Good dryline in central OK tomorrow. Too bad the cap looks to be very strong plus lack of forcing likely means be storms. Too bad, moisture, shear, and instability look good
This storm just is just spiraling out of control. We went from the possibility of thunderstorms switching to light snow to a fucking winter storm watch for blizzard conditions and up to 7" snow. The fuck.
I’m sitting here in shorts about to start getting the grill ready. In 72 hours it’ll be the beginnings of a blizzard. People say spring is a roller coaster, I didn’t realize it could be this extreme
The last two winters have been super mild and springs have been decent so we were due for some shitty weather but South Dakota, for instance, is probably going to have ice out in the glacial lakes region at least a month later than last year.
Hopefully it trends back north and fucks up eastern sd instead. It’s been creeping south for days I feel like, worrying trend. We’re gonna end up with an actual storm not like that pussy blizzard we had earlier this winter.
Just goes to show how incredible weather can be and how quickly the atmosphere can transport/modify airmasses. Weather is, at it's simplest, the atmosphere attempting to establish equilibrium. Thunderstorms are the atmosphere's response to instability in order to stabilize itself.
Local weather guy is backing way off the snow totals for my area. Wonder what the NWS is seeing to make them put out a winter storm watch so far ahead
No moderate risk yet, but they did expand to include IA...I'm a bit surprised it took them this long to go north with it Spoiler: categorical Spoiler: probs
DONT GET ME EXCITED lomcevak We just had a tornado/severe weather drill at work that broke up a 4 hr meeting, so that was nice
Did they finally update? It was just to the West after the previous update. Fully expected them too. Shit luck for my kids birthday party.
I’m in Adams, still winter storm watch. I imagine with the wind forecast we get upgraded for Saturday at least
I was just reading on twitter and thought "wow, this would be a cool screenshot to share" but it looks like I got beat to the punch. Wildfires in western OK popping on radar
The beginning of our blizzard/severe storms right now. The low is starting to ramp up with precip across the eastern/northern rockies
That’s my feeling. Fuck it, it’s going to be shitty regardless. Give me some snow that will be gone by Tuesday anyway. NWS bumped up our 1 in 10 high amount but dropped our low amount to nothing. Also increased the probability of that low amount. Feeling the big dry slot.
I have nothing to add to this thread RE Tornados - I follow the thread cause its fascinating and I love getting high and coming in here to attempt to learn some cool weather stuff. lomcevak when is it going to stop raining in the PNW - its been grey and rain since October. Ive about had it.
The composite radar above just reminds me that the radars blowing up at sunset during the Spring/Summer (from Nebraska-Texas over to New York-Florida) bugs me way more than it should.
Any chance it scoots west? I’m in dfw currently, just slight risk for the far eastern edges of town right now Reading the update made it sound like they debated moderate but held off