magoos0728 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Tree branches and power lines in Kenosha area look like they could start snapping any moment now. Some tree branches on large trees in my neighborhood already have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 It's snowin' like a muddah! There's at least 3" down, maybe more, as Flint has had very little break in the action before more snow trains through again. Schools are closed for 75 miles around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajdos Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Very heavy sleet storm with thunder ATM. It's nasty outside. What a waste.. XCPT the Thunder.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Rain wtf. Biggest bust ever. 4-6" HAHA....we'll be lucky to get a trace of snow. I live far away from the Lake yet somehow I still saw rain. I'm amazed. F*ck this Winter or any other Winter, I give up. Same crap since 09-10. Good luck everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roardog Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I see the low is in northern Indiana per obs of a south wind at Fort Wayne. That should probably assure a track very near Detroit. That's probably bad news for the Detroit area crew on this board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toronto blizzard Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Rain wtf. Biggest bust ever. 4-6" HAHA....we'll be lucky to get a trace of snow. I live far away from the Lake yet somehow I still saw rain. I'm amazed. F*ck this Winter or any other Winter, I give up. Same crap since 09-10. Good luck everyone! This winter is worse than 09-10. At least that winter had a 4-6'' storm. This winter we can't even get one. I swear everything this winter has busted the winter forecast , snow events you name it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajdos Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I'm officially writing this storm off...We will be lucky to get additional 1"..if we do, my storm total would be around 2.5"..=BUST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Heavy rain in the city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 This winter is worse than 09-10. At least that winter had a 4-6'' storm. This winter we can't even get one. I swear everything this winter has busted the winter forecast , snow events you name it Why bother with winter any more. We've been getting slapped in the face since 09-10. Third year, like holy crap. I'm a Winter enthusiast, and not a huge fan of severe wx so this is disappointing. "Next Winter"....I've been hearing that every month since Feb 09 lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Looks awesome outside. Snow stuck to everything. Finished with 3.9". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 This is so hard to judge where the heaviest snow has fallen... sporadic pockets of snow all over it's like watching pop corn storms in the summer. Anyways...Fudge I'm worried no one will even get to 4" to at least verify my 4"-8" forecast for JXN, LAN, Battle Creek. I think my 3-5 will verify for DTW by morning. Convective storms are a nightmare to predict... Give me a nice gulf low with a heavy slug of precip and I'll give you a total ahead of time. I swear my kidhood was defined by these type of systems that always failed to produce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Plain fat cold rain in the city of Detroit (Mack and Moross). Getting the occasional quarter sized flakes mixing in. This system has actually impressed me. It's precipitating at heavy rates. Just got a report from one of my co workers the i94 out by westland is a complete white out with treacherous road conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 From the latest PNSDTX at 7:27AM: ...GENESEE COUNTY... FLINT M 2.6 6 43.02N 83.69W We're a few miles northwest of Bishop Airport, and we've had a tad bit more snow, so sticking with about 3" here, with a spotty drift of maybe 4". The heavier cell that has been dumping on us for the last hour is just exiting to the northern part of the county, heading for Bridgeport/Frankenmuth. There is a narrow dry slot around Lansing coming this way, doesn't look like it'll last more than perhaps 30 to 45 minutes before the heavier bands behind it arrive and start dumping all over again. I'm going to catch a quick powernap and see what I wake up to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Massive transition to heavy sleet and big flakes mixing in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Storm reminds me of Jan 1, 2008 imby because the snow was scenic when I went to bed and slush when I woke up, the trees lost most of their plaster and everything. Its like mashed potatoes outside, slushy, muddy. While this storm is a total bust, Im actually surprised moreso that areas to my NW look to get way less than I thought (I was thinking id see a couple sloppy inches and theyd see double or triple, which they