snowlover2 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 This snow today was definitely an overachiever. Haven't had a steady heavy snow like that in some time. Ended up with 3". Wonder if this next one could pull some surprizes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Where in Edmonton lol just kidding. How are you enjoying the warm wx out there? Very pleasant. With above freezing temps and no precip for the foreseeable future, it'll be interesting to see if all the snow melts. Per the locals, green grass in Jan is basically unheard of. 39.8" of snow at the airport here for 2013-14. Downtown Toronto's at 25.1" last I checked. Next couple of weeks will be lots of opportunities to close the gap, even without a big snowstorm, as the Edmonton number ain't going nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 Decent -SN continues here, with dime/penny sized dendrites. Sitting at 0.6" with this round from this afternoon. Based on radar and short term guidance showing precip continuing for several more hours, 1-2" is likely in play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Decent -SN continues here, with dime/penny sized dendrites. Sitting at 0.6" with this round from this afternoon. Based on radar and short term guidance showing precip continuing for several more hours, 1-2" is likely in play. Seems like that kinda came out of nowhere? Don't remember the models really showing much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toronto blizzard Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Very pleasant. With above freezing temps and no precip for the foreseeable future, it'll be interesting to see if all the snow melts. Per the locals, green grass in Jan is basically unheard of. 39.8" of snow at the airport here for 2013-14. Downtown Toronto's at 25.1" last I checked. Next couple of weeks will be lots of opportunities to close the gap, even without a big snowstorm, as the Edmonton number ain't going nowhere. Looks pretty boring here for at least the next wek. After that we may try to bring in some storms after the predicted brutal cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 Seems like that kinda came out of nowhere? Don't remember the models really showing much. Pretty much. 18z NAM had only 0.01" QPF at ORD, as an example. Very high ratio snow though...You step on it and it vanishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Had a few bursts of decent snow early in the afternoon. May have picked up a tenth or two but it blew around too much to measure so little. Nice to see though, as I wasn't really expecting anything today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vespasian70 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Somehow we ended up with only a dusting. Earlier radar returns to our south and west looked good - only to dry up crossing the Licking county line. I hope everyone else did better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 1.0" here today, monster flakes fluffing up big time. Half inch in the last 45 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Been snowing pretty good here too in the last 20 minutes. Should be able to get an inch. Would be funny if I get more snow tonight, versus tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 1.0" here today, monster flakes fluffing up big time. Half inch in the last 45 mins. A little shy of your total...but about the same OBS...monster flake snowglobe palooza .... just drove to a big/well lit parking lot....pretty sweet winter scene... you can actually see the dendrites stacking and leaving pockets of air as they collect on surfaces...pretty cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 About an inch of fluff here too. Another surprise burst of snow. Probably out do tomorrow's event around these parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Just hit an inch here. Creeping towards the seasonal average of 43". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 From Buf NWS: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Looking at RAP mesoanalysis and fcst soundings, looks like a 200-300mb deep DGZ over northeast IL this evening. Will be curious to see if ratios are higher than expected tomorrow. Should also see a fairly deep DGZ as well. Early RAP runs show it around 200mb+ above the inversion progged around 850mb but if that were to be colder it could end up even deeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 0z NAM might come a tick north. Slightly stronger and more ridging ahead of it through 9hr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 0z NAM ends up a little further north, stronger and wetter. 4-5" for Cycloneville to LAF. 3" here about. Looks like in the best band could be a several hour period of 1"-1.5"/hr rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 0z NAM looks good for central IN. LAF sitting in the northeast side of the 0.25" band...probably a good place to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Looks like nice whitener for areas west and south of the city of chicago proper. Reality, watch radars for what will really occur. These things have had more then a few surprises this week. Would be typical for the most hyped to be the heartbreaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 0z NAM looks good for central IN. LAF sitting in the northeast side of the 0.25" band...probably a good place to be. Looks like our qpf went up by a few hundredths on this run. Given the banding I think there's more potential upside than downside to this event. Certainly would not be surprised to see a period of rates near 1" per hour or possibly greater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 4km NAM also took a jump north and looks wetter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Looks like our qpf went up by a few hundredths on this run. Given the banding I think there's more potential upside than downside to this event. Certainly would not be surprised to see a period of rates near 1" per hour or possibly greater. Yeah besides the short duration, a lot going for it I produce some impressive banding and rates for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Looks like our qpf went up by a few hundredths on this run. Given the banding I think there's more potential upside than downside to this event. Certainly would not be surprised to see a period of rates near 1" per hour or possibly greater. Yep, definitely think there'll be some localized lollis. Feeling lucky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlord81 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 6 inch lollis? I hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Yep, definitely think there'll be some localized lollis. Feeling lucky? We're probably in as good a spot as any to get in on the heavier banding but you know how that goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 We're probably in as good a spot as any to get in on the heavier banding but you know how that goes. Indeed. Kinda sitting in the middle of things here. Hope for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 1.1 inch @ 9:00 .... -SN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 6 inch lollis? I hope so. I think it'll be hard to do, unless some place gets stuck under good banding...and ratios are really good. But not a 0% chance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Behind all of this, Sunday looks pretty breezy. Models indicate a very strong inversion which will keep the worst winds from making it to the surface but still could see quite a bit of blowing and drifting especially in rural areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 1.0" here fell tonight. Can't even get the ratio really, but I can guarantee it's over 40:1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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