daddylonglegs Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Webcams on I94 near Madison... ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 On 12/20/2012 at 6:03 PM, turtlehurricane said: Measured in multiple spots with a ruler and estimate 9-10" at the moment, maybe an inch of that is from the previous storm. Poor dude was trying to get out of my parking lot and couldn't even move a few feet, even though he has a jeep. Interesting. I'm approaching 16" here - making me second guess myself. Taken three clean measurements off the deck. pretty high confidence as I'm taking multiple measurements each time and they are all right around the same depth. Winds haven't been a factor so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 On 12/20/2012 at 6:03 PM, Hoosier said: Any hope for a track south of Chicago is pretty much gone. Low will pass over downtown or just north based on current trends. yeah, it has looked like that for quite a while now. Latest RAP doesn't bring snow into the city until 8pm with a dying defo band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natester Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Was outside for a little while when a HUGE gust of wind occured. The gust lasted around 10 seconds and I think the winds were 50 mph sustained during that gust. Temperature is rapidly falling now (currently 25F) so the snow is doubtless no longer wet and heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 47 with winds in the 20-29 mph range here between Elkhart and Goshen. I already picked up two big branches that fell off the soft maples I have in my yard. Only going to get worse I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Finally splurged on a snow stick this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Road webcams for Wisconsin...pretty weird looking at grass in MKE area and a foot of snow around MSN.\ http://www.511wi.gov/Web/Map.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KokomoWX Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL TRACK ENEWD ACROSS PARTS OF CNTRL IND THIS AFTERNOON WHILE A SFC LOW SHIFTS NEWD TOWARD CHICAGO. A NARROW CORRIDOR OF SFC HEATING OWING TO POCKETS OF INSOLATION AMIDST UPPER 40S SFC DEWPOINTS IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT IS SUPPORTING VERY MARGINAL INSTABILITY WITH MLCAPE VALUES OF 50-100 J/KG. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE STRONG SFC-LAYER CONFLUENCE ALONG THE FRONT...A LINE OF LOW-TOPPED CONVECTION WILL TRACK EWD/ENEWD ACROSS CNTRL IND...REACHING THE INDIANAPOLIS AREA BETWEEN 1830Z AND 1930Z. DOWNWARD MOMENTUM TRANSPORT IN THE STRONGEST CONVECTION MAY SUPPORT AN ISOLATED SVR WIND GUST OR TWO GIVEN 50 KT OF 1-KM-AGL SLY FLOW PER INDIANAPOLIS VWP DATA. THESE DATA ALSO INDICATE 35-40 KT OF 0-1-KM BULK SHEAR WITH MODEST DIRECTIONAL SHEAR IN THE LOW LEVELS...AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. REGARDLESS...LIMITED BUOYANCY WILL PRECLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MORE SUBSTANTIAL SVR THREAT OWING TO COLDER MID-LEVEL TEMPERATURES BEING REMOVED WELL TO THE W OF THE REGION. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Racking up a nice rainfall total with this one here, just had a decent burst move through. I'm on my phone so I can't check, but its probably been awhile since LAF has seen this much rain in one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 On 12/20/2012 at 6:17 PM, Chicago WX said: Racking up a nice rainfall total with this one here, just had a decent burst move through. I'm on my phone so I can't check, but its probably been awhile since LAF has seen this much rain in one day. Over and inch here with another batch of heavy rain moving in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Looks like some good returns moving north through Kankakee county. 48 degrees there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftfeuchtigkeit Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 13.0" here at 12pm. Snow seemed to lighten up for a while last hour but is pretty heavy again now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Tried taking pics can't seem to do it justice. Intense wind gust a little bit ago. Concerned at the speed the back edge of this band is moving. May only get the low end of my call. Flake size is somewhat small too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 On 12/20/2012 at 6:08 PM, Andy said: Interesting. I'm approaching 16" here - making me second guess myself. Taken three clean measurements off the deck. pretty high confidence as I'm taking multiple measurements each time and they are all right around the same depth. Winds haven't been a factor so far. Are you sure snow from the roof isn't blowing onto that deck? MSN just measured a snow depth of 8 inches as of noon, blowing is cutting it down several inches for sure with gusts to 33 mph and increasing, real running snow total is probably 10-12" considering the liquid total of 1.15". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 On 12/20/2012 at 6:17 PM, Chicago WX said: Racking up a nice rainfall total with this one here, just had a decent burst move through. I'm on my phone so I can't check, but its probably been awhile since LAF has seen this much rain in one day. Am I crazy or was there some flakes/pellets mixing in the heavier bursts? Maybe just up here on the 9th floor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Illinois Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 New Blizzard Warning from ILX Quote URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1215 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE MIDWEST... