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Lake effect just kicked in. It’s very efficiently accumulating. Went from bare cement to a coating in about 10 minutes. Unfortunately the bands are very narrow so it’ll take a while to get up to an inch locally. The West Michigan shoreline still looks like a prime spot.

Those 4" snows in April that melt by mid-afternoon just hit different.

Overachieved to 41 degrees in South Bend.

The lake-effect impact early next week along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Michigan should be significant. There are some mitigating factors that will impact flake size but there should still be major visibility issues and blizzard-like conditions Monday into Tuesday. Some areas should get a foot. The winds should be north/northwest enough on Sunday to bring some snow into my neck of the woods... but this will especially be a Michigan event as the winds turn west.

1.4” in the backyard overnight. Depth is around 5”.

Listening to community reaction and the fact there were 33 crashes in South Bend/St. Joseph County as that weenie band went through... seems like this would have been a proper time for a Snow Squall Warning.

1.8” at home. Not bad considering I was expecting 0.5”

15-vehicle pileup on the US 20 bypass just west of South Bend. Lake effect overperforming early. Temps in the teens and bursts of heavy snow are taking a serious toll on the roads.

Teenie weenie has arrived here. A proper snow for about 20 minutes.

I've got about 3-4" still on the ground. Should get about a half inch to freshen it up tomorrow. Maybe I can finally get some lake winds to blow in my favor early next week. All this cold and no lake-effect big dogs this year. Sad!

Ended with 2.3”

Hoping the lakes don't freeze over too quickly to keep the LE hopes alive.

lol @ IWX being forced to issue headlines for 2-4" because neighboring offices decided to do it. .DISCUSSION... Issued at 320 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 The winter weather forecast for today remains on track with widespread 2 to 4 inches of snow expected. The winter weather advisory was a byproduct of neighboring offices hoisting advisories.

2.8 inches. Final call.