Chicago Storm Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Snow coming to an end. Ended up with 1.9" ...With 0.13" liquid equiv. Picked up an additional 0.3" this morning. System total of 2.2" with 0.16" liquid equiv. ORD is up to 2.3". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 easily gonna get another 2" today. 3 day total of like 8" (compacting fast though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHweather Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 A lot of the Cleveland metro has seen 3-5" of snow and it is still snowing moderately in that area...they may squeak out 6" near Cleveland from this somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Keeps snowing i thought it would end hrs ago. 2" so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 Today's been a day here similar to the one IWXwx described yesterday. Snowing lightly all day but never amounting to 0.1". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Picked up an additional 0.3" this morning. System total of 2.2" with 0.16" liquid equiv. ORD is up to 2.3". Those of us in the 6" range in the ORD contest might bust low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huronicane Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 And I'm ok with that...especially if it means that I'm over 6" too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Still some nice mood flakes coming down. Finally a system that lived up to the forecast. RC, if you're interested the snow ratio here was 33:1. 0.10" of water for 3.3" of snow. Very nice fluff you've scored there GEOS - that one exhale from Godzilla would melt (sorry, couldn't resist) seeing this as the highest reported total (so far anyhow) out of GRR's CWA: PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 105 PM EST SAT FEB 02 2013 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 1000 AM SNOW N BYRON CENTER 42.81N 85.72W 02/02/2013 M10.0 INCH KENT MI TRAINED SPOTTER NEW SNOW FROM 9 PM FRIDAY THROUGH 10 AM SATURDAY. ..and my work office has also been "bullseyed" with this one: PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 233 PM EST SAT FEB 02 2013 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0231 PM HEAVY SNOW SAINT JOSEPH 42.11N 86.48W 02/02/2013 M10.5 INCH BERRIEN MI TRAINED SPOTTER 5.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL SINCE 6 AM...10.5 INCHES SINCE 6 PM FRIDAY...11 INCHES OF SNOW DEPTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 We're on the northeast edge of tonight's clipper and on the southwest edge of tomorrow night's. Makes it very hard to forecast amounts. May get a dusting to an inch out of both, but for the most part this area is an island in the stream of clippers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Nice rally here, snowing fairly heavily at the moment. Should be short lived though. Our rallies seem to be getting lamer over the past couple years. Measured about an inch on the table outside. Slight disappointment but maybe we can do better before the inevitable mild up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Picked up an additional 0.3" this morning. System total of 2.2" with 0.16" liquid equiv. ORD is up to 2.3". was the number I set for the bet with Caplan. I'll take a push if I nail the amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Those of us in the 6" range in the ORD contest might bust low. DAB with clipper #2, 4 and 5. Clipper #3 is the one in question, but I doubt it amounts to enough for you to bust low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Our rallies seem to be getting lamer over the past couple years. Measured about an inch on the table outside. Slight disappointment but maybe we can do better before the inevitable mild up. Rally was relative. But December 2010 this isn't. Had an inch final here too. 0.8" from double figures... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Still some nice mood flakes coming down. Finally a system that lived up to the forecast. RC, if you're interested the snow ratio here was 33:1. 0.10" of water for 3.3" of snow. Very nice, ultra high ratio FTW, amazing what a little elevation can do up on Mt. Geos . I'm in ny because of a family emergency but thanks, would have gladly used this if I was at work. Do you ever send us in reports via espotter (if you're a trained spotter) or the public reports link? Also we gladly accept snow reports on our Facebook page. You and a lot of the posters on here really seem to know what you're doing with the snowfall measurements and you're passionate about it, you should seriously consider CoCoRaHS and your reports would always be used as LSRs by the office because reports like that go directly to AWIPS. To be honest, it seems as if we need more trusted spotter reports, sometimes it seems like even the espotter reports that come directly to AWIPS aren't great. I feel like I can always trust the reports here but at times it's tough to check this site when it's very busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Very nice, ultra high ratio FTW, amazing what a little elevation can do up on Mt. Geos . I'm in ny because of a family emergency but thanks, would have gladly used this if I was at work. Do you ever send us in reports via espotter (if you're a trained spotter) or the public reports link? Also we gladly accept snow reports on our Facebook page. You and a lot of the posters on here really seem to know what you're doing with the snowfall measurements and you're passionate about it, you should seriously consider CoCoRaHS and your reports would always be used as LSRs by the office because reports like that go directly to AWIPS. To be honest, it seems as if we need more trusted spotter reports, sometimes it seems like even the espotter reports that come directly to AWIPS aren't great. I feel like I can always trust the reports here but at times it's tough to check this site when it's very busy. Some of us are sending them in through espotter when we have a few minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Nice AFD by LOT regarding the clipper tomorrow night CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE DURING THE MORNING ON SUNDAY WITH A COLD BYAND BREEZE BUT DRY DAY EXPECTED. THEN ATTENTION TURNS TO OUR NEXTTWO CLIPPER SYSTEMS. