A-L-E-K Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 about the best you can do is find a closed in type courtyard or something well protected form the wind. there's a nice courtyard building nearby, but i have a feeling all the snow from it's roof will be dumped in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Measured 4.7" this morning around 6am. Already drifting going on which made measurement difficult. Had .45 liquid. Impressive winds already here, gusting into the 30s. Good luck everyone and stay safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 Yeah ramping up right now. Hey at least we're getting a little love...brief, but a little. If we could keep 35-40 dbz over us all night, we'd have a good chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Yeah ramping up right now. Hey at least we're getting a little love...brief, but a little. Just woke up from a nap... looking great!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naptown Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Yeah, I've got that feeling also. Plus have some power outages just north of my location already.. no no no no...must not lose power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 If we could keep 35-40 dbz over us all night, we'd have a good chance. I was thinking the same thing. Ah what a tease this storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 1/4 mile visibility at Midway with heavy snow(S+) (2:18PM) 1/4 mile visibility at Aurora with heavy snow(S+) (2:19PM http://blog.chicagoweathercenter.com/ This striking before rush hour is bad news, most people were thinking it would get going until later this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 33 kts at last obs from LAF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 there's a nice courtyard building nearby, but i have a feeling all the snow from it's roof will be dumped in. yeah, country kid here didn't think bout that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Moved My Precip Typing Radar a little farther North and zoomed it in to the County Level http://hbfdonline.org/grearth/RadarLoop-Jason_large.gif Will take a few minutes for the loop to catch up with the new positiong can also be found @ www.weatherobservatory.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 I was thinking the same thing. Ah what a tease this storm. Flakes have suddenly ceased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low 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. hype (for Ontario.....well warranted in the MW) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 To go along with what vortex reported earlier, my mom just called and said it's absolutely ripping in Kankakee. Snow mixing back in here. Damn, so close... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Just as I suspected, so no surprise here. And of course they're not going to cancel the Blizzard Warnings halfway through the event, that's silly. Although I still think those regions will see Blizzard Conditions at times. http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=GRR&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1 000FXUS63 KGRR 012035 AFDGRR AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 335 PM EST TUE FEB 01 2011 LATEST UPDATE...ALL SECTIONS EXCEPT AVIATION... WILL ADD THE REST OF THE LAKESHORE COUNTIES INTO THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE CONCERN THERE IS THAT ONCE THE WINDS TURN TO THE NORTH...AFTER ABOUT 10Z WED...THE FETCH OFF THE LAKE WILL RESULT IN GUSTS TO 35-40 MPH CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THESE COUNTIES. ALONG WITH THIS WIND ANOTHER 2-5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL FROM 10-18Z IN THIS AREA. DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED UNTIL AFTER 10Z...WE WILL KEEP THE START OF THE WARNING AS IT IS NOW...8 PM TONIGHT. A FEW ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECAST WILL BE DRY SLOT RELATED. THIS WILL LOWER ACCUMS SLIGHTLY IN THE SE CWA AND MAY BRING A PERIOD OF SLEET TO THIS AREA. BLIZZARD WARNING WILL BE MAINTAINED HERE...BUT STORM TOTAL ACCUMS WILL BE LOWER SLIGHTLY TO AROUND 10 INCHES. THE DRY SLOT IS CURRENTLY MOVING NE INTO CENTRAL IL AND SHOULD TRACK INTO THE FAR SE CWA...CLIPPING KALAMAZOO... CALHOUN AND JACKSON COUNTIES AND POSSIBLY INGHAM COUNTY. WITH THE DRY SLOT COULD COME SLIGHTLY WARM TEMPS ALOFT AND THEREFORE THE MENTION OF SLEET AND SLIGHTLY LOWER ACCUMS. THE DRY SLOT ADJUSTMENT ALSO RESULTS IN SHIFTING THE HIGHEST SNOW ACCUMULATION AXIS A BIT FURTHER NORTH. I NOW HAVE THE 12 INCH PLUS ACCUMS AXIS EXTENDING ABOUT TWO COUNTIES WIDE FROM ROUGHLY SAUGATUCK TO ST. JOHNS. ONE TO TWO INCH SNOWFALL RATES PER HOUR APPEAR LIKELY IN THIS AXIS FOR SEVERAL HOURS TONIGHT INTO EARLY WED MORNING. ACCUMS WERE ALSO BUMPED UP SLIGHTLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN CWA...TO 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF COUNTIES AS THE DEFORMATION ZONE IS LIKELY TO SIT OVER THIS AREA WED MORNING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I'm pretty sure it just hit everyone in Chicago, we're not going to get 2" this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Flakes have suddenly ceased. Only to return. Amazing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low 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. that is...... interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draxinar Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 hype (for Ontario.....well warranted in the MW) I think the hype stems from the fact that its the first widespread storm they are getting after a long time. I think the March 2008 storm was bigger, in terms of snow amounts, especially for the Ottawa valley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 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 Only to return. Amazing... Right on the battle ground. You should have road tripped north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzie Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 just thought yall should know i was just listening to the scott van pelt show and he said he knows what the nam gfs and euro are and he mentioned qpf and he admits he follows weather i thought that was pretty awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 Only to return. Amazing... Yeah I see a few again. Good Lord it is pouring sleet right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestChaser Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Thundersnow in Springfield, IL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Right on the battle ground. You should have road tripped north. No doubt. But I've accepted my epic sleet storm. Let it rip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Thundersnow in Springfield, IL. going to be pretty common just north of the dry slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoWeatherman Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 My brother is reporting mostly sleet in Decatur IL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 just thought yall should know i was just listening to the scott van pelt show and he said he knows what the nam gfs and euro are and he mentioned qpf and he admits he follows weather i thought that was pretty awesome He should join us here He would fit right in.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestChaser Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I'll start Part 9 since we're over 1000 posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Yeah I see a few again. Good Lord it is pouring sleet right now. Its pounding my window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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