February 21, 10 PM Weather Forecast Update
Rain, rain/snow & wind....continued thawing & warmest weather since December next weekend..watching gradual increase in flooding threat.
Posted: Feb 21, 2021 9:32 PM
Updated: Feb 21, 2021 11:59 PM
Posted By: Chad Evans
It has been really impressive to watch the flip as this loose piece of the Polar Vortex goes back to where it belongs.
In the Dallas area it was -1 a few days ago, only to see upper 70s today! Arlington hit 79!
Alice, Texas hit 85 after low teens days ago. Austin was 72-77 after near 0 days ago.
This all shows me that the historic Plains cold wave was largely tied to the ozone & Stratospheric Warming in the Arctic & not any of the ocean sea surface temperatures in the Pacific or Atlantic or any big teleconnectic pattern. Only the Greenland Blocking assisted in enhancing the cold & keeping it so far south (this was tied to warm water around Greenland & ice melt). Some cold waves have strong teleconnectic, ocea
Bitterly cold this morning & through today..snow ahead in the forecast.
Posted: Feb 7, 2021 10:46 AM
Updated: Feb 7, 2021 1:53 PM
Posted By: Chad Evans
Overall snowfall Saturday evening-early night ran from a dusting in our far east & southeast to 2.7 in Newton County.
I measured about 1 . Highest total was west of Brook with 2.7 . 2 was reported by Jim at Kentland. Mary Ann in Remington measured 1.5 . This was part of the band of heavier snow with to 3 in Iroqouis through Livingston & Woodford counties in Illinois.
Tim in Veedersburg measured 1.5 snow, but Randy in Frankfort had 0.5 . John in Fowler had 1.7 . CoCo observer in Denver measured 1 & 1 was measured at Kewanna.
32 mph Michigantown
Up to 1.5-2 snow has occurred in our far northern & northeastern counties with less amounts farther to the southwest. We have a 0.1 on the board at our WLFI ob site.
Blowing & drifting snow & much colder weather is moving in. Roads are icing up & with light snow in the area accumulating still, watch for icy travel tonight-Friday morning.
Lows tonight should drop to 10-18 with wind chills -11 to -2. WATCH FOR FROZEN CAR DOORS IN THE MORNING!
Highs of 20-27 are expected tomorrow with winds gusting from the west to 37 mph with skies becoming partly cloudy.
We will cloud up Saturday after sunshine for a while.