2/22-24 Winter Weather Thread

[fccy]

When ever and if ever we warm up which may not happen in late April, with all the snow and moisture, how will that affect spring summer thunderstorms and will the be stronger with moisture and a lot in the ground?

The more expert weather people will correct me if I am wrong, but the more important driver in T-storm strength is temperature difference. Warmer air holds more liquid than cooler air. Yes, warmer air will evaporate some of the liquid from melting snow into the air, but it still will only hold so much. I am personally more worried about flooding from snow melt than about stronger T-storms from snowmelt.

 

[BigJCy]

Was looking at the extended forecast and they are saying single digit highs for the 1st week of March. UGH

 

[cowgirl836]

Damn. I can remember issues with freezing rain/ice when I lived in Ames, but can't remember I-35 being shut down for half of the state.

I want to say I remember it getting closed between Ames and 20 in college one time but not like this.

 

[awd4cy]

Was looking at the extended forecast and they are saying single digit highs for the 1st week of March. UGH

Crazy. Average high for Des Moines on Mar 1 is 42 degrees and average low is 24.

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

Was looking at the extended forecast and they are saying single digit highs for the 1st week of March. UGH

Maybe mid July we’ll hit 60 degrees

 

[BigJCy]

Maybe mid July we’ll hit 60 degrees

It will go from cold to super hot. Seems like "Spring Weather" doesn't happen anymore.

 

[bluestarcyclone]

Crazy. Average high for Des Moines on Mar 1 is 42 degrees and average low is 24.

Yeah, part of what's making this winter just miserable. Not just the constant snow, but the lingering low temperatures. In a 'normal' year we'd be melting off some of this ****. Every day in february has a historical average high above freezing, yet we only went above freezing 5 days in february, usually much colder, and 2 of those 5 days were the last couple days where the average high was 5 degrees warmer than what it actually got to.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

86 and sunny down here in South Florida.

 

[awd4cy]

Maybe mid July we’ll hit 60 degrees

By mid July I’m sure we will be at 97 degrees most days and humid. It has its ways of balancing itself out.

 

[awd4cy]

86 and sunny down here in South Florida.

Too hot

 

[bluestarcyclone]

It will go from cold to super hot. Seems like "Spring Weather" doesn't happen anymore.

Yeah... we've been losing the best times of year it seems, the late spring\early fall comfortable weather.

 

[jdcyclone19]

My driveway is f’d. The rain started to freeze at the bottom of my driveway and it just built up. Have been working on 2” of ice on half my sloped driveway.

 

[CloneGuy8]

Shoveling 2 inches sucked as it was very heavy. Feel bad for you all that got much more than that

 

[BCClone]

The more expert weather people will correct me if I am wrong, but the more important driver in T-storm strength is temperature difference. Warmer air holds more liquid than cooler air. Yes, warmer air will evaporate some of the liquid from melting snow into the air, but it still will only hold so much. I am personally more worried about flooding from snow melt than about stronger T-storms from snowmelt.

If you live in west gate you should just be concerned about flooding.

 

[Herkster]

10-14" here, no one can really give an exact amount. Drifts are crazy, wind still blowing hard, and no plows til tomorrow.
City guys getting stuck trying to get through our roads, not cool.

 

[somecyguy]

86 and sunny down here in South Florida.

Yeah, but you are stuck with other Floridians. That's a special kind of hell.

 

[NWICY]

Ankeny Centennial with 11 bus loads of kids stuck in Minny/St Paul area. They left on Fri. for show choir competition all day Sat. Just plain stupid the district let them go. Just heard from my daughter they will be staying again tonight, so put $ in her debit card account. Glad they are safe, but will be glad when their season is over. Next month they compete in Orlando,FL. Between the time committment and $, its more than the travel softball team ever was. Two 1sts and 2 3rds, so the they had great success.

Congrats on their success. Glad they are safe. Sorry about the hit to the bank account (hope she doesn't make it to the Mall of America)

 

[Cycsk]

I want to say I remember it getting closed between Ames and 20 in college one time but not like this.

Is 35 still closed?

I'm in West Ames and it is sunny with blue skies and only an occasional burst of wind (nothing terrible). Neighborhood kids are out having fun on the snow piles.

 

[NWICY]

When ever and if ever we warm up which may not happen in late April, with all the snow and moisture, how will that affect spring summer thunderstorms and will the be stronger with moisture and a lot in the ground?

In most areas the frost isn't very deep should go out quickly. With the wet fall there was already plenty of subsoil moisture,so it will either soak in slow or run off. Tile lines will be running full this spring. That last warm up had multiple tile lines running just noticing them from driving by on the road. Really don't think it would affect summer T-storms to much.

 

[fccy]

Yes, I-35 is still closed between Ames and Owatonna, MN.