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Midwest Storm Hunters Part time storm chaser out of southern Wisconsin. Page used to document severe WX in the region. Storm Chaser Justin Schliem.

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Here is an update for snow totals for this weekend. These are the higher (top 25%) of totals. Meaning some of these are ...
11/27/2025

Here is an update for snow totals for this weekend. These are the higher (top 25%) of totals. Meaning some of these are a little inflated by a inch or two. Regardless whether its 10 inches or 15 inches travel will be impacted across the region.

Heavy snowfall Friday night into Saturday night. Here is one of the latest model runs which I believe depicts the most l...
11/27/2025

Heavy snowfall Friday night into Saturday night.

Here is one of the latest model runs which I believe depicts the most likely scenario for this system. Generally a wide swath of 4 to 10 inches across most of IA, S WI, N/C IL, N IN, and MI.

The vicinity I circled in red has the best potential for a few 12+ inch amounts of snow. We are still 36 to 48 hours out from onset so expect additional refinements as the exact track is nailed down.

Significant travel impacts are likely Friday night into Saturday night across the red and purple shaded regions. Be prep...
11/26/2025

Significant travel impacts are likely Friday night into Saturday night across the red and purple shaded regions. Be prepared to adjust travel plans.

Confidence is increasing on a impactful winter storm across parts of the region late Friday into Saturday night. Guidanc...
11/26/2025

Confidence is increasing on a impactful winter storm across parts of the region late Friday into Saturday night.

Guidance is coming into better agreement with the storm track but there is still some uncertainty in play. With that said I will not be posting any snow totals until at least Wednesday night/ Thursday morning. However, a swath of heavy snowfall is increasing likely somewhere in the region, bringing moderate to significant travel impacts.

Stay tuned for updates.

Heavy snow is expected over the next few days from the northern Plains into the upper Midwest and UP. Some localized tot...
11/25/2025

Heavy snow is expected over the next few days from the northern Plains into the upper Midwest and UP. Some localized totals in northern Wisconsin and the UP of Michigan could exceed 2 feet. Most other locations should be in the 4 to 10 inch range.

A highly sheared environment in eastern Texas into Louisiana could lead to a few tornadoes on Monday afternoon with any ...
11/24/2025

A highly sheared environment in eastern Texas into Louisiana could lead to a few tornadoes on Monday afternoon with any organized storms. If things increase in potential I'll post an update in the morning, otherwise stay weather aware in this region tomorrow.

Accumulating snow late this week? The Weather Prediction Center has highlighted parts of the Midwest from Friday into Su...
11/23/2025

Accumulating snow late this week?

The Weather Prediction Center has highlighted parts of the Midwest from Friday into Sunday with low end probabilities of accumulating snow of at least a few inches.

Many of the model ensembles have been hinting at this potential for a few days but its way too far out yet to mention specific locations and amounts. Hopefully a consensus between all model suites is reached by mid to late week and at that point exact locations impacted and precipitation types/amounts will be possible to forecast with accuracy.

Until then stay up to date with the forecasts especially if you have travel plans this weekend.

You probably have heard by now on social media about the scary arctic cold front that's going to doom us all by Thanksgi...
11/21/2025

You probably have heard by now on social media about the scary arctic cold front that's going to doom us all by Thanksgiving.

Truth is that this first shot of colder air, which is not an arctic front, is set to bring colder temperatures to the region next week into the weekend. This is a typical front for this time of year.

As we move into December guidance is hinting at a more aggressive cold airmass in/near the region. Time will tell on the extent of the cold for this timeframe. We'll continue to monitor trends.

Obviously with a colder airmass in place any systems that traverse across the Midwest could bring snowfall to parts of the region. Again we'll continue to monitor trends.

Low end severe chances tomorrow afternoon across parts of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. A surge of moisture/instabilit...
11/17/2025

Low end severe chances tomorrow afternoon across parts of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.

A surge of moisture/instability ahead of a strong cold front will lead to at least scattered storms, a few supercellar, by mid to late afternoon and continuing into early evening. The main hazard will be large hail although a brief tornado or two is also possible. As storms move into Kentucky hail and wind will be the main hazards before the threat quickly ends in the early evening hours.

The signals continue to indicate a classic active fall weather pattern as we head into the final 2 weeks of November. We...
11/14/2025

The signals continue to indicate a classic active fall weather pattern as we head into the final 2 weeks of November.

We will likely see multiple impactful systems across the country. Stay tuned for updates.

Signal for severe storms in the central and south central US next week. Some guidance is hinting at a favorable setup fo...
11/14/2025

Signal for severe storms in the central and south central US next week.

Some guidance is hinting at a favorable setup for severe storms on multiple days next week. Several troughs of low pressure and daily return of moisture could set the stage for at least low end severe chances. We'll continue to monitor trends over the next several days.

Ever wondered why the northern lights are displayed in different colors at different altitudes? Here is a great explanat...
11/12/2025

Ever wondered why the northern lights are displayed in different colors at different altitudes? Here is a great explanation from the NWS.
I'll post another graphic in the comments below.

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