River Card Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Lake Michigan yesterday: The following week that pic may change a lot....some torching going down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Up to 8th now at LAF with today's snowfall. 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) 44.7"...2010-11 9) 43.8"...1911-12 10) 43.0"...1925-26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 LSE Still a long ways to go to make any records (44.6" now)... Dug out a path in my back yard... Have a good 6 inch layer of almost ice in the snowpack..need a garden shovel to break it up before shoveling it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 3 years ago to this minute awesomeness was about to get underway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prinsburg_wx Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 1" snow here today but reports of 5" in the canby/madison areas just to my w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toronto blizzard Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 3 years ago to this minute awesomeness was about to get underway. I hear ya. Great storm 20 inches here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I hear ya. Great storm 20 inches here I was about to post a but then I remember that a swath from Milton to Mississauga did indeed pick up that much snow. Lucky sob. I would love to know what that much snow looks like. Only 13.3" here. You might not remember this one, but back on January 26-27, 2004 south Etobicoke/Mississauga/east Oakville picked up 18-24" of snow. And again, myself just to the north got relatively screwed with only a foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toronto blizzard Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I was about to post a but then I remember that a swath from Milton to Mississauga did indeed pick up that much snow. Lucky sob. I would love to know what that much snow looks like. Only 13.3" here. You might not remember this one, but back on January 26-27, 2004 south Etobicoke/Mississauga/east Oakville picked up 18-24" of snow. And again, myself just to the north got relatively screwed with only a foot. Well I was shocked that morning to wake up to that much snow. The drifts were incredible half way up my garage. If I remember correctly we had the second part of the storm move through later in the day on top of the 50cm from the first wave. Definitetly one of the greatest storms that I can remember here lots of thunder too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Saturday, February 5th: Hi: 28F Lo: 6F Overall Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy. Max Wind Gust: 13MPH Rainfall: 0.00" Snowfall: 0.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Well I was shocked that morning to wake up to that much snow. The drifts were incredible half way up my garage. If I remember correctly we had the second part of the storm move through later in the day on top of the 50cm from the first wave. Definitetly one of the greatest storms that I can remember here lots of thunder too. No, that was the total between the two. The first wave's snow fell between midnight and 4.30am. No way you had 4-5"/hour rates for the duration. I think I have the GWS from EC saved. If I can dig it up I'll post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississaugasnow Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Well I was shocked that morning to wake up to that much snow. The drifts were incredible half way up my garage. If I remember correctly we had the second part of the storm move through later in the day on top of the 50cm from the first wave. Definitetly one of the greatest storms that I can remember here lots of thunder too. I remember the 2004 storm. It was a narrow LES band right? School wasnt cancelled for us because it only hit the very south part of mississauga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toronto blizzard Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 No, that was the total between the two. The first wave's snow fell between midnight and 4.30am. No way you had 4-5"/hour rates for the duration. I think I have the GWS from EC saved. If I can dig it up I'll post it. Hmmm I remembered incorrectly then lol It wouldnt surprise me if I had 4-5" rates because we had intense thunder and lightning so......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I remember the 2004 storm. It was a narrow LES band right? School wasnt cancelled for us because it only hit the very south part of mississauga Yes. The band stalled during the pre-dawn hours of the 26th from Mimico to Mississauga to east Oakville. I remember looking at whiteouts on the MTO cameras at 427/Rathburn and 403/Eastgate while only the occasional flake would fly by here. I was so upset (although it was probably for the best as I had a high school exam that morning). The band moved north later in the morning but by then the heaviest snow had been dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 can see our nice little mid-level vort on WV and radar right now in central IA with some -SN associated with it. http://climate.cod.edu/loops/Northcentral-WV.loop.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Hmmm I remembered incorrectly then lol It wouldnt surprise me if I had 4-5" rates because we had intense thunder and lightning so......... 4-5"/hour rates are almost unheard of here. I mean, if we get 2/hour rates, that's a solid day's work. Maybe at its peak (either early in the morning, or in the early evening with the 2nd wave) the rates may have briefly touched 4/hour, but not sustained by any means. It's tough to do that in the Tug Hill with LES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toronto blizzard Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 4-5"/hour rates are almost unheard of here. I mean, if we get 2/hour rates, that's a solid day's work. Maybe at its peak (either early in the morning, or in the early evening with the 2nd wave) the rates may have briefly touched 4/hour, but not sustained by any means. It's tough to do that in the Tug Hill with LES. IDK All I know is that it was a great storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 can see our nice little mid-level vort on WV and radar right now in central IA with some -SN associated with it. http://climate.cod.e...al-WV.loop.html http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php?/topic/12512-feb-6-7th-mwlakesov-snow-event/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 IDK All I know is that it was a great storm. +1. That it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 Sitting at 31 here right now. Downright mild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 This morning's 2.1" brings us to over 53" for the season, which is about 7-8" more than last season's total. Couldn't ask for a better winter for snow around here. Today will be the last day we'll be up around freezing for at least 6-7 days. Looks pretty cold this week, with a few double digit below zero readings possible mid-week. Our 18"+ snowpack isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 29F here... Snow falling and some sun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo6899 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Quick question. A -PNA means the ridge out west is flatter? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Been a strong signal for warming after this weeks run through the freezer... Lets hope the models are right. The GFS is downright mild through late month after this next week. I doubt we seen anything extremely warm with all the snow, but some melting would go towards preventing a huge flood somewhere up this way in March/April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Quick question. A -PNA means the ridge out west is flatter? Thanks Yes. Tough to get cold air to flood the continent with -PNA unless you've got a -NAO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Yes. Tough to get cold air to flood the continent with -PNA unless you've got a -NAO. More to this point, I've noticed the last couple of GFS runs are starting to back off on the magnitude of the warmth across the eastern Lakes. If -NAO returns to negative next week (especially if it's a west based NAO), I could see quite the gradient setup across our region, with the warmest anomalies found SW of a MSP-ORD-CVG line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Sun is starting to come out and we're at 28 °F, run at freezing a little later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Awesome out there with all the deep snow. Bomb or not, this winter gets an "A" in my book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Awesome out there with all the deep snow. Bomb or not, this winter gets an "A" in my book! As far as sensible wx is concerned (not patterns) this winter seems analogous to 2004-05. On pace for above normal snowfall, but no big storms. Snowcover is a little more persistent and temps are a little colder this winter, but not by a huge margin. Assuming Feb-Mar maintains the continuity, I'd say we're on target for a B winter. Good, but not exceptional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 More to this point, I've noticed the last couple of GFS runs are starting to back off on the magnitude of the warmth across the eastern Lakes. If -NAO returns to negative next week (especially if it's a west based NAO), I could see quite the gradient setup across our region, with the warmest anomalies found SW of a MSP-ORD-CVG line. very concerned aboutr the upcoming pattern, will be rooting for neg NAO lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Its been solid winter here...we've had heavy snow since early Dec and temps have really gone nowhere... been below normal both Dec and Jan...Feb is still in the air... 12Z GFS is still bullish on a nice mild period. Maybe the first shot at some melting...something we haven't seen since around late Dec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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