***Official 2022 Weather Thread***
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Don't tell my wife that... her forecast is more in the trace to 1 inch range...
Having grown up in rural Iowa I can say that the amounts do in fact matter.
A couple of inches of powder with that wind makes for a decent little ground blizzard, patchy whiteout conditions and travel difficult.
You get 10 inches of powder with that type of wind...........you stay put.
For sure. I meant more of the travel impacts and how the NWS is telling everyone not to travel Thursday and Friday.
Am I the only one secretly excited for this so I can fire up my Ariens Compact 24?
No, I want a foot. White Christmas plus I got a new to me snow blower for the sidewalk. $20 at an auction. Still using my plow on the front of the lawnmower for everything else though
I'm always excited for the first few snows of the year. By late January, I'm ready for summer.
You’re not. I can’t wait. Every time I see someone say that the expectations have gone down, I get sad.
The mandatory post when we are talking the large amounts.
Wednesday evening and night now. Think it’s more 2-4 in totals based on wunderground. Assume totals are dropping due to system moving faster than expected.
Sorry if I missed this.. Do we still think Wednesday evening will be drivable in central Iowa? Originally the plan was to head the in laws Friday morning. But it sounds like Thursday and Friday will be the worst of it..?
Pair of Cyclone Basketball Games Cancelled - Iowa State University Athletics
Ames, Iowa – With a winter storm watch for Central Iowa in effect from Wednesday evening through late Friday, Iowa State's Dec. 21 men's basketball game vs. Omaha
I love the WHO13 weather team (although I miss Amber).
There is some real juicy talk about dendrite formation if you are really interested in the NWS forecast discussion for DSM, but bottom line there is reason to think it will be closer to 15:1.
Fired up the snowblower and generator last night. You all can thank me when this fizzles out.
I have used my blower twice, not even enough as we have a nice snow pack on our driveway. Wife walks at 5 am and I'm not going out at 4 am to blow the snow. The last time, the one wheel was turning like the differential lock was off. So yesterday I pulled the cover off and found a spray tube of grease (no grease guns handy that I could tell) and sprayed the crap out of it. Differential seems to engage the lock now and I can probably push it back out to the unheated garage stall we have. Where the generator sits also.