TUESDAY: Cold start. Lighter winds and more sun. High: 23. Winds: SW 5-10mph
TUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear and quiet, not as cold. Low: 15. Winds: SSW 5-10mph.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear and quiet, not as cold. Low: 15. Winds: SSW 5-10mph.
WEDNESDAY: Increase in clouds, turning breezy with a few light snow or flurries up north late. High: 32. Winds: WSW 10-20mph
THURSDAY: Intervals of sun and breezy. Another thaw. Low: 23. High: 33. Winds: W 10-20mph
FRIDAY: Still mild with some sun. Low: 19. High: 32. Winds: WNW 10-15
SATURDAY: Turning colder with more clouds and a few afternoon flurries up north. Low: 14. High: 24.
SUNDAY: Colder with a few passing flurries. Low: 7. High: 20.
MONDAY: Feels like January again, passing flurries: Low: 10. High: 24
MONDAY: Feels like January again, passing flurries: Low: 10. High: 24
One Last Look At Monday's Bad News On The Roads
I don't want to have to have you relive your bad Monday's commuting experience again, but here's one last look at what the roads looked like. Good thing we haven't too many days like the what my good friend and colleague, Aaron Shaffer, captured in the video HERE:
Thankfully Monday's weather event is in our rearview mirror. I'm sure after yesterday morning's commute, many are happy that we haven't had many of those kinds of daySs this winter season. A light coating of 'frizzle' on Sunday topped off with 1" to 3" of snow AM Monday was the perfect recipe for fender benders.
This storm was also responsible for another fairly rare tornadic outbreak across parts of the middle Mississippi Valley and the Southeast. Not sure I can recall tracking supercell thunderstorm at 6AM in the middle of January. It's another reminder that although rare and not unprecedented in January, severe storms and tornadoes can happen at any time of the year and at any time of the day.
Technology and warnings systems are getting better, but it's up to you be aware of the situation. My wife probably wouldn't agree that hearing my 2 weather radios going off in the middle of the night is something that she wants to hear, but to be honest, it's one of the cheapest forms of life insurance one could get.
Today's cold start will give way to more sunshine and mild temps later this week. I'm still wondering when winter will really rear it's head.
Snowfall Reports From Monday
Here are the snowfall reports from Monday's snowfall event:
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
300 PM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...SNOWFALL TOTALS FOR THE JANUARY 22-23RD WINTER STORM...
SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
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3.50 OWATONNA MN STEELE 1006 AM
3.50 SW ELLENDALE MN STEELE 0700 AM
3.40 NORTH ST PAUL MN RAMSEY 0252 PM
3.30 ST PAUL MN RAMSEY 1047 AM
3.20 ST CLOUD MN STEARNS 1205 PM
MEASURED AT THE PRISON.
3.00 GLENCOE MN MCLEOD 1241 PM
3.00 CUMBERLAND WI BARRON 0957 AM
3.00 MANKATO MN BLUE EARTH 0953 AM
3.00 3 SE ALBERT LEA MN FREEBORN 0800 AM
3.00 ZUMBROTA MN GOODHUE 0700 AM
2.80 HUTCHINSON MN MCLEOD 0655 AM
2.80 E OWATONNA MN STEELE 0615 AM
2.50 CLEAR LAKE WI POLK 0139 PM
2.50 MANKATO MN BLUE EARTH 0821 AM
2.50 3 SE NEW ULM MN BROWN 0735 AM
2.50 1 NNW SPRINGFIELD MN BROWN 0700 AM
2.40 RICE MN BENTON 1021 AM
2.40 NORTHFIELD MN RICE 1012 AM
2.30 RUSH CITY MN CHISAGO 0112 PM
2.10 MONTICELLO MN WRIGHT 1123 AM
2.10 ST CLOUD MN STEARNS 0600 AM
MEASURED AT ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY
2.00 INVER GROVE HEIGHTS MN DAKOTA 0259 PM
2.00 8 NW MORA MN KANABEC 0252 PM
OCCURRED IN LAKE TOWNSHIP.
2.00 MENOMONIE WI DUNN 1238 PM
REPORT RELAYED VIA WQOW.
