Indystorm Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 started snowing...maybe a couple tenths so far. Probably on my way to 3-5" of snow with dry slot issues for most of this evening. I'll take it though! Same here in Dunlap. Am thinking the mesolow over southern Lake Michigan will favor ne IL shore areas this early evening until things can get going in Michiana area later tonight and into tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 ILN makes me want to beat my head against the wall. They cause so much public confusion with every winter storm. First off, they have 2 sets of advisory, watch and warning criteria in their CWA for winter storms which means a county to your South can be under a Winter Storm Warning for 4" of snow and the county right next to them can be under a Winter Weather Advisory for 6". At every one of our media/EMA workshops with them we have tried (all of us) to stress to them how confusing this is. And then today, they issue a Winter Weather Advisory for their Southwestern half of their CWA (who will get less snow than areas farther North) while Dayton at the heart of rush hours gets a heavy burst of snow and no advisory, etc. Just makes no sense. Why did they mess with changing it? They should have the same criteria througout the entire forecast area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern_IN_Wx Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Same here in Dunlap. Am thinking the mesolow over southern Lake Michigan will favor ne IL shore areas this early evening until things can get going in Michiana area later tonight and into tomorrow. this and how the deformation/trowal sets up. you should do pretty well up there, but like you said...later tonight into tomorrow morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 On train...dumping in Lincoln park...gets heavier and heavier as I head north Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 Just came back from Meijer, just enough snow to make everything slick. A car was off the road along the curves on 350, between the fire station and the hospital. Meijer lot was a skating rink, nearly rear ended a lady at 5 mph who decided to stop 20 feet short of the stop. Been there, done that. That Meijer lot is awful when it snows. I think we're in a lull for several hours before it picks up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 On train...dumping in Lincoln park...gets heavier and heavier as I head north That band has been pretty stationary for what seems like a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargers09 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I actually am intrigued on how this is all playing out. The radar doesnt look all that bad, right now anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Go LAF Go! 0335 PM SNOW 3 NW WEST LAFAYETTE 40.48N 86.95W 01/12/2012 M1.2 INCH TIPPECANOE IN BROADCAST MEDIA If true, gonna need 0.8" additional for my low end. Drifty in IKK, but I'd estimate 2.0". Feel comfortable hitting somewhere in my 3-5" range for here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 That band has been pretty stationary for what seems like a few hours. I'm making out like a bandit so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 1.5" as of 3:10pm. Snow rate increasing with band moving in from the north and east. 30°/28° Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 trained spotter, was going to call it in but lost my phone for about 30 mins lol thanks dude! Haha no problem dude! Thanks for the report! What are your vis and snowfall rates looking like right now? Any good drifts yet? Went outside the office a little while ago and there were already drifts >6". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 If true, gonna need 0.8" additional for my low end. Drifty in IKK, but I'd estimate 2.0". Feel comfortable hitting somewhere in my 3-5" range for here. I'm thinking maybe 1-2" additional for LAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Haha no problem dude! Thanks for the report! What are your vis and snowfall rates looking like right now? Any good drifts yet? Went outside the office a little while ago and there were already drifts >6". No not really, -SN here with pretty crap rates the past few hours and small flake size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I'm thinking maybe 1-2" additional for LAF. Sounds about right. Rally on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I'm thinking maybe 1-2" additional for LAF. Seems reasonable. My 2-4" call should hold up. I see IND backed down from 3-5" to around 3 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 If true, gonna need 0.8" additional for my low end. Drifty in IKK, but I'd estimate 2.0". Feel comfortable hitting somewhere in my 3-5" range for here. Going to be close. Other than the popup showers across the indy metro area, radar looking pretty clear. Acutally just saw a couple of blue spots in the sky briefy. Here's to hoping things rotate down and around tonight. Personally I think maybe an additional inch at most. 0400 PM SNOW 1 SSE INDIANAPOLIS INT` 39.71N 86.29W 01/12/2012 M1.0 INCH MARION IN OFFICIAL NWS OBS 0252 PM SNOW LEBANON 40.05N 86.47W 01/12/2012 U0.6 INCH BOONE IN AMATEUR RADIO 0306 PM SNOW 2 S GREENWOOD 39.59N 86.11W 01/12/2012 U1.0 INCH JOHNSON IN AMATEUR RADIO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 Seems reasonable. My 2-4" call should hold up. I see IND backed down from 3-5" to around 3 here. New RUC puts out about .2 qpf between 9pm-3am. Don't stop believing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Hey, I hope no one on here minds, but I've been pulling reports from within the LOT CWA and sending them out as LSRs. All the reports and observations are greatly appreciated! Alek, have you estimated how much snow has fallen where you are in Chicago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherPimp Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Why did they mess with changing it? They should have the same criteria througout the entire forecast area. No idea, it is so confusing. The text in their WWA cracks me up. They have that "rain will change to snow by dark" when the snow is already done here (with the first band) and we already have nearly an inch on the ground. When they issued the advisory at 4:17 PM, the snow had already ended here with the first round. Just ridiculous. "* TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS BY DARK. THE MORE PERSISTENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF THE CHANGE OVER. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD BACK INTO THE AREA...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN TAPER OFF DURING FRIDAY MORNING. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 well ILN filled in the advisory hole. 2-4" We'll see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 New RUC puts out about .2 qpf between 9pm-3am. Don't stop believing. With 25:1 ratios? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Hey, I hope no one on here minds, but I've been pulling reports from within the LOT CWA and sending them out as LSRs. All the reports and observations are greatly appreciated! Alek, have you estimated how much snow has fallen where you are in Chicago? On red line, report from far north side coming soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Hey, I hope no one on here minds, but I've been pulling reports from within the LOT CWA and sending them out as LSRs. All the reports and observations are greatly appreciated! Alek, have you estimated how much snow has fallen where you are in Chicago? I don't mind! Approaching moderate snow here in far northern Lake County. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 On red line, report from far north side coming soon. Awesome, thanks dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I don't mind! Approaching moderate snow here in far northern Lake County. Great, keep em' coming then and I'll keep sending 'em out haha. Thanks for the reports and obs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Great, keep em' coming then and I'll keep sending 'em out haha. Thanks for the reports and obs! will have a new snowfall total in about 20 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 With 25:1 ratios? Who knows. LAF has only had 0.02" precip so far. IND 0.04" with 1" of snow works out to 25:1. I wonder if ASOS missed some precip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 nice sw/ne band setting up from dixon up towards lake forest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Crappy shot, but drifting in the backyard here at the house. It is like a wind tunnel though...only 10 feet wide. But as you can see, snow depth is a bit variable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Great, keep em' coming then and I'll keep sending 'em out haha. Thanks for the reports and obs! Bolingbrook . . . no board, but about 15 measurements averaged out came out to 3.2 ... very fine snow currently falling ... no drifts really yet ... use it if you want, i understand if ya don't/can't ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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