Attention should be drawn to December 8-10. This was the timeframe of a major snowstorm that impacted a huge section of the upper-midwest. Parts of Iowa, Nebraska, and Wisconsin got buried by snow up to 12" in places, and a widespread swath of 8-10". Here's a great image of the snow cover. Quite impressive.
(source: National Weather Service, IA/IL)
Below are some links to area National Weather Service offices that were affected by the storm.
Looking Ahead
The Climate Prediction Center still shows December giving us below-average temperatures, with equal chances of precipitation. Local meteorologists are expecting small disturbances to move through the area, bringing small snow events, but nothing big.
Heavy Wind December 9
On December 9, I celebrated my 30th birthday with a max wind gust of..yep, 30 mph at the house. In Auxvasse, we recorded 31.1 mph. Sustained winds were anywhere from 15 - 25 throughout the night and day.
Here's a summary of official wind gusts in the area from the NWS STL office.
LOCATION PEAK GUST (MPH) TIME ST CHARLES (KSET) 58 902 AM LITCHFIELD (K3LF) 58 804 AM ST LOUIS (KSTL) 56 811 AM CHESTERFIELD (KSUS) 52 711 AM ALTON (KALN) 52 850 AM HANNIBAL (KHAE) 49 705 AM WELDON SPRING (KLSX) 49 750 AM BELLEVILLE (KBLV) 48 744 AM, 911 AM JEFFERSON CITY (KJEF) 48 750 AM COLUMBIA (KCOU) 47 738 AM QUINCY (KUIN) 47 643 AM, 935 AM SALEM (KSLO) 46 945 AM, 1025 AM SULLIVAN (KUUV) 45 925 AM CAHOKIA (KCPS) 45 852 AM PITTSFIELD (KPPQ) 44 706 AM CENTRALIA IL (KENL) 43 1005 AM SPARTA (KSAR) 39 225 AM, 1025 AM FARMINGTON (KFAM) 38 215 AM, 955 AM
6 comments:
WxWatcher, currently we are 2° above average. We had a cold snap but it went to the wayside pretty quick. What is awesome about that storm is that the Lake Michigan shoreline in WI barely had any accumulation. I enjoy the CPC, basically anything can happen, so check back often. :)
Happy belated birthday and golden wind gust!
Very interesting about the Lake Michigan shoreline. Is that normal? Did warmer air aloft cause it? I'm a freshman when it comes to climatology around large bodies of water. I've never lived within 500 miles of one.
We're keeping our eye on a system that's rolling through this weekend. Nothing big, but it might provide some fluffy snow here Saturday. That would be perfect, because I'm heading into the woods again. I can't think of anything quite as nice as sitting in the woods watching the quiet snow fall.
Whoa. I just checked the GFS. Looks like we're in for a big storm to drive through on the 24th. Fantastic. :)
It could be a big one, ONSW3. I'm keeping my eye on it as well. We're planning on driving to STL right when it hits.
Did you see the snow forecast on my sidebar? We might have the ground covered this weekend. Should make for some good hunting.
Here comes the snow... I can see it on radar... almost there!
Our buses are officially on "standby". I'm done giving today's finals, so I'm ready for an early-out!!
The Dec. 24 storm is still looking impressive! My only regret is that I might not be here to see it!!
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