Sunday's Winter Storm Recap - January Thaw

Happy Friday everyone!  What a week it has been in the Hoosier state.  From a massive snowstorm Sunday, to the coldest air in nearly 20 years.  I don't know about you, but I am very ready for warmer temps for a little while.  After being snowed-in at home all week, it will be nice to get out again and see road conditions getting back to normal. 

I wanted to post a few pictures I took during the height of the snow on Sunday in Morgan county.  I have no doubt this was the most picturesque snow I have ever witnessed.  This was a very heavy, wet snow that stuck on everything!  When I was taking these pictures, you could hear tree limbs cracking and breaking.  This also caused a lot of power outages.  









The final snow total at my house was about 10".  Indy officially picked up 11.4", with 12"+ west and north of Indy.  There was a SHARP cut-off to my south.  I was literally right on the line between a wintry mix and all snow, but the precipitation only fell as snow.  Check out the final snow totals from this storm across Indiana.  You can see how those snow totals drastically cut-off south and east of Indianapolis.  In fact, southern Indiana just did not get much snow.  That is how these systems work, and why forecasting them is so tricky.  Small shifts in the track can make a drastic change in the forecast for any location.  

Let's take a look ahead now.  We have gotten out of the arctic blast, and now it is much warmer.  Temperatures across the state are actually above freezing.  We have some light drizzle, but more organized rain will arrive this evening and tonight.  Here is a look at potential rain totals over the next 24 hours per the WPC:

.5-.75" of rain combined with the gradually melting snow pack will create flooding issues.  Be careful on the roadways tonight.  Water will simply have no where to really drain.  

That rain gets out of here by mid-morning tomorrow, and then the rest of the weekend basically looks dry.  As the system exits, temps will fall in the upper 30's as winds become gusty.  There could be a few flurries around as well.  Sunday LOOKS GREAT!!  Expect sunshine with highs warming in the 40's!  That snow will continue to melt.    

Next week looks to feature a lot of ups and downs.  The week will start mild for Monday, with another day in the 40's.  It will cool down Tuesday and Wednesday, briefly warm for Thursday, then perhaps a very cold air mass coming in for next Friday.  (Still nothing as cold as what we saw earlier this week).  

Thanks for reading the blog!  Have a great rest of your day.