All but over...

The snow is all but stopped with some lingering flurries possible. The low pressure driving this system has moved over West Virginia and the NWS has dropped the advisory for our county and all counties south. The winds are picking up but I didn't see any real issues after taking a short drive in the county. The overnight/morning snow was very wet and heavy and isn't looking to blow around much.

Temperatures remain near the freezing mark and the roads look generally in good shape. A few scattered slick spots remain but driving with common sense should get you there fine. With that said, I hear of another accident on the scanner every few minutes. I guess some people don't get it.

For those keeping track of my snow day predictions, I predicted six. I currently have three. While I am not going to say uncle and give up yet, I do realize my opportunities are dwindling pretty quickly. There are several more storms on the long range models, most could end up with marginal temperatures and be hit or miss for our area. The daytime heating is starting to erode away the really cold temperature needed for snow.

I also want to commend the NWS office in Indianapolis. I might have sounded rather critical of their recent decisions regarding watches, warnings, and advisories and snow totals. In the end they did a much better job making the call than those of us that are weather weenies demanding our snow fantasies come true.

We (weenies) all believed the storm was coming south. It did moved south on the models the last 24 to 36 hours before the storm arrived and we convinced ourselves we were going to get a good dump. We were going to steal the snow from Wisconsin and Chicago which have record or near record snow totals. Unfortunately the southern track was not nearly as deep as we had hoped. While Milwaukee, Wisconsin busted on their early trigger for heavy snows and warnings, it didn’t translate into our miracle. Just above of our area the northern portions of Indiana did make out like snow bandits even before the lake effect kicked in. It just needed to come down another 75 to 100 miles like the models showed.

We also got a little fooled by the early snow and sleet. That came 6 to 8 hours early and that also contributed to some of the euphoria among the snow lovers. Of course the change back to rain while we slept brought down the snow totals. Again the NWS forecast was much more on target. Kudos to them.

So when will we see the next snow maker? Thursday night into Friday will be another clipper. Our best snows this season have been clippers. Maybe this one will surprise. If not, there is always next week. I just have to keep believing. *grin*