Chicago WX Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Champaign mixing with snow now after being all sleet since 11:30AM. SPECI KCMI 011951Z 05025G34KT 1/2SM SNPL FZFG BKN014 OVC021 M07/M09 A2987 RMK AO2 PK WND 05034/1951 FZRAB1857E09PLE1858B20SNB09 P0005 $ Getting a little darker here right now. Somewhat ominous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Posting Pictures from Peru Illinois Here http://darnallj.smugmug.com/Nature/SnowChase/15669412_7EBtw#1174456746_6rJXp Right now heavy Blow Snow around 30mph Visibilty around 1/4 Mile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Big flakes starting to pilfer down as the main event arrives. Welcome, Blizzard of 2011! Getting ready to head to LOT for a 4 or 5 pm until whenever shift and camping out at the office for another shift tomorrow morning. Bring it on haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 starting to see a few stray larger flakes as we get closer to the better returns, looks like things will ramp up quick once we do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 The snow looks to be moving north quite quickly. At this rate, it will be here in the next 2-3 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csnavywx Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeenerWx Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Latest zones still have LAF at 10-15" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestChaser Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Just got home from work; let the fun begin! I expect my car to be buried overnight. Before: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadotony Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Getting ready to head to LOT for a 4 or 5 pm until whenever shift and camping out at the office for another shift tomorrow morning. Bring it on haha. Haha good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeenerWx Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Haha good luck! Snowin pretty good up there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 Latest zones still have LAF at 10-15" Wild forecast INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE TONIGHT...WINDY...SNOW...FREEZING RAIN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SLEET...THEN SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. PRECIPITATION MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 998mb in the southern Missouri Bootheel as of 20z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 LAF fail. I mean there's a few flakes mixed in, but yeah... METAR KLAF 011954Z 07020G29KT 2 1/2SM -SN FEW016 OVC020 M06/M09 A2994 RMK AO2 PK WND 06029/1946 UPE47SNB47 PRESFR SLP148 P0000 T10611094 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 Hey Kokomo, your zone forecast is calling for 2-10" of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Ramping up quickly, low end moderate snow downtown coming down in sheets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 what a classic radar depiction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevermind Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Hi everyone. Very new here and no real clue about any of this, so I'm keeping my yap shut on everything and just reading your posts in amazement. I've easily read 3,000 since yesterday. Anyway, I was almost one of those to write this off as news channels trying to snag ratings. Then I found this site. I changed my attitude very quickly So, my name is Dave, I live 5 miles N of I-80 and about 7 miles west of I-55 in far far west Joliet. Lots of open space around here - even the 2" we got last night was pretty bad blowing/drifting on the farm roads. I have a GoPro Hero 960 cam taking a pic every minute in the backyard (facing east), and a webcam taking every two minutes facing out front (facing west). I worked 4:30-10:30 instead of 6-2 today and tomorrow is a snow day. (Heck, with the roads around here Thursday might be out too). My biggest concern was for my wife who is a first responder (911 disp). Thankfully they having living arrangements set up at the Fire Dept for them so she isn't at risk, although I feel she might be working 32 out of 40 hours. I was 7 in 1979 and only remember jumping off the garage roof a bunch of times with my dad. 1999 was pretty bad and I was stuck driving in it. A 22-mile round trip took 6 hours. So my wife is safe, I'm home with food and nowhere to go, and I am going to enjoy the hell out of this thing. I picked the right year to buy snowshoes! They were delivered the Wed before NYE and everything melted the next two days. Not enough to use them... until now OK back to reading. Keep it up guys and everyone be safe, especially those in the ice zone and that crazy guy who's going to the lakefront later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 The Weather Network just reported Environment Canada is considering issuing a blizzard warning for southwest Ontario... don't think that has ever happened before! I was looking at the criteria on EC's website. They no longer mention a temperature criterion so I suppose it's possible but we've had similar storms in the past in which they didn't bother to hoist a blizzard warning so I'm not sure what's special about this storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Snow is starting to ramp up in intensity here. Solid -SN right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 CMI looks fun. SNPL with 0.5mi visibility and gusting to 39MPH. METAR KCMI 011953Z 05022G34KT 1/2SM SNPL FZFG BKN014 OVC021 M07/M09 A2986 RMK AO2 PK WND 05034/1951 FZRAB1857E09PLE1858B20SNB09 SLP125 P0005 T10721094 $ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Snow is starting to ramp up in intensity here. Solid -SN right now. we went from dust to full on moderate now in about 10 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 No snow up here yet, however on a side note, my local jewel is almost out of milk, bread, bud light, and several types of ice cream, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeenerWx Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Hey Kokomo, your zone forecast is calling for 2-10" of snow. INZ031-021030- HOWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KOKOMO 259 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ..ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... TONIGHT...BREEZY. FREEZING RAIN AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THEN SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. PRECIPITATION MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 10 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATION OF TWO TENTHS TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH. NEARLY STEADY TEMPERATURES AROUND 19. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT. WEDNESDAY BREEZY. SNOW LIKELY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 3 TO 14 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestChaser Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Heavy snow starting to kick up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I was looking at the criteria on EC's website. They no longer mention a temperature criterion so I suppose it's possible but we've had similar storms in the past in which they didn't bother to hoist a blizzard warning so I'm not sure what's special about this storm. Turn on your radio, the tv, look in the papers, ask how your neighbour is doing. Hint hint (the hype!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 INZ031-021030- HOWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KOKOMO 259 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ..ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... TONIGHT...BREEZY. FREEZING RAIN AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THEN SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. PRECIPITATION MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 10 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATION OF TWO TENTHS TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH. NEARLY STEADY TEMPERATURES AROUND 19. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT. WEDNESDAY BREEZY. SNOW LIKELY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 3 TO 14 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT. All bases are covered. Good luck Jim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natester Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Snow started here about 12:30 PM CST. I'm forecast to get up to 15 inches of snow. Pretty windy too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csnavywx Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Conditions rapidly deteriorating in DeKalb. Took a little while for those heavier returns to reach the ground since most of the strongest lift is between 15-20KFT, but you could really tell it was coming when those occasional monster flakes would fly by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 we went from dust to full on moderate now in about 10 minutes. Same here. Solid mod snow now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 visibilities here in the tank already with snow and blowing snow...drifts will be unbelievable if amounts verify......: :Dry slut edit; winds howling...almost like a summer squall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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