daddylonglegs Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Some of the roads around here still suck. We had mostly sun today and almost nothing melted, even with temps near 20F. Not sure what that spiral thing is in the lake, but it looks like a an eddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Chicago is now located in So Cal. Good to know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Chicago is now located in So Cal. Good to know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Chicago is now located in So Cal. Good to know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Thursday, December 16th: Hi: 27F Lo: 20F Overall Sky Conditions: Cloudy. Max Wind Gust: 7MPH Rainfall: 0.02" Snowfall: 0.7" Friday, December 17th: Hi: 25F Lo: 12F Overall Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy. Max Wind Gust: 24MPH Rainfall: 0.00" Snowfall: 0.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KokomoWX Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Christmas is looking white... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppsRunner Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 It's hard not to imagine seeing a white Christmas unless that Chirstmas eve storm screws most of us like last year. 2-4" of snow on the ground with more to come... nice to see the snow stay on the ground for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Couple of guys a few streets over were trying to get a snowblower up on the roof. I just shook my head and kept driving. Probably read about it in the paper tomorrow. 14F and windy out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Couple of guys a few streets over were trying to get a snowblower up on the roof. I just shook my head and kept driving. Probably read about it in the paper tomorrow. 14F and windy out. Famous last words of a cheesehead: "Watch this, eh?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Thanks. And oh my. What did Chicago get? Detroit got 13.8". Storms in the "old days" when there were fewer obs sites make you wonder if sometimes the jackpot area of a major storm is unknown. The coop observers in the old days took every bit as much care, if not more, than coop observers do today. It was just there were fewer of them back then. These days, pretty much most areas are covered. Chicago got 15.0", but they list the date of the storm as December 17-20, 1929 on their website. And yes it does make one think about who the true "winners" were back in the day, with a more sparse spotter network. Of course even today I suppose it's possible true "winners" of storms fall into areas without observers, although less likely than the early 1900's one would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 amazing how consistent the GFS has been with an advisory level SN event here or close by around the xmas eve period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Who knows. I've seen some crazy $hit around here. Clowns all around. I tell you what...owning a snowmobile the last 4 years would have been awesome around here. You can go almost anywhere by snowmobile if you have snowcover. You could probably make it to Madison, WI and I know for a fact you can make it to Hayward, WI from La Crosse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 The xmas eve storm definitely looks like it could happen. Even the Euro is on board. This storm looks like it will have more moisture to work with as well, so it could end up being a better performer than the clipper fest we've been enjoying. Another morning near zero here. Dropped to 2 above, and probably won't make it out of the teens. The snowpack isn't going anywhere anytime soon. It's so dense it's not settling either. Still at 7 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Thought it'd be interesting to show the differences in current snow depth from the last several years on today's date. 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010- Current snow depth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 12 gfs nice hit around x-mas eve for a wdie area form STL all the way up to MSP...snow even well north of the low track becuase what looks to be a trough north from the low, then maybe lake effect for a decent amount of time for NE IL rather slow moving system too mostly snow Quincy IL north....still a decent snow for STL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Global_Warmer Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 someone needs to start a thread on the 24th-25th storm. it is within 126 hour on the GFS now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php?/topic/4160-december-24-25-snowstorm/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 15F here now with this persistent, ugly gray sky. i had forgotten how dull these monotone winter days are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London snowsquall Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 A few more pics from our earlier snow. http://profile.image.../london_squall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 A few more pics from our earlier snow. http://profile.image.../london_squall/ When I went through London on the train last Wednesday, we came in through the northeast side I think. The snow was up to the eaves on bungalows. Have you been out to that area yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Do they snow blow the deck on top of the Sears (Willis) Tower??? Just shoot it over the side I've driven by it, but have never went to the top. Probably a different climate up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London snowsquall Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 When I went through London on the train last Wednesday, we came in through the northeast side I think. The snow was up to the eaves on bungalows. Have you been out to that area yet? Yes, I live in the SW and work in the NE so I get to see the whole works. You're basically right. Just to the east of central London looks to have the most, but in a somewhat unusual situation, the whole city has basically the same amount - we have almost as much as the hardest hit area which was miles to the east. Driving is really tough - almost every corner at a stop sign is blind where the snowbanks are so high you can't see oncoming traffic until you edge out onto the roadway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 12F now. just had a snow shower pass through here. dropped a dusting thick enough to make the roads slick. i remembered quickly how much i dislike driving in the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Skillings blog....ahh what a month that was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 wow GFS long range just did a complete 180 from the 12z run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Saturday, December 18th: Hi: 20F Lo: 9F Overall Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy. Max Wind Gust: 20MPH Rainfall: 0.00" Snowfall: 0.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 It's already coming down here. Dusting thus far. Yea, didn't work out that well, but it was close enough. Ended up with 0.7". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Wind is dead calm here, and when combined with clear skies we are having ideal radiational cooling. At 1 above zero. Our lowest reading of the season so far of -4 is probably in jeopardy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted December 19, 2010 Author Share Posted December 19, 2010 Dusting of snow here this morning. Could be 0.1-0.2". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMIweather Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Seeing snow for the first time since February... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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