mississaugasnow Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 just walked back from the bar and the conditions were unreal btw just looked at the radar looks like im down tomorrow i promised everybody a snowday hahah just saw your post so i hope your right. or im out a lot of shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississaugasnow Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Real show's yet to come. though from my untrained and very drunk eye i dont see how thats possible it looks like kw got the shaft from god lol i really dont see this happening for us anymore, i want to throw the white towel to my friends and save some dignity hahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 though from my untrained and very drunk eye i dont see how thats possible it looks like kw got the shaft from god lol Have you looked at the radar for SE Michigan? The little dryslot over KW is, well, little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I just glanced at my backyard and it appears most of the 10 sticks I used to mark measuring spots are still as exposed as they were before the storm began. It looks like the middle of my yard has very little accumulation while there are big drifts along the fence. I don't know where I'm going to measure in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 btw just looked at the radar looks like im down tomorrow i promised everybody a snowday hahah just saw your post so i hope your right. or im out a lot of shots All our clients pulled out for tomorrow, so we're shut down for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 though from my untrained and very drunk eye i dont see how thats possible it looks like kw got the shaft from god lol i really dont see this happening for us anymore, i want to throw the white towel to my friends and save some dignity hahah Hey, are you in KW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississaugasnow Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Hey, are you in KW? ya im from mississaga but going to school at laurier. i really hope that radar fills in but i was just looking around cleveland and that better turn east fast or i think were screwd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.B. LaForce Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Nice drift there Beau. I think my roommate's and I are gonna go bury the others car completely in snow. Guess he shouldn't have went to bed first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississaugasnow Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Were you at Chainsaw tonight? nah though i do like there deals on tuesday i was at wilfs sorry to everyone for the ot here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 nah though i do like there deals on tuesday i was at wilfs sorry to everyone for the ot here I'm in Waterloo as well. We're at 1.7" in town. We've cleared out, but it's quickly filling back in... in about 25 minutes by the looks of radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Just went outside to have a look around. Holy sh*t. Lots of cars have snow drifted halfway up the doors and up over their hoods. Road I live off of has four to five foot drifts across it. Area I shoveled off at 730pm in a nice calm area has another 9.75 inches on it as of 1225am. Prior to that had appx. 6.5 inches...so as of 1225am I have a storm total of 16.25 inches and still decent snow coming down with nice sized flakes. Should be able to achieve 18"+ easily thinking might be able to hit 19" before all is said and done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajdos Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 This is not what I expected. This storm was over-hyped in and around my area. Many businesses and schools, universities closed. Thus far I have 4 maybe 5", and it has been sleeting for the last hour. Radar looks impressive atm, but nothing to brag about, everything is to the n/w. Winds also calmed down significantly. Not sure what to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Here's a few pics. These are very low quality due to lighting issues and snow still falling. I'll post better ones tomorrow. Here's a few pics of some drifts around the yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1208 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK... WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO... OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC... WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER... FOWLER 1208 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 /108 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011/ ..BLIZZARD CREATING LIFE THREATENING SITUATION FOR MOTORISTS REPORTS FROM MEDIA AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALLY INDICATE THAT HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES HAVE GONE OFF THE ROADS. THE GOVERNOR HAS ACTIVATED THE NATIONAL GUARD WHO ARE CURRENTLY RESCUING STRANDED MOTORISTS. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...PARTICULARLY IN OPEN AREAS WHERE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ARE TELLING PEOPLE TO STAY OFF THE ROADS AS NOT A SINGLE ROAD IS PASSABLE IN RURAL AND OPEN AREAS. THEY ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO STAY IN A SAFE PLACE AND NOT TO LEAVE HOME TONIGHT. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY OVERNIGHT. IZZI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Im still depressing over the no thunder/lightning as you can tell but will eventually shake that and want to save some stuff from today/tonight.. maybe an idea to make a thread so people could throw up any obs, radar, graphics, or whatever they think is worthy of saving...and just get a collection of stuff from everyone. didn't fully look at the MDW obs but know the guy who was observing at the time so I will def want to save those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilly84 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Got around .75" of ice. Power is dead. Had to pack up and head to my parents place. Just dangerous out. Walk outside and all you can hear are trees breaking and landing on stuff.. Transformers blowing all around. Tried to go for a walk to get some good pics, but just too many trees around and its too dangerous to be walking near trees or powerlines.. Good luck to you in the snow with the rest of the storm. Central IN/OH Definitely got the worst portion of it. Most people that even hate snow would rather have snow over ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrocks Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I got to see a few snowflakes from this storm! Have some flurries right now. For those of us who have been in the warm sector, I think the most impressive part of this storm is the fact that we have seen some incredible wind and we have dropped 30 degrees since about 6:30 this evening. Dropped 20 degrees in less than 2 hours. Temperatures is 26 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 This is not what I expected. This storm was over-hyped in and around my area. Many businesses and schools, universities closed. Thus far I have 4 maybe 5", and it has been sleeting for the last hour. Radar looks impressive atm, but nothing to brag about, everything is to the n/w. Winds also calmed down significantly. Not sure what to say. I should have probably tempered the amounts a bit in Southern Lower Michigan, concern is always there with such a deep storm that the sleet/ice zone will be further North or the dry slot will punch further North. Gotta remember snow is the toughest thing to forecast and for your area this is a good example. It's not entirely over yet there though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidewinder Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Temps went up above freezing south of Indy. Falling ice off of power lines, trees was a hazard between 11 and 1a.m. Winds are gusting pretty good now, at least 35+ and maybe above 50 at times. We lost power for about 1.5 hours earlier, REMC found a main line down and had to disconnect our area to repair it. I was very fortunate my wife went into full labor 30 minutes before the freezing rain event Monday evening, and we were able to check out of the hospital one hour before round two came in Tuesday afternoon. Our delivery doctor had not still not left the hospital for at least two days straight, she had an ectopic pregnancy surgery after delivering our girl. Some of the hospital nurses could not make it in and many were sleeping at the hospital to cover a second or even third 12-hour shift. Johnson county put out an travel emergency starting at 1p.m. Tuesday as did many counties I see. Time to see if we get any snow to blow around for Wednesday from what's left in Illinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Per WGN Radio, those stranded on Lakeshore Drive may be there until the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Back to heavy snow here, and without the 50 mph wing gusts it is actually piling up pretty quickly in the scoured areas. Nice flakes too, Moline may make a run at 20" if this keeps up. Also, there are a lot of 2-4' drifts downtown from what I can see out my windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Just went outside to have a look around. Holy sh*t. Lots of cars have snow drifted halfway up the doors and up over their hoods. Road I live off of has four to five foot drifts across it. Area I shoveled off at 730pm in a nice calm area has another 9.75 inches on it as of 1225am. Prior to that had appx. 6.5 inches...so as of 1225am I have a storm total of 16.25 inches and still decent snow coming down with nice sized flakes. Should be able to achieve 18"+ easily thinking might be able to hit 19" before all is said and done. Holy sh*t is right. The amount of snow is astounding. Can't wait to take some more accurate measurements early tomorrow. As for now I'm estimating 13-15", but early morning when the wind is lower and the snow is done I'll measure. Still snowing pretty heavily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Per WGN Radio, those stranded on Lakeshore Drive may be there until the morning. That speaks volumes as to how bad this must be. People possibly stranded til morning on a major road in the heart of a major city. Good grief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_North_American_Groundhog_Day_blizzard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southmdwatcher Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 There is a lakeshore flood warning, has the overwash/flooding started to impact the area where all these motorists are stranded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississaugasnow Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I'm in Waterloo as well. We're at 1.7" in town. We've cleared out, but it's quickly filling back in... in about 25 minutes by the looks of radar. haha ya ive lived here for 3 years now. but not to be a debbie but this storm looks like crap, be lucky if our area manages 15cm. im going to call it a night and hope i dont have 11am class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia....og_Day_blizzard Hey, there are two articles suggested to be merged. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_North_American_Groundhog_Day_Winter_Storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGCentralIL Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 That speaks volumes as to how bad this must be. People possibly stranded til morning on a major road in the heart of a major city. Good grief. I am blown away that in the heart of the 3rd largest city in the US people are stranded on a major road. Here is another picture for Peoria. My apartment is in a pretty sheltered area but I am still seeing some impressive drifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rent Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Apparently everything has iced over again. Heard reports from out on the road of freezing rain, now I have a fire truck stuck down in a valley. Whoops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 getting throttled now. easily the most intense winter weather i have experienced. weather radio just went off (first for me in the winter) advising against travel... simply awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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