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I saw my first one up close and personal this weekend. It was enjoying the remains of a squirrel in the neighborhood. Those are some big boys.

Not directly "severe thunderstorm" related but several local mets are already hitting on the wind potential for this storm. My former coworker saying 55 to 60+ gusts possible.

A high of 66.9 at SBN. I saw my first moth of the season tonight.

Way too early call of a 2 am thin squall line passage with scattered local wind damage reports.

Got home to a surprising 0.9” at home. DAB- at work.

White rain here.

Looking to thread the needle on an inch of snow. Spring can’t come soon enough.

Got about a half inch of snow and sleet. Winds are picking up. Just had a gust of at least 40 mph shake the house.

Not nearly as exciting as a foot of snow, but South Bend set a daily rainfall record yesterday. So we go that going for us which is nice.

Classic 60’s and 70’s for two weeks before baseball season then, BAM, 30’s and rain/snow mix for Opening Weekend.

South Bend gusted to 49 mph yesterday. Nice little wind event to wrap up the month.

Cold and blustery today. Some lake effect snow showers but nothing more than a dusting.

Looks windy and exciting.

I remember this one! A rare March big dog in my neck of the woods.

Batten down the hatches Friday!

Day 2 bullseye

Embracing my 4" of snowpack before the rain and 40's melt it away. Always excited to see what March brings each year. I've seen snow storms, blizzards, 80 degree days, severe storms, funnel clouds and everything in between in March.

Got about an inch at home before I went to work. Might get another inch. The band went east thanks to a mesolow then came ashore and fell apart. 15 miles to my north got 10" of fresh powder. So close yet so far.

Lake effect band has set up to my east which none of the models picked up on. A co-worker has observed 2” per hour snows within the band. So far just light snow here. Gotta love the lake effect

IWX holding serve with a WWA for the lake effect areas for now. 2-6" with highest amounts in the band. I guess for February, I can't complain but I will.

At this point in the year if I can just get a medium dog I’ll be happy. We’ve got 4” on the ground. Give me 6” more so I can see double digits and then bring on Spring.

If anyone is a "snow chaser" you may want to consider making plans to be in northern St. Joseph County, IN or Berrien County, MI on Thursday. This may be one of those big dogs. A foot+ looks likely for some areas that get stuck under the lake-effect band. I'm not quite confident it'll be another Michigan City event like last year where they saw 30"+ but it certainly has the chance to be the best event in the region this winter. The bands kind of wiggle a little more at that trajectory leading to a little more "spread the wealth" if you will. Seems some mets are a little gun shy about going all in (and I can't blame them after the last two storms fizzled out) but most forecast snow maps show 3-6 inches. Barring a big change this seems like it'll certainly put down more. But then again I always bust high so... stay tuned.

Measured 5.6" of snow last week. Highest total this winter. Knocking on 30" for the year. The official South Bend site is already over 30" but they are also about 10 miles closer to Lake Michigan.