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This. It gets old seeing people post that getting the vaccination if you're under (insert age here) isn't necessary. I get tired of saying if you are a younger asymptomatic carrier and you infect my 80 year-old-grandmother who dies as a result, that it's the equivalent of involuntary manslaughter. Before anyone gets up in arms because I'm spewing hyperbole, If you cause a death due to negligence (a carnival ride malfunction due to lack of inspections, texting while driving, etc.), you are guilty. In other words, if you don't do it for yourself, do it for others. It's just sad that so many people have no compassion for others.

Picked up 1" of fluff refresher.

It only gives me 20". Toss

That's the problem with CoCoRaHS observations. I've been doing it since 2006, and it's a great way to keep IMBY records. However, when I take a 7AM reading, it records it for that day. The result is that if 2" of snow (or rain) falls on the last day of the month, it is actually recorded at on the first day of the next month. But at least we don't count it twice. lol Anyway, to keep my personal records accurate, I have to make notes concerning such events, because I'm not getting up in the middle of the night to check my gauges.

I know this isn't the storm that was previously modeled, and it's just a turd duster for the ORD area, but I'm looking forward to another 1 - 2" refresher today. We've had at least a 5 1/2" snowpack for 11 days. Every time it compresses/sublimates, we get a 1/2" - 2" refresher. Now, to save winter from being completely trash in this area, I'm waiting to hear the bark of a St. Bernard.

Is this the update of the old EE rule? The AA rule. When it's in effect, it's a lock.

I agree, especially since the models are only spitting out an inch or two for IND.

...which equals 1.57 cents American. For the other 43 cents, I would also add that perhaps the evergreen is acting as insulation, so that the ground temps aren't as cold as the surrounding ground to begin with, coupled with the melting snow from the limbs = bare ground.

There are quite a few I 70 and south posters. I guess if they aren't interested in their 2-4 incher, they aren't going to discuss it here.

Calendar spring does not equate to what you consider real spring in Central Indiana. Brutal cold can happen here through mid-March, although after the first week in March, Arctic intrusions usually don't have as much staying power. If you're from a more southern climate, it will be early to mid-April before what you think of as "spring" happens at IND.

That's an inside comment that most here won't understand. Woke up to quarters gently falling from the sky.

I made burgers on the grill last Sunday. I wasn't gonna let an 8" snow stop me.

NWS predicted less than an inch for us today/tonight. Whoops. WAA hasn't made this this far north. All snow north of I 70 in Indiana. Already put an inch down in an hour and still pouring.

I was going post yesterday, but forgot to do it, that I haven't heard a peep out of Will or bo lately. I figured that GFS clown would get a rise out of them.

Agree. The winds will be howling and even though it's cement, there will be some reduced visibilities, some drifting, and a possible flash freeze. I would like to see NWS offices do more of this, rather than worry so much about their verification scores.

Just catching up with this thread. I think Malacka11has an affinity for an unhealthy relationship with the ICON. He seems enjoy whatever she dishes out. lol

Although I don't check the board as much, I still hang here in the summer for severe and sometimes just to shoot the breeze

I'm assuming that would portend more moisture than with a typical clipper track and hence more flake stacking. If that's the case, count me in, even if I have freeze my reasoner to get the snow.

^ I thought that this thread was supposed to be for these short-fused/minor systems (although the debate over which system is going to be minor vs. major is now in effect.) I am actually okay with all of the clippers having their own threads.

I'm a big fan of weather extremes, so I don't mind a few days of anomalous cold, but I just did a quick scroll through the GFS and I am no fan of the length of the arctic air hanging over the Lakes region. I mean come on, two solid weeks of the surface temps not getting over 20°? I really got depressed when I saw that the Euro is in agreement. And hard telling how long past the end of their runs? This is going to be the type of weather that only Beavis can love.

Up to 8.1" with snow showers still occurring. Might be able to add a few more tenths.

IWX's ears perked up on with this morning's discussion: GROWING CONCERN AS EC/GFS TRACKING HOOK LOW OUT OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO FRIDAY TO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES SUNDAY. NBM APPEARS WOEFULLY UNDERDONE WITH RESPECT TO POPS AND IN COLLABORATION WITH SOME SURROUNDING OFFICES HAVE GONE 30/35/35 BLEND OF NBM/GFS/EC RESPECTIVELY. SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER TOO IN WAKE OF SYSTEM AS UPPER LOW CUTOFF DEEPENS OVER GREAT LAKES. THIS SYSTEM BEARS WATCH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WITHIN ENVELOPE OF POTENTIAL OUTCOMES.

This seems like a crazy low snowfall record for Jan. 30th, even at IND: RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 150 AM EST SUN JAN 31 2021 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT INDIANAPOLIS IN... A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 3.6 INCHES WAS SET FOR THE INDIANAPOLIS AREA YESTERDAY, SATURDAY JANUARY 30, 2021. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 3.4 INCHES SET IN 1901.