Storyline · concluded · Season thread
Winter 2023–24
Every dispatch on this road this season, in order: the thread a daily newsletter leaves behind when you read it end to end.
78Dispatches
209Days · OCT 5–APR 30
I-32Winter
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OCT 23 · I-32 WINTER Arctic blast with wintry weather to erase wonderful warmth next week
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OCT 26 · I-32 WINTER Arctic blast poised to slowly erase record warmth
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NOV 7 · I-32 WINTER Precipitation Type and MSLP | Next 10-days ECMWF 12z | weathermodels.com
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NOV 27 · I-32 WINTER Lake Effect snow piles up for the Great Lakes
The route · every exit
- Exit 1 · OCT 5 · Subscribers Cold front finally ending summer
- Exit 2 · OCT 6 · Subscribers Cooler air arrives behind fall cold front
- Exit 3 · OCT 23 Arctic blast with wintry weather to erase wonderful warmth next week
- Exit 4 · OCT 24 · Subscribers Heavy snow and cold in Montana, Otis rapidly intensifying
- Exit 5 · OCT 26 Arctic blast poised to slowly erase record warmth
- Exit 6 · OCT 27 · Subscribers Winter storm watch for Denver
- Exit 7 · NOV 6 · Subscribers West coast storms early next week to bury California Sierra in snow
- Exit 8 · NOV 7 West coast storms early next week to bury California Sierra in snow
- Exit 9 · NOV 8 · Subscribers West coast storms early next week to bury California Sierra in snow
- Exit 10 · NOV 16 · Subscribers Arctic blasts on the way to end November on a colder note
- Exit 11 · NOV 20 · Subscribers Major cities escape snowfall from very wet frontal system
- Exit 12 · NOV 27 Lake Effect snow piles up for the Great Lakes
- Exit 13 · NOV 30 · Subscribers Meteorological winter begins
- Exit 14 · DEC 4 · Subscribers Strong winter storm potential into Great Lakes this weekend
- Exit 15 · DEC 5 Still watching strong winter storm into Great Lakes this weekend
- Exit 16 · DEC 6 · Subscribers Heavy snow band shifts east with uncertain storm system
- Exit 17 · DEC 11 · Subscribers Extreme cold in Siberia spills into China
- Exit 18 · DEC 14 · Subscribers Powerful Nor'easter taking shape this weekend
- Exit 19 · DEC 15 Powerful Nor'easter taking shape this weekend
- Exit 20 · DEC 19 · Subscribers Warmth to build into Canada but cold shots underneath the ridge
- Exit 21 · DEC 21 · Subscribers Winter storm system looks more promising
- Exit 22 · DEC 22 · Subscribers Dreaming of a White Christmas
- Exit 23 · DEC 31 Winter storm watching with A.I. models
- Exit 24 · JAN 1 Winter storm watching with A.I. models
- Exit 25 · JAN 2 Winter underway by this weekend
- Exit 26 · JAN 3 · Subscribers Anticipating building for major winter weather pattern ahead
- Exit 27 · JAN 4 · Subscribers Winter has arrived finally in a big way
- Exit 28 · JAN 8 · Subscribers After two blizzards, the bottom drops out
- Exit 29 · JAN 9 · Subscribers Extreme cold to blanket the Lower 48 over fresh snowfall
- Exit 30 · JAN 10 Extremely cold Canadian Arctic air to descend upon Lower 48
- Exit 31 · JAN 12 Pool of extreme cold Canadian air descends into Lower 48
- Exit 32 · JAN 14 · Subscribers Lake effect snowfall piling up & East Coast snowfall threat
- Exit 33 · JAN 15 Winter weather from the Southeast into New England
- Exit 34 · JAN 16 · Subscribers Much warmer next week but we need to get through more Arctic air
- Exit 35 · JAN 17 · Subscribers Another Arctic blast on the way
- Exit 36 · JAN 18 · Subscribers Weekend extreme cold before next week's warmth
- Exit 37 · JAN 19 · Subscribers Extended break from polar air for next 2-weeks
- Exit 38 · JAN 24 Potential for significant snowfall in the Northeast as rest of continent warms
