BowMeHunter Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Nice dry slut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 for some reason NWS still saying it's 37/35 but we are getting a rain/snow mixture here in Flora in the past few minutes... Nice flora-da snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamps10 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Nice flora-da snow. LOL it's felt like Florida here lately... and those hours when it was stuck at 37 I thought ok come on lets get out of Florida and back to IL... glad to see it drop to 35, and more snow mixing in with the rain... still looking good for an inch, MAYBE 2 if we get lucky, but just to see it white I'll take it here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rent Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Change over just happened here. SN with 5 cent piece sized flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Woke up at 4:45 to fat, wet flakes and a coating of snow. Is sticking to the road now and probably have 3/4" of an inch accumulated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amos83 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 All snow with huge flakes here in the Marion, Carbonale, IL area. Snow accum everywhere including roadways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Woke up to a light dusting on everything here. Decent sized flakes... looks like it'll still be coming down for a couple hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern_IN_Wx Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 snowed...mixed with rain/sleet for 20 minutes...then was mainly rain for 20 minutes...now back to snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 6z NAM/RGEM really turned up the juice. Moisture's not going to be the problem with this storm. Just need to limit the amount we lose to rain/wtsn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Had a bit of a lull for a while which I used to get into work. Main roads are just lightly slushy here. Some higher returns moving in now. Looks like it'll taper down in the next two hours. Based on some of the reports in Illinois, LAF might pick up an additional inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Had a bit of a lull for a while which I used to get into work. Main roads are just lightly slushy here. Some higher returns moving in now. Looks like it'll taper down in the next two hours. Based on some of the reports in Illinois, LAF might pick up an additional inch. How much you got (accumulation) so far? About an inch here in Kankakee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpsycho Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 There was a discussion about daylight not affecting this system. Well it has. It was snow at night then around 8 AM (daylight hours) it has switched to sleet. Now we need solid precipitation rates to overcome the daylight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 How much you got (accumulation) so far? About an inch here in Kankakee. I'd eyeball it at about half an inch... maybe an inch if you use a short ruler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 There was a discussion about daylight not affecting this system. Well it has. It was snow at night then around 8 AM (daylight hours) it has switched to sleet. Now we need solid precipitation rates to overcome the daylight. Where at? That seems like a coincidence than anything. Sunlight shouldn't be affecting the atmosphere where it counts with regards to sleet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherPimp Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Where at? That seems like a coincidence than anything. Sunlight shouldn't be affecting the atmosphere where it counts with regards to sleet.... Especially when temperatures are dropping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I'd eyeball it at about half an inch... maybe an inch if you use a short ruler. Cool, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Had a bit of a lull for a while which I used to get into work. Main roads are just lightly slushy here. Some higher returns moving in now. Looks like it'll taper down in the next two hours. Based on some of the reports in Illinois, LAF might pick up an additional inch. Speaking of those higher returns... seing huge flakes right now. If only it was a couple degrees colder we'd be looking at some decent accumulation rates... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpsycho Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Where at? That seems like a coincidence than anything. Sunlight shouldn't be affecting the atmosphere where it counts with regards to sleet.... I am up by Flint MI right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpsycho Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Especially when temperatures are dropping. Not here. Since sunrise temps have risen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Cool, thanks. 0700 AM SNOW LAFAYETTE 40.41N 86.87W 12/27/2011 M1.0 INCH TIPPECANOE IN COCORAHS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo6899 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Never fails lol. Donut hole in macomb county. Good snows just to the west though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I am up by Flint MI right now. I'd guess you're seeing a surge of warm air in the lower levels ahead of the low/trough that coincided with sunrise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Speaking of those higher returns... seing huge flakes right now. If only it was a couple degrees colder we'd be looking at some decent accumulation rates... Here's a shot from my office. Still seeing the huge flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Man 12z NAM puts the heart of the comma head right over Toronto this evening. If temps weren't a problem this would be a low end warning criteria event for sure. I'm gonna up my call to 2-4". High bust potential, but I think even with a later change over, we get at least 2". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpsycho Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I'd guess you're seeing a surge of warm air in the lower levels ahead of the low/trough that coincided with sunrise. I should have known the sun has nothing to do with warming. Ok. Of course this will become a pointless argument because I cannot make it nighttime again to prove one way or another. So whatever. Regardless it is now sleeting here. Hopefully that will change soon but I will not get my hope up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I should have known the sun has nothing to do with warming. Ok. Of course this will become a pointless argument because I cannot make it nighttime again to prove one way or another. So whatever. Regardless it is now sleeting here. Hopefully that will change soon but I will not get my hope up. Yeah, unfortunately these marginal events are finicky.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Here's a shot from my office. Still seeing the huge flakes. Nice shot. Decent looking bands, on radar, coming through LAF right now. Time to make some hay. 2" total or bust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Man 12z NAM puts the heart of the comma head right over Toronto this evening. If temps weren't a problem this would be a low end warning criteria event for sure. I'm gonna up my call to 2-4". High bust potential, but I think even with a later change over, we get at least 2". Good luck up there Mike. 2-4" would be awesome no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Nice shot. Decent looking bands, on radar, coming through LAF right now. Time to make some hay. 2" total or bust. Thanks. Too bad my crappy camera in my phone can't really capture the snow flakes. Still maintaining those impressive rates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London snowsquall Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Man 12z NAM puts the heart of the comma head right over Toronto this evening. If temps weren't a problem this would be a low end warning criteria event for sure. I'm gonna up my call to 2-4". High bust potential, but I think even with a later change over, we get at least 2". Looks like a few flakes are trying to mix in with the light rain. With temps around 35, it is going to take a while to do much. With luck, your change-over might happen sooner than you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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