snowstormcanuck Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Turn on your radio, the tv, look in the papers, ask how your neighbour is doing. Hint hint (the hype!) True, but all the more reason not to upgrade. It'll just expand hysteria over a storm that, for the most part, will be run of the mill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I wonder if they have a snowblower for the observation deck on top of Sears Tower... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxMidwest Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Light Snow starting in Rockford Now, looks to get moderate pretty soon..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 SN here on the north side of Naperville as well, lots of blowing already. Gonna be a wild afternoon and night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 mass panic setting in at the office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 True, but all the more reason not to upgrade. It'll just expand hysteria over a storm that, for the most part, will be run of the mill. Did you see that TWN has increased the forecast to 12-16" for southern Ontario? Earlier today they had reserved that zone for extreme southwest Ontario, but now they've expanded it to Collingwood. It's getting out of hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 word on the street is chicago police/fire/para will be on snowmobiles. Being a beat cop on a snowmobile would be a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 mass panic setting in at the office serves 'em right when taft's model shows 32.3 inches they should have took warning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortex Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Heavy snow here, ikk, visibility about a city block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 word on the street is chicago police/fire/para will be on snowmobiles. Being a beat cop on a snowmobile would be a blast. Epic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Heavy snow here, ikk, visibility about a city block. Good luck up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Epic I really want to get a picture of one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 word on the street is chicago police/fire/para will be on snowmobiles. Being a beat cop on a snowmobile would be a blast. Awesome. There were some snowmobilers on the streets of LAF in the Feb 2007 storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 IND mixing with pl now. Must cool the lower levels more. They need all the help they can get. SPECI KIND 012019Z 05015G22KT 1 1/4SM R05L/5500VP6000FT FZRAPL BR OVC006 M06/M08 A2985 RMK AO2 PK WND 05027/2002 FZDZE18FZRAB18PLB18 PRESFR P0000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 That is crazy. I've never seen anything like that around here. If there are big storms here the cops just sit in the station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Did you see that TWN has increased the forecast to 12-16" for southern Ontario? Earlier today they had reserved that zone for extreme southwest Ontario, but now they've expanded it to Collingwood. It's getting out of hand. It's not that crazy. They're going to avoid the slot up there. I was thinking Hamilton was going to be ground zero for this storm yesterday but now it looks as though it'll be north of Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Friend just sent me this from Skiatook, OK: Kick ass pics.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Same here. Solid mod snow now. Make that +SN. Flake size is increasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Make that +SN. Flake size is increasing. Same here downtown, office building swaying with some of the gusts already, although nothing like the swaying during the super derecho last summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csnavywx Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Something strange going on down near Springfield, MO. Radar clearly shows a wave propagating out over the dry slot down there. Also seems to be a wind shift developing in the observations in southern MO as well. Is this our gravity wave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 spreading the wealth............IL obs KPIA 012017Z 06018G27KT 1/4SM R13/2000V2600FT +SN FZFG BKN005 OVC015 M06/M07 A2991 KMDW 012018Z 05020G31KT 1/4SM R31C/2800FT +SN BLSN BR BKN004 OVC017 M05/M08 A3005 KMLI 012012Z 04015G29KT 1/4SM R09/2400V2800FT +SN VV001 M06/M09 A3000 KMQB 012005Z AUTO 03017G21KT 1/4SM +SN OVC006 M05/M06 A2993 KSPI 011952Z 04023G34KT 1/4SM +SN FZFG VV003 M08/M09 A2984 KARR 012019Z 05023G30KT 1/4SM +SN FZFG VV002 M06/M07 A3002 RMK AO2 PK WND 05032/2004 PRESFR P0000 KBMI 011956Z 05027KT 1/4SM R29/2000V3500FT +SN VV010 M08/M09 A2990 RMK AO2 T10831094 P0000 PK WND 05031/1857 PRESFR SLP152 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 some 45 dbz returns riding up I57 should be into the city in an hour or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgertime Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Anyone hearing the Hard Rock Casino roof collapsed in Oklahoma? Yep...crazy. http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.asp?S=13946909 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Anyone hearing the Hard Rock Casino roof collapsed in Oklahoma? First the bouncy castle in MSP, now the Hard Rock, what's next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestChaser Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 visibility rapidly dropping here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 IND mixing with pl now. Must cool the lower levels more. They need all the help they can get. SPECI KIND 012019Z 05015G22KT 1 1/4SM R05L/5500VP6000FT FZRAPL BR OVC006 M06/M08 A2985 RMK AO2 PK WND 05027/2002 FZDZE18FZRAB18PLB18 PRESFR P0000 Did mention some sleet early this afternoon, but I think later on that it will start to warm up higher and then the real stuff begins.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Well Mike... EC upgraded Hamilton, Northern Niagara, Lambton, Middlesex, Oxford & Brant to Blizzard Warnings. Weird spatial distribution of that warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlord81 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Did mention some sleet early this afternoon, but I think later on that it will start to warm up higher and then the real stuff begins.. Exactly, I was expecting to start as sleet. WAA should be cranking in a few hours. We shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Looks like a pretty intense band of snow rapidly moving north, currently just north of Chicago. Almost looks like a cold front passage with rain and storms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Did mention some sleet early this afternoon, but I think later on that it will start to warm up higher and then the real stuff begins.. Just trying to be positive. Every little bit of sleet now is less freezing rain as time goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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