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TO THE SOUTHERN TIP OF LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY. TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH AROUND 2 INCHES AS FAR EAST AS THE I- 55 CORRIDOR. HOWEVER...EXTREME WINDS EXPECTED TO GUST IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WILL DROP VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ILZ043-052-053-202215- /O.NEW.KILX.BZ.W.0001.121220T1815Z-121221T0600Z/ DE WITT-CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 1215 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING TO SPREAD INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE EVENING NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY...AND 2 TO 3 INCHES FROM THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR TO THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND AND RAPIDLY INCREASE. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH OR HIGHER WILL BE WIDESPREAD BY 3 PM...AND REMAIN THAT HIGH UNTIL AROUND 9 PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 On 12/20/2012 at 6:23 PM, blue60007 said: Am I crazy or was there some flakes/pellets mixing in the heavier bursts? Maybe just up here on the 9th floor... I'm at ground level at work. And yes, you may be crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 On 12/20/2012 at 6:22 PM, Justin said: Tried taking pics can't seem to do it justice. Intense wind gust a little bit ago. Concerned at the speed the back edge of this band is moving. May only get the low end of my call. Flake size is somewhat small too. concerning report for those hoping for decent totals in N. Illinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 On 12/20/2012 at 6:23 PM, turtlehurricane said: Are you sure snow from the roof isn't blowing onto that deck? MSN just measured a snow depth of 8 inches as of noon, blowing is cutting it down several inches for sure with gusts to 33 mph and increasing, real running snow total is probably 10-12" considering the liquid total of 1.15". I would say wind hasn't been a concern up until the last 2 hours or so. Took multiple measurements in the area and it was consistent. Been checking reports from around the area and it feels like I'm a little high. I haven't checked liquid yet.. that should help me see where I'm at. EDIT: Overnight total (7.8") was spot on with other measurements in the area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I see LAF is now under a WWA and High Wind Warning. Should have just cut to chase and went Blizzard Warning...technicalities aside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargers09 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 ARW continues the split of the LP. Has some support from the NAM and the RAP to a degree. Highest pressure falls are due east in Northern Indiana. Brings one LP through central Mi, and another through NW OH. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 On 12/20/2012 at 6:29 PM, Andy said: I would say wind hasn't been a concern up until the last 2 hours or so. Took multiple measurements in the area and it was consistent. Been checking reports from around the area and it feels like I'm a little high. I haven't checked liquid yet.. that should help me see where I'm at. EDIT: Overnight total (7.8") was spot on with other measurements in the area you are west of madison and had less of a WAA push, it makes sense for your totals to be higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 On 12/20/2012 at 6:27 PM, Chicago WX said: I'm at ground level at work. And yes, you may be crazy. Probably true On 12/20/2012 at 6:30 PM, Chicago WX said: I see LAF is now under a WWA and High Wind Warning. Should have just cut to chase and went Blizzard Warning...technicalities aside. I'm interested in how this plays out this evening. Looks like the strongest forcing will stay west of here though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherPimp Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 It will be interesting to see what IND and IWX do this evening, if anything. While there may only be 2-3" of snow, whiteout conditions and blizzard conditions are definitely a good bet across the Northern half of Indiana. Also anyone have any idea what is going on with some of the reporting stations in Iowa? Reporting rain and heavy rain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcNick Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 And it is snowing again. Catch up time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 On 12/20/2012 at 6:17 PM, Chicago WX said: Racking up a nice rainfall total with this one here, just had a decent burst move through. I'm on my phone so I can't check, but its probably been awhile since LAF has seen this much rain in one day. Tack on another 0.11" from that last burst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Actually very comfortable and nice outside, up to 54 here at my office and sun is out (only a bit windy). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 On 12/20/2012 at 6:27 PM, Chicago WX said: I'm at ground level at work. And yes, you may be crazy. Yes, I think he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmagan Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 18Z MSLP, Isotherms, Weather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Just got a text from my friend in sterling IL. 100% snow now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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