Weather Thread - 1/16 to 1/18
- Thread starter CyState85
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Hi,
Im posting from a hospital bed right now after a bus sideswiped me while riding my bike. Real funny jerk.
Arizona is a dump. I'm only real jealous of people in San Diego.
Actually not at all the case if you read the warning. Forecasted totals at my shop really haven't changed. NWS forecast shaved maybe an inch or so off most of their Central Iowa totals.
Do believe their could be a Blizzard Warning upgrade for Northern Iowa with the wind, either for Friday afternoon, or for the day on Saturday.
Less likely for Blizzard Warning around Des Moines if the freezing drizzle pans out as expected. Crusts over the snow so it won't blow around.
The forecasted ice, plus almost 50 mph winds scare the crap out of me. Might not have much of a weekend at all. Whats the ice forecast for north central Iowa?
I saw on the Weather Channel they named this storm “Winter Storm North Central IA is ******”
I didn't read the warning. This is from the 2:42pm discussion based on winds and ice accruals or lack thereof. From the writings is seems the winds are a forgone conclusion. What isn't, which they stated would need to be addressed by later discussions, is when or if there will be a changeover and to what extent. And they did mention a blizzard warning could be issued by later periods for central Iowa based upon trends.
Right.
But as far as I know, nobody local is forecasting 6 to 11 inches like the post you quoted saying "locals parroting national" now. So if TWC or other nationals were/are still going that high, they are definitely quite a bit higher than local forecasts like ours that are calling for ~3" in Des Moines, with 6 or 7 north.
I've lived in Columbus, Ohio. Weather is the same as DSM, the downtown is dead after 5 pm, and the people are constantly whining about why nobody thinks Columbus is as cool as Chicago and other big cities.
