Chicago WX Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Chicago wx- Get out there and help him. Bring some beer and a shovel... ! He got it parked, and decided to hoof it. I would of definitely offered him a beer though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Haha, I'm watching out my window right now as some idiot has gotten his car stuck in the street. Drifting sleet be bad. Sleet picking up again. We're on like hour 8 of sleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I feel sorry for you guys that have to shovel this stuff. My back still isn't right from the storm back in December here. My wife won't touch a shovel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubfan61201 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 NAM/RUC both give the QC another 0.6-0.8" of precip after 8pm local time. That should be an additional 10"+. If that works out our totals here should end up between 17-18". What time does the NAM/RUC pull the system out of the QC's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrocks Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Temperatures are down to 36 here after being in the mid 50's at 6:30. And temps are still dropping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayuud Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 LIVE VIEW OF CHICAGO http://www.wivb.com/generic/video/cbs_news_video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lannister80 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 More loud thunder in East Peoria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Anyone check the latest forecasts for Lafayette or Kokomo? They must really be counting on wrap around snow. We aren't seeing any snow with this thing. Just the facts, nothing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Realistically, if Moline managed 5.4" from noon to 6 PM, they should have at least that from 6 to midnight. The snow has been just as heavy, if not more so since then, but whether or not they can get an accurate measurement is another story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnweather Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 mnweather- Probably something to do with the radar (blind spot?)...i've noticed similar things in the past around here... I have had the same thing with me before too. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Sleet picking up again. We're on like hour 8 of sleet. Hoosier you have not gotten any snow at all just sleet?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSNOW Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 KLOT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 823 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...LIFE THREATENING WINTER STORM IMPACTING THE REGION ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ACCUMULATION RATES REACHING OR EXCEEDING 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 16 INCHES IS LIKELY TOWARD ROCKFORD AND DIXON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE LIKELY DOWNWIND OF LAKE MICHIGAN IN THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA AND INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA WHERE 12 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY...WITH POSSIBLE LOCALIZED TOTALS UP TO TWO FEET. THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED SNOW-PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR SNOWFALL RATES TO EXCEED 4 INCHES PER HOUR IN THUNDER SNOW MAKING TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Middlesex and Elgin counties are now completely covered in returns... the snow is creeping into Huron, Perth, and Oxford counties. Getting excited/worried now, it's about an hour before the snow starts falling here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Sleet picking up again. We're on like hour 8 of sleet. Running out of time for TSPL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 We aren't seeing any snow with this thing. Just the facts, nothing more. Sure, we're guaranteed some token wrap around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Hoosier you have not gotten any snow at all just sleet?. It's been 95% sleet today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Sure, we're guaranteed some token wrap around. Couple of flakes, sure. Won't add up to anything though. It's sleet all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jendoc Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Visibility is gone outside my windows. This is crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick7032 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Nice bright-banding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paweatherguy1 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Right now I am in the Twin Cities area, MN. We aren't seeing squat haha--but this is just something epic. Honestly I am more impressed with this storm than any of the three Nor'easters this winter. Lol, me too...as I said, I don't think the northeast folks know what a blizzard really is...neither do I haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 It's been 95% sleet today. That sucks , i am sorry i was really rooting you guys on. Once you experience a winter like i had last winter you just wish that everyone could experience it once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadotony Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 47 dBZ returns in Jasper County...good God... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Update from IND office.. They finally gave in to lowering snow totals around LAF.. CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY EVOLVE ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA AS DEEPENING LOW NOW AS OF 01Z LOCATED OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. HEAVIER PRECIP SHIELD HAS MOVED ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. MUCH OF THIS FEEL AS SLEET...WITH FREEZING RAIN TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. AS THE WARMER SLUG OF AIR ALOFT ROTATES INTO THE REGION...THE TRANSITION FROM SLEET TO FREEZING RAIN HAS STEADILY SHIFTED NORTH AND HAS NOW LARGELY ENCOMPASSED THE INDY METRO WITHIN THE LAST HOUR. HOWEVER...THE PRECIP RATES HAVE DROPPED OFF SUBSTANTIALLY FROM EARLIER THIS EVENING AS THE DRY SLOT ALOFT IS LIMITING ICE CRYSTAL DEVELOPMENT. RAPID REFRESH AND RUC BOTH LIFTING SCATTERED CONVECTION ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH 05Z...MUCH OF WHICH SHOULD FALL AS SLEET/SNOW OVER FAR NORTHERN FORECAST AREA...FREEZING RAIN OVER CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA AND JUST RAIN MAINLY SOUTH OF A SULLIVAN...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS LINE. BECAUSE OF THE SLEET THAT FELL EARLIER THIS EVENING...FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS LOOK QUITE A BIT DIMINISHED...WITH EXPECTATION OF AN ADDITIONAL TENTH TO QUARTER INCH AT BEST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THIS WILL ADD A THIN ICY GLAZE TO THE SLEET ACCUMULATION AND ESSENTIALLY TURN EVERYTHING AT GROUND LEVEL TO CONCRETE. WITH THAT BEING SAID...THE ARRIVAL OF THE STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS IS GOING TO BECOME THE MAIN FACTOR. HAVE SEEN POWER OUTAGES INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY JUST WITHIN THE LAST HOUR OR TWO AND EXPECT THIS TREND TO CONTINUE AS 35-45 MPH WIND GUSTS ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA AHEAD OF THE LOW. ACROSS THE NORTHERN COUNTIES... COMBINATION OF SLEET/SNOW WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO A CONTINUATION OF NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. HAVE DRASTICALLY CUT SNOWFALL TOTALS DUE TO THE SLEET THAT FELL EARLIER AND MAY STILL BE TOO HIGH. 32F LINE LIKELY TO RISE VERY CLOSE BUT JUST SOUTH OF I-70 BY LATE EVENING BEFORE COLD AIR RUSHES IN QUICKLY IN WAKE OF THE LOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAVE READJUSTED TEMP GRIDS TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS THINKING...WITH QUITE THE TEMP GRADIENT IN PLACE THIS EVENING...FROM NEAR 20 DEG IN THE NORTH TO POSSIBLY LOWER 40S FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OVER SOUTHEAST COUNTIES. AS THE COLDER AIR RUSHES BACK IN...LEFTOVER PRECIP WILL TURN TO LIGHT SNOW WITH SOME LIGHT ACCUMS POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK AS BACK SIDE MOISTURE ROTATES INTO THE FORECAST AREA. FINALLY...AM LEAVING ICE STORM AND WINTER STORM WARNING HEADLINES AS IS OVERNIGHT. BIGGEST CHANGE WILL BE TO CUT BACK ON SNOW AND ICE ACCUM TOTALS. AS STATED ABOVE THOUGH...THE ADDITION OF THE VERY STRONG WINDS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WILL CAUSE AN INCREASE IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES WITH OUTAGES LIKELY. WHILE THE FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE AS HIGH AS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS TONIGHT. STAY SAFE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Snowing pretty good in Milwaukee Harbor http://www.glwi.uwm.edu/features/webcam/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherPimp Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Heavy freezing rain here now with power outages being reported across the county. I can't imagine what the roads are like. 3-4 inches of sleet with heavy freezing rain on top of the sleet? It will be essentially like concrete on the roads and most likely challenging for road crews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Local met on KWQC talking about the dry air moving in...actually, I see the dry air rotating westard..and wet filling into the area of dry air. starting to see some yellow just to our south and east...rotating our way....Hard to believe we only have about 7-8 inches....it's been coming down hard since it started. I think we're over 8" here by now. The heaviest snows didn't start till about 1pm, so that's averaging a little over an inch per hour. There have been times when the rates were even higher, but we've had some lighter periods mixed in as well. There's a band of very heavy snow rotating northwestward right at us. That's the band that nailed Peoria. Hopefully it pivots over us and stalls for awhile. What time does the NAM/RUC pull the system out of the QC's? The heaviest begins to wane after 11pm, but light to moderate snows continue past sunrise. Looks like another 7-9" on the way if this next band performs well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KokomoWX Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 It's been 95% sleet today. Couple of flakes, sure. Won't add up to anything though. It's sleet all the time. Sleet has been the story for me for the entire storm. Just a brief burst early on with the first wave. It really has been an epic disappointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSNOW Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 LOL the 0z NAM now spits out 1.39 in chicago . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGCentralIL Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 More lighting and thunder here in PIA. Astonished at how quickly this snow is accumulating considering the small flake size. 10.00 inches according to the LSR for Peoria as of 8 pm. This snow drenches you when you walk outside. A truly amazing storm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Power still out. Conditions getting more intense by the hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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