Chicago WX Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 That is a great picture....what a way to go out on the snow season Pretty lousy season here, but good finish. Only had to wait two+ months for another 2"+ event in the LAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Two inches at present here at Dunlap. Pouring fine grained snow with a 30 dbz band poised to move in from the southeast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Stepped out on the balcony and can already hear the gutters dripping. March snowstorm at its finest. Some subsidence trying to work in here on radar, caught in between bands. Still snowing quite well, but hopefully we can stave it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Storm underachieved here. Only about 4.5". Nice storm but sort of got screwed at the last second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 43 mph peak wind gust at Champaign last hour. METAR KCMI 052150Z 29023G32KT 1/4SM R32R/3500V4000FT SN FZFG SCT005 OVC010 M01/M02 A2979 RMK AO2 PK WND 30037/2107 SFC VIS 1/2 SLP095 P0002 T10111017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Congratulations to those living in the 2013 screw zone finally getting a decent storm. It looks like the temperatures are actually cold enough for some decent ratios with this one! I'm just getting the enhanced wind-chill here on the northern fringe. It's funny a lot of the area picked up close to an inch of liquid worth of concrete slop and sleet/drizzle with the Feb 26-27 storm but it was so warm the depth never got over 5" and that subsequently shrunk to 3" of crust you can almost walk on top of now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 some light snow here after about 30 minutes of sleet... nice light dusting already. Maybe 1-2" or so... if the RGEM is right 2-5" You don't think we will get more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afterimage Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 43 mph peak wind gust at Champaign last hour. METAR KCMI 052150Z 29023G32KT 1/4SM R32R/3500V4000FT SN FZFG SCT005 OVC010 M01/M02 A2979 RMK AO2 PK WND 30037/2107 SFC VIS 1/2 SLP095 P0002 T10111017 Throw that on the wet heavy power lines...ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 0.10" precip at LAF last hour. Snow intensity has lightened here a bit, as subsidence wins out. METAR KLAF 052254Z 01009KT 1/2SM SN FZFG VV006 M01/M01 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP067 P0010 T10061011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewers Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Best flake size and rates of the event right now. Pretty surprising. Yeah nice band right over MKE right now. Some decent totals down in Racine and Kenosha. 000NWUS53 KMKX 052249LSRMKXPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI449 PM CST TUE MAR 05 2013..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON.....DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS..0433 PM SNOW KENOSHA 42.58N 87.82W03/05/2013 M5.5 INCH KENOSHA WI TRAINED SPOTTER STORM TOTAL0441 PM SNOW FRANKSVILLE 42.76N 87.91W03/05/2013 M5.5 INCH RACINE WI TRAINED SPOTTER STORM TOTAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzard23 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 It is ripping here in NE Indiana! Snow has been coming down fast and furious since 4:30pm. Roads were just wet up until 4:30 and then the intensity picked up and it is quickly accumulating. Looks like several hours of accumulation coming now that this storm has started to pivot over the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Throw that on the wet heavy power lines...ouch Snow has stuck to everything here. Might be interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afterimage Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 What are the mets/advanced folks thoughts.....it is a nowcast/watch radar event...does it appear the low is doing what is needed, and the heavy returns will pivot, and potential Atlantic moisture feed coming back west? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 ORD is like 5" away from the season average. Un-freaking-believable to fathom that after how bad Dec/Jan were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huronicane Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I'm up to 6 inches here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Best Snow of the day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Looking good up north. You're next,Indystorm. PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 619 PM EST TUE MAR 05 2013 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0619 PM SNOW 5 N LA PORTE 41.68N 86.72W 03/05/2013 M5.0 INCH LA PORTE IN TRAINED SPOTTER 2.5 INCHES SINCE 350 PM EST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 still cranking...putting together a killer rally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 You play with fire, sometimes you get burnt...or get a little bit of subsidence. Was a rocking two hours and change here though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Yes beast, and all the Mets, as well as myself, thought the dry air would win out around mke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 measured about 7" while out shoveling the driveway. Not a huge storm, but the best one imby since GHD. Radar returns winding down, but its still snowing about as hard as it has all day. If this is winter's last fling, it's going out in style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Yes beast, and all the Mets, as well as myself, thought the dry air would win out around mke. Some 4-5" reports near the airport. Def still a shot at 6" officially if LE near the end produces.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Congrats to the Chicago crew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 8.2" out here so far. Still coming down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Thinking I kind of got screwed on the snow totals here, in that there was probably a decent amount of compacting during the day. There was over 2" when I left around 7am. We definitely had to have received more than another 2.5" with the way it was ripping out there through early afternoon. Much of this afternoon we had very light snow, and the skies had really brightened up. Caused anything on the pavement to really melt down. Guessing we lost at least an inch or two to compaction. Unfortunately I wasn't here to measure at it's peak. I did shoot a time lapse all day today, and it's still going. Gonna be curious to see if it picked up any compaction. I stuck a ruler out in the yard, so it should be easy to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 still cranking...putting together a killer rally Congrats! Figured you and ChicagoWx had nothing to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panhandlehook Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Some 4-5" reports near the airport. Def still a shot at 6" officially if LE near the end produces.. I'm 4 miles due west of the airport and have 3.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I'm 4 miles due west of the airport and have 3.5 "near" Radar estimates also show 4-6 amounts.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Best since GHD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Skilling just talked about people on social media downplaying the storm and bashing the models. Pretty funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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