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY THIS AFTERNOON INDICATESTWO WAVES: ONE JUST ABOUT TO MOVE ONSHORE ACROSS THE CANADIANCOAST...AND THE SECOND A FEW HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS.THIS FIRST WAVE IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THENORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST LATER TOMORROW AND SUNDAY NIGHT.THIS SYSTEM LOOKS TO PRODUCE A DECENT BAND OF SNOW...ALBEIT FAIRLYNARROW. THE MODELS HAVE BEEN FAIRLY CONSISTENT IN TRACKING THISCLIPPER TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA...WHICH WOULD PLACE THEFAVORABLE AREA FOR SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND INTONORTHWESTERN INDIANA. HOWEVER...THERE HAVE BEEN...AND CONTINUE TOBE...SOME MINOR TIMING DIFFERENCES AMONGST THE MODEL GUIDANCE.THIS PARTICULAR CLIPPER COULD PRODUCE A LITTLE MORE SNOW THAN LASTNIGHTS SYSTEM. IT APPEARS THAT THIS CLIPPER SYSTEM MAY BE ABLE TOTAP INTO A BIT MORE MOISTURE AS ENERGY MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERNROCKIES BEGINS TO DRIVE THE SURFACE RIDGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULFCOAST SHIFTS EASTWARD...ESSENTIALLY ALLOWING A DECENT NORTHWARD SURGEOF MOISTURE TO PRECEDE THE SYSTEM. ADDITIONALLY...THIS CLIPPERAPPEARS TO BE A BIT STRONGER THAN ITS PREDECESSOR...AND SHOULDRESULT IN SOME STRONGER DYNAMICS. THE MOST NOTEWORTHY DYNAMICSAPPEAR TO BE A CONSEQUENCE OF THE MODELS DEVELOPING A POTENTIAL BANDOF MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN PERIPHERY OF THESYSTEM. WITH THIS IN MIND...WE APPEAR TO BE LOOKING AT A FAIRLYNARROW BAND OF MODERATE TO PERHAPS HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS SOMEWHEREACROSS FAR NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND INTO NORTHWESTERN INDIANA. CURRENTINDICATIONS ARE THAT 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEMAND THE HEAVIEST SNOW MAY FALL ALONG AND NORTH OF THE I88CORRIDOR...WITH AMOUNTS TAPERING OFF SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE SOUTHACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS. CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING WITHTHE MESOSCALE ASPECTS OF THIS FRONTOGENETIC BAND...BUT DUE TO ITSFAIRLY NARROW GEOGRAPHICAL EXTENT...ANY SLIGHT DEVIATIONS IN THETRACK COULD RESULT IN THE MOVEMENT OF THE HEAVIEST BAND OF SNOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickSumner Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 18Z NAM continues to be much more robust with the clipper Sunday night and Monday versus the GFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFF Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 About 1 1/2" in Windsor, 3" at home just 15 min away. Nice and EZ event, salt worked very good considering the temperature. I am sure the high ratio snow was a big help in the melting process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 For the last 5 hours persistent but very light snow has tacked on another 0.2" for a clipper total of 1.5"....about half of what we saw with Thurs/Fri lake effect event and with similar ratios lol. But I am now very interested in a heavy band of snow that has developed and orientated itself SW to NE and is moving SE across the Detroit area right now. If it holds together could be real fun and also boost our clipper total upward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajdos Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 For the last 5 hours persistent but very light snow has tacked on another 0.2" for a clipper total of 1.5"....about half of what we saw with Thurs/Fri lake effect event and with similar ratios lol. But I am now very interested in a heavy band of snow that has developed and orientated itself SW to NE and is moving SE across the Detroit area right now. If it holds together could be real fun and also boost our clipper total upward. That band that is moving in from your n/w will dump around 1" of snowfall...Get ready! It did at my house, around 1"..it was amazing, literally whiteout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 18z GFS with 4-5" here. Almost develops a pivot point at 42/45hr where band stalls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 That band that is moving in from your n/w will dump around 1" of snowfall...Get ready! It did at my house, around 1"..it was amazing, literally whiteout. NICE. LOVE whiteouts! In my LES total of 3.1" the other day, I had two near whiteouts. Saw 1.5" came in just over an hour (645-815am) and later 1.0" in an hour (1145pm-1245am) with just 0.6" in between lol. Today thus far it has just been a very gentle snow falling, very winter wonderland, but no really reduced visib....YET. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 I'm such a purist that I refuse to measure unless I can measure at 6-hour intervals on a snow board. And I don't have a snow board. But I took a walk across campus and it looks like a solid 3", maybe 4" in places where the wind has helped out. I haven't even looked at other area reports yet, so we'll see how they compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 I'm such a purist that I refuse to measure unless I can measure at 6-hour intervals on a snow board. And I don't have a snow board. But I took a walk across campus and it looks like a solid 3", maybe 4" in places where the wind has helped out. I haven't even looked at other area reports yet, so we'll see how they compare. I love my snowboard....in non-windy snowfalls it is just perfect. You should ask the NWS for a snowboard, they always are willing to help out volunteer observers with the proper equipment in exchange for observations. In the mean time, a flat, non-concrete surface works just as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 18z GFS with 4-5" here. Almost develops a pivot point at 42/45hr where band stalls. been watching that for a while with weenie goggles on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Blend the 12z GFS and 18z NAM, for Monday and with a slight western adjustment, and I'm good. Not too much to ask for, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Some pictures from my walk around campus about an hour ago: Including the best building on campus: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Nice pics. WOW at this webcam just NW of me. Light snow here currently...waiting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajdos Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 up to 3" with this clipper..not bad...still snowing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Nice pics. WOW at this webcam just NW of me. Light snow here currently...waiting... Kind of shame if that thing fizzles out as the radar shows. At its height it was epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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