Dangerous winter storm slams South, heads to New England; Indiana sets snow record
A powerful winter storm has brought heavy snow and dangerous amounts of freezing rain to much of the South, in a swath stretching from northeastern Texas to southern North Carolina. The storm began Sunday in Texas, then tracked almost due east, bringing snow amounts of 8 - 11 inches to southern Arkansas, northern Mississippi, northern Alabama, and southern Tennessee. As of 9am CST, the heaviest snow amounts as reported in the NOAA Storm Summary were 11 inches at Lawrenceburg, TN and 10 inches at Baldwyn, MS. The worst freezing rain was reported in central Georgia at Fort Valley, where 3/4" of ice had accumulated. Texarkana, Arkansas, had 1/2" of ice. Freezing rain amounts of 1/4 inch were also reported over much of northern Louisiana, central Alabama, and central Mississippi. A nasty mix of up to four inches of snow, sleet, and freezing rain hit the Atlanta, Georgia area, causing the cancellation of thousands of flights at the world's busiest airport. The storm will bring an additional 2 - 6 inches of snow to eastern Tennessee, central South Carolina, and central North Carolina today, with significant freezing rain possible in northern Georgia and portions of North and South Carolina. Below-freezing temperatures are expected to remain over the region through Wednesday morning, resulting in a long period of dangerous travel conditions.
Major Nor'easter expected for New York City and Boston
Today's snow storm is expected to push off the coast of North Carolina tonight, then "bomb" into a classic Nor'easter off the coast of New England on Tuesday and Wednesday. Up to a foot of snow is possible for New York City, Boston, and coastal Connecticut and Rhode Island beginning on Tuesday night. The Nor'easter will not be as intense as the December 26 blizzard, however. The winds from the new storm are expected to remain less than 35 mph, resulting in only minor coastal flooding and an absence of blizzard conditions (winds in excess of 35 mph and visibility less than 1/4 mile.)
South Bend nearly sets all-time Indiana snowfall record
An epic lake effect snow storm hit South Bend, Indiana Friday and Saturday, burying the city under a remarkable 36.6" of snow. It was the heaviest two-day snow storm in South Bend's history, breaking a record that had stood since 1909 (a 29" snow storm on January 30 - 31.) The 32.6" that fell in a 24-hour period between 4pm EST 1/7 and 4pm EST 1/8 came just 0.4" short of matching Indiana's heaviest 24-hour snow storm on record. Indiana's heaviest 24-hour snow event was the 33.0" that fell at Salem in December 2004, according to wunderground's weather historian, Christopher C. Burt.
Figure 1. Snow from Saturday's record lake effect snow storm in South Bend, Indiana piles up. Photo by slowhiker.
While the current snow event is over, new snows are expected in South Bend beginning Wednesday, when a renewed strong northwesterly flow of air off of Lake Michigan will develop in the wake of the strong winter storm currently pounding the Southern U.S. Another 8+ inches of snow may fall in the South Bend area in the new storm.
Figure 2. True color satellite image of the South Bend, Indiana lake effect snow storm of Saturday, January 8, 2010 at 1:45pm EST. A well-defined band of heavy snow developed over Lake Michigan and anchored itself over South Bend, giving the city its heaviest snow storm on record. Image credit: NASA.
Jeff Masters
Overnight and are expecting 3" to 6" more before the storm pulls out on Tuesday
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What an interesting discussion, on such a trivial matter.
But it brings me to the point you are all missing...
how come when I blow into a barbeque fire, it flares up?
Does that mean my breath is hot, or combustible, or what?
(there. that should give them something to think about, heheheheh)
rum
Rum fumes!
(You win, PDan)
Tropical Cyclone Advisory #5
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03F
12:00 PM FST January 11 2011
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At 0:00 AM UTC, Tropical Depression 03F (996 hPa) located at 18.9S 169.8E is reported as moving south southwest at 5 knots. Position GOOD based on multispectral infrared/visible imagery with animation. Latest ASCAT Pass and peripheral surface observations. Sea surface temperature is around 29C.
Gale Force Winds
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clockwise winds 30-35 knots within 90 to 240 NM away from the center in sectors from north through east to southeast
Convection has increased and cooled in the last 6 hours with on band to the north and the outer to the south. Overall organization increased past 24 hours. TD 03F lies along a surface trough and under a 250 HPA diffluent region. CIMSS indicates a moderately sheared environment. System currently steered by weak northerly.
Dvorak analysis based on 0.35 LOG10 spiral yielding DT2.0, MET=2.5, PT=2.0 and FT based on DT, thus
T2.0/2.0/D0.5/24HRS.
Most global models has picked up the system and moves it south southwest at 5 knots with some intensification.
The potential for TD03F to develop into a tropical cyclone within the next 24-48 hours is HIGH.
The next tropical cyclone advisory from Fiji Meteorological Services will be issued at 8:00 AM UTC..
I saw it on the news. You should pay attention more to what is going on in the world.
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Hey Geoffrey
This is from the Democratic Leadership Council
Hmmmm.
Could this be a little example of the pot calling the kettle black???
Sorry Tampa.
My bad.
You are right.
Hogging the bandwidth like that shows a careless disregard for those with slower access speeds.
Sadly that also goes for some of the weather related animations as well.
Perhaps we all need to be more considerate with our graphical offerings.
I promise to try to do better in the future.
Thanks for being so polite about it.
OK, OK, I walked right into those..... LOLOL
Well done!
Cheers!
We only post the videos because there's nothing going on with the weather. And don't accuse Geoff of trying to start something, when it looks like you are the one starting it.
It's ok....know ya just joking around :) You'll get your snow...
There are weather-related posts (animated loops, etc.) which slow the blog down much more than videos.
i may use this one next
too blurry.....cant see
Rainfalls to 6"/hr have killed several, and many are missing.
They say it was like an 'inland tsunami' in some areas.
I don't recall anyone being banned for it, at least since October. If it disturbs you, just ignore those who are playing the vids.
No playing during Hurricane season.
WOW!!!!!
Which is Jun-Nov. I guess you mean earlier than Oct.
283... love it
if I could find a photo of Eugene Silar I would use it. The Vietnam era equivalent of being the odd conservative type who favors... resource conservation :).
Has anyone heard from Aussie lately?
Classic Simpsons moment. SOmeone in Atlanta today kept spinning on the ice til his car caught fire.
With southerners on ice & wow that flooding down under...just doesn't seem slow enough for music videos.
We discussed, well, bully language at the family meal tonight. Not a good thing.
I'm beginning to like this idea of guys who cry rather than shoot from the hip.
Perhaps they can be convinced even of the need for energy efficiency (50% reduction in energy use > 50% reduction in CO2).
Good night.
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