Quasievil Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 no way chicago is getting less than 15" .. they are in a great spot The radar for Chicago right now is weather porn. Been watching that Wrigley Field webcam on and off. Incredible. It's all I can do to get over my 35 degrees and drizzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Ground that was icy this morning is wet at this point. No icy spots here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I wonder how much lower the surface temp can get...still dropping at 33 degrees. Drizzle not freezing. Far Northern MoCo could be in for a long night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I agree, more than likely they will be closer to 20" with some isolated 24" reports i bet. i bet someone who gets into the lake enhancement as well could get up toward 30"+ especially with wind letting people fib a little on their totals. they are getting demolished right now with smaller scale banding and the dry slot will miss them with the deform band to roll through somewhere down the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Well above freezing. Gulf plume rolling in with a ton of qpf. Moderate to heavy rain is on tap all night and much of the morning tomorrow, should pick up an inch to inch and a half worth of regular rain. Snowpack will be ancient history - piles will be 95 percent diminished. Monday looks to be upper 50s as well. Think La Nina is going to have its way with the Eastern CONUS in Feb and March. I am beginning to shift toward a spring mindset.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 i bet someone who gets into the lake enhancement as well could get up toward 30"+ especially with wind letting people fib a little on their totals. they are getting demolished right now with smaller scale banding and the dry slot will miss them with the deform band to roll through somewhere down the line. It's going to be impossible for people really to measure because of the wind so obs are liable to really differ among COOP observers. I'm rooting for Chicago to get close to their record snow. The 00Z nam looks ugly for us at 78 hrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Just looked out and it is now raining here. Temp is 32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Pouring rain at 31.3 degrees. Not freezing as far as I can tell after surveying concrete sidewalks, asphalt driveway, and car tops. Turns out this morning was the "real" icing situation, and it wasn't much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 It's going to be impossible for people really to measure because of the wind so obs are liable to really differ among COOP observers. I'm rooting for Chicago to get close to their record snow. The 00Z nam looks ugly for us at 78 hrs. Oh well, we need the rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Rain and 33 degrees, bleh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Hey, at least I won't need to take out the chainsaw again...Past 2 years have seen alot of use from the woodchipper & ripsaw. There has to be a few positives in watching my snowcover melt away in cold rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33andrain Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 30 with light rain and mist. starting to glaze the deck and awning and other elevated surfaces. sidewalk and driveway still just wet at this point, It's so sad watching winter come to a wet end like this. I'll be looking forward to next winter. See you next December Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymengineer Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Surface temp observations right now show that the 12Z NAM was pretty close for right now (subfreezing temps in the northern areas)--- 12Z GFS was too warm as it usually is in any shallow wedge situation. Neither show significant icing for this area, but it's just interesting to look at which model is doing better so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo2 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Nothing worse to this weather weenie than 32.5 and rain........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Surface temp observations right now show that the 12Z NAM was pretty close for right now (subfreezing temps in the northern areas)--- 12Z GFS was too warm as it usually is in any shallow wedge situation. Neither show significant icing for this area, but it's just interesting to look at which model is doing better so far. NAM is a mesoscale model, so it should do better in this situation. GFS sucks COC when it comes to CAD, espeically the shallow ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 i bet someone who gets into the lake enhancement as well could get up toward 30"+ especially with wind letting people fib a little on their totals. they are getting demolished right now with smaller scale banding and the dry slot will miss them with the deform band to roll through somewhere down the line. pulled from Noaa Chicago Midway Airport Lat: 41.79 Lon: -87.75 Elev: 612 Last Update on Feb 1, 8:51 pm CST Thunderstorm Heavy Snow Blowing Snow Freezing Fog and Windy 21 °F (-6 °C)Humidity:85 %Wind Speed:NE 36 G 57 MPHBarometer:29.68" (1006.5 mb)Dewpoint:17 °F (-8 °C)Wind Chill:1 °F (-17 °C)Visibility:0.06 mi.More Local Wx:3 Day History: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 any reports from N MoCo? Looks below freezing there from what I can tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaltimoreWxGuy Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 any reports from N MoCo? Looks below freezing there from what I can tell. This may miss some pockets below freezing but it shows the general picture and trend...the black number is air temp, the red number is dew point, red line is 32 line, blue line is 32 dewpoint line and green line is wet bulb 32 line...Basically if your south of all three (especially the red and green) your safe from Ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris21 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 It's going to be impossible for people really to measure because of the wind so obs are liable to really differ among COOP observers. I'm rooting for Chicago to get close to their record snow. The 00Z nam looks ugly for us at 78 hrs. Hey Wes, I'm heading out to the Canaan Valley this weekend, any thoughts for out west? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steks Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 City of Manassas is experiencing moderate, and then some, rain. Temp at 34, dp at 33, and barometer tumbling and now at 30.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalfy Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Temp is 31 here.. I went outside to check if its accreating and its only partially doing so and only on the trees. Not sure if temps will fall anymore but only like 1 or 2 degrees and I would definately be seeing accumulations from the ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanineJ Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Went out to walk pup head about 20 minutes ago...light rain, dirty slush pack, and dog sniffing the usual suspects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Rain, 34 degrees, bleh. Snowpack (if you wanna call it that), down to around 3". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalfy Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Temps have been steady at 31.7... surprised we are getting northeasterly winds.. at least based on the wxbug station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalfy Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Well precip is pretty much done for our area except for areas north east of here. IMO this was a REALLY close call, most of us stayed around the low to mid 30s for the entire event. NYC , Jersey, PA, and New york state are getting a pretty bad ice storm, apparantly around 3/4- an inch for nyc.. Thats insane. a Hecs and then a historic ice storm.. whats next VD storm redux nyc special? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showmethesnow Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Just above freezing here with 32.1 and a steady rain. Layer of ice on everything but that is now getting washed away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Yay Rain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Wet. Snowpack held very well overnight, we'll see what happens during the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showmethesnow Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Drive into Westminster from Hanover, PA was uneventful at 6:00 this morning. Roads were fine. There is a good bit of ice on the trees and on some surfaces to make for a scenic view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notvirga! Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Ice on trees here over 1000 feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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