Absolute Vorticity

fyrfyter wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:16 am NWS confirms we hit Blizzard criteria last night at CVG 0531Z to 0852z.

And they never issued the blizzard warning... oh well! That would have been a nice touch. It would have made my day too!

Looks like cvg had peak wind gust of 45

tron777 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:17 am

fyrfyter wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:16 am NWS confirms we hit Blizzard criteria last night at CVG 0531Z to 0852z.

And they never issued the blizzard warning... oh well! That would have been a nice touch. It would have made my day too!

Saying they are trying to confirm the snow measurements at the airports. CVG says 5.2" as of 7 am.

A nice snowfall to say the least and like always some got more and some less than predicted but that happens with every snow storm. I believe the folks on here handled the forecast well and gave folks enough info to be ready as we knew the flash freeze and winds were major parts of the storm and then we ended up hitting the snow totals rather nicely. Never a perfect forecast but never wavering like the models we did well.

For the Miami Valley ...

Montgomery, Clark, Champaign, Preble, Logan, and Darke Counties are under a Level 2 snow emergency.

Mercer and Auglaize Counties are under a Level 1 snow emergency.

So between 6 and 6:30 this morning I heard a loud bang. Walked into the attached garage and through the window could see where a gust had blown my trash cart down the road a bit between my neighborhood and my property. Our driveway is located off the road and I'm thankful that I have great hearing as my bedroom is at the back of the house. Thankful that no vehicle had been struck by the cart and that no motorist had struck it as it was on its side near the curb on the road. Retrieved it between 6:30 and 7 and parked it inside the garage in its spot. One of the wheels snapped off from the impact so will call Mon and order a new cart.

Sure does make one humble, grateful and thankful for a warm house as my heart goes out to those who are homeless esp during an event like this.

At -9 with a WC of -38 and a gust of 38 mph here in G'ville.

fyrfyter wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:19 am

tron777 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:17 am

fyrfyter wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:16 am NWS confirms we hit Blizzard criteria last night at CVG 0531Z to 0852z.

And they never issued the blizzard warning... oh well! That would have been a nice touch. It would have made my day too!

Saying they are trying to confirm the snow measurements at the airports. CVG says 5.2" as of 7 am.

Beautiful! That matches up well with other 5" reports in my county.

Overnight AFD from the boys:

Strong mid level jet of 120+ KTs to pivot around deep 5H trough
which takes on a negative tilt. Deep surface low pressure over
Lake Erie to continue lifting northeast across the Great Lakes.
Associated Arctic cold front has swept east thru ILN/s area
overnight.

Strong CAA has caused a rapid drop in temperatures from west to
east overnight (40s to the single digits below zero in a matter
of hours) and rain transitioned to snow very quickly. Generally
1 to 4 inches has fallen across the area overnight with the
highest totals over Tri-State region.

The widespread steady snow is pivoting northeast with the mid
level trof and will decrease by 12Z. This will leave scattered
light snow showers and areas of blowing snow. Any additional
snow will be an inch or less with the highest accumulations over
the northeast.

Dangerous travel conditions to continue due to the blow snow
and continued accumulating snow -- resulting in slippery
conditions and reduced visibilities. Therefore, have continued
current winter storm warnings across most of the area with a
winter weather advisory over the southeast.

With the deepening low the pressure gradient has increased
across the region. Winds have become strong with gusts of 45
to 50 mph to continue into the day.

Little to no diurnal rise to temperatures today with readings in
the single digits below and above zero. The strong winds
combined with the frigid temperatures will result in wind
chills between -25 and -35F today. Therefore, the wind chill
warning has been continued for the entire area.

Wow.. roaring wind gusts again... probably gusting to 45 right now, without a doubt. I have insolated double paned windows and I can still hear it!

There's nothing light a warm piece of banana nut bread with some melted butter on it to go with your coffee on this lovely winter morning!

Brrrrr!!

It's actually very calm here (not even wind) and we got a few good inches. Our dog was like "Hell no" until my husband coaxed him outside.
My mom's in Loveland:

tron777 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:54 am There's nothing light a warm piece of banana nut bread with some melted butter on it to go with your coffee on this lovely winter morning!

Sounds delicious! I'll be making our hot chocolate mix and we're doing some cookies today too.

Not sure what midnight temp was but probably in the number one spot

So garage door was frozen and big drifts on both front and back porch.

MJSun wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:56 am

tron777 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:54 am There's nothing light a warm piece of banana nut bread with some melted butter on it to go with your coffee on this lovely winter morning!

Sounds delicious! I'll be making our hot chocolate mix and we're doing some cookies today too.

Awesome! Perfect day for it.

From my Weather Station

Bgoney wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:57 am Not sure what midnight temp was but probably in the number one spot


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Mine was 9 degrees. Thinking CVG was around 9 or 10 for the midnight temp.

cloudy72 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:59 am So garage door was frozen and big drifts on both front and back porch.

Haven't even stepped outside today. Probably won't LOL Garbage cans are still out there waiting to be picked up by Bestway.

BookNerdCarp wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:02 am From my Weather Station

Just like the Cliffhangers pricing game on The Price is Right!

cloudy72 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:59 am So garage door was frozen and big drifts on both front and back porch.

Hi Mike, Thankful that my garage door wasn't frozen as my trash cart had blown down the road a bit. God bless those dedicated trash crews including Rumpke e.g. as they started out at 3 o'clock this morning to get a head start.

One of the coldest Decembers days you'll ever see around here should we not climb above zero. I am seriously doubting that we will. From the boys:


.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
Have adjusted temperatures down considerably based on current
observations showing readings as low as minus 10. Model blend
has a decent grasp on these extremely cold conditions. Looks
like temperatures will stay below zero through this afternoon in
many locations.

tron777 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:04 am

BookNerdCarp wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:02 am From my Weather Station

Just like the Cliffhangers pricing game on The Price is Right!

Or the corporation stocks downfall in that movie "Fun With Dick and Jane" (2005 version).

tron777 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:04 am

cloudy72 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:59 am So garage door was frozen and big drifts on both front and back porch.

Haven't even stepped outside today. Probably won't LOL Garbage cans are still out there waiting to be picked up by Bestway.

News said Rumpke canceled service for today. Didn’t hear about Bestway.

fyrfyter wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:20 am

tron777 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:04 am

cloudy72 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:59 am So garage door was frozen and big drifts on both front and back porch.

Haven't even stepped outside today. Probably won't LOL Garbage cans are still out there waiting to be picked up by Bestway.

News said Rumpke canceled service for today. Didn’t hear about Bestway.

They have cancelled too per their website.

As of 9am, CVG is reporting -8 with a windchill of -32. Winds gusting to 28 mph sustained at 20. Blowing snow and a vis of 1.5 miles.

As of 7am 5.2" reported at CVG. That's the highest total reported into ILN that I could find so far.