***Official 2022 Weather Thread***

[CycloneDaddy]

Dude slipped and hit his head leaving the Johnston AMC. Went and helped him up, he is going to have a bad headache.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Accuweather still has 3 to 6 for Ames. I got a weather station for xmas and its more accurate than anything else around. Obviously this is from my roof and neighborhood. But this thing is spot on.

Link?

 

[isufbcurt]

Dude slipped and hit his head leaving the Johnston AMC. Went and helped him up, he is going to have a bad headache.

Did he get up wobbly like the Clemson DB?

 

[Walden4Prez]

I just did a quick trip into Grimes…roads are garbage.

 

[CycloneDaddy]

Did he get up wobbly like the Clemson DB?

was acting tough trying to impress his girl

 

[CyCrazy]

Link?

I havent downloaded the app yet.

 

[scyclonekid]

Dry air will keep totals at the lower end for your area.

 

[mynameisjonas]

Dry air will keep totals at the lower end for your area.

Whose area? Ames?

 

[cyclonespiker33]

Dry air will keep totals at the lower end for your area.

Thank you

 

[scyclonekid]

Whose area? Ames?

Ames is 3-6 so on the lower end of that range. If Des Moines is your area same. What will suck is the wind/drifting.

 

[ExCyment]

Roads are fine right now in the Omaha area, ice cleared up around 6. Everything I see indicates heaviest snow at the iowa Missouri border then just a few inches north of I-80. Windy and cold for sure.

 

[3TrueFans]

Whose area? Ames?

Yours

 

[Cyientist]

I can vouch for this. Just went out to retrieve our garbage cans in Ankeny and gave up because the driveway is glazed like a Krispy Kreme!

Ours never got picked up today. I’m not sure what happened. Hope they come tomorrow.

 

[snowcraig2.0]

It’s sliding north a bit more

TWSS

 

[ianoconnor]

Got the snow blower out this afternoon. Started on the first pull without using the choke! I almost slipped and fell on the slick driveway, though.

Fired mine up too first pull and started humming like a champ.

Might be time to fire up the annual single vs two-stage snowblower debate...

 

[CRcyclone6]

Might be time to fire up the annual single vs two-stage snowblower debate...

And whether it was paid for by cash or credit.

 

[CYaeger]

I am not sure I see what the NWS or local news is seeing but I don't think we will get 5-7 inches of snow in DSM. The latest GFS model shows about 2-4 inches of snow. The Euro model shows 2-3 inches of snow. The latest HRRR shows 2-3 inches of snow. The NAM 3km shows 1-2 inches of snow. The NAM 12km (less reliable) shows 2-4 inches of snow in Des Moines with a huge cutoff line on the Polk - Story county line. The CMC (Not very reliable) shows 2-3 inches in Des Moines, less up north, heavier totals down in southern Iowa. I just looked up the forecasted totals as of 5:00 AM and they have Des Moines getting about 4.7". Ames getting about 3". I think the bigger story will be the wind / blowing snow, and very cold temperatures.

 

[Bestaluckcy]

I am not sure I see what the NWS or local news is seeing but I don't think we will get 5-7 inches of snow in DSM. The latest GFS model shows about 2-4 inches of snow. The Euro model shows 2-3 inches of snow. The latest HRRR shows 2-3 inches of snow. The NAM 3km shows 1-2 inches of snow. The NAM 12km (less reliable) shows 2-4 inches of snow in Des Moines with a huge cutoff line on the Polk - Story county line. The CMC (Not very reliable) shows 2-3 inches in Des Moines, less up north, heavier totals down in southern Iowa. I just looked up the forecasted totals as of 5:00 AM and they have Des Moines getting about 4.7". Ames getting about 3". I think the bigger story will be the wind / blowing snow, and very cold temperatures.

Now you have me tempted to go. We live between Knoxville and Monroe. 6 to 9 is a bit much.

 

[nfrine]

I am not sure I see what the NWS or local news is seeing but I don't think we will get 5-7 inches of snow in DSM. The latest GFS model shows about 2-4 inches of snow. The Euro model shows 2-3 inches of snow. The latest HRRR shows 2-3 inches of snow. The NAM 3km shows 1-2 inches of snow. The NAM 12km (less reliable) shows 2-4 inches of snow in Des Moines with a huge cutoff line on the Polk - Story county line. The CMC (Not very reliable) shows 2-3 inches in Des Moines, less up north, heavier totals down in southern Iowa. I just looked up the forecasted totals as of 5:00 AM and they have Des Moines getting about 4.7". Ames getting about 3". I think the bigger story will be the wind / blowing snow, and very cold temperatures.

I am pretty sure the NWS is predicting a higher amount at the request of HyVee...they have to pay for their new security team.

 

[CychiatricWard]

Looks like this will be a dud for central Iowa and massive for southern Iowa. Sound about right?