dmc76 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 2.0" as of 10:30pm. Heaviest of the night so far. Should end up just short of 3" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajdos Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 2.0" as of 10:30pm. Heaviest of the night so far. Should end up just short of 3" 3" in Sterling Heights.. and still snowing at a good clip.. the green returns have been persistant right over my area.. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 3" in Sterling Heights.. and still snowing at a good clip.. the green returns have been persistant right over my area.. LOL Ive notice that. One more nice band to come through in the next 1-2 hrs. Hopefully we get another inch. 3-4" in the area is not a bad storm at all. considering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajdos Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Ive notice that. One more nice band to come through in the next 1-2 hrs. Hopefully we get another inch. 3-4" in the area is not a bad storm at all. considering Agree...considering the heaviest was supposed to be around the border... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 ORD ended up with 0.54" liquid. 0900 PM SNOW OHARE AIRPORT 41.98N 87.90W 01/20/2012 M5.4 INCH COOK IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS STORM TOTAL. 0900 PM SNOW 3 SW MIDWAY AIRPORT 41.75N 87.79W 01/20/2012 M7.3 INCH COOK IL CO-OP OBSERVER LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.51 INCHES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Exactly 2" right now in West Bloomfield (home from Ann Arbor the weekend). Sugary is the best way to discribe the snow. 'tsall sparkly and pretty 'n' stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Storm total 6.4" at VU. I can't get through to the NWS right now, but I assume they're swamped right now with people calling in their final totals. The snow plow golf carts are just starting to tackle the streets now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDude Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 ORD ended up with 0.54" liquid. 0900 PM SNOW OHARE AIRPORT 41.98N 87.90W 01/20/2012 M5.4 INCH COOK IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS STORM TOTAL. 0900 PM SNOW 3 SW MIDWAY AIRPORT 41.75N 87.79W 01/20/2012 M7.3 INCH COOK IL CO-OP OBSERVER LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.51 INCHES. Is there anyway you can explain how Midway ended up with better ratios? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Oh and lol at 20:1 ratios. It seems like ratios greater than 13:1 are always easier said than done. However, that also means that our moisture must have overperformed too, since if 6.4" melted down to 0.40" as per the model consensus, we would be looking at a 16:1 ratio, which, although I don't know for sure, I doubt we have since everyone else's ratio obs are so low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Is there anyway you can explain how Midway ended up with better ratios? 0.54" L.E. at ORD is from the ASOS gauge, which might have been overdoing liquid amounts for this event, but it's what we have to work with. RFD ASOS also seemed to have a very low ratio based on measured storm total and L.E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 any thoughts on timing of the lake michigan plume working it's way into the chicago area. . .? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 4.0" here in Beach Park. 9pm the snow stopped. Flurries around still. About 20° here now. Interesting that we didn't have really high ratio's given temperatures. Which makes me think that the snow crystal form/structures were good at packing/settling itself together efficiently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dmc76 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 11:30pm 2.25" should be about done... might get another .1" tonight but that should wrap it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Nice video Thundersnow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Very nice! I take it that's an HD vid cam? If you don't mind, what kind is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppsRunner Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Hard to imagine 13abc measured correctly... I have 4" in BG, and SEMI has 2.25-3", yet TOL only has 2". Even a spotter report 3 hours before the news had 1.5"... so I'm not sure what to think. Bryan, OH had 4" a few hours ago, and most of Route 224 has 3-5" with another couple inches possible before the snow ends. Good job by CLE on this event, I must say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Been raining pretty good for a couple hours now. 24 degrees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 At 0.8" so far...hoping for that extra 0.2" to call it an inch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherPimp Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Pouring sleet here. Gives me shivers/reminds me of last year's sleet nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 About 2 inches OTG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rent Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Pouring sleet here. Gives me shivers/reminds me of last year's sleet nightmare. Seems to be the theme of the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordoFabulous Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Back to heavy snow in Muncie. Sticking a finger through the snow pack is like going through a reverse Oreo cookie. About an inch of fluff on top, then about an inch of firm, but not solid, ice, then about an inch of fluff to the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlord81 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Back to heavy snow in Muncie. Sticking a finger through the snow pack is like going through a reverse Oreo cookie. About an inch of fluff on top, then about an inch of firm, but not solid, ice, then about an inch of fluff to the ground. Same here, snowing good the last half hour. Just drove home from work and it was pretty bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Looks like my 3-5" call for Metro Detroit was a busto, however the 5-7" with localized higher amounts for Chi-Town looked pretty spot on. Some local numbers though... PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1235 AM EST SAT JAN 21 2012 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 1031 PM SNOW RIVERVIEW 42.17N 83.19W 01/20/2012 M2.2 INCH WAYNE MI TRAINED SPOTTER 5 HR TOTAL. 1046 PM SNOW GARDEN CITY 42.33N 83.33W 01/20/2012 M1.5 INCH WAYNE MI TRAINED SPOTTER 5 HR TOTAL. 1125 PM SNOW HOWELL 42.61N 83.94W 01/20/2012 M1.8 INCH LIVINGSTON MI NWS EMPLOYEE FINAL TOTAL. 1132 PM SNOW DEXTER 42.33N 83.88W 01/20/2012 M2.0 INCH WASHTENAW MI TRAINED SPOTTER 6-HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL 1134 PM SNOW PORT HURON 42.99N 82.43W 01/20/2012 M1.0 INCH ST. CLAIR MI TRAINED SPOTTER 12-HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL 1232 AM SNOW FLINT 43.02N 83.69W 01/21/2012 M1.4 INCH GENESEE MI OFFICIAL NWS OBS 1232 AM SNOW SAGINAW 43.42N 83.95W 01/21/2012 M1.1 INCH SAGINAW MI OFFICIAL NWS OBS 1232 AM SNOW WHITE LAKE 42.65N 83.50W 01/21/2012 M1.8 INCH OAKLAND MI OFFICIAL NWS OBS NWS-WHITE LAKE 1232 AM SNOW ROMULUS 42.22N 83.37W 01/21/2012 M2.3 INCH WAYNE MI OFFICIAL NWS OBS DETROIT METRO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 Very nice! I take it that's an HD vid cam? If you don't mind, what kind is that? Sony HDR-XR160, got it for christmas. Can't wait to use it for chasing season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherPimp Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 By far, no doubt in my mind, these are the biggest snowflakes I have ever witnessed in my life. They're like small parachutes falling from the sky! Insane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 At 0.8" so far...hoping for that extra 0.2" to call it an inch Success...1" as of 1am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ksstormhunter Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 06Z Smartcast Update: Tracking areas around Altoona and University Park, PA with the heaviest now accumulations of and additional 5-6" through 17Z. In OH, looking at areas around Cleveland and Akron areas with an additional 3-4" of snowfall. Heaveist snowfall is now through 12Z, with snowfall rates up to 1" per hour across the region. Full update posted http://smartwxmodel.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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