Luftfeuchtigkeit Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Snow started around 8pm, now snowing pretty hard. Getting close to half an inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Just an FYI...KLOT is still running high/hot DBZ wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSNOW Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Snow started around 8pm, now snowing pretty hard. Getting close to half an inch. AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 851 PM CST FRI FEB 1 2013 .DISCUSSION... 851 PM...EVENING UPDATE...LIGHT SNOW SPREADING ACROSS NORTHWEST IL AS A WEAK CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS IOWA TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS NORTHERN IL SATURDAY MORNING. NOT PLANNING ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO CURRENT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THOUGH LATEST SHORT TERM GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THERE COULD BE A SHARP CUTOFF SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE CENTER PART OF THE CWA...PERHAPS BETWEEN I-80 AND THE KANKAKEE RIVER. THOUGH AS THE SURFACE LOW TRACKS EAST TOWARD MORNING...COULD BE ANOTHER BAND/RIBBON OF SNOW AFFECTING THESE AREAS. SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO SHOW A VERY DEEP GROWTH LAYER AND DESPITE LOW QPF AMOUNTS...SNOW SHOULD BE VERY DRY AND FLUFFY ALONG WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF MAYBE A HALF INCH PER HOUR. HAVE MADE SOME TWEAKS TO HOURLY POP/WX GRIDS TO TRY TO INDICATE EXPECTED PROGRESSION EASTWARD LATE THIS EVENING. TEMPS HAVE BEEN SLOWLY RISING SINCE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND NOW WITH OVERCAST SKIES...NOT EXPECTING MUCH OF A DROP FROM HERE... THOUGH TEMPS MAY BECOME STEADY FOR AWHILE AS THE SNOW BEGINS AND PERHAPS RISE ANOTHER FEW DEGREES OVERNIGHT TOWARD MORNING. CMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 I'm using the Milwaukee radar right now. Steady -SN now. This is about an hour earlier then forecast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Just an FYI...KLOT is still running high/hot DBZ wise. That was not fixed when they took it down for 6 hours today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Not a flake here. Looks like either nothing or a dusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 If you're in Batavia its showing up, looks like it just started around 9:40. 5-10 dbz returns When it started there wasn't even returns near the county line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 1/4" down already. Flakes are medium sized. RAP is too far south on the sim. radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlover2 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 0z GFS gets GOM moisture involved on the 4-5 clipper. Leads to good snowfall along and especially south of I-70 in IN/OH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestChaser Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Snowing at a good pace here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Flakes are easy to pick up on my camera tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickSumner Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Update from IWX... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA1115 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013.UPDATE...SIG UPDATE WRT RAPID INCRS UPSTREAM PER RAPID EASE OF TOP/DOWNSATURATION PROCESS GIVEN SUCH COLD THERMAL PROFILES. SUPERIOR WAA/VEERING HODO WITH NRN TERMINUS OF LLJ 45KTS IMPINGING 925MB MSTRPOOL OF 2-2.4 G/KG AIR. IDEAL COLLOCATION OF FEATURES FOR MOSTDOMINANT MFLUX CONVERGENCE ALIGN ACRS SWRN/SRN CWA...THOUGH CONCEDESLIGHT LK INFLUENCE FOR SECONDARY MAXIMA ACRS SWRN MI. GIVEN XTRMSLOPE OF ADVECTING BULK MSTR/MIXR WALL RELATIVE GIVEN THE COLDAIRMASS...ALONG WITH WELL SATURATED DGZ...EVEN DOUBLE SATURATED LYRSNOTED AT KFWA PER 00 NAM BUFKIT IN ADDITION TO THIN LYR OF THETA-EDCRSG WITH HGHT IN 4-6KFT LYR TO AFFORD POTENTIAL INSTABILITY FORPSBL DVLPMENT OF MORE CONCERTED UVM STREETS BY ERLY AM...IN LINEWITH AND FURTHERING CONFIDENCE IN HIR POPS/QPF FOR THIS UPDATE SPCLYWITH THE BURGEONING BAROCLINIC LEAF IMMEDIATELY UPSTREAM. HIGH/PSBLYXTRM SNOW/WATER EQUIVALENT RATIOS WITH EFFICIENT DENDRITIC PROCESSESALMOST ASSURED. QUICK TIMING ONLY MITIGATING FACTOR THAT SHOULDQUELL FINAL TOTALS TO AOB 3 INCHES IN AFOREMENTIONED AREAS...ANDELSEWHERE GENERAL 1.5-2.5 INCHES ANTICIPATED BY LATE SATMORNING...WITH LOWEST AMOUNTS ACRS FAR NERN CWA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Model qpf now gives DTW about 0.10-0.15", so with very good ratios Im thinking we see a good fluffy 2" of snow tomorrow, perhaps we will luck out and get more. Starting with a 2" base so it will certainly look like mid-winter. Thinking DTX forecast of around an inch busts low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Model qpf now gives DTW about 0.10-0.15", so with very good ratios Im thinking we see a good fluffy 2" of snow tomorrow, perhaps we will luck out and get more. Starting with a 2" base so it will certainly look like mid-winter. Thinking DTX forecast of around an inch busts low. This system may over perform or at least be what the earlier model runs depicted. There's close to 1/2" hour rates coming down in places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Where are the chicago peeps? Radar returns looking good down there. Just eyeballing, looks like about 2" down here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Coming down fairly well, bout an inch on the ground, which exceeds my deepest snow depth and largest event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Seems like some of the peeps around here are out for the time being. It's snowing quite impressively outside right now. Large flakes 2/3" across. 0.7" down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 snow coming down really nicely here. Roads are covered. Looks like a little less than an inch already down. Been under some deeper returns for about the last hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huronicane Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 About .8 inches here in Elgin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 0.8" here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Actually measured about 1.6" 1/2 hour ago. Probably close to another .5" since then. Still coming down at a pretty good clip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 1.0" down. Snowing moderately right now. 0z GFS holding the highest snowfall corridor over the Chicago area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 For those in Chicago... I know it's not a big storm, but head outside for a walk. It's a beautiful snowfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickSumner Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Looks like the heaviest snow may be just north of me. (Indiana/Michigan border) Still predicting/hoping for two inches here in Marion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 0.5" at ORD so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 1.3" here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 1.2" now here. Grass tips are completely covered for once this winter! DeKalb ftw right now. 1214 AM SNOW DE KALB 41.93N 88.75W02/02/2013 M1.5 INCH DEKALB IL TRAINED SPOTTER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckster2013 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Hasn't started yet down here but radar filling in just to my west... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftfeuchtigkeit Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 2" even here now. Still coming down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 1.4" now. Very little wind outside is letting the snow pile up nicely. Going to look awesome in the morning with the snow on the evergreens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.