January 9, 2024 | Posted in News
THAT’S GOING TO BE COMING IN HERE. WE’VE GOT A BIG STORM HEADING IN OUR WAY. IT’S THE FIRST MAJOR STORM OF THE WINTER SEASON. WE’VE BEEN SO RELUCTANT TO REALLY HAVE ANY SNOWFALL. SO WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT HERE? WELL, THERE CLEARLY WILL BE SOME TRAVEL IMPACTS. AND IT’S GOING TO BE PERIODIC. WE’LL START OFF MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A LITTLE BIT OF SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL. BUT THEN IT’S REALLY GOING TO START TO RAMP UP AND RAMP UP. I SHOULD SAY, LATER ON DURING THE AFTERNOON TUESDAY INTO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT, HEAVY AND WET SNOW DEFINITELY IS EXPECTED WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE ONE GOOD THING WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND 32 DEGREES, THE ROAD CREWS SHOULD HAVE A PRETTY GOOD HANDLE ON IT. WITH THE ROAD SALTS BRINING THE ROADS AHEAD OF THE STORM SYSTEM, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE THE MOST IMPACTED OUT OF THIS, WHERE AS A STORM RIGHT NOW IT’S NOT ACROSS THE MIDWEST. IT’S ACTUALLY FURTHER OFF TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST OF US RIGHT NOW OVER COLORADO. THERE’S THE CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE, AND IT’S BRINGING IN SOME MOUNTAIN SNOWS AS WE SPEAK. LOOKED UP SOME SNOWFALL REPORTS ABOUT 10 TO 20IN UP IN THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS. I MEAN, CONSIDERING THERE ARE ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF UP, YOU COULD SEE A LOT OF CLOUD COVER AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM, AND THAT CLOUDS WILL EVENTUALLY TURN OVER TO A LITTLE BIT OF SOME SNOWFALL LATE TOMORROW NIGHT BEFORE THE MAIN SYSTEM MOVES IN HERE. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WISCONSIN. ALL THE WAY INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. WE’VE GOT WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND EVEN SOME BLIZZARD WARNINGS IN KANSAS AND PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHERN TEXAS. SO ON TOP OF THE SNOW, THERE’S ALSO SOME STRONG WIND COMPONENT WITH THE STORM SYSTEM. AND AS IT MOVES UP TO THE NORTH, IT’LL BE BRINGING ALL OF THAT MOISTURE AND SNOWFALL WITH IT. WE’VE GOT WINTER STORM WATCHES IN EFFECT UP TOWARDS THE U.P. OF MICHIGAN WITH THIS STORM. SO HERE WE ARE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. CLOUDY SKIES. OUR FUTURECAST DOESN’T SHOW THAT MUCH LOW LEVEL CLOUDS, BUT WE’RE OVERCAST RIGHT NOW. AND THEN TOMORROW WE’LL STAY CLOUDY DURING THE DAY. STARTING TO SEE THAT SNOWFALL LIFT UP FROM THE NORTH. FROM THE SOUTH, UP TO THE NORTH, WE’LL HAVE A WIND COMING IN OFF THE LAKE. WATCH THOSE ARROWS. SO WATER TEMPERATURES ON THE LOW 40S, AND THEN YOU GOT THE SNOW THAT’S TRYING TO MOVE IN. WE COULD HAVE A LITTLE RAIN SNOW MIX RIGHT ALONG THE LEADING EDGE HERE. BUT FURTHER INLAND, I THINK THAT’S WHEN WE’LL HAVE MAINLY JUST SNOWFALL. NOW WE GET AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS IS WHERE THAT FIRSTRILLIONOUND OF THE SNOW IS CONTINUING AS WE HEAD INTO DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY. I DO EXPECT A LITTLE BREAK BEFORE WE START TO REALLY RAMP UP FOR THE SECOND ROUND. COULD HAVE SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS, WINDS ALSO STARTING TO PICK UP OFF THE LAKE AS WELL. AROUND 20 30MPH. NOW THAT LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS. AND THOSE WINDS WILL START TO SHIFT HERE FROM THE NORTH. AS WE START TO GET THAT WRAP AROUND LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY, THAT’S WHEN THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR. WE WILL HAVE LINDESY AND MARK FOLLOWING THE SYSTEM ALL THROUGHOUT THE DURATION AS WELL. SO MAKE SURE TO STAY WITH US FOR THAT. IF YOU’RE JUST JOINING US, I SHOW THIS EARLY IN THE NEWSCAST, BUT 4 TO 7IN. THAT’S HOW MUCH WE’RE THINKING RIGHT NOW. THERE’S STILL A LITTLE BIT OF SOME WIGGLE ROOM HERE POTENTIALLY, MAYBE TO INCREASE THE TOTALS A LITTLE BIT. BUT RIGHT NOW 4 TO 7IN IS A PRETTY SOLID ESTIMATE BASED ON SOME OF THE MODEL DATA THAT WE’RE SEEING AT THE MOMENT. AND THERE’S STILL A LITTLE BIT OF QUESTIONS REMAINING AS WELL. HERE ARE THE WIND GUSTS COMING IN OFF THE LAKE 30 35MPH. IT IS GOING TO BE A WINDY STORM. SO WHILE WE COULD HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF BLOWING SNOW BECAUSE IT’S A VERY WET STICKING SNOW, I DON’T EXPECT MUCH DRIFTING OUT OF THIS. 38 ON MONDAY, 37 TUESDAY DOWN INTO THE MID 30S ON WEDNESDAY. COULD HAVE A FEW FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. OTHERWISE WE’LL BE JUST KIND OF CLEARING OUT CLEANING THINGS OUT HERE. THEN AFTERWARDS A CLIPPER MOVES IN ON THURSDAY 31 DEGREES AND THEN ANOTHER SYSTEM FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. LOOKS LIKE SOME DRY WEATHER ON