• MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 0281

    From COD Weather Processor@1:2320/105 to wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu on Fri Mar 22 11:11:54 2024
    ACUS11 KWNS 221111
    SWOMCD
    SPC MCD 221111=20
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    Mesoscale Discussion 0281
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0611 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024

    Areas affected...Northeast IA to the IL/WI border

    Concerning...Heavy snow=20

    Valid 221111Z - 221515Z

    SUMMARY...A narrow band of heavy snow developing in north-central
    Iowa should shift east across parts of northeast Iowa towards the Illinois-Wisconsin border through late morning. Rates of 1-2"/hr
    should be expected, but may remain of relatively short-duration at
    any one location.

    DISCUSSION...The north side of a high-reflectivity convective plume
    across central IA appears to have finally cooled enough to maintain
    all snow to the surface, per recent surface observations and DOT
    cameras. 03Z SREF probabilities and 00Z HREF snowbands guidance have
    been highly insistent that a relatively narrow (around 25 miles
    wide) heavy snow band should translate east, likely centered on the
    US-20 corridor per observational trends. This suggests heavy snow
    will be of relatively short duration at any one location, but
    snowfall rates should easily reach 1-2"/hr given the focused 700-mb frontogenesis beneath the dendritic growth zone and the deep, nearly
    isothermal layer just below freezing to the surface.

    ..Grams.. 03/22/2024

    ...Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!_IWT9clcOAYjaHdhs1267O7jllKE-1X-0fmvdiuV0Rxu9IOaryi2gioGpsOou-l1Gr09N3FQW= qf2b5qZTISCrE4Lnuw$ for graphic product...

    ATTN...WFO...LOT...MKX...DVN...ARX...DMX...

    LAT...LON 42479377 42669334 42839235 42899085 42918998 42868936
    42748915 42528915 42298930 42188951 42159017 42019145
    42059249 42099316 42239373 42479377=20


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