JoMo Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 After this storm, I hope you guys give an A grade for the winter. These type of snowfall and storms don't happen very often. Enjoy it. After how crappy the start was, this was well worth it! It was 73 degrees on Saturday..... and today...18" of snow measured at 2:37 but it still snowed for a few hours after that and we may have received 19-20". The most we've ever had is 22.5" and that was 100 or so years ago. (according to Joplinmet) The storm had thundersnow (just heard 2 claps of thunder) a lot of snow, and it ended with big flake size. I wasn't too thrilled at the 'blizzard' portion though as it just blew the snow all around and I like being able to go outside and experience the calmness and quiet that occurs during the storm. I fed some birds some bird food because I was afraid they'd die since the ground is covered with almost 2 feet of snow. They just chilled here all day at the feeder. Drifting over the neighbors cars: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 It was Thundersleet.. My wife was like did you see flash? I was like yeah, and there's the thunder.. Looks like we may see a pretty big difference in ice between the north side of Indy and the south side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherPimp Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Much much more sleet across Indiana than freezing rain at this point. Sleet as far South as Connersville. Warm Air Advection FTL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Tiny sandblasting flake size. Once the deformation zone got going, flake size increased somewhat to decent size. Nothing half dollar sized or quarter sized even. honestly, my experience in 'cold storms' with wind is that the flake size is always tiny, but extremely efficient at stacking up leading to always surprising totals. just my 2 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Makes me think we have a shot at 70 That happened when that radar hole moved over them..64 MPH..56 MPH also recorded in Tazewell county around the same time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTown Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 absolutly crazy out there right now i would say 30mph and snowing like a mad man. tried to get some pictures, but without street lights nothing is turning out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 We have to be getting 40-50 mph gusts...whipping the sleet all over the place. Isht is going down right now here. Winds going cuckoo and big flakes mixing in right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I don't know how the heck you can measure snow in this. All it does is blow away in this wind tunnel.. Airport will have a huge challenge and come in with the lowest total as always when there is wind. I'm not even going to bother trying to measure.. Maybe in the back yard where its more sheltered but even that is prone to wind also... and this is not your avg storm wind. Maybe when the heavies make it up it can accumulate before it blows away but I doubt it. Can only maybe go by flake size and intensity and make an hourly snowfall rate guess? I have no clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnweather Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 After how crappy the start was, this was well worth it! It was 73 degrees on Saturday..... and today...18" of snow measured at 2:37 but it still snowed for a few hours after that and we may have received 19-20". The most we've ever had is 22.5" and that was 100 or so years ago. (according to Joplinmet) The storm had thundersnow (just heard 2 claps of thunder) a lot of snow, and it ended with big flake size. I wasn't too thrilled at the 'blizzard' portion though as it just blew the snow all around and I like being able to go outside and experience the calmness and quiet that occurs during the storm. I fed some birds some bird food because I was afraid they'd die since the ground is covered with almost 2 feet of snow. They just chilled here all day at the feeder. Drifting over the neighbors cars: I bet you wish the snow was over that fence without drifting. Now that would be impressive. Reality isn't so generous though I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 It was Thundersleet.. My wife was like did you see flash? I was like yeah, and there's the thunder.. I will have to take this back.. Just found out what it was.. Three power poles down just two streets over.. So, it was the flash from the transformers blowing, and the thunder was from the poles crashing to the ground and some trees going down also.. Booo. Just kidding. But yikes to the transformer deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevermind Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I'll never see conditions like this again, at least not in chicago. I have already never seen anything like this. Brownouts are starting. I literally can't see the fence 60 feet away. House is sounding like it's going to give up any minute. I don't remember wind like this in 99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 It was Thundersleet.. My wife was like did you see flash? I was like yeah, and there's the thunder.. I will have to take this back.. Just found out what it was.. Three power poles came down just two streets over.. So, it was the flash from the transformers blowing, and the thunder was from the poles and trees crashing to the ground.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Okay we will try this again....what time do you think convective potential will increase at DTW? I have been busy with the obs so haven't had time to check. Probably 04-5z based on the way this is moving and the best mid level height falls per latest NAM except ticked ahead a little since it is a bit slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Makes me think we have a shot at 70 Gary airport is reporting sustained at 40 and gusts to 54 mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 He is pessimistic. Big time. I am? Also that was Detroit where they will be messing more with the dryslot. 1 foot isn't pessimistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuskegonMan Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 The new mesoscale looks to put me in a bullseye...... http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md0076.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 LOT and DVN VAD's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 congrats to those that are getting hit.........u folks havent had one of these in a while it seems. seems like the winter just wants to spread the love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnweather Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 It looks like most of the echoes in Chicago so far have only been at 20dbz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I'd kill to be down in the Fairfield to Iowa City region right now. Radar shows an enhanced band of very heavy snow sitting over those locations. That's the band I was hoping would make it up here, but it is not going to. It looks to be setting up sw to ne between CR and the QC. I guess I'll just have to settle for heavy snow rather than very heavy snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 It's snowing pretty good here, it's like sugar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Fudge, my power just went off, but quickly came back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Schools canceled at UW-Madison. We're having a party, I'm probably not gonna remember the rest of this storm. It's absolutely sick right now though, like a tropical storm with snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnweather Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I am? Also that was Detroit where they will be messing more with the dryslot. 1 foot isn't pessimistic. I take that back. Detroit does look to get screwed. You did say you are pessimistic though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTown Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 all this talk about thunder... is there any chance madison gets in on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman_ind Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I guess I was was referring more to the "glad you're seeing sleet" part. You know, instead of freezing rain? I do remember there being a lot of sleet with Feb 2007 down there. We were on the good side of things here in LAF with that storm...not so much this time. Yeah I knew what you meant, but my mind was wandering at the time while listening to the wind and sleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherPimp Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 737 PM EST TUE FEB 01 2011 .TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON .DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE. ..REMARKS.. 0729 PM ICE STORM TERRE HAUTE 39.47N 87.38W 02/01/2011 VIGO IN TRAINED SPOTTER NUMEROUS TRANSFORMERS ARE GOING DOWN AND FREEZING RAIN IS OCCURRING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Schools canceled at UW-Madison. We're having a party, I'm probably not gonna remember the rest of this storm. It's absolutely sick right now though, like a tropical storm with snow. Have fun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 radar starting to light up a bit from from south of PIA (where that TSSN report was) on ENE to south of PNT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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