Blizzard-Ice Storm January 23-26, 2026

[Ranger Mel]

Severe storms ripped through Chicago (and the midwest) for 3 days last week along with a few tornados. Annie still has her house there in which her daughter lives in and she just got power back on late last night after being without it for 3 days. Luckily her house and car didn't get any damage but some in the area around her weren't so lucky. The N'east is going to get hit with some storms tonight and they could be just as bad as this cold front pushed through.

Would be curious to see if there any records showing the amount of windstorms we have had in the last 6-8 years are a cycle like temps can be. Here in north Idaho we are not known for severe winds and we have had several extreme wind storms like we haven't seen before.

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[Fordup]

We went from sweating to freezing in about 2 hours today. Looks like the next 10 days will be fabulous with below normal temps and low humidity.

 

[AzScorpion]

The midwest just can't catch a break. There's another huge storm coming across the country and will hit the same areas tomorrow that were just damaged in last week's storms.

Millions Warned to Prepare for Damaging Weather: ‘Storm of the Year’

https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-...arned-prepare-damaging-weather-162000430.html

The Midwest, which has already been struck by a number of damaging storms and tornadoes this spring, is expected to once again face a round of severe thunderstorms, after a brief break.
According to AccuWeather forecasters, some areas that are already recovering from destructive weather could once again get hit by severe storms.
Another Round
After Illinois was hit by multiple destructive storms last week, including tornados, parts of the state are facing another high concentration of severe weather.

Missouri and Indiana are both expected to be hit as well, and major cities like St. Louis, Chicago, Indianapolis and Kansas City could all be in the path.


The conditions are expected to become more favorable for severe storms on Wednesday as a developing low-pressure system combines with a frontal boundary and increasing moisture.

The setup could produce thunderstorms capable of generating damaging wind gusts, large hail and isolated tornadoes across a broad area stretching from portions of the central Plains into the Ohio Valley.

 

[AzScorpion]

I saw this headline and thought it was a joke. There’s a winter storm warning for the regions where Idaho, Montana and Wyoming border each other with up to 3 feet expected to fall. This is for next weekend and anything can happen but it’s still amazing this storm is possible so late in the year. 4th of July Peak (yes that’s a real peak) in Idaho is expected to see a foot of snow over the next 3 days and about 8” of snow at Pitchstone Plateau in Wyoming.

Greta is not going to be happy about this one.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/winter-storm-warning-issued-3-104700685.html

Winter Storm Warning Issued With 3 Feet of 'Heavy' Snow, 50 mph Winds Coming This Week

3 Feet of Snow Expected to Fall

Specific regions in Montana are expected to see "heavy, wet" snow and Georgetown Lake region could see as much as three feet of snow fall from Saturday night through Tuesday. Those in the region are warned to prepare for dangerous conditions.



"Plan for winter-like conditions in the backcountry and higher elevations. Cold temperatures, wind, and wet snow will elevate the risk of hypothermia. Heavy wet snow may down trees, blocking access to backcountry roadways," a warning from the National Weather Service read.

 

[TxOTRRanger]

That's insane, 3 feet of snow expected for that part of the country coming into the hottest part of the summer.
Holy Crap!

 

[Ranger Mel]

I saw this headline and thought it was a joke. There’s a winter storm warning for the regions where Idaho, Montana and Wyoming border each other with up to 3 feet expected to fall. This is for next weekend and anything can happen but it’s still amazing this storm is possible so late in the year. 4th of July Peak (yes that’s a real peak) in Idaho is expected to see a foot of snow over the next 3 days and about 8” of snow at Pitchstone Plateau in Wyoming.

Greta is not going to be happy about this one.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/winter-storm-warning-issued-3-104700685.html

Winter Storm Warning Issued With 3 Feet of 'Heavy' Snow, 50 mph Winds Coming This Week

Too bad it won't send all the people back home that moved to Idaho!! We're full people!!

That's insane, 3 feet of snow expected for that part of the country coming into the hottest part of the summer.
Holy Crap!

I'll take it!! We need the water and snowpack after this last winter.

 

[AzScorpion]

That's insane, 3 feet of snow expected for that part of the country coming into the hottest part of the summer.
Holy Crap!

After a low/no snow winter it would be nice to get a huge snowfall to fill up the rivers. But you know what'll happen, it will melt too fast and then everything will flood and they'll have another problem on their hand there.

 

[TxOTRRanger]

Too bad it won't send all the people back home that moved to Idaho!! We're full people!!

I'll take it!! We need the water and snowpack after this last winter.

10-4 Mel.

 

[IdahoRanger]

After a low/no snow winter it would be nice to get a huge snowfall to fill up the rivers. But you know what'll happen, it will melt too fast and then everything will flood and they'll have another problem on their hand there.

They manage the water very well here but lack of snow means we can't refill the reservoirs.

We had some snow at Brundage today.

 

[Ranger Mel]

They manage the water very well here but lack of snow means we can't refill the reservoirs.

We had some snow at Brundage today.

We're getting some needed rain here up north. More the next couple days, too.

 

[IdahoRanger]

We're getting some needed rain here up north. More the next couple days, too.

Here as well. 1 1/2" at the cabin and just over 3/4 here.

 

[TxOTRRanger]

At the current time we aren't getting any rain here and the temperature range is from 85 to 95 degrees with the heat index being anywhere from 103 to 108 degrees.

 

[AzScorpion]

At the current time we aren't getting any rain here and the temperature range is from 85 to 95 degrees with the heat index being anywhere from 103 to 108 degrees.

We've had great weather down here all year. A very mild winter with a few good rain storms and so far we've only hit 104 a couple of days and most have been in the high 90's with low 70's at night. We can always use more rain here in AZ but we do get more storms here in down south. This week is just about perfect and I might need my hoodie on Wednesday morning.

 

[Ranger Mel]

We've had great weather down here all year. A very mild winter with a few good rain storms and so far we've only hit 104 a couple of days and most have been in the high 90's with low 70's at night. We can always use more rain here in AZ but we do get more storms here in down south. This week is just about perfect and I might need my hoodie on Wednesday morning.

Hoodie at 62 degrees??? We're shorts and t-shirts if it hints at 50! Just bustin' yer chops. It's all perspective.

 

[IdahoRanger]

We've had great weather down here all year. A very mild winter with a few good rain storms and so far we've only hit 104 a couple of days and most have been in the high 90's with low 70's at night. We can always use more rain here in AZ but we do get more storms here in down south. This week is just about perfect and I might need my hoodie on Wednesday morning.

You can have that. We were 96 on Thu and today a whopping 66. So much better at 66.

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