michsnowfreak Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Through noon I was at just 1.6" of cement with a depth now of 10". But thats pretty much on schedule. Though depth obviously varies widely from 6-12" its now a dense base so the blowing/drifting snow should be whatever falls once it turns powdery, rather than picking up the snowpack and redistributing it everywhere. Ready for the heavy snow to move north now...its almost here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzardof96 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 At home thermometer is good enough. No reason to invest in other instruments, as you can get estimations from nearby stations. Very temperature dependent. Most models do keep the 850mb temperatures below freezing the entire duration. One thing we have to avoid is getting a thin layer of warmth at 925mb. Our snow pack may help keep SFC temperatures cool enough to stay around the freezing mark, but if theirs a thin layer of warmth in the upper atmosphere thats not good, lol. We'll be riding the line as close as you can get. According to the RAP frz level is at 977mb around 3z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman_ind Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 5.5" here at the office. If you have snowfall amounts for your area in central Indiana, please tweet them to @NWSIndianapolis, post them on our FB page, or email us via the address on our homepage. Thanks a lot!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 One last hurrah of --SN here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Those are some incredible returns around IND, any people in that location post a video of how bad its snowing there currently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelakeroy Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 Back to playing outside as we have our snowshoes out. Everyone enjoy ... I just don't want to be on the computer during a storm like this!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 That is a solid swath of nearly 15 inches across most of Michigan. I wonder if a few local spotters end up getting 18. Pretty epic snowstorm for you guys. Even more epic when you consider the epic snowpack that will be down. Should be a solid 15-24" snowpack SE MI-wide should this storm cooperate as planned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Kokomo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelakeroy Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 That is a solid swath of nearly 15 inches across most of Michigan. I wonder if a few local spotters end up getting 18. Pretty epic snowstorm for you guys. Yes if 18" totals are achieved than EPIC is the word for SE MI. They are pretty darn rare that is for sure (at least south/east of I-69)!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjwise Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Attached here for posterity. Sickest snow total map I have ever seen DTX post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 7.0" now +SN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 ORD is up to 9" now. Rollin' Oh, and this helps make for a new record for the date... 6.0" of snow has fallen today, which breaks the previous record of 5.6" (2004). More snow to go too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 love it. It should do this every day. Yes The 5" was from about 90 minutes ago. Up to nearly 7" at least.. Thorntown is reporting 9". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Just went for a walk...drifts easily 2-3 feet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Even more epic when you consider the epic snowpack that will be down. Should be a solid 15-24" snowpack SE MI-wide should this storm cooperate as planned. That has to nearly a record for total snow on the ground for Detriot or close to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Just had my first house creeking gust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 We'll be riding the line as close as you can get. According to the RAP frz level is at 977mb around 3z. 140105183445.gif Right on the edge! YYZ has now warmed to -0.3C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 About done here I think. Dry air is winning. Great pictures in here today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 That has to nearly a record for total snow on the ground for Detriot or close to it? Not an all time record but up there. Depth at DTW was a compacted 7-8" pre-storm.....so whatever we get should add onto it rather than settle much further Times (since 1885) when the snow depth was greater than 15" at Detroit: 26" in Mar 1900 25" in Apr 1886 24" in Jan 1999 19" in Dec 1974 18" in Jan 1893 18" in Feb 1982 16" in Feb 1905 16" in Dec 1951 16" in Feb 2011 (Just in case you are wondering, depth during the infamous winter of '78 peaked at "only" 15") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 That is a solid swath of nearly 15 inches across most of Michigan. I wonder if a few local spotters end up getting 18. Pretty epic snowstorm for you guys. Pretty rare air for that region. Prolly gotta go back to Dec 2000 bliz to find that verified in those regions. GHD failed to do it. I'm a bit further SW just off that map and with any luck and help from LES, I could make a run at 20" totals imby. Good times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrocks Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 You guys won't care, but the warm surge from this storm is unreal. We're now at 53 degrees in Louisville, it's hard to believe that we're going to see a 55 degree temperature difference tomorrow. Incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Not an all time record but up there. Depth at DTW was a compacted 7-8" pre-storm.....so whatever we get should add onto it rather than settle much further Times (since 1885) when the snow depth was greater than 15" at Detroit: 26" in Mar 1900 25" in Apr 1886 24" in Jan 1999 19" in Dec 1974 18" in Jan 1893 18" in Feb 1982 16" in Feb 1905 16" in Dec 1951 16" in Feb 2011 (Just in case you are wondering, depth during the infamous winter of '78 peaked at "only" 15") Wow you guys should get a depth of at least 18 inches by the time this storm is done. Were supposed to get a historic lake effect storm Monday into Weds, yet our section of the forums is completely dead. So I figured I'd come over here and join with you guys in this exciting storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Wow you guys should get a depth of at least 18 inches by the time this storm is done. Were supposed to get a historic lake effect storm Monday into Weds, yet our section of the forums is completely dead. So I figured I'd come over here and join with you guys in this exciting storm. Welcome along! Love hearing about the LES too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*IndyMeso* Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Those are some incredible returns around IND, any people in that location post a video of how bad its snowing there currently? Don't have any video yet but just went out and measured... about 6 inches in Noblesville. Neighbors are out building a snowman... good snow to do it. And now we have visibility less than a quarter mile. No winds at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Welcome along! Love hearing about the LES too. Posts some videos if you can of your storm during the peak, I love watching them. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppsRunner Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Painful waiting game here in BG. If the RAP's accurate at all its going to be rip city in TOL/BG in a few hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 You guys won't care, but the warm surge from this storm is unreal. We're now at 53 degrees in Louisville, it's hard to believe that we're going to see a 55 degree temperature difference tomorrow. Incredible. Amazing...this is what is helping to strengthen the low. It's down to 9 in Kansas City and 5 in Des Moines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 0146 PM SNOW 2 E JAMESTOWN 39.93N 86.60W01/05/2014 M11.0 INCH BOONE IN TRAINED SPOTTER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 6.3 inches here, 2 in the last 2 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDude Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Bloomington update 2: Worst visibility of the storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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