2.00 LAKEVILLE MN DAKOTA 1204 PM
2.00 HASTINGS MN DAKOTA 0956 AM
2.00 3 SW CARLOS MN DOUGLAS 0851 AM
2.00 MADELIA MN WATONWAN 0811 AM
2.00 1 SSW RIVER FALLS WI PIERCE 0700 AM
2.00 6 NNW AMERY WI POLK 0700 AM
2.00 3 SE LAKE ELMO MN WASHINGTON 0700 AM
2.00 ELK RIVER MN SHERBURNE 0700 AM
2.00 3 N KIMBALL MN STEARNS 0600 AM
2.00 RED WING MN GOODHUE 0600 AM
2.00 1 NNW COLD SPRING MN STEARNS 0600 AM
1.90 MINNEAPOLIS MN HENNEPIN 1210 PM
1.80 ST PAUL MN RAMSEY 1123 AM
1.80 ELK MOUND WI DUNN 0800 AM
1.80 2 WNW LAKEVILLE MN DAKOTA 0700 AM
1.50 LAKEVILLE MN DAKOTA 0805 AM
1.50 1 S RICE LAKE WI BARRON 0802 AM
1.50 WINNEBAGO MN FARIBAULT 0800 AM
1.50 DURAND WI PEPIN 0800 AM
1.50 1 S BLUE EARTH MN FARIBAULT 0800 AM
1.50 9 NNE BIRD ISLAND MN RENVILLE 0730 AM
1.50 FAIRMONT MN MARTIN 0700 AM
1.50 3 SSW MINNEAPOLIS MN HENNEPIN 0700 AM
1.50 3 N BOYCEVILLE WI DUNN 0700 AM
1.30 1 ENE MINNESOTA LAKE MN FARIBAULT 0201 PM
1.30 1 SW MINNEAPOLIS MN HENNEPIN 0856 AM
1.30 MORRIS MN STEVENS 0800 AM
1.30 MILACA MN MILLE LACS 0730 AM
1.30 6 ESE DRESSER WI POLK 0700 AM
1.20 WACONIA MN CARVER 0201 PM
1.20 EAU CLAIRE WI EAU CLAIRE 1210 PM
MEASURED AT WQOW TV.
1.20 NORTH MANKATO MN NICOLLET 0700 AM
1.10 ST LOUIS PARK MN HENNEPIN 1204 PM
1.10 ONAMIA MN MILLE LACS 0800 AM
1.10 RICE MN BENTON 0700 AM
1.10 REDWOOD FALLS MN REDWOOD 0600 AM
1.00 BROOKLYN CENTER MN HENNEPIN 0203 PM
1.00 VESTA MN REDWOOD 0108 PM
1.00 3 N WATERTOWN MN WRIGHT 0844 AM
1.00 BLOOMER WI CHIPPEWA 0800 AM
1.00 1 ENE ST MICHAEL MN WRIGHT 0700 AM
1.00 3 N CAMBRIDGE MN ISANTI 0700 AM
1.00 HOLCOMBE WI CHIPPEWA 0700 AM
1.00 LITTLE FALLS MN MORRISON 0630 AM
0.80 CHANHASSEN MN CARVER 1205 PM
Severe Storms & Tornadoes
This system also brought severe weather to parts of the Mississippi Valley and the Southeast. Unfortunately, some of the storms did prove to be fatal.
The picture below is from ThePinson ClayNews
Fairly Rare January Tornado Outbreak
Take a look at some of the tornado tracks from Sunday Night into Monday's event.
Disclaimer, the graphic title below should be be 2012, not 2011.
Bringing Back Old (Bad) Memories
This is a look at one of the tornado tracks on the north side of Birmingham, note how close it is to one of the tornado tracks during the BIG outbreak earlier last spring... scary!
Photo courtesy: Kevin Manross
More On The Tornadoes
"(CNN) -- Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley declared a State of Emergency for all 67 counties in Alabama after severe weather tore through the state early Monday morning, killing at least two people and injuring more than 100."
Northern Lights Potential!
"The strongest Solar Radiation Storm since September, 2005 is in progress and continues to get stronger and a very fast Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) is headed towards Earth. Geomagnetic storming is a near certainty from this event, but pending preliminary analysis, no estimates are available yet for timing or strength of the storm. The associated solar flare peaked at the R2 (Moderate) level on January 23 at 0400 GMT (11pm Jan 22 EST). Radiation storms are a concern for astronauts, for communications at high latitudes, for satellites in space and for many rockets being launched…The model guidance is back and it shows the coronal mass ejection arriving Tuesday at 9am EST (1400 GMT). The ‘bump’ on Jan 24 in the green traces is the coronal mass ejection arriving at Earth. The radiation storm is continuing. A correction is needed on the previous post, it is the strongest storm since December, 2006."
Thanks for checking in, have a great rest of your week.
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