Chicago WX Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 With the rates this evening and what the final totals should be, this is probably my most enjoyable storm since VD. It may not catch 12/15/07 in terms of amounts but that one didn't have the sustained rippage like this one. Agreed. It just poured snow. And being March 24 makes it extra special. I totally buy that. The hills are nasty in bigger events. 52/Sagamore going up the hill into West LAF has to be dicey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Heavy snow has started here. Man Illinois got hosed on that call............ I can't win them all tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 0935 PM HEAVY SNOW GODFREY 38.97N 90.19W 03/24/2013 M 15.3 INCH MADISON IL TRAINED SPOTTER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rent Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Three inches. Been under a brutal dry slot for over an hour. Losing faith in 6+. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I heard that Northwestern Ave. is closed north of campus. Police are pushing cars up the hill. Fun stuff. I believe it. Tomorrow morning might be a "work from home" type of morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fickle Heights Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Depending on how the final numbers at the WL coop play out, we have a shot to be a top 5 all time snowiest March. Snowiest March Year Value 1906 21.21947 13.51924 12.91952 12.31931 11.61960 11.41899 10.71934 10.22002 10.0 1912 8.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Nice band moving into Indy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Radar popping from Crawfordsville through Indy. Very nice. Snow intensity has picked back up here as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 A couple of night shots. Snow is drifted in the yard here...and against the buildings. Not sure if you can really see it in this photo. March 23 #8.JPG Just liked this one, for how the snow has accumulated on the bottom of the railing. March 23 #9.JPG Nice pics! Better update your sig! How much did you end up with in total? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Nice pics! Better update your sig! How much did you end up with in total? Thanks. Storm total of 6" as of 8:00-ish. Still snowing. Final total TBD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Depending on how the final numbers at the WL coop play out, we have a shot to be a top 5 all time snowiest March. Snowiest March Year Value 1906 21.2 1947 13.5 1924 12.9 1952 12.3 1931 11.6 1960 11.4 1899 10.7 1934 10.2 2002 10.0 1912 8.8 I'm not sure how much fell at the COOP with the early month storm but 1906 is the only time on record that there has been two 6"+ storms in March, so it gives some idea of what we've done this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Meanwhile in Valpo, snow continues as well. Grass blades covered, sidewalks white (but you can still see the cracks), campus streets snow-covered and even Sturdy Road and the Lincolnway look slushy from up here on the 3rd floor. Probably closing in on 2" in some spots on the grass. I'll measure around 1 am before bed. Even at only a few inches, it feels like an over-performer with such heavy rates. For about 2 hours now it's looked more like heavy steam than like snowflakes falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Figures, LAF wind observations have crapped the bed (9:00pm the last one, with a 37 mph gust). Winds have taken an uptick here lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Illinois Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 A few shots from earlier in the afternoon. We only had about seven inches on the ground at this time. tree-sinking by EXORIMADreamer, on Flickr My poor bush was upright yesterday. I think the snow took it out. bush by EXORIMADreamer, on Flickr Post on my front porch. It usually does not snow on this post. post by EXORIMADreamer, on Flickr Awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Awesome Not too shabby for you, huh? 0916 PM HEAVY SNOW MOUNT ZION 39.78N 88.88W03/24/2013 M12.0 INCH MACON IL TRAINED SPOTTER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Illinois Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Not too shabby for you, huh? 0916 PM HEAVY SNOW MOUNT ZION 39.78N 88.88W03/24/2013 M12.0 INCH MACON IL TRAINED SPOTTER Biggest snow since 08! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Biggest snow since 08! ...and not done yet!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Biggest snow since 08! Long overdue. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 Ended up picking up another 2.2" since late afternoon. That combined with the 0.9" in total that had melted off earlier today brings the storm total to 3.1". Still some light snow falling out there. The snow had a hard time sticking all day long, so to end up with about 2" of fresh snow cover tonight is a pretty big win to me. A few ground level shots from the ol' backyard a bit ago... http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/825/0324131.jpg/'>http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/831/0324132.jpg/'>http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/802/0324133.jpg/'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Ended up picking up another 2.2" since late afternoon. That combined with the 0.9" in total that had melted off earlier today brings the storm total to 3.1". Still some light snow falling out there. The snow had a hard time sticking all day long, so to end up with about 2" of fresh snow cover tonight is a pretty big win to me. A few ground level shots from the ol' backyard a bit ago... Pretty good really, after thinking earlier you may not see much at all. Snow in your pics looks like coarse sugar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Illinois Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 ...and not done yet!!! local Met mentioned another 1-2" possibly Long overdue. Congrats. Thanks Has the storm done well in Lafayette so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 Pretty good really, after thinking earlier you may not see much at all. Snow in your pics looks like coarse sugar. Yeah it was utterly depressing watching the snow melt as it fell most of the day. Really thought we were pretty much shut out after the initial snow melted off. Glad to see you guys finally get the thumping you deserved. Kind of late in the winter, but better late than never eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 local Met mentioned another 1-2" possibly Thanks Has the storm done pretty well in Lafayette so far? Yes, we've done very well. Not as good as you all in central IL...but good enough. Yeah it was utterly depressing watching the snow melt as it fell most of the day. Really thought we were pretty much shut out after the initial snow melted off. Glad to see you guys finally get the thumping you deserved. Kind of late in the winter, but better late than never eh? Always better late than never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Illinois Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Yes, we've done very well. Not as good as you all in central IL...but good enough. Always better late than never. good to hear sounds like St Louis to Lafayette are the winners enjoy your snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Spotter from LAF just reported 6.9" Seems close but not the easiest storm to measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Hard to get a good measurement because there's so much blowing around, but I measured between 1.1" and 2.7" on the grass in about 7 different spots, so we'll shoot down the middle and call it 1.9" for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Just went out and measured 7.6" new snowfall here, best guess measurement (average of several, very drifted over out there). Brings the storm total to 8.6" in my hood. Snapped a few photos while I was out. Snow plastered to the buildings here. Drifting snow. Shaky hand photo, sorry it's cold. Kinda like this one. Rear end of my car. Drifting around it is cool too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Finished with around 2.6" here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 Just went out and measured 7.6" new snowfall here, best guess measurement (average of several, very drifted over out there). Brings the storm total to 8.6" in my hood. Snapped a few photos while I was out. Snow plastered to the buildings here. March 24 #10.JPG Drifting snow. Shaky hand photo, sorry it's cold. March 24 #12.JPG Kinda like this one. Rear end of my car. Drifting around it is cool too. March 24 #11.JPG Nice pics! Dual exhaust eh? Noice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Nice pics! Dual exhaust eh? Noice. Thanks man. And yeah, I only roll gas guzzlers. Well, not really...it's an Accord V6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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