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December 21st-24th, 2022 | Plains/MW/GL/OV Winter Storm


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6 minutes ago, Ohiobuckeye45 said:

The short range models should start picking up on stuff like that 

Agreed. Around here it’s like hunting for a unicorn to cash in on lake enhancement. I’m not sold that it will play out that way, but it definitely would help beef up our totals if we can catch some of that lake moisture.  

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1 minute ago, Columbusbuckeye said:

Agreed. Around here it’s like hunting for a unicorn to cash in on lake enhancement. I’m not sold that it will play out that way, but it definitely would help beef up our totals if we can catch some of that lake moisture.  

Uk has it as well

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Ah yes... negative wind chills with blowing dust. 

.LONG TERM ...
(Wednesday through next Sunday)
Issued at 252 PM CST Mon Dec 19 2022

Wednesday morning could have that fog/freezing fog potential that
was noted at the end of the Short Term discussion. Looks like the
warmer solutions are starting to win out for Wednesday, especially
for the western Panhandles as a lee surface low is expected to
set up and provide some downslope winds as well as pretty dry
conditions out of the west. Now the winds will not be very strong,
but they will still help mix warmer air to the west and central
Panhandles. The east is still up in the air, and may be stuck
under cloud cover until the cold front arrives that night, in
which highs will only be in the 40s.

Wednesday night the cold front that has been discussed for days is
still on track to surge through the area with very cold
temperatures and extremely cold wind chills. Latest update to the
wind chills has come up a bit, but the overall message is still
the same. Wind chills in the south -20 to -30, and wind chills to
the north will be -25 to -35. Will not rule out an isolated -40
wind chill. These wind chills regardless of where you fall in the
range will be cold enough for frost bite in just 10 minutes. This
is extreme for our area. The most vulnerable to these wind chills
would be: homeless, livestock, pets those traveling east to west
(as the cross winds will be north to south), and if you don`t have
a winter preparedness kit while traveling and become stranded.
High profile vehicles traveling east to west will have significant
cross winds. A Wind Chill Watch has been issued for the Panhandles
from Wednesday night through Friday afternoon.

Given how dry we`ve been, will not rule out blowing dust with
this cold air mass. Also, while the chances are lower there`s
still a chance that the northeast could pick up some light snow
accumulations, but the main impact would be if the snow is blowing
and the visibility could be reduced. Winds that were noted still
hold with sustained winds 25-40 mph and gusts 40-60 mph possible.
The strongest winds are expected to be in the east, and should
occur in the 6AM-3PM time period Thursday. That would be well in
line with 850mb 60kt jet streak over the east.

Winds will finally start to relax a bit late Thursday night, but
the overall wind chill values will still hold below 0F until
after noon on Friday. The high temperature on Friday will only be
in the teens to low 20s and we`re expected to drop back in the
single digits on Friday night.

A ridge of high pressure is expected to build over the western
CONUS and warmer air under northwest flow will start to build over
the Panhandles. Christmas eve will probably have highs only around
freezing, with Christmas day expected to being the 40s to lower
50s, as we transition warmer.

 

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3 minutes ago, Ingyball said:

Well the GFS does seem to be the dry outlier here, even the Ukie has about 0.2" for QPF and that's usually the driest for us. 

Very dry incoming air means short duration of PoPs and it's hard to get a lot of liquid out of that type of setup. There's probably potential for a localized frontogenic band of >0.25" QPF in your area, but it'll be difficult to pin down the location. 

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