michsnowfreak Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Thank goodness !!! Snow amounts are more less normal for the Detroit area for this season to date. A larger storm or continuation and this pattern, this winter locally will be stellar compared to most of the region. I had said in the Fall that this winter probably wouldnt be great but would be better than last year. It has been that to a tee. This is the 2nd time now a snowpack vanishes from a torch only to have the bitter cold immediately descend down. Don't get me wrong snowcover, like everything else, has been way better than last year, but climo or not I just HATE seeing it gone in mid-winter. One thing no one in SE MI can deny...snow events have indeed overperformed. Running through SE MI's 1"+ synoptic snow events this winter in comparison to the forecast: Dec 21: as expected Dec 24: overperformed Dec 26: overperformed Dec 29: as expected to slightly underperformed Jan 25: overperformed Jan 28: overperformed Could be the 2nd year in a row that our snow totals arent indicative of how crummy the winter was region-wide overall. In the grand scheme of decades and decades of climate data, looking back 2011-12 & 2012-13 wont look bad at all, especially with what happened the prior 4 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Not that it didnt get a little sloppy, but the UP by and large avoided the thaw, and the Soo got some more snow, with 18" solid snowpack and more to come...that area is a near lock for my snow trip the first weekend of March. Probably the best snow depth theyve had since 2008 in that portion of the U.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I recall that Grandville usually does much better than Grand Rapids. Thank goodness !!! Snow amounts are more less normal for the Detroit area for this season to date. A larger storm or continuation and this pattern, this winter locally will be stellar compared to most of the region. Not only is Grandville in a better location for NW flow than GR, I think the hills in that area help to add more lift to enhance LES. Yeah, Detroit is doing pretty well compared to many other places. You guys have had several over-performers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Upstream connection and inland penetration is really impressive with this outbreak. There's a band with 30 dbz+ returns currently impacting the west side of Toronto. You don't typically see that with a Huron band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Moderate snow here began about 10 minutes ago, but with winds gusting over 40 visibility is down to below 1/4 SM at times. Everything dusted white. Too bad this band is transient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Was NOT expecting this. Heavy snow band setting up over me and DTW, instant winter wonderland. Ground was bare at 6am we have well over an inch will probably get 2" from this band alone, very impressive for this area of the state! Damn having to work early! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Was NOT expecting this. Heavy snow band setting up over me and DTW, instant winter wonderland. Ground was bare at 6am we have well over an inch will probably get 2" from this band alone, very impressive for this area of the state! Damn having to work early! Nasty wonderland at that. It hurts to be outside. Snow feels like rocks hitting your face... It was funny watching the kids run against the wind to get on the bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargers09 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Winter wx advisory for wayne. 2-3 inches of snow. Hoping to cash in on the east side for once with lake effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 .. Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 1 PM EST this afternoon... The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for snow... which is in effect until 1 PM EST this afternoon. Hazardous weather... * snow squalls will produce around 2 inches of snowfall... locally up to 3 inches. Snowfall rates within the most intense snow bands will exceed 1 inch per hour. * Visibilities will be reduced to less than one half mile in the most intense snow squalls. Impacts... * Road conditions will deteriorate rapidly in the vicinity of intense snow showers. Good call on DTX's part. It is quite nasty and accumulating quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Got 0.4" in 20 minutes. Stat pad it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Got 0.4" in 20 minutes. Stat pad it up. 1"/hour type stuff. Not bad. If only the duration was there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Was NOT expecting this. Heavy snow band setting up over me and DTW, instant winter wonderland. Ground was bare at 6am we have well over an inch will probably get 2" from this band alone, very impressive for this area of the state! Damn having to work early! DTW = Eastern Lake's Madison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Congrats Western Michigan on their incoming 2 foot totals. See you tomorrow (Gotta love self-employment)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 1"/hour type stuff. Not bad. If only the duration was there... Should be the motto for this winter..."if only". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Pretty intense band up this way. Been snowing most of the night. Haven't been outside to measure and probably wont....FLU! zonecast says 10-16" thru tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 pretty nasty band from ARB to Wyandotte. Would not be surprised to see 4"+ totals today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Upstream connection and inland penetration is really impressive with this outbreak. There's a band with 30 dbz+ returns currently impacting the west side of Toronto. You don't typically see that with a Huron band. Also very impressive here! Quite strong winds with some powerful gusts. Low visibility at times, at least 1-2cm so far but hard to tell since its blowing around so much. Strength of the wind (40 km/h) is really allowing the snow to blow across the province and low shear allowing those bands to stay together for a long distance. Fetch isn't even at an optimum with the current winds. Models forecasting the winds to shift a bit more NW by tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 0600 AM SNOW 4 SSE SOUTH BOARDMAN 44.58N 85.22W01/31/2013 E8.0 INCH KALKASKA MI SPOTTER 12 HR TOTAL THRU 6 AM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Also very impressive here! Quite strong winds with some powerful gusts. Low visibility at times, at least 1-2cm so far but hard to tell since its blowing around so much. Strength of the wind (40 km/h) is really allowing the snow to blow across the province and low shear allowing those bands to stay together for a long distance. Fetch isn't even at an optimum with the current winds. Models forecasting the winds to shift a bit more NW by tonight. Fetch can be deceiving in this case because there's upstream connections. So moisture shouldn't be a problem. One thing I'm noticing early on is that the main band seems to be setting up well north of where the 4km NAM/WRF were indicating. Since it'll sag south once the winds turn 310-320 we might get another burst of snow in Toronto later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 0600 AM SNOW 4 SSE SOUTH BOARDMAN 44.58N 85.22W 01/31/2013 E8.0 INCH KALKASKA MI SPOTTER 12 HR TOTAL THRU 6 AM. That is almost exactly where i stay when i go up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Working in Ypsi today. Awful driving this morning. Ill pass on this deadly fluff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Working in Ypsi today. Awful driving this morning. Ill pass on this deadly fluff. Same here, although it was more from the flash freeze rather than the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Looks like parts of Oakland county will also cash in. Nice returns region wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I/94 & Telegraph near DTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 M59 band looks like business. DTX made a good call today with poping WWAs for Oakland and Wayne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Intense lake band is sinking south back towards Toronto. The sky to my north is dark as if a TSRA was about to move in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Working in Ypsi today. Awful driving this morning. Ill pass on this deadly fluff. Someone doesn't like winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 That band by Kalkaska means BUSINESS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 That band by Kalkaska means BUSINESS. Def! And the edge of it has stalled 3 miles to my southwest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 For the first time ever I think a Snowsquall Watch has been issued for the City of Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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