Powerball Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 It's currently snowing pretty good here. They're the perfect dendrites too (not too aggregated, not too small). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 It's currently snowing pretty good here. They're the perfect dendrites too (not too aggregated, not too small). Hopefully a prelude of things to come the next week+ I like where you guys are sitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Really brutal conditions this evening here. Down to 15 °F and the roads are freezing over completely. Also very fine snow is falling to add to the fun, probably some far flung LES from Superior. Full tank of gas and a couple of girls with the sophomore 20 in the back seat should help. Like daddy said go practice in a parking lot and get to know your pony... When I was your age my 84' IROC with a couple 80 pound sand tubes in back where they wont shift around worked wonders and was almost unstoppable in snow. Some say not to do that because when the rear breaks loose it will be significantly more difficult to recover. I never had that problem - but it CAN happen especially if you panic or are not familiar with the ways your pony can buck you off. Set of 4 Bridgestone Blizzax tires from the Parents Clause will treat you right also. I've been meaning to do the parking lot thing since last year, will do so soon now that we've got a snowpack. I actually do have some experience driving my pony on ice, went to Minneapolis to help a friend out in January during an ice storm. I had the whole highway to practice Tapping the break alot and weak touches of the accelerator when speeding up seems to prevent almost all problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Already down to 8 here, but clouds and flurries look to be moving in shortly, which will probably stall the temp fall. Snow has settled even more, now down to about 7". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Champaign is down to 8F. Meanwhile, in the concrete jungle at ORD (though not as bad as downtown Chicago), it's 16F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Really brutal conditions this evening here. Down to 15 °F and the roads are freezing over completely. Also very fine snow is falling to add to the fun, probably some far flung LES from Superior. I've been meaning to do the parking lot thing since last year, will do so soon now that we've got a snowpack. I actually do have some experience driving my pony on ice, went to Minneapolis to help a friend out in January during an ice storm. I had the whole highway to practice Tapping the break alot and weak touches of the accelerator when speeding up seems to prevent almost all problems. Just don't drive as fast as the Illanoy folks crossing the border to get in to WI and you should be fine. Just drive smart and you'll stay out of the ditches.. At all cost stay out of Indiana in snow and ice unless you feel like some demo derby action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Chat is back up... anybody down to shoot the chit? 0z models for us late night owls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Just don't drive as fast as the Illanoy folks crossing the border to get in to WI and you should be fine. Just drive smart and you'll stay out of the ditches.. At all cost stay out of Indiana in snow and ice unless you feel like some demo derby action The bolded cannot be stressed enough. INDOT is sketchy and the drivers in Indiana are sketchier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rent Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 <br /><br /><br /> At all cost stay out of Indiana in snow and ice unless you feel like some demo derby action<br /> That quote is so full of win. Its like a good episode of Lets Make a Deal. Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Unfortunately as a native Hoosier I have to agree with ChicagoWX's and BowMe's assessments of winter drivers and INDOT here in Indiana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Good to know guys, I'll avoid Indiana like I avoid New Jersey... at all costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Some 9 PM temps in IL, over the fresh snow cover: ORD: 15F RFD: 10F Champaign: 6F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Some 9 PM temps in IL, over the fresh snow cover: ORD: 15F RFD: 10F Champaign: 6F Down to 14F here. On our way to our first single digit temp since Feb. 14th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Backyard gauge showing 4.2F... Clear skies out there and fresh DEEP snow ...she's going down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 It's currently snowing pretty good here. They're the perfect dendrites too (not too aggregated, not too small). You are in Sterling Heights? Let me know how much. Radar is showing some heavy snowbands in Detroits north/northeast suburbs right now. Checked a webcam near Warren and the freeway is fully snowcovered. Flakes continue to fly here but no accumulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 You are in Sterling Heights? Let me know how much. Radar is showing some heavy snowbands in Detroits north/northeast suburbs right now. Checked a webcam near Warren and the freeway is fully snowcovered. Flakes continue to fly here but no accumulation. I'm in Detroit. The side street here is snowcovered and there's a dusting on the grass, but other than brief moderate bursts the main band has remained stationary just a couple miles to my NE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherPimp Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 You are in Sterling Heights? Let me know how much. Radar is showing some heavy snowbands in Detroits north/northeast suburbs right now. Checked a webcam near Warren and the freeway is fully snowcovered. Flakes continue to fly here but no accumulation. Sean Ash, one of the mets from Detroit, said some areas in the Detroit area might see 1-2 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 TurtleBadgerBlizzard- Cold air is heading straight for South Florida. Tell the family to load up on fresh cut palm wood and to break out the parkas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Holy smokes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 We dropped down to 6 an hour or so ago, but have since sprung back up to 10 as clouds have moved in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 I'm in Detroit. The side street here is snowcovered and there's a dusting on the grass, but other than brief moderate bursts the main band has remained stationary just a couple miles to my NE. Yeah looks like Royal Oak/Pleasant Ridge seem to be making out great. Here just a trace still . But such is the nature of lake effect in SE MI. If you get in a band you can make out. Otherwise, lots of flakes and little accum. Flakes have been in the air here AT LEAST 85% of the time since the calendar turned to December. Yet 5 full days and just 0.3" to show for it, nothing on the ground attm. Luckily the extended looks active, so all things considered Im in a better mood than I would normal expect for the circumstances of missing the first synoptic snowstorm of the season and getting screwed with les lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Sean Ash, one of the mets from Detroit, said some areas in the Detroit area might see 1-2 inches. With most lake outbreaks in SE MI, there is always some place that gets lucky and makes out great. We can get decent, even whiteout, lake snow here. The problem is it is very isolated, and even if you know the wind flow, you never know who will get the band. So with any outbreak is, the general rule is to expect a dusting, hope you get under a band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Sunday, December 5th: Hi: 26F Lo: 12F Overall Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy. Max Wind Gust: 21MPH Rainfall: Trace Snowfall: Trace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettman320 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 I have about an inch here in Sterling Heights and I have a feeling they are getting more just a few miles to the west of me. This snow was the first time this season i have seen snowfall above the flurry category and it was actually quite intense for about a half hour. I'm still hoping that band just to the west of me can slide east a little but its been pretty persistent along I-75. I wasn't expecting anything more though so I'm quite satisfied . And it finally looks like us south east michiganders finally have a decent chance of some sort of synoptic scale event towards the end of the week/weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Hey michsnowfreak, I'm finally in that heavier band now. I have heavy snow now (huge flakes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Easily the heaviest snow of the season. Getting qutie a bit of blowing/drifitng too. Everything's fully snowcovered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Down to 14F here. On our way to our first single digit temp since Feb. 14th. Down to 10F here. As of 1AM: Sterling: 1F Rochelle: 5F Aurora: 3F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwxguy Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 down to 7 here with fog and mist (forecasted low was only 12 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 Snowing nicely and ground completely covered! Squall from Georgian Bay right over me and might stay that way for a good chunk of the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London snowsquall Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Snowing nicely and ground completely covered! Squall from Georgian Bay right over me and might stay that way for a good chunk of the morning. That's nice to hear and about time! We went thru TO yesterday and it looked kinda sad w/o snow. We have about a foot here. The worst of it still looks to be a little bit east of me, where it has been most of the night. They should have some impressive totals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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