Another Winter Storm

[mikeypat15]

Just something to get us through this week, drive safely, and stay warm, spring will be here in less than a month (even though that means nothing in Grand Forks).

[HockeyMom]

I'm watching the weather right now....they won't say much. We're supposed to be in Devils Lake for the weekend for hockey.

[SoonersNSioux]

System is divided among two bouts of heavy snowfall... 1 tonight, and another round later tomorrow into Friday. In other words, I have a hard time believing they will cancel school. It isn't like we are getting a foot+ over night so I would think the plows should be able to stay ahead of it. Just my forecaster 2 cents considering I have a couple degrees in meteorology

Aaron

[SoonersNSioux]

FYI: Latest run of our main medium range forecast model comes out with this solution:

Those are the storm total snowfalls for out to 84 hours... so 15in or so. I'd put a safe bet on 10-12in. Heavier amounts will depend on where snow bands setup (hard to predict)

[PCM]

FYI: Latest run of our main medium range forecast model comes out with this solution:

Yikes! Looks like my snowblower is in for a real workout.

I was surprised that Hakstol and the hockey team were still in town tonight. He talked about the bus leaving Thursday morning, but looking at your map, I wonder if that's going to be wise or possible.

[Sioux-cia]

With a winter storm warning until 6PM Friday, what are the chances our boys are going to make it to St. Cloud? What happens if we can't make it for the Friday night game?

http://www.weather.gov/view/validProds.php...W&node=KFGF

[farce poobah]

With a winter storm warning until 6PM Friday, what are the chances our boys are going to make it to St. Cloud? What happens if we can't make it for the Friday night game?

http://www.weather.gov/view/validProds.php...W&node=KFGF

Campion will just keep racking us up for 2-minute delay of game minors until we get there.

[mikeypat15]

Campion will just keep racking us up for 2-minute delay of game minors until we get there.

:D

[siouxforeverbaby]

With a winter storm warning until 6PM Friday, what are the chances our boys are going to make it to St. Cloud? What happens if we can't make it for the Friday night game?

http://www.weather.gov/view/validProds.php...W&node=KFGF

Looking outside right now and not hearing that the interstate has been closed, I would say that they should be able to make it driving slow. Just not until really late this afternoon.

[The Sicatoka]

A report I just heard (from a professional driver): Alex to Harwood is 3 hours.

Sounds like most of the superhighways (I-29, I-94) are single-laners right now.

[PCM]

Here's the view from the live Web cam at the UND med school looking south toward University Avenue and Swanson Hall.

[SoonersNSioux]

We already have ~7in or so in GFK. Big question that remains is whether the severe storms to the SE of us will rob our region (and the system giving us snow) of moisture. If it does, then we will probably end up with totals around ~12in. If it doesn't, then we could see well more than that.

Aaron

[sprig]

No travel advised now in the entire se quarter of ND.

Is it Sioux fans that have usurped all the Minnesota roads site bandwidth; haven't been able to access that for a couple hours.

[PCM]

I can no longer access the Web site for the Grand Forks National Weather Service office.

Oops! It just came up.

[Siouxmama]

What happens with the schedule if the guys can't make it to St. Cloud?

Do they re-schedule for mid-week? Forget it?

[mikeypat15]

What happens with the schedule if the guys can't make it to St. Cloud?

Do they re-schedule for mid-week? Forget it?

I wouldn't mind seeing one game get postponed till Sunday, hopefully Minnesota will clinch and SCSU may not be so pumped up to win, and we can come out and dominate. Though just a fantasy

[PCM]

Though just a fantasy

But as fantasies go, it's a good one.

[Sioux-per Villain]

What happens with the schedule if the guys can't make it to St. Cloud?

Do they re-schedule for mid-week? Forget it?

I'm sure they headed down ahead of the storm.

[mikeypat15]

I'm sure they headed down ahead of the storm.

I had heard they didn't leave until this morning, but didn't hear it from the horses mouth.

[SoonersNSioux]

If it does, then we will probably end up with totals around ~12in.

Total in Grand Forks was 11.6in. Guess I learned something in school Farther west there was a narrow region that had up to 20in where a heavy snow band formed (and stayed put).

[HockeyMom]

Looks like we will have about 19 inches of snow to dig out when we get home.