Chicago Storm Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 0100 AM HEAVY SNOW 7 SW MADISON 43.01N 89.48W 12/21/2012 E20.0 INCH DANE WI BROADCAST MEDIA STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AT WISC-TV STUDIOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spwild47 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Roughly 10 miles off the lake in Lindenhurst IL...1" of wet heavy snow ... Brutal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceJA91 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Just got home from work and measured my guess is 1-3 somewhere in between there. To hard to even tell with all the blowing. Very nice though to see some white powder on the ground! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I'd say I have about 0.5" on the grass here. Nothing on the cement/roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Saw this on youtube, figured I'd share with you guys. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbj1b8ULzgM Pretty incredible stuff there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KokomoWX Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 8000 without power locally including some schools. What a messy morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Not sure how much more we will get in LAF (cue Tim with 'T')...gotta keep the door open in case a healthier band manages to swing through but probably safe to say less than 1" when all is said and done. It turned out to be better than a T. Looks like somewhere around an inch, definitely shy of it though. Haven't gone out to do a measurement...kinda wicked out there still. South and west of here look they made out pretty nicely though. I saw IND had 0.9" as of midnight, and it's been snowing since then. Peak gust of 50 mph at LAF. All in all, still a win. Looks, sounds, and feels like winter this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 traffic cams show quite a healthy coating of white on the grass north of Detroit...just the thinnest of layers (0.1") of slushy snow here, mainly on elevated surfaces, but weve been in a dryslot for a while. Will see if we get anything out of these better returns seemingly moving in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Wood Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 An inch of snow reported at KDAY....it just doesn't seem like it because the wind is ripping the snow right off the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 1.9" at IND according to Randy Ollis on the WISH-TV morning news. Rogue band going through LAF right now. Snowing decently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 1.9" at IND according to Randy Ollis on the WISH-TV morning news. Rogue band going through LAF right now. Snowing decently. I knew your T call for LAF was gonna bust haha. I also knew youd get more than DTW, but regardless its perfect to wake up on the first day of winter and see snow falling. I was looking at model qpf, thinking, no way does LAF get a T. Then again...I just cant figure out wtf happened in Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I knew your T call for LAF was gonna bust haha. I also knew youd get more than DTW, but regardless its perfect to wake up on the first day of winter and see snow falling. I was looking at model qpf, thinking, no way does LAF get a T. Then again...I just cant figure out wtf happened in Chicago. Well I wasn't too far off...but yeah, I busted. Models were still too aggressive though, for here. As for ORD, might be too much bad juju (e.g. too many people pulling for futility). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Sault Ste. Marie is having a pretty good start to winter. Officially they have 10.3" with this event through midnight...which puts them at 47.6" for the season, 9.8" above normal. And much much much better than the 12.0" they had last year at this time. Report from media for there below... 0432 AM HEAVY SNOW SAULT STE. MARIE 46.48N 84.37W 12/21/2012 M16.0 INCH CHIPPEWA MI BROADCAST MEDIA 20 HR TOTAL THRU 5 AM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Little over 1" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Roughly 10 miles off the lake in Lindenhurst IL...1" of wet heavy snow ... Brutal I mustered up about 1.2". (I'm west of Zion) 1" of crust and a little bit drier snow that fell after midnight. Ground is pretty much white. Roads a bit icy. --- Looks like Andy, no doubt was the winner in this subforum area! Cheers Andy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Well I wasn't too far off...but yeah, I busted. Models were still too aggressive though, for here. As for ORD, might be too much bad juju (e.g. too many people pulling for futility). Haha! Too close to the low didn't help. I really think it came down to the fact the ground was so wet from all that rain, it just had a hard time sticking. UHI doesn't help either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Little over 1" With exception of a storm just grazing SE MI, Oakland county can just do no wrong. You ALWAYS get the better/best snow totals in these smaller systems (although SW Oakland and NW Wayne seem to have done pretty well with that band training). Rooftops very white here and grass has a white pasting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 With exception of a storm just grazing SE MI, Oakland county can just do no wrong. You ALWAYS get the better/best snow totals in these smaller systems (although SW Oakland and NW Wayne seem to have done pretty well with that band training). Rooftops very white here and grass has a white pasting. Looks Like Novi the big winner around here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Looks Like Novi the big winner around here Wow....crazy how variable the snow is every mile or so. Looking at wunderground webcams, Livonia/Novi definitely doing well. Cant even see the grass (at least per webcam lol). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Snowed 5" yesterday and another 5-7" last night. Some real intense rates late evening. Moderate snow still falling and winds continue to ramp up. Not blizzard conditions, but damn close. Great base to hopefully build on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 It turned out to be better than a T. Looks like somewhere around an inch, definitely shy of it though. Haven't gone out to do a measurement...kinda wicked out there still. South and west of here look they made out pretty nicely though. I saw IND had 0.9" as of midnight, and it's been snowing since then. Peak gust of 50 mph at LAF. All in all, still a win. Looks, sounds, and feels like winter this morning. Really couldn't ask for much more for us. Got some snow, ground at least covered and wicked wind. Made for an interesting drive into work this morning, snow blowing across 65 creating some hazardous conditions at times. Definitely looks and feels like Christmas time now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Totals for my area. Snow: 21.4" Liquid: 2.37" Pretty much a perfect storm for this area. I've been thinking about it this morning and I can't think of anything I would have, personally, wanted to be better. 20"+ is pretty much as good as it gets for a storm total in this area. I'm going to dig around and see what the record 24 hour snowfall total is. I'm guessing we're pretty close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFF Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Winter has arrived !!! View from back door. Now to prepare the sodium dispensor on the back of my truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajdos Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 got around 1/2-1" of snow or so, and wow the winds are whippin around this snow. Moderate snowfall right now, and very windy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 When I woke up at 7am, we had a thin 0.1" layer of slushy snow on the rooftops/elevated surfaces and just spots of the grass, and those big fluffy flakes. Since then, this first day of winter has transformed into a snowy blowy day, complete with blowing snow swirling around. Its not a lot of snow, but its sure nice to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roardog Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Heavy snow falling here now. The official vis at the airport is .15 miles. The flakes are gigantic too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Nasty little storm. Roads are a disaster. Approaching 2". Not bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Round abouts an inch or a bit more here. Subdivisions are pretty icy. Enough snow that's it's blowing off rooftops and such when the wind gusts. Pleased with how wintery it looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Forecast was spot on here. Anyways we have been getting mod - heavy snow on and off for a few hours here IMBY. Roads are blah some spots bad some ok. Salt will work great with these mild temps. Overall a good mood/stat padding event. Makes it feel a little more Christmas like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 18 inches here in Gaylord.... Loving it. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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