michsnowfreak Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 you and your snowpack. You need to move up to the upper midwest it still boggles my mind. Since mid november we've hit above 32 for about an hour or 2 and we have about 2-3 feet of snow on the ground all winter. It's your winter dream snow builds up all winter then melts in the spring. Yeah to me snowcover is important. ideal place for me would be snowbelt in the UP lol, but movings not an option right now (and even I dont know if id move somewhere JUST for weather). Your area is great but the cold can be so brutal at times, and while you get awesome storms, you dont have snow in the air as often as the U.P. Yes, Im that greedy lol (even here we only had 5 days in the last 5 weeks with no snow in the air at some point). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Close, but no cigar here this morning. Dropped to 1.4º on my thermometer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Hit -13 here, which was about as forecast. Looks like MLI dropped to at least -17. This snow pack is very dense for having relatively high ratios during the blizzard. I think the wind really packed it in pretty good. Our 10" from the superclipper settled like crazy over the next day or two. So far it doesn't look like there's been any settling at all. Definitely a very high quality snow pack which is gonna be around for a long time. Estimating we have about 18" or so on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 This will be awesome for flooding potential in the Spring... Yeah and a lot of us are expecting a big severe weather season this year up this way, and with severe weather comes heavy rains. I think anyone who lives in Iowa will remember 2008 and how that played out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Gotta love having such a deep SW/NE snow pack across the region, especially as we head into late season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 --6F this morning, but back up to 9F... lots of sun and a south wind. Next Tues-Fri look really nasty... nasty ...nasty.. Got to be some warmer weather later in Feb... maybe around mid month or sometime after that... Can't imagine we don't get at least one 40F this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I will not look in the Feb 5-9 thread I will not look in the Feb 5-9 thread I will not look in the Feb 5-9 thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I will not look in the Feb 5-9 thread I will not look in the Feb 5-9 thread I will not look in the Feb 5-9 thread Too late Remember this falls in the period of the Kab/Stebo birthday blizzard potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Too late Remember this falls in the period of the Kab/Stebo birthday blizzard potential. Hey, I lasted 9 minutes. All things considered, I think that's damn good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 OMG, today was perfect!!! While a little chilly, you simply couldn't beat the cloudless sky and the bright sunshine reflecting off the snowpack. We had a gorugeous sunrise this morning and we're poised to have a gorgeous sunset from the looks of it. I'm so glad the lakes are starting to freeze over, otherwise we would have had to contend with the ugly lake stratus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share Posted February 3, 2011 Sun feels noticeably warmer than it did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 OMG, today was perfect!!! While a little chilly, you simply couldn't beat the cloudless sky and the bright sunshine reflecting off the snowpack. We had a gorugeous sunrise this morning and we're poised to have a gorgeous sunset from the looks of it. I'm so glad the lakes are starting to freeze over, otherwise we would have had to contend with the ugly lake stratus. hurts my eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Sun feels noticeably warmer than it did. ditto. i was quite concerned, but then i checked and saw we had a strong southerly breeze. phew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Bright outside today! Driving around seeing how deep the snowbanks are was awesome. A lot of it has to do with numerous snowfalls too, but still. Have trouble seeing traffic at some corners with the snow, but its a problem Im more than willing to have. Now its time for more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Bitter, even taking into account the GFS cold bias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Thursday, February 3rd: Hi: 15F Lo: -3F Overall Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy. Max Wind Gust: 19MPH Rainfall: 0.00" Snowfall: 0.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Barring a torch, weve hit the point of no return lol. Anything that falls from the sky will make the snowpack last longer. Had to do a core sample. It was fricking hard work lol. The snowpack is so dense/deep, and the ground SO frozen, Once I scooped out the snow I had to literally chip at the bottom layer of ice crust to get it all into the can to melt. Its to the point that even a 45F rainstorm will simply soak into the snowpack. Sure it would sink some and certainly lose some of its gorgeous appeal, but adding water to it (currently melting but Im guessing ~1.4" water content) it would soak into it like a sponge making it even more glacial and harder to melt. OF COURSE I want more snow not 45F rain, just giving an example that worst case scenario is we wont be seeing grass for a LONG time, and best case scenario is we may start to resemble a U.P. snowbelt if the extended works out. On another note on snowpack, we have officially passed average 1"+ snowcover days for an ENTIRE winter at 50 days at DTW (official avg 49). 41 to go for the 1977-78 record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 LAF has broken into the top 10 snowiest seasons list. Sleet helped the cause with this last storm, but it still counts. Of course this is unofficial as there is no "official" recording site for snowfall at LAF, but this is based off my reanalysis of past COOP data in the LAF/WL area (some dating back to 1901)...as well as my measurements for the 07-08 and current season. At this point, I really like our chances of getting into the top 5 when all is said and done. 1) 68.1"...1977-78 2) 61.5"...1981-82 3) 56.4"...1904-05 4) 53.8"...1903-04 5) 49.3"...1983-84 6) 47.8"...2007-08 7) 46.3"...1929-30 8) 43.8"...1911-12 9) 43.0"...1925-26 10) 41.1"...2010-11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Peoria IL now standing at #5 on the all time snowiest season list. Have to think this season becoming #1 is fairly likely. 1) 51.6"...1978-79 2) 47.1"...1977-78 3) 46.9"...1981-82 4) 44.0"...1925-26 5) 43.4"...2010-11 6) 42.4"...1942-43 7) 42.3"...1974-75 8) 41.6"...1959-60 9) 41.5"...2009-10 10) 37.7"...1969-70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Not sure if it's the NAM being the NAM, but the 12z run looks much more "interesting" for KY, central/southern IN, and OH for tonight and tomorrow's action. Nothing extraordinary at all, but a decent swath of 0.1"+ for the above areas with KY in the 0.25" shading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 It looks as if another gourgeous day is on tap. There was a gorugeous sunrise and clear skies are dominatining again. I was a bit shocked to see a sharp line between sunny and cloudy skies stretching from Grand Rapids to Flint to Toronto. It's been slowly easing southward overnight, but I pray it stops and begins to erode before reaching us down here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 44.6" LSE 50.6" MSP 51.3" RST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Power- http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~tomw/wisgifloop.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Widespread deep snow cover over DVN's CWA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 It looks as if another gourgeous day is on tap. There was a gorugeous sunrise and clear skies are dominatining again. I was a bit shocked to see a sharp line between sunny and cloudy skies stretching from Grand Rapids to Flint to Toronto. It's been slowly easing southward overnight, but I pray it stops and begins to erode before reaching us down here. is that ice over S LM that was pushed NNE with the 50-70 MPH winds for hours with the blizzard? if so, the ice flows looks about 30 miles wide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goknights Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Snow depth through the winter here in southeast minnesota has been amazingly consistent this winter as well as in most of minnesota. Just not very many melting days. It was really interesting yesterday I had my 8th grade students measuring frost depths and in certain spots there was hardly any frost at all even though we have such a chilly winter just goes to show how good of a blanket that snow is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Goknights- Not sure if you've seen this link, but it is interesting: http://www.crh.noaa....YD&issuedby=MKX Coon Valley, in a natural setting, shows frost depth of 8 inches... under the pavement, it shows the frost depth of 59 inches! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Holy moly: MKE MILWAUKEE MILWAUKEE-ARPT 5.2 12 PM 02/03 LK. MICH That is a lot of water! in that snow pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goknights Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Thanks a lot frank very cool link!! 59 inches wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 although it does seem to correspond to a spike in AO/NAO around the 16th of Feb per CPC teleconnection forecast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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