michsnowfreak Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 woohoo boss said i can have tomorrow off Its already getting drifty outside with the snowbanks acting as snow fences. Measuring will be next to impossible. DTX updated forecast, snow amounts unchanged but decreased winds to gusts to 35mph instead of gusts to 40 mph. I noticed snow mixed with pellets at TOL. Too close for comfort, but mixing should be brief if it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jendoc Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Just lost power for a couple of seconds...hope that does not happen again. Wind is horrible, snow coming down hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 3 or 4 inches of sleet here. I do not remember seeing to many sleet drifts but there are some just out my door at the moment. Driving through this much sleet is worse than an equivalent amount of snow. A ton more resistance and it is real easy to get stuck on level ground, at least with a two wheel drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Do you think any of that TSSN potential will reach lower MI, or is this mainly an IL deal? Yes.. We will have some convective banding latter tonight, Not as wide spread. +SN here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 46 mph gust at LAF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 818 PM EST TUE FEB 01 2011 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0817 PM BLIZZARD 2 N NORTH WEBSTER 41.36N 85.70W 02/01/2011 KOSCIUSKO IN NWS OFFICE CURRENTLY HEAVY SNOW FALLING WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING. VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ZERO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Alek- So the Cubs are having a preseason game tonite? Its very windy up here, but no snow falling...just blowing everything around that fell yesterday. Good wx to stay inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick7032 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 LOT Update: //DISCUSSION...UPDATED 00Z... HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING AT ALL TERMINALS. EXPECT LIFR/VLIFR CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW WITH RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE BTWN 04Z AND 10Z. HAVE BEEN MONITORING A MID LEVEL DRY SLOT MOVING THROUGH CNTRL IL AND APPROACHING NRN IL. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT PCPN COULD SWITCH OVER TO A SNOW/SLEET MIX FOR A PERIOD EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT WILL HAVE TO MONITOR METARS FOR THAT POSSIBILITY. REGARDLESS OF PCPN TYPE...STRONG WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40-45KT SHOULD KEEP VISIBILITY GENERALLY LESS THAN 1/2SM THROUGH THE NIGHT. THERE COULD BE BRIEF PERIODS OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS WITH A LULL IN THE HEAVIER SNOW IF THE DRY SLOT MOVES OVER THE TERMINALS THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH PREVAILING HEAVY SNOW RETURNING BY LATE EVENING AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. THE TIMING OF IMPROVEMENT REMAINS A QUESTION AND WILL BE DETERMINED BY HOW QUICKLY THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE EAST AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE MIDWEST. CURRENTLY FEEL THAT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS AS WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST TO ARND 25KT...BLOWING AROUND THE RELATIVELY LOW-WATER-CONTENT SNOW. KREIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 46 mph gust at LAF Seems to always report low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 There is a new spotter report of 2.6 inches a few miles northeast of me, but that can't be accurate. It has been snowing since noon and heavily for the last 4+ hours. I can see big drifts outside across the driveway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick7032 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Yes.. We will have some convective banding latter tonight, Not as wide spread. +SN here Baro and I talked earlier about this and we agree. Our best shout should be in the 11pm to 6am range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevermind Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 It is impossible to tell how much has fallen here. I have bare ground and I have 20" drifts. I thought I saw lightning but didn't hear any thunder. Our power has flickered twice more. I have a feeling my power is about to go. We are underground utilities but there are above ground nearby, probably feeding us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 804 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 UPDATE ABSOLUTELY ASTOUNDING BLIZZARD GOING ON OUT THE WINDOW THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE BEING OBSERVED FOR ALL BUT THE THREE HIGHWAY 20 COUNTIES IN IOWA...AND THE SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE SPREADING NORTH. WE HAVE EVEN HAD THUNDERSNOW AS FAR NORTH AS MERCER COUNTY...THE NEXT COUNTY SOUTH FROM THE QUAD CITIES. THUNDERSNOW IS AN INDICATOR OF AN EXTREMELY STRONG WINTER STORM...AND IS FREQUENTLY SEEN WITH EXTREME SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AS THE CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS ENHANCE THE SNOWFALL RATES. WE ARE CURRENTLY SITTING UNDER A DEFORMATION ZONE THAT EXTENDS FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FOREAST AREA FROM NEAR KEOSAUQUA MISSOURI TO EAST OF DUBUQUE. WE WILL BE SITTING UNDER THIS DEFORMATION ZONE FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS...AS IT EXTENDS BACK TOWARDS KANSAS CITY AND WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE ACROSS THE AREA. WE EXPECT A GRADUAL DIMINISHMENT IN THE STRENGTH OF THIS DEFORMATION ZONE...AND AN INTENSIFICATION OF ANOTHER TO OUR SOUTHEAST...OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE WINDS CONTINUE TO RIP AND ROAR...