havent. Oh and fwiw, imby we have had FOUR "snowstorms" that have exceeded this one in total snowfall this winter, and many more than that that have had worse driving conditions. Most roads were just wet....that gets a warning, yet blizzard conditions and nearly 5" two weeks ago gets a special weather statement lol. Cant really fault anyone, as no one is to blame more than these jokes of models. As of 8am storm total is 0.24" liquid and 2.2" snowfall imby...DTW has 0.30" liquid and 3.0" snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Looks awesome outside. Snow stuck to everything. Finished with 3.9". beautiful pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Very intense sleet. It's leaving a good coating on the surface roads. Visibilities have dropped well bellow a 1/4 mile. Golf ball sized flakes and grauple. Everything but the kitchen sink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Looks awesome outside. Snow stuck to everything. Finished with 3.9". Not too bad. And nice pic. Love the snow caking on the line in the backyard. Also, looks like MLI avoids futility. 3.1" storm total as of 6AM, bringing their season total to 12.9" (least snowiest 11.1" in 1901-02). Matter of fact, they moved up to #4 now. Finally, I'm seeing a good amount of 6-8" reports out of MKX's CWA. Congrats to the WI crew. Color me jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 This storm was most def worthy of a WSW giving the intense precip rates and timing. Areas to NE and NW have been fully justified of a WSW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 0728 AM SNOW MENOMONEE FALLS 43.15N 88.13W 02/24/2012 M7.0 INCH WAUKESHA WI PUBLIC 0724 AM SNOW 2 NE STURTEVANT 42.72N 87.87W 02/24/2012 M8.3 INCH RACINE 0707 AM SNOW 2 WSW RACINE 42.72N 87.82W 02/24/2012 M7.9 INCH RACINE WI TRAINED SPOTTER 0709 AM SNOW JACKSON 43.32N 88.16W 02/24/2012 M7.0 INCH WASHINGTON WI CO-OP OBSERVER 0652 AM SNOW CEDARBURG 43.30N 87.99W 02/24/2012 M8.0 INCH OZAUKEE WI TRAINED SPOTTER 0645 AM SNOW GERMANTOWN 43.23N 88.10W 02/24/2012 M8.0 INCH WASHINGTON WI CO-OP OBSERVER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlon62 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Left for the early morning commute by 3:45 this morning. The 6 inch report for Woodstock seems spot on. Tree limbs were sagging and we had a cracked crab apple branch. A scene not unlike Cyclone's picture. Just steady flurries now in Elmhurst. A nice quiet day ahead with a real wintry feel for once. Trails not open in McHenry County yet. I believe they have been open for less than 48 hours this whole season, that all proceeding the Jan. 20 event. We'll see if they lift the gates. I don't believe drifting to bare ground out in the open fields will be a problem with this concrete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I see the low is in northern Indiana per obs of a south wind at Fort Wayne. That should probably assure a track very near Detroit. That's probably bad news for the Detroit area crew on this board. Right over top of Detroit! Unless i missed something i cannot think of a single model that had the track this far nw!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roardog Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Right over top of Detroit! Unless i missed something i cannot think of a single model that had the track this far nw!! The NW trend has come back at least for one storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 It is a winter wonderland here! 7" reported at 6am. Been snowing since then - probably close to 8" out there. 30°. Most schools are closed or starting late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I ended up with about 4 inches. Ultimately a good storm thanks to that last very heavy band that must have dropped 3 in/hr rate for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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michsnowfreak Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Right over top of Detroit! Unless i missed something i cannot think of a single model that had the track this far nw!! WOW. Then I guess I should be happy with over 2" of snow lol. Ohhh these models....and we are entering a stormy period too. At least this storm threat was only real/looking imminent for a few days. Imagine if this had looked good all week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 nice pic! Looks awesome out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 beautiful! reminds me of Mar 5th last winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 BUST for Toronto. Complete bust. lol!! Toronto is honestly not a winter city. And for people who think Toronto used to be a snowy city, check the stats. A major snowfall for Toronto is 4-6" which would be a dusting in any other part of Canada east of the Rockies. 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 were aberations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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