Jim Martin Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Looking like the sypnotic snow is starting to wind down in the Great Lakes region. Lake effect snow starting to kick in all the snowbelts in the Great Lakes region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Healthy totals in SE WI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppsRunner Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Some leftover moisture is spreading over a large area of IN/OH... light snow has started back up again. Still not exactly sure what we've gotten here, but there was a 4 foot drift at a corner of the building lol. Probably about 1.5" here, maybe another 1/2" later with this snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Better yet, here is pictures. Fence is 40 feet away (to the east). About every 4 hours during a storm (while I'm at home or not sleeping!) The big tree to the right side does mess up totals if the wind is ESE/SE. Snow board may be more like 18-20 feet from the house. Ruler in picture is a 12" ruler - snow is just below 7" mark. --One thing I thought of... in geology you learn about orographic lift. I am at 750 feet - the highest spot in the eastern half of the county. Probably not enough elevation change to impact snowfall amounts too much. I do know the Kettle Moraine west of Milwaukee is known to get higher totals due to their 1200'+ elevation. _ There's your biggest problem. You should clear your board no more frequently than once per every 6 hours while it's snowing. You can measure as much as you'd like in the interim, but don't clear it. That's per NWS standards IIRC. Also, ideally, you should have a less obstructed measuring environment, eg flat grass without benches, birdbaths, etc. I understand that's more of a chore to change though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an uncanny otter Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 So, uh, we were forecasted to get about 1-2" of snow. We have 7" on the ground and it's still snowing. I'm not really sure how much is synoptic and how much is LES. It's insane out there. Nobody had any idea this much snow was coming. Roads are a complete mess, and the wind is really picking up now, meaning there is a lot of drifting out there. I haven't witnessed a forecast bust so hard here since the surprise storm on Feb. 5th, 2011. This is fantastic. I wonder if we can make a run for 8" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 So, uh, we were forecasted to get about 1-2" of snow. We have 7" on the ground and it's still snowing. I'm not really sure how much is synoptic and how much is LES. It's insane out there. Nobody had any idea this much snow was coming. Roads are a complete mess, and the wind is really picking up now, meaning there is a lot of drifting out there. I haven't witnessed a forecast bust so hard here since the surprise storm on Feb. 5th, 2011. This is fantastic. I wonder if we can make a run for 8" Just saw exeter radar. very impressive. It's not LES by the looks of it. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 About 3-5" of synoptic snow for most of the Cleveland area right now as it transitions to lake enhanced this evening and lake effect overnight. So the final total is yet to be determined. Not a bad event at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 There's your biggest problem. You should clear your board no more frequently than once per every 6 hours while it's snowing. You can measure as much as you'd like in the interim, but don't clear it. That's per NWS standards IIRC. Also, ideally, you should have a less obstructed measuring environment, eg flat grass without benches, birdbaths, etc. I understand that's more of a chore to change though. Thanks! I'll try the "no more then once every 6 hours clearing". Further back in the yard there's more open areas to measure. I'll try that and see how I come out next time relative to nearby observations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Snowing again here, looks like we picked up another coating on everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Storm making one last baby gasp here, picked up another inch or so in the past 2 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Heavy snow squall knocking on my door. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherPimp Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Snowing hard here right now. Hardest probably since the storm started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Have picked up a fresh 0.1" from Lk Huron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afterimage Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 have to say, I don't have my boards out, but have gone out to our normal Friday night dinner, PV, and we have had more snow here than we did all last night and morning....roads covered, grass buried, its amazing. Quite a nice surprise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherPimp Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 have to say, I don't have my boards out, but have gone out to our normal Friday night dinner, PV, and we have had more snow here than we did all last night and morning....roads covered, grass buried, its amazing. Quite a nice surprise! PV sounds delicious right now. I'll be in Muncie Sunday and Monday. That might have to be a stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppsRunner Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Picked up the same amount of snow (1.25") in the last 4 hours, when the last 1.25" took over 12 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Someone NE of Cleveland is going to get dumped on overnight tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Ended up with 1.7" of snow today, much better than I had anticipated. Felt SO good to shovel a little