LizardMafia Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Just trying to be positive. Every little bit of sleet now is less freezing rain as time goes on. Oh I know.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macintosh 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? Dr. Tim Coleman is a GW expert and spotted the same thing: http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=40091 GW=Gravity Wave not Global Warming :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx 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. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR: =NEW= SARNIA - LAMBTON =NEW= LONDON - MIDDLESEX =NEW= OXFORD - BRANT =NEW= ST. CATHARINES - GRIMSBY - NORTHERN NIAGARA REGION =NEW= CITY OF HAMILTON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE MAJOR STORM WHICH WAS BORN IN TEXAS LATE MONDAY IS APPROACHING SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ACCOMPANIED BY AN EXPANSIVE SWATH OF WINTERY PRECIPITATION. HEAVY SNOW WILL ARRIVE IN SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO THIS EVENING AND QUICKLY SPREAD NORTHEAST TO THE GOLDEN HORSESHOE AROUND MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 20 TO 30 CM ARE LIKELY BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS TO LIGHTEN UP WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HAMILTON TO ST. CATHARINES CORRIDOR. IN ADDITION, STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 GUSTING TO 60 OR 70 KM/H WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW, CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. NOTE THAT THE BLIZZARD WARNING CRITERIA FOR ONTARIO WAS CHANGED JUNE 2010 TO REMOVE COLD WIND CHILL REQUIREMENTS. THE NEW CRITERIA REQUIRES A VISIBILITY OF 400 METRES OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACCOMPANIED BY SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 40 KM/H FOR AT LEAST FOUR HOURS. THIS WILL LIKELY MEAN MORE BLIZZARD WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS THE FIRST WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO SINCE MARCH 1993, DURING THE 'STORM OF THE CENTURY'. THIS IS A WARNING THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 heavy snow in Champaign per my brother, so there's hope for LAF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 First the bouncy castle in MSP, now the Hard Rock, what's next? Roof of some casino near Catoosa, OK collapsed as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southmountainwx Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Very heavy snow here now! Clearly having blizzard condition now. Rates of 2" per hr. Started at 10:30 am , will measure at 4:30pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 heavy snow in Champaign per my brother, so there's hope for LAF The transition is angled more SW-NE though. We're close but not close enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Good summary of weather for Central Indiana this evening.. AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 253 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 .UPDATE... THE SYNOPSIS...NEAR TERM...SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM SECTIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED BELOW. && .SYNOPSIS... POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO TAKE AIM ON THE AREA. EXPANSIVE AND INTENSIFYING PRECIPITATION SHIELD IS ENCROACHING UPON THE FORECAST AREA NOW AND WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST THIS EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED IN MUCH OF THE AREA...MIXING WITH SLEET OR SNOW IN SOME AREAS...WTIH HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED FROM LAFAYETTE NORTHWARD. THE CENTER OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PUSH THROUGH CENTRAL INDIANA AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH COLD AIR QUICKLY PUSHING INTO THE AREA BEHIND IT. SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TOMORROW WITH GENERALLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WHICH WILL CAUSE MANY TREES AND POWER LINES TO COME DOWN. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS WEEK AND EARLY NEXT WEEK AS BROAD TROUGHING REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS MOST OF THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE NATION. && .NEAR TERM /TONIGHT/... EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT. EXTREMELY INTENSELY DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PUSH UP THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE LOWER OHIO AND WABASH VALLEYS. FORECAST SOUNDINGS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA DEPICT CLASSIC FREEZING RAIN SITUATION WITH LARGE WARM LAYER ALOFT AND RELATIVELY SHALLOW BUT VERY COLD SURFACE BASED LAYER. ZONE OF LIKELY FREEZING RAIN HAS SHIFTED JUST SLIGHTLY NORTHWARD...WITH MOSTLY SNOW REMAINING IN LAFAYETTE...FREEZING RAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF THERE...WITH THE MAX INTENSITY ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR. THE FAR SOUTHERN TIER OF COUNTIES IN CENTRAL INDIANA WILL LIKELY REACH NEAR OR JUST ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK DURING THE EVENING...WHICH WILL CUT DOWN ON ICE AMOUNTS THERE. OWING TO VERY STRONG FORCING...THUNDER WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH CONTINUE TO BE EXPECTED AS THE SYSTEM RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN CAUSING LARGE LOSS OF POWER THROUGHOUT MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA. A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW WILL OCCUR QUICKLY LATE TONIGHT/EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. STUCK VERY NEAR WETBULB TEMPERATURE PROGS AS HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL BE ONGOING MUCH OF THE NIGHT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howie 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.. I hear the sleet against my window west of Indy at the moment with a temperature of 21.7* at my house...I would have guessed the temperature would have risen higher by now so I guess we are fortunate...but it appears just to be a matter of time...winds have picked up and are starting to howl...scared to think what another 1" of ice later today/tonight-- on top of the ice rink which already exists-- will result in. I suspect I will be forced to bow out of the thread- against my will due to a loss of electricity- this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 anyone care to share some quick and dirty tips for semi accurate measurments in winds like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 The transition is angled more SW-NE though. We're close but not close enough. I tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeenerWx Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 0229 PM SNOW NW SCHERERVILLE 41.49N 87.45W 02/01/2011 M1.0 INCH LAKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER OVER PAST 2 HOURS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson 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 We will expect frequent updates with the cam... welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 anyone care to share some quick and dirty tips for semi accurate measurments in winds like this? All you really can do is an average snow depth where it hasn't been drifting our scouring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Also, my quarter mile marker is no longer visible. Officially heavy snow downtown, heading out to snap a few pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlover2 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Looks like we need a part 9 thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 The transition is angled more SW-NE though. We're close but not close enough. True true. Good amount of flakes mixing in outside my window right now though, but our destiny has been determined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I hear the sleet against my window west of Indy at the moment with a temperature of 21.7* at my house...I would have guessed the temperature would have risen higher by now so I guess we are fortunate...but it appears just to be a matter of time...winds have picked up and are starting to howl...scared to think what another 1" of ice later today/tonight-- on top of the ice rink which already exists-- will result in. I suspect I will be forced to bow out of the thread- against my will due to a loss of electricity- this evening. Yeah, I've got that feeling also. Plus have some power outages just north of my location already.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Are there airplanes still taking off or is everything closed up? (MDW/ORD/MKE)??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 I tried. Some monster returns out that way...maybe there's a chance if we can realize some convective bursts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 True true. Good amount of flakes mixing in outside my window right now though, but our destiny has been determined. I predict 6"+ at KTIM! I'm not talking sleet either.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 All you really can do is an average snow depth where it hasn't been drifting our scouring. I have a few areas in mind that are semi protected, i'll probably take an average of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 True true. Good amount of flakes mixing in outside my window right now though, but our destiny has been determined. Weird...I've been seeing very few if any flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I tried. Ah, your good intentions are appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Weird...I've been seeing very few if any flakes. I think you need to look closer. Seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 anyone care to share some quick and dirty tips for semi accurate measurments in winds like this? about the best you can do is find a closed in type courtyard or something well protected form the wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 I think you need to look closer. Seriously. Yeah just checked again. Might even be about 50/50 right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I predict 6"+ at KTIM! lol, thanks Mottster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Just started snowing lightly here a little after 3 p.m. at Elkhart...lowering, misty sky and increasing e/ne winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Yeah just checked again. Might even be about 50/50 right now. Yeah ramping up right now. Hey at least we're getting a little love...brief, but a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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