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Must have came down at a good clip.. Measured almost 3" this morning. Very nice surprise.

Indian summer

Ripped nicely here with the last band that just moved through. Nice flake size too. My two new four legged additions are loving it.

Lol at LOT leaving parts of the CWA out of the WWA, while surrounded by advisories from other offices in their areas. But consider the source I guess. Regardless, think 2-3” is a decent bet for here.

If weather.gov says it, it must be true then! That’s from IKK, which reports rain half the time it’s snowing. It’s junk. Anyways, must be one hell of a rain/snow line in this county. Grass and elevated surfaces are accumulating here now. Maybe some flood warnings for Momence?

Lol. It’s been snowing here since 8:00 am. I mean, I’ve been out in it the entire time.

Just a touch too far southeast here to see any snow with the next wave. But Halloween mood flakes look like a solid bet. Grats to all who have seen and will see measurable.

What a miserable day. The pouring leaves were the cherry on top. 2.25" in my rain gauge. Super wet year continues...

Don’t try to reason or respond to that idiot. You’re a good poster. Don’t waste your time.

Stay safe. Working in this sucks, but today isn’t as awful here as forecasted really. Still hot of course. Regardless, good thing I bought a house earlier this year that has a pool.

Sub severe here at my place, but the winds are roaring...constantly been that way for about 10 minutes. Not like the usual “short” burst you get. But, my girlfriend is in Manteno and they apparently got rocked pretty good. Trees down and a bunch of stuff went flying with the winds there.

Got woken up in the middle of the night by my phone alerting to a flash flood warning. All for a measly 0.60” in my rain gauge. Just the eastern 1/4 of the county got anything of consequence, but LOT went trigger happy farther west. It was great!

Kankakee County a disaster, literally. Declaration announced for the farming community. Story: https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/official-announces-emergency-declaration/article_8aa9cea2-83a5-11e9-b00d-3fdbe38058ac.html

Lol, wow. But yes, I agree. I'd take 100 and dry right now, for a couple of weeks, in a minute.

Yeah, we actually have been lucky here the past 3 days, only minor amounts. So that's good...but have to try to dodge a few more bullets through mid-week. Then hope the models are wrong in the extended. And LOT is too trigger happy sometimes. Depends on the forecaster though...some like their FFWs. But, models have been trash in this pattern...no help there.

What a disaster of a pattern, with no end in sight. Not sure what's worse...this or a death ridge. A few met spring (thru yesterday) precipitation totals...departure to date...all-time ranks in top 20. Chicago (ORD): 13.52" +4.67" #16 Cincinnati (CVG): 15.10" +3.28" Detroit (DTW): 11.29" +3.41" #18 Evansville (EVV): 15.92" +2.99" Fort Wayne (FWA): 12.29" +2.78" Indianapolis (IND): 13.83" +2.35" Kansas City (MCI): 18.53" +8.23" #4 Marquette (MQT): 13.57" +5.13" #6 Milwaukee (MKE): 11.15" +2.61" Minneapolis (MSP): 10.76" +3.50" Moline (MLI): 15.03" +5.13" #10 Paducah (PAH): 20.21" +7.46" #12 Peoria (PIA): 14.84" +4.86" #16 Rockford (RFD): 12.60" +3.78" #18 St Louis (STL): 18.07" +7.32" #8 South Bend (SBN): 11.60" +2.91" Springfield IL (SPI): 15.96" +6.43" #14 Springfield MO (SGF): 20.39" +8.25" #9 Toledo (TOL): 11.65" +3.13" #19

Pea sized hail here. Lightning strikes are impressive. Winds are meh. Rain is unbelievable. So tired of it...

Catastrophic flooding in Kankakee. River out of its banks. Basements in my parent’s hood flooded with backup sewage and water. This is happening all too frequently these past 4-5 years. Make it f*cking stop already!!!

Wow, great photos and scenes. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. <Makes note to visit Alaska at some point in my lifetime.>

Those photos (and locations) are amazing. I think I might have to consider moving.

So so happy to hear you and your family are ok JoMo.