A-L-E-K Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 JimCantore Jim Cantore Chicago Lakefront measured wind GUSTS to near 70 MPH #blizzard #weather not surprised at all, it's ape shiit out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Don't need to be lakeside to gust 60. Clinton AWOS just had a 53 kt (61 mph) gust. i see it's more like 70, can we hit hurricane force? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Keep an eye on those yellow splotches working northward (ahead of the dry slot) for the folks in Detroit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatwad Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 JimCantore Jim Cantore Chicago Lakefront measured wind GUSTS to near 70 MPH #blizzard #weather Truly amazing storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 nice video Beau!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 NWS in Quad Cities has observed .31 inches of liquid from this storm...sure doesn't sound right....at a 15:1 ratio gives 4.65 inches....we have much more than that...this would be a thud of a storm if they go with those figures. Well they are only doing observations every 6 hours up there, so that doesn't include anything since 6 PM. If you are grabbing that off the METAR reports from the ASOS, I can almost 100% guarantee it will under report because of the wind. No matter what though I think the WFO will struggle to measure an accurate amount for this storm. We sit on a flat plateau (relatively speaking ) and have really bad scour problems. Moline tends to do better because our COOP observer sits in a valley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Right now it might be the most intense snowfall I've ever seen. Visibility is a few hundred feet tops. The street lights on the next street over are now completely dimmed away to where you can't see them. Took some video myself a little while ago, but it won't be as impressive as some of you guys. Video just doesn't do it justice. Uploading to youtube now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iu2001grad Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 i see it's more like 70, can we hit hurricane force? My work is hosting a conference with over 200 college kids coming to Chicago from across the Midwest starting Friday. Will Chicago be recovered by then??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubfan61201 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Well they are only doing observations every 6 hours up there, so that doesn't include anything since 6 PM. If you are grabbing that off the METAR reports from the ASOS, I can almost 100% guarantee it will under report because of the wind. No matter what though I think the WFO will struggle to measure an accurate amount for this storm. We sit on a flat plateau (relatively speaking ) and have really bad scour problems. Moline tends to do better because our COOP observer sits in a valley. I pulled them from the observations at Moline each hour...no one hour greater than .06 inches (which would get close to an inch of snow)...here is the link http://www.crh.noaa.gov/data/obhistory/KMLI.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 IND is up to 32. Still sounds like sleet here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Ah one last round of +PL ongoing here. I'll hear it in my sleep tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 SN about to commence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I pulled them from the observations at Moline each hour...no one hour greater than .06 inches (which would get close to an inch of snow)...here is the link http://www.crh.noaa....story/KMLI.html I would not worry about those numbers, the climate will be close to reality. Our COOP observer had nearly that much through 6 PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullCityWx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Ah one last round of +PL ongoing here. I'll hear it in my sleep tonight. how much ip have you had? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeenerWx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Completely unsure as to how much snow has fallen... Doubt we will hit the 13-20" mark put in zones, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 SN about to commence. And it has Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Did anyone see Cantore with the thunder in Chicago? I think that clip topped his famous Worcester, MA clip from 1996. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 And it has Already a light coating here and it's starting to blow around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 how much ip have you had? Crap loads. But to be honest I'm not 100% sure, maybe 3". Hard to tell with all the drifting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MadTown Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 any thunder in the rockford area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Already a light coating here and it's starting to blow around. I think it'll go from 0 to 100 pretty quickly. Looks like +SN according to radar near the north shore of Lk Erie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I should have waited a little longer to shoot video lol. If this isn't 3"/hr rates I don't know what is. This is a force of winter weather I've never seen anything come close to. The intensity of this snow is putting the '99 storm to shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 913 PM CST TUE FEB 01 2011 .TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON .DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE. ..REMARKS.. 0912 PM SNOW LOWDEN 41.86N 90.92W 02/01/2011 M12.0 INCH CEDAR IA CO-OP OBSERVER STORM TOTAL SO FAR. 8 INCHES SINCE 5 PM. THUNDERSNOW OBSERVED AT 830 PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 any thunder in the rockford area? Nothing on my Allisonhouse feed, but there's been three flashes northwest of DeKalb in the last five minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowahawkeyedave Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Has to be the worst blizzard I've ever experienced. There is a school across the street and can only barely make out the lights. Probably have 10 inches so far, but really who knows, it's all blowing around so much. My dog wanted to go outside, 5 seconds later he turned around and came back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubfan61201 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 A great example of how this wind driven event is making it hard to measure the snow...the majority of the snow is always in the air...check out this live weather stick...been snowing here since about 9 hours...at 1 inch per hour....here is the live "weather stick" a tv station is using... http://www.wqad.com/weather/snowstick/ less than 2 inches on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapelhillwx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Did anyone see Cantore with the thunder in Chicago? I think that clip topped his famous Worcester, MA clip from 1996. Just Googled -- is there some sort of link to the 1996 clip? I loved seeing him freak out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherPimp Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Crap loads. But to be honest I'm not 100% sure, maybe 3". Hard to tell with all the drifting. Drifting IP, never thought I'd hear that one lmao. Moderate freezing rain again here with huge extremely cold rain drops falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I should have waited a little longer to shoot video lol. If this isn't 3"/hr rates I don't know what is. This is a force of winter weather I've never seen anything come close to. The intensity of this snow is putting the '99 storm to shame. I'm from back east and this easily rivals anything I've ever witnessed. Though my hometown was notoriously on the wrong side of the rain/snow line. It just keeps pouring snow here and I think it's been forever, but it's only been 4 hours since the last measurement and what looks like 8 inches new snow since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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