11/17/24 Monday 3 am
It is still snowing in most mountain locations. Until I can get a clear view of what happened up there, there is no reason to do a wrap-up.
Meanwhile, in the lower and southern mid-elevation areas it does look like we got WTI’d. Ah, yes, the WTI. What’s that, you ask? WTI=Was That It?
I named this phenomenon after all the emails I get when this happens. It is usually more easily identifiable in the winter, but it appears that is precisely what happened with our rain yesterday afternoon.
It is a period of snow that rapidly intensifies as the storm energy approaches, usually accompanied by blizzard-like snow squalls. For about 30 to 60 minutes, everyone is completely elated. Then the energy moves east and the precipitation comes to an abrupt end. Then my inbox fills up with numerous emails asking the same thing: “Was that it?” “Is it over?”
Models are showing snow gradually ending today. Then, showery conditions returning Tuesday and Wednesday. The latest model runs are back to advertising a larger, more impactful (colder) storm arriving in the Thursday-Friday timeframe.
On the one hand, I don’t want to raise everyone’s hopes unnecessarily, but as I mentioned over the last week, I want everyone to be aware of the potential event that may impact their travel plans. Hopefully, we can pin it down with more confidence over the next 36 hours.