- Exit 39 · JAN 28 Northeast coastal storm is a snowfall threat
- Exit 40 · FEB 5 California flooding continues. Chance of Plains Winter Storm this weekend
- Exit 41 · FEB 7 · Subscribers Potential for major winter storm increasing
- Exit 42 · FEB 10 Pattern shift to more wintry weather ahead
- Exit 43 · FEB 11 Colder end to February
- Exit 44 · FEB 12 Tracks shifts south increasing snowfall for NYC
- Exit 45 · FEB 14 Clipper systems lead to light snowfall accumulations
- Exit 46 · FEB 15 Clipper systems line up for nuisance snowfall
- Exit 47 · FEB 16 Brief shot of Arctic air behind Clipper System
- Exit 48 · FEB 16 A Nor'easter pops up in the 7-day forecast
- Exit 49 · FEB 20 · Subscribers Major warm up into next week
- Exit 50 · FEB 21 Not seeing winter returning for the next 2-weeks
- Exit 51 · FEB 23 Very powerful Storm system develops Tuesday but not much snowfall
- Exit 52 · FEB 27 · Subscribers Brief shot of winter before spring warmth returns this weekend
- Exit 53 · FEB 28 ECMWF AIFS data now available
- Exit 54 · FEB 29 Warming trend continues across Eastern U.S
- Exit 55 · MAR 3 Very wet across the East and chance of a Weekend Winter Nor'easter
- Exit 56 · MAR 10 · Subscribers Turning much colder in extended range the following week
- Exit 57 · MAR 11 · Subscribers Denver looking at a significant snowstorm Thursday
- Exit 58 · MAR 12 Colorado will see major winter storm as Spring spreads across Eastern U.S
- Exit 59 · MAR 14 · Subscribers Winter Storm Warnings vs. Florida Spring Break Heat Wave
- Exit 60 · MAR 14 · Subscribers Very warm across Eastern U.S. while snowing hard in Colorado
- Exit 61 · MAR 16 Last week of winter will be chilly across Eastern U.S
- Exit 62 · MAR 18 Colder pattern by this weekend across Western U.S
- Exit 63 · MAR 19 · Subscribers Calendar says spring but wintry weather continues with busy weather pattern ahead
- Exit 64 · MAR 20 Minnesota to see major snowfall while cold air for late-March settles across Northern Lower 48
- Exit 65 · MAR 20 Afternoon models continue to pile up the snowfall in Midwest + South Florida deluge
- Exit 66 · MAR 22 · Subscribers Still snowing across the Midwest and Great Lakes as Winter Goes Overtime
- Exit 67 · MAR 23 Nor'easter blasting New England with heavy rain and snowfall
- Exit 68 · MAR 24 · Subscribers Severe weather and heavy snowfall with significant impacts from Texas to upper Midwest
- Exit 69 · MAR 25 Enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms in Louisiana on Monday
- Exit 70 · MAR 26 · Subscribers Western storms continue with heavy rain and snowfall
- Exit 71 · MAR 27 Western snowpack continues to steadily increase into April
- Exit 72 · MAR 30 Powerful April blizzard to develop off New England coast with heavy snowfall
- Exit 73 · APR 1 · Subscribers Winter returns to the Great Lakes and New England later in week with 2 strong storm systems
- Exit 74 · APR 2 · Subscribers Severe weather continues across Ohio Valley
- Exit 75 · APR 3 Quiet and cool weather across the central Lower 48
- Exit 76 · APR 4 · Subscribers Quiet weather across Central U.S. + Eclipse forecast looking up
- Exit 77 · APR 22 · Subscribers Quiet start to week but severe weather chances increase into weekend
- Exit 78 · APR 30 · Subscribers Chilly weather with snowfall across northern Rockies
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Why I-32?
Winter stories ride Interstate 32, after 32 °F: the line between rain and snow, and between a wet road and an icy one.
32 °F
The freezing point, and the line between rain and everything else on this road's maps.
Nor'easter
A coastal low off the Northeast whose winds come from the northeast; the heavy snow falls to its northwest.
Lake effect
Snow made when cold air crosses a warm lake and drops the moisture downwind in narrow bands.