Thundersnow12 Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 On 12/9/2010 at 4:55 PM, Alek said: An inch certainly looks possible based on upstream radar returns alone and most models (hrrr excluded) had it becoming more organized into the evening. Im at work till 4 30 so hoping it holds off until 5 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 On 12/9/2010 at 4:54 PM, Thundersnow12 said: easy there.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 On 12/9/2010 at 4:55 PM, Thundersnow12 said: Im at work till 4 30 so hoping it holds off until 5 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 On 12/9/2010 at 4:55 PM, Alek said: An inch certainly looks possible based on upstream radar returns alone and most models (hrrr excluded) had it becoming more organized into the evening. It's possible, especially since someone up in MN said they already have an inch, but i'll ride the low side... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 newest HRRR spitting out 3-4" here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherPimp Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Granted this isn't a strong or moisture rich system, but ratios should really help things out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 On 12/9/2010 at 5:48 PM, Thundersnow12 said: newest HRRR spitting out 3-4" here.. I'll believe it when I see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Its done here boys... just shoveled... MAYBE 1.5 inches... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnweather Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 2.7" here and another heavy burst moving in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 On 12/9/2010 at 5:48 PM, Thundersnow12 said: newest HRRR spitting out 3-4" here.. The HRRR comes back down to earth, .5-1.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 On 12/9/2010 at 8:50 PM, Chicago Storm said: The HRRR comes back down to earth, .5-1.0" my 1/4" call this morning looking pretty hot right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnweather Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Snow looks to have ended now with a total of 3". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 some nice 35 dbz returns to the west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Well this is weird. Started out as sleet about an hour ago, then changed to a mix of freezing rain and sleet. We then had a brief period of heavy sleet, and now it's snowing moderately with no sleet at all. Already whitened the sidewalks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 On 12/9/2010 at 11:08 PM, Alek said: some nice 35 dbz returns to the west. probably some nice bursts of heavy snow with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Wrapping up here, looks like a couple inches. It was very intense at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 On 12/9/2010 at 11:22 PM, Thundersnow12 said: probably some nice bursts of heavy snow with that. or sleet as evident above, probably a robust warm push with the waa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Ahh this snow is nice! Didn't really expect any snow here, so this is a bonus. Also makes me want more lol. I'm jealous of you Chicago boys! Enjoy the snow later on guys, you're gonna like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 On 12/9/2010 at 11:26 PM, Alek said: or sleet as evident above, probably a robust warm push with the waa. ya id think snow at the onset but possibly sleet on the backside of the precip shield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadotony Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 On 12/9/2010 at 11:30 PM, Thundersnow12 said: ya id think snow at the onset but possibly sleet on the backside of the precip shield. I would even think some light freezing rain/drizzle is likely on the back end of the precip by the time it gets here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted December 10, 2010 Author Share Posted December 10, 2010 some areas of 40dbz+ showing up now on LOT's radar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 On 12/9/2010 at 11:34 PM, tornadotony said: I would even think some light freezing rain/drizzle is likely on the back end of the precip by the time it gets here... it has been reported west of here and makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csnavywx Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 If it were sleet, it should show up a bit brighter on the composite than it is on base reflectivity atm. Usually see some pretty obvious bright banding with sleet. Regardless, looks like I'll find out for sure here in the next 10 mins or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 FWIW when the bright band of returns was over us it looked a lot more defined than the fuzzy look it has now. I think that band became mainly snow soon after it passed through this area. When you loop the DVN radar you can see the change to the look of it as it moves east. Picked up a few tenths of snow here. All over with now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csnavywx Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Can confirm that the band is heavy snow with big, fluffy dendrites. Edit: Very heavy snow, best rates I've seen since I've been here. Can't see more than 2 blocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csnavywx Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Getting blasted in DeKalb, probably around 1/10th to 1/8th mile vis. This thing came in like a wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Calling for 1 inch here today from the NWS. Would easily be the best snow of the season so far, however with GFS/GEM qpf consistently a little over 0.10", and temps in the mid-20s, Im hoping for more. What are ratios like guys? DTX was thinking 12-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyGreens Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 On 12/10/2010 at 12:55 AM, csnavywx said: Getting blasted in DeKalb, probably around 1/10th to 1/8th mile vis. This thing came in like a wall. Looks to be holding together well...if it makes it here with those rates I will be asleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnweather Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 On 12/10/2010 at 12:55 AM, michsnowfreak said: Calling for 1 inch here today from the NWS. Would easily be the best snow of the season so far, however with GFS/GEM qpf consistently a little over 0.10", and temps in the mid-20s, Im hoping for more. What are ratios like guys? DTX was thinking 12-1. I had 3" of snow with 0.29" liquid so basically 10:1 ratio. I was at 20 degrees today as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 On 12/10/2010 at 12:55 AM, csnavywx said: Getting blasted in DeKalb, probably around 1/10th to 1/8th mile vis. This thing came in like a wall. Radar shot looks very impressive.... http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=LOT&product=NCR&overlay=11101111&loop=yes Looks like fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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