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH. THE SURFACE LOW IS NEAR EVANSVILLE INDIANA...WITH A STRONG PRESSURE FALL CENTER OVER EASTERN ILLINOIS...AND A RISE OVER WESTERN TENNESSEE. WHILE THE SURFACE LOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST...UP ACROSS INDIANA AND INTO NORTHERN OHIO BY MORNING. THIS WILL HELP TO MAINTAIN OUR VERY STRONG SURFACE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WITH THE 925MB WINDS OF 50KTS THROUGH MIDNIGHT AS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. HAVE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EVENT TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...BUT ONLY TO ADJUST THE 18-00Z SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE AMOUNTS WE RECEIVED IN REPORTS THIS EVENING. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A MINOR REDUCTION IN EVENT TOTAL AMOUNTS...BUT NOT ENOUGH TO REDUCE THE ENORMOUS IMPACT OF THE STORM. BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...NO REASON TO CHANGE AT THIS TIME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jendoc Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Power has now gone on and off 3 times. Let's hope it stays on. I have the candles ready just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierwx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 LocationTime<BR sab="36">(cst)Sky/WeatherTemp.<BR sab="39">(ºF)Dewpt.<BR sab="41">(ºF)Humidity<BR sab="43">(%)Wind<BR sab="45">(mph)Pressure<BR sab="47">(in)Huntingburg19:55Overcast524682S 12 G 1629.45Bloomington, Monroe County Airport19:53Light Rain Fog/Mist333296E 13 G 2129.48 Crazy temps. Gone up 6 degrees here in the last 30 minutes. Two stations above are just two tiers of counties apart. edit: sorry that didn't come over well- Huntingburg 52 - Bloomington 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Baro and I talked earlier about this and we agree. Our best shout should be in the 11pm to 6am range. This is a dynamic a very dynamic event. Under those bands will be some mind blowing snowfall rates..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 returns over far south side right now.......SICK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Madison even looks to have some good snowfall right now... Badger must be out in the Mustang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London snowsquall Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Is your existing snowcover still loose? I guess you've had recent snowfall? Everything here is a compact glacier. Only BS will be with the falling snow/fresh snowcover. Keep the reports coming in Alan. The snowcover is probably a foot and a half deep with maybe a 6 inch layer of powder on the top. We had some wind gusts around 30 kph about 15 minutes ago while I was walking the dog and it was plain ugly. Will be interesting to see what happens later if we get into any good stuff. What is the latest take on this area of the MW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Heights are now tanking fast as the PV max rapidly deepens. Once this co-locates with the frontal zone--all heck will break loose across N IL and eastward. Cloud tops are rapidly cooling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Some action going on at Wrigley right now... this should be good! http://www.cubworld.com/category/a_cubworld_cam/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 909 PM EST TUE FEB 01 2011 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0900 PM SNOW ANN ARBOR 42.28N 83.73W 02/01/2011 M2.2 INCH WASHTENAW MI CO-OP OBSERVER 4 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL. UPDATE FROM PREVIOUS REPORT. PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 857 PM EST TUE FEB 01 2011 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0830 PM SNOW RIVERVIEW 42.17N 83.19W 02/01/2011 M2.0 INCH WAYNE MI TRAINED SPOTTER 3 HOUR TOTAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rent Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Precip has stopped here. Ended up with just a glaze of ice, less than .1" its too cold and windy to measure the sleet, but I've shoveled about 1-2" off my walk 3 times. Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Really wish I could see the LDS data. Tough being at home for this event and not at work (where the blizzard conditions are always multiplied out at the airport). Instead I'm sitting in a completely dark apartment as quiet as can be hoping to see a flash or hear a rumble. Oh well, I do know one thing I can do at home that I can't do at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxMidwest Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Heights are now tanking fast as the PV max rapidly deepens. Once this co-locates with the frontal zone--all heck will break loose across N IL and eastward. Cloud tops are rapidly cooling. Your basically saying, more convective development is expected, how many hours should the convective snows be around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Heights are now tanking fast as the PV max rapidly deepens. Once this co-locates with the frontal zone--all heck will break loose across N IL and eastward. Cloud tops are rapidly cooling. Baroclinic Instability - You are absolutely on fire tonight - a 99 alarm blaze!! Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Not even sure what it's doing here right now, but the wind is absolutely roaring. Has to be the highest it's got all evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 This is a dynamic a very dynamic event. Under those bands will be some mind blowing snowfall rates..! Whatever we end up with....was just outside to try to measure it is nuts! I got to be honest I cant remember the last time Ive seen a blizzard this bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick7032 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I hope we get this like Alek and/or Chicago Wx should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Your basically saying, more convective development is expected, how many hours should the convective snows be around? Yeah more will be developing. A solid 3-6 hours at least. Baroclinic Instability - You are absolutely on fire tonight - a 99 alarm blaze!! Keep it up! I love weather! Everything is fascinating to me--this storm is truly something epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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