powder! A surprise I-94 band developed in the evening, and accounted for about 0.7 of our 1.7" total. A few drifts of 4-5" in the more open areas. Though this is my 2nd largest snowfall of the season, tonight is by far the wintriest night of the 2011-12 season so far, love the way the snow sparkles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Still coming down now. Haven't taken a official measurement, but just eyeballing it I'd say we easily have 2" now here in Ann Arbor. Pleasently suprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppsRunner Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Light snow has been falling on and off for the last hour... looks like another, final surge of moisture about to move through the area soon. Surprisingly, grass is completely covered, a nice surprise considering what it looked like in the morning Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Officially we have had 1.6" at the airport here, just a shade below my 2-4" for the area but not too bad considering all things. Places further North and West in DTX's CWA did receive more than 2". Of course along the water and on the East side where I live we barely scratched out an inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Have a nice snow shower moving through now, dropped the vis down to 3miles decent sized flakes too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Surprisingly still getting some nice light snow here with good sized flakes.. Got a nice fresh dusting on everything and the sparkle effect just like Mich's post above^ is definitely a beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Officially we have had 1.6" at the airport here, just a shade below my 2-4" for the area but not too bad considering all things. Places further North and West in DTX's CWA did receive more than 2". Of course along the water and on the East side where I live we barely scratched out an inch. On the east side/water south of Detroit, we actually made out way better than I was anticipating. We picked up 1 inch throughout the day (probably the same generally as you) but then that surprise I-94 band set up around 5:30pm and we scratched out another 0.7" over a 3-hour span while the band persisted for 1.7" total. It was still flurrying as I shoveled but then with nothing but scattered flurries in the forecast overnight, I thought we were done, but everything is re-covered this morning, we got another 0.4". SO fricking nice to see the grass COMPLETELY covered (it was for like 12 hours Dec 5/6th with sloppy wet snow, but this powder is my favorite) So weve had 2.1" total accumulation for Jan 13/14 so far and now snow showers with up to another inch forecast today. If we can hit 3" for a 2-day total with how it looked in the days leading up to this event (even though this is the lake portion), it will be a huge success in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpsycho Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Well I am so glad I drove out to Allegan/Van Buren Counties on Thursday. The models had this area as a sweet spot. What a great storm/LES combo this has been. The place area I am staying is approaching has received 15-18" from this storm/LES combo. Most in these two counties have ~10-18". Downhill skiing here has been awesome with so much fresh snow. Now today is sledding day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Officially we have had 1.6" at the airport here, just a shade below my 2-4" for the area but not too bad considering all things. Places further North and West in DTX's CWA did receive more than 2". Of course along the water and on the East side where I live we barely scratched out an inch. I received around 1.5-1.7" hard to get a real good accurate reading. Im going with 1.6" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Well I am so glad I drove out to Allegan/Van Buren Counties on Thursday. The models had this area as a sweet spot. What a great storm/LES combo this has been. The place area I am staying is approaching has received 15-18" from this storm/LES combo. Most in these two counties have ~10-18". Downhill skiing here has been awesome with so much fresh snow. Now today is sledding day. Wow sounds like fun! I suspect some kids will be sledding here today with a few inches of powder, but I am SO jealous of that deep snow. Thats what I plan to do the first weekend of March, chase the best snow in MI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I received around 1.5-1.7" hard to get a real good accurate reading. Im going with 1.6" Checked some webcams, looks like quite a bit of grass still showing from Detroit city northeast to Warren/Roseville area. Looks like the 94 band is what really saved the east side south of town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpsycho Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Wow sounds like fun! I suspect some kids will be sledding here today with a few inches of powder, but I am SO jealous of that deep snow. Thats what I plan to do the first weekend of March, chase the best snow in MI. Yeah it is great here. On the ground there is a good 16" here (none at the start but some piles from the last LES event). About 18" fell over the past 40 or so hours. Ski hills have been packed with kids of all ages! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Checked some webcams, looks like quite a bit of grass still showing from Detroit city northeast to Warren/Roseville area. Looks like the 94 band is what really saved the east side south of town. Watch the radar next time on similar kind of pattern on how the snow shield hits a wall as it approaches macimb county. Oakland cty is macombs worst nightmare if your a snow lover in macomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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