Chicago Storm Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Winds gusting to around 40mph across the area now. Sig blowing/drifting issues in rural areas per LOT and Skilling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Nothing too crazy here but been watching the snow blowing down the street. Some decent drifts setting up around the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 44mph gust at ORD last hour. KORD 040351Z 19023G32KT 5SM BLSN SCT250 M07/M12 A2992 RMK AO2 PK WND 18038/0305 SLP144 T10721122 $ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Just travelled home from visiting family in PA for two weeks. It was pretty cool to be traveling in a wintry snow covered scene for the entire 8 hour drive. Areas with Least amount of snow: Pittsburgh and east of Toledo Areas with Most amount of snow: Cleveland area and my area I came home to well over a foot of snow...most of which fell over Christmas week and then melted some, so it was compacted and layered in ice...then a fresh few inches from this week. Cleveland by far had the most fresh snow, from the lake effect/enhancement yesterday. It was just a neat, beautiful trip home. So glad to be home safe...and excited by what the latest NAM shows. It looks like some fresh snow in many areas this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 This has been overlooked due to the weekend storm and arctic outbreak...but there were some crazy temperature swings in MN today. Willmar, MN was -17 at 9:40 PM last night, and is 32 at 9:40 PM tonight. A 49-degree increase in 24 hours. Tomorrow night, they may be back down to -20 again...which would be a 52-degree drop in 24 hours. Fun stuff. EDIT: even crazier in Minot ND. They were -21 at 9 AM yesterday, and 41 at 11 AM today. A 62-degree increase in 26 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 19° here, what a turnaround from last night. Sunset tonight from Racine, WI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 My brother sent me this pic of my grandpas garage (hes not really even in an open area either) A few pics of a below zero morning (last one is picnic table at work) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Doctor Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Nice pics Gros and michsnowfreak! Wow at the garage photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Geos is going to string together an epic stretch of days with 1"+ on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Flurries in Dkb this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Some roads in the sticks of Benton County drifted shut this morning. Photo inside the link. http://blogs.wlfi.com/2014/01/04/winter-storm-warning/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Just poked above 32 here. I'm breaking out the shorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Today the wind has been annoying. 35 mph gusts all day. The snow is still drifting and being packed down, so we are definitely losing depth but gaining solidity. Im calling depth 8" right now. Oh, those mall piles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Made it to 32 a bit earlier. Still 31. Some melting on paved areas, but the snow pack remains around 8". Been getting bursts of light snow off and on much of the day but it's been having a hard time getting going. Maybe a tenth or so up to this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Hit 29° here today. Thought I'd share two pictures of what my back porch looks like and one of the snow piles I have. Tried to push back some of the snow to make room for drifting and new snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Took a nice ride up north this afternoon...saw probably 100 whitetail in various fields (must be feeding hard before the big freeze). Tomorrow is the last day of bowhunting here in Wisconsin. Brother had his cabin nice and toasty with the woodstove going...80F+ in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 insane... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Heat wave coming at the end of the week. 28-35° starting Friday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Currently we are at 21.4" of snow for the month, which is the 12th snowiest January on record and we are only 6 days in. We have a very real shot at beating the snowiest January on record of 29.8" back in 1978. Truly remarkable when you think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Extended looks mild...maybe one cold shot or so, but going to feel nice compared to what we have now. Heating bills get a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Extended looks mild...maybe one cold shot or so, but going to feel nice compared to what we have now. Heating bills get a break. +1 I'll take seasonal averages at this point. Never been so excited to see 30s in the forecast. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 It is currently pouring lake effect snow here. The visibility has been .25 miles or less much of the morning. The only thing holding it back from being an official blizzard is the wind. It is really hard to tell how much new snow we have picked up, so I will say "several" new inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 +1 I'll take seasonal averages at this point. Never been so excited to see 30s in the forecast. lol Yeah this cold has been interesting, but it's definitely a bit unsettling. 30s are gonna feel like a full on torch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 It is currently pouring lake effect snow here. The visibility has been .25 miles or less much of the morning. The only thing holding it back from being an official blizzard is the wind. It is really hard to tell how much new snow we have picked up, so I will say "several" new inches. Same here. Don't know how anyone could realistically measure this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I'd watch out for some glazing potential farther north with that system on the 10th-11th. Synoptic setup is not favorable for icing but this period of extreme temps might mean that some icing could occur even with 2m temps a little above freezing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I'd watch out for some glazing potential farther north with that system on the 10th-11th. Synoptic setup is not favorable for icing but this period of extreme temps might mean that some icing could occur even with 2m temps a little above freezing. Ground/soil temps are gonna be in the basement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Not sure if tarmac or tundra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeenerWx Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 The local area might make a run for snowiest January on record. We're only 6.5" short with much of the month left to play with. At the very least we should get into second or third place. (1) 1999: 25.5" (2) 1978: 20.5" (3) 1927/1979: 20.0" (4) 1982: 19.5" (5) 2014: 19.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 If that Huron squall survives the trip over the escarpment, YYZ is going to get a brief mini-blizzard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchageddon Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 If that Huron squall survives the trip over the escarpment, YYZ is going to get a brief mini-blizzard. It could and there are LES bands that are occurring in places I haven't seen before or very rarely, look at eastern Ontario...bands just coming from nowhere without water nearby. It takes a mighty push to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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