Hoosier Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Even though temps were in the low 20's the snow was melting on many surfaces...and blowing off of others. The grass is the only thing it was efficiently accumulating on. The decent burst of -SN this afternoon at ORD was much shorter than here, so the 0.1" is believable compared to the 0.3" here. That is shocking considering this cold snap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 That is shocking considering this cold snap. I was surprised too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 0.4" at ORD on Wed...Tied the season/system high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Posted this in the lake effect thread as its technically lake effect lol, but its probably more pertinent in here. For the 2nd night in a row, we had 0.3" of lake effect rime snow (though last nights had 0.01" water, tonights 0.02"). Its like the tundra, pixie dust everywhere. About an inch of crunchy powder on the ground (though 1.9" has fallen the last 3 days..this stuff settles)...took a pic of footprints on the deck...this rime sparkles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Down to 9. Maybe the fresh new cover of 0.2" will help us dip a degree or two below zero later tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Almost got attacked by a deer. It jumped in front of my car and I slammed into it at about 30 mph. I pulled the car over to check for damage then went over to the deer that was laying in the middle of the road. It got up and charged straight at me, hobbling around madly and screeching, forcing me to run back to the car and slam the door. Really freaky. So sad to see an animal in that much pain. Maybe they get more active because it's clear and the moon is out. Who knows. My car seems to be fine but it was too cold and dark to do a thorough look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 pretty epic sunrise with lake band sitting offshore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewers Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Low of 3 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 -4F...still sitting at -2F or so... Very slow to warm up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 If only ORD had the measurer that MKE has, we picked up 1.3" yesterday, likely to be more than we get with this next pathetic clipper. I got a little under an inch, so I suppose it makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Warm up for next week is looking worse and worse.... High pressure scoots off to the east and instead of a moderation, the dry plains heat up like mad and it just torches everything to the east. We need to get some sprinklers installed out west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 +0.5º at LAF for January through yesterday. Probably closer to 0.0 after today. Adding ++ departures on Tue and Wed though. Thinking Tue could hit 60º here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Warm up for next week is looking worse and worse.... High pressure scoots off to the east and instead of a moderation, the dry plains heat up like mad and it just torches everything to the east. We need to get some sprinklers installed out west. saw this coming a mile away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 saw this coming a mile away Who didn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Warm up for next week is looking worse and worse.... High pressure scoots off to the east and instead of a moderation, the dry plains heat up like mad and it just torches everything to the east. We need to get some sprinklers installed out west. 12z GFS now barely even moves the surface front to the south following the sunday disturbance, then surges 50+ temps up into Iowa Monday afternoon. Verbatim this run has 57 in Cedar Rapids by noon Tuesday with low 60s in the Quad Cities. The GFS way underdid temps here during the torch a few days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewers Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 If only ORD had the measurer that MKE has, we picked up 1.3" yesterday, likely to be more than we get with this next pathetic clipper. I got a little under an inch, so I suppose it makes sense. Lol, I find this very hard to believe. I was up at UWM all day and they didnt get much more than a dusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Lol, I find this very hard to believe. I was up at UWM all day and they didnt get much more than a dusting. Well most of our accumulation was in the evening, so I guess those last little brief snow showers were pretty heavy at the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 saw this coming a mile away It was always on the models, its just going north farther now. Its a real quick hitter though... Back to LES and fun the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 +0.5º at LAF for January through yesterday. Probably closer to 0.0 after today. Adding ++ departures on Tue and Wed though. Thinking Tue could hit 60º here... Not bad, we are still at +3 locally... We will probably finish up around +1 though... The 2 day warm-up will ensure a positive departure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewers Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Well most of our accumulation was in the evening, so I guess those last little brief snow showers were pretty heavy at the airport. Yeah I suppose that could of done it, but its still questionable. The climate report they issued last night at around 7PM only had 0.1" of snow for the day so somehow the airport picked up an inch plus of snow between climate reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 +0.5º at LAF for January through yesterday. Probably closer to 0.0 after today. Adding ++ departures on Tue and Wed though. Thinking Tue could hit 60º here... 925 mb temps get up to around 13C. Could be quite a bit of clouds but we'd probably still make it if 925 mb gets that warm. Also...and it's no use going too deeply in yet...but this may be one of the better January convective threats in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 12z torch city...could see temps near 50F again... ? Any snow that falls (if)...gone. Back into the dumpster after that...rinse, repeat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Yeah I suppose that could of done it, but its still questionable. The climate report they issued last night at around 7PM only had 0.1" of snow for the day so somehow the airport picked up an inch plus of snow between climate reports. Those snow showers last night were up to 40dbz last night, so I can believe a report like that. They lost some strength going into Racine County. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 5F stinking degrees... Calling for less then an inch of snow here tonite... Be nice once the warm up comes back. Haven't taken a run for a few days now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Up to 11 F in Madison, much better than the 0 F when walking to work this morning. Maybe my nose hairs won't freeze on the walk home. Officially got 1.2" yesterday, pushing the season total up to 24.5". Still plenty of snow on the ground, it's not going anywhere since we have overcast and temps 20 F below freezing. Still got piles from the big storm too. Technically Madison has had continuous snow cover of at least 1" since 12/18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Multi-county LES storm yesterday FTW with 8-12" here at the office! Awesome winter day outside. Finally got more than a dusting along the coast in SWMI..futility ended in grand style! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 5F stinking degrees... Calling for less then an inch of snow here tonite... Be nice once the warm up comes back. Haven't taken a run for a few days now. Warm as in mid 20's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I've heard the expression "cold air bleeding", but IND graphically depicts it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Yeah...i'll take 20Fs...or at least some sunshine. Single digits all day and thick overcast. Can't be very often you ahve cloudy conditions and such cold temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I've heard the expression "cold air bleeding", but IND graphically depicts it: cold air bleeding.png Lol. Got up to 20° for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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