like another storm will move through with potential for a few inches of snow.  Behind that, a strong cold blast will move through.  Just another tidbit to look forward to.  Stay tuned!

Today's Snow Forecast

Here is today's snow forecast:

Since SnoScale is really only meant for long range predictions where we only have an idea of what will happen, we have to forecast for the next 2 days snow using real values.  Today's main area of snow (excluding mountains) is where we have been outlooking a Sno2 over the past few days on SnoScale.  Speaking of which, since this storm is now short term, so you won't be seeing forecasts from that particular storm on SnoScale anymore, since it's only for long range.  Stay tuned!

Potential Increasing for Snow Next Week across Great Lakes

Now before I set off an alarm, I have to say that this is still a whole week away, and plenty can change.  So don't take anything I say here as true, but stuff that has potential to happen.  Now, let's get started.  This will all start around the weekend after Thanksgiving.  On Saturday the 26th, an area of low pressure moves up, producing warm air and showers across the Western Great Lakes:

By the following Tuesday, however, the GFS shows that cold air moves southward, creating a snowy situation for folks across the Western Great Lakes:

The snow would in general be light, however accumulation would most certainly be possible, especially if a bout of heavier snow occurs in association with any possible embedded storm systems.  The snow was looking even worse for these areas yesterday afternoon, and there is no reason to say it won't go back to that.  Stay tuned on this one.

First Snow Has Fallen!

We are proud to announce that the first snow of the season has fallen here at our headquarters!  For about 30 minutes, the rain yesterday turned into very heavy snow.  It didn't accumulate on the ground, but we did get a couple of trees coated with snow!  It was certainly a lot of fun.  Stay tuned.

Snow Update

Snow has been falling all night long across some areas.  And it's not done yet.  Here are the watches and warnings from the NWS.  I have circled the wintry weather related ones:

Those pink box in the middle of the blueish band is where 6-10" of snow could fall.  The snow band that will hit this area is just beginning to get ramped up, according to the Storm Prediction Center, who issued a mesoscale discussion regarding this:

With the snow getting heavy at times, accumulations will be widespread.  This is shown by the probability of more than an inch of snow today:

We can easily see the general location of the snowband.  This is all I have for now, so stay tuned!

Update on the Current Storm

I am here to bring you up to date on our current storm.


PRECIPITATION

Here is the latest Quantitative Precipitation Forecast map, or QPF, from the HPC:

You'll notice that the totals are a little less than the predicted totals from this morning, but you have to consider the fact that some of the rain expected this morning fell during the day today.  We can see that the heaviest axis of precipitation is from Rockford all the way through Western Lower Michigan.

SNOWSTORM


Yep, I said it, this storm has potential to bring a snowstorm to Wisconsin.  I feel that I did a fairly good job in indicating where the heaviest snow/rain will fall in this map:

This is certainly going to be a fun storm for some folks.  I am not ruling out flakes for folks in Northern Illinois through Northern Indiana, it's just that we won't be seeing any significant accumulations from this, with only a few flurries at best.  I do foresee a small axis of 6+" snow in Northern Wisconsin.  Heck, the models are showing 10" of snow in here.  But I am not buying it.  The ground temperatures are too warm for something like this.

SUMMARY


This has potential to be a big storm, and one that could impact a lot of people, with results from 6" of snow to 3" of rain and thunderstorms.  So stay tuned.

Early Season Snowstorm Possible Across Wisconsin

An early season snow is possible across the Upper Midwest.  Here is the HPC's probabilities for greater than four inches of snow tomorrow:

Depending on how this looks, I may have a more extensive update this afternoon.  Stay tuned.