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Winter Snow: Studs and Duds

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Weather.com-3/3/13, John Erdman

 

 

Meteorologists group seasons into three-month blocks encompassing entire months.  Given "meteorological winter" just wrapped up (December-February), we wanted to see which cities have most "overachieved" and which have been most "disappointing" in the snow department. 

To find out, we combed through snowfall data from over 100 cities across the U.S, including Alaska, where regular snowfall data is kept, excluding mountain peaks and ski resorts.  Our rankings are based on percent of average season snow through Feb. 28

 

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Big Story Weather

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Big Story Weather from February 28: The Northeast saw snow showers and very strong winds around the Maine area, while the majority of the country saw partly cloudy skies and colder conditions, and the Northwest saw some showers yesterday.

 

 

Weather Outlook for March 1: An upper level trough will move through the Tennessee River Valley bringing with it some light snow and light mix precipitation to the area. High pressure over the Rockies will set the stage for a nice day over the Plains and Gulf Coast, but it will be cooler than normal for these regions. A few showers will linger in the extreme Northwest US. Below is the weather for a few select cities.

Winter Storm Rocky Pummels Midwest, Heads East

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Thanks to Jim Self for this pic! These "city limit" signs are mounted about 8-10 feet high! Amazing! pic.twitter.com/HaEQi4Uory

 

A massive, slow-moving storm paralyzed parts of the nation's midsection with heavy, wet snow Tuesday, straining power lines, closing schools, clogging roadways and delaying hundreds of flights before churning eastward, where forecasters expected it to dump 5-8 inches of snow in southeast Michigan on Wednesday afternoon and up to a foot in northern New England by later in the evening.

 

 

Amarillo, Texas hit by 2nd Biggest 24-hour Snowstorm on Record

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Blizzard conditions raged in and around Amarillo, Texas this morning (February 25) depositing 19.0” of snow with drifts of 4-6’. Photo by Michael Schumacher, The Amarillo Globe News.

 

Wichita is forecast to pick up 8-10” additional accumulation through Monday night. Should this verify, it will make for February being the single snowiest month in Wichita records (which go back to 1888). Wichita’s snowiest month on record was 20.5” that fell during February 1913. So far this month the 14.2” from last week’s storm has comprised their monthly total, so an additional 6.4” needs to fall today and Tuesday to break the monthly record. Wichita’s greatest single snowstorm on record brought 15.0” on January 17-18, 1962. Its 24-hour record (which still stands) is 13.5” on March 15-16, 1970. During last week’s storm the peak snowfall amount reported in Kansas was 22” at Russell. This was well short of the Kansas state record for a single snowstorm of 37.0” set at Olathe on March 23-24, 1912. The state 24-hour snowfall record is 30.0” at Pratt on March 28, 2009.

 

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Doubling, Tripling, Quadrupling Last Winter's Snow

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Topeka, Kan.

 

A spun out jeep sits in the middle of I-70 while cars pass by, Feb. 21, 2013, in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/The Topeka Capital Journal, Chris Neal)

 

Last winter produced pitiful amounts of snow for many cities across the country. As a result, a low bar has been set for snow totals this winter season to exceed what we saw in the winter of 2011-2012. In fact, some places from the Northeast to the Midwest and Rockies have now doubled, tripled or quadrupled last winter's snow total.

We begin with the most recent additions to the list thanks to Winter Storm Q

 

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Winter Storm Rocky: State-by-State Impact

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Winter Storm Rocky is marching east toward Chicago, Milwaukee and Indiana. At least three deaths are being blamed on the storm, which brought deep snow to Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma Texas and  Missouri. Miles of roads were closed in the Central Plains, and thousands of people have no power Tuesday morning. There is a severe side to Rocky. It's bringing heavy rain and a tornado threat to the Southeast.

Here's a state-by-state breakdown on the impacts of Winter Storm Rocky.

 

Winter Storm Rocky Road Closures, Whiteout Conditions Hitting Plains

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Blowing snow creates whiteout conditions Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 near Ingalls, Kan. (AP Photo/Courtesy Jeff Powers)

 

Sometimes the atmosphere locks into repeating patterns, bringing repeated bouts of rain or snow, or a lack thereof.

That's exactly what is happening now, as yet another winter storm, Winter Storm Rocky, targets the Plains and Midwest, across many of the same areas impacted by Winter Storm Q.

 

 

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Tropical Cyclone Haruna spinning southwest of Madagascar

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Tropical Cyclone Haruna (16S) in South Indian Ocean, is forecast to increase in intensity in the next 24 hours to a peak of 100 knots, gusting up to 125 knots. Increasing vertical wind shear and land interaction will begin to weaken the system in the next 24 hours.

According to latest report by Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), Tropical Cyclone Haruna is located approximately 380 nm southwest of Antananarivo, Madagascar, has tracked southeastward at speed of 03 knots, generating 7.6 meter-high (25-foot-high) waves. Animated infrared satellite imagery shows the system continued to deepen as it maintained a large and symmetrical 30-nm eye. Upper level analysis indicates the system is just to the west of an anticyclone in an area of low (05-10 knot) vertical wind shear and excellent radial outflow.

 

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Tropical Depression 02W developed near Philippines

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The second tropical depression of the northwestern Pacific Ocean season formed on February 19, 2013 and the system is soaking the central and southern Philippines. Early on February 19, 2013, the low pressure area designated as System 98W organized into a tropical depression and was renamed “02W.” Tropical Depression 02W formed south of Mindanao, the Philippines. TD02W is referred to locally in the Philippines as “Tropical Depression Crising.” TD02W is currently experiencing moderate vertical wind shear, as high as 20 knots (23 mph/37 km/h) which is keeping the depression from getting better organized. That is expected to change, however, once TD02W moves west...

 

The second tropical depression of the northwestern Pacific Ocean season formed on February 19, 2013 and the system is soaking the central and southern Philippines. Early on February 19, 2013, the low pressure area designated as System 98W organized into a tropical depression and was renamed “02W.” Tropical Depression 02W formed south of Mindanao, the Philippines. TD02W is referred to locally in the Philippines as “Tropical Depression Crising.” TD02W is currently experiencing moderate vertical wind shear, as high as 20 knots (23 mph/37 km/h) which is keeping the depression from getting better organized. That is expected to change, however, once TD02W moves west into the South China Sea.

 

Storm Reports: Snow, Sleet Cover Northeast Roads

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Meghan Evans, Meteorologist February 19, 2013; 5:49 PM

 

 

 

In the above map: Snow/Ice is represented by pink lines. Blue lines represent wet condition

 

A deadly storm that shut down roads across the Midwest is now taking aim at the Northeast. Snow, sleet and freezing rain are pushing into the interior Northeast on Tuesday, creating slick travel conditions.

Roads are slippery due to the wintry weather across much of New York and Pennsylvania. During the morning hours, travel was impacted all the way down the spine of the Appalachians.

 

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