Monthly Archives: January 2019

Arctic Blast in the Upper Midwest

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Jorel Torres

A cold arctic air mass moved into the Upper Midwest the past two days (29-30 September 2019), providing extreme cold temperatures for several states, including North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Iowa, and Illinois. Along with high winds, the calculated, … Continue reading →

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WS Harper Impacts on Northeast US

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Jorel Torres

As Winter Storm Harper passed through the northeast United States, the storm brought heavy precipitation in the forms of snow, rain, and freezing rain that produced significant ice accumulation on the ground. Storm total snowfall, rainfall and ice accumulations were … Continue reading →

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Winter Storm Harper

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Jorel Torres

A large low pressure system, slammed into the western United States (US), bringing heavy rain and snow, high winds, along with producing blizzards (for the Sierra Nevadas) and localized flooding for low-lying areas. The areal extent of the system is … Continue reading →

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Fog and Low Clouds over Snow Cover in the Midwest: A case from 10 December 2018

Posted on January 16, 2019 by eszoke

Areas of snow cover can often lead to areas of persistent fog and low cloudiness under the right conditions.  And determining the areas of fog and low clouds from snow cover can be tricky during the daytime hours.  Here we … Continue reading →

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Advected Layer Precipitable Water (ALPW) comparison for events in December 2018 – January 2019

Posted on January 2, 2019 by dbikos
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