Thundersnow12 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 5.0" reported out near SQI a short time ago. Not surprised one bit. Think I'm good for 3" or so here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Should have stuck with my original 2-3" call. Around 2" here so far. Other than the one band it's been pretty light. That one band was rocking though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 -SN started here a short time ago. As like yesterday radar returns are not the best, but it's snowing decently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Got some pretty solid SN- right now. Tiny flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Snow should be starting here very shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Had about another inch of snow overnight in my neck of the woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Snow should be starting here very shortly. I would think so. Both IWX and IND radars are showing 20+ dbz returns right now. Virga fest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Guessing 3 to 4 inches here... actually had the sun come out for a little while, and now its snowing again with a wrap around band moving through... very nice little storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 from pixie dust to quarter-sized flakes in a matter of minutes. Serious snow globe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Ripping pretty good. Went from flurries to this in 30 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Ripping pretty good. Went from flurries to this in 30 minutes. Yep. Just got off the streets. Turning mean already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Really good returns coming up from my SW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Yep. Just got off the streets. Turning mean already. Nice band of 30-35 dbz on the doorstep. We're going to do most of our damage in the next 2-3 hours. Things pretty much unfolding as expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Nice band of 30-35 dbz on the doorstep. We're going to do most of our damage in the next 2-3 hours. Things pretty much unfolding as expected. Yeah. Flake size is nice too. Let's do this while the getting is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Intermittent flurries here only. Snow from last night really disintegrated overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Rippin good here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 NW IN/SW MI looks like it could be interesting in terms of lake effect early week. May even start as a period of lake enhancement on the IL shore though that is less certain. Edit: early look at the IWX WRF. Surprised to see this model be that far west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 1231 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1225 PM CST THE IMPRESSIVE AXIS OF HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO PIVOT AROUND THE CLIPPER CIRCULATION CENTER FROM THE DEKALB AREA SOUTHEAST ALL THE WAY TO DANVILLE AND WEST LAFAYETTE...WITH A PARENT MESOSCALE CIRCULATION EVIDENT ON THE RADAR MOSAIC IN LASALLE COUNTY. THIS SNOWFALL BAND HAS HAD RATES OF 2 IN/HR BASED ON NUMEROUS REPORTS AND RADAR AND VISIBILITY TRENDS INDICATE THIS CONTINUES. THIS REMAINS DRIVEN BY STRONG MOIST ISENTROPIC ASCENT AND CONVERGENCE...ROBUST VORTICITY ADVECTION IN THE MID- LEVELS...AND WELL-DEFINED FRONTONGENSIS BENEATH AN UNSTABLE LAYER. THIS APPEARS TO BE CONDITIONALLY SYMMETRIC INSTABILITY AND EVEN POSSIBLY UPRIGHT INSTABILITY THAT IS REALLY SUPPORTING THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL. ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL CONTINUE TO FORCE REGULAR BANDED SNOW...WITH THE HEAVIEST AXIS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN CHICAGO METRO AREA AND LIKELY PERSISTING THROUGH 3 PM OR SO...PROVIDING A QUICK COUPLE INCHES AT LEAST. EVEN AS FAR NORTH AS THE WI STATE LINE...THERE HAVE BEEN TRANSIENT RADAR ENHANCEMENTS REFLECTING BANDING TO THE NORTH OF THE MAIN HEAVY AXIS. VISIBILITY HAS DROPPED TO ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE IN THESE AT TIMES. AFTER 4-5 PM OR SO...THE HEAVIEST RATES SHOULD BE SHIFTING EAST WITH THE WARM AIR ADVECTION...AND SNOW WILL BE FORCED MORE BY THE 700MB TROUGH MOVING OVERHEAD. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES MADE TO THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY OR FORECAST SNOW FALL AMOUNTS GOING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME ISOLATED AREAS AROUND SIX INCHES...NAMELY WESTERN LEE AND LASALLE COUNTIES WHICH ALREADY HAD A HEAVY BOUT...AND WILL REMAIN IN A FAVORED CORRIDOR FOR SNOW AS THE CLIPPER PIVOTS TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE CWA BEFORE SHIFTING EAST. WINDS HAVE ALSO PICKED UP A LITTLE MORE IN THE SOUTHEAST CWA AS THE LOW QUICKLY APPROACHES. THERE PROBABILITY IS SOME BLOWING SNOW IN RESPONSE WITHIN OPEN AREAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 IKK snow photos from my mom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 NW IN/SW MI looks like it could be interesting in terms of lake effect early week. May even start as a period of lake enhancement on the IL shore though that is less certain. Could be a prolonged single band setup, although veering may not allow prolonged residence time in any one location. May be some impressive totals though, something to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 IKK snow photos from my mom. IMG_5343.jpg IMG_5341.jpg Hope to see something similar later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Picked up about 3/4" in the last 20 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeenerWx Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 NW IN/SW MI looks like it could be interesting in terms of lake effect early week. May even start as a period of lake enhancement on the IL shore though that is less certain. Edit: early look at the IWX WRF. Surprised to see this model be that far west. I've been watching this potential the past day or two, and it certainly looks like it could produce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Hope to see something similar later. You will. And it's very good. Picked up about 3/4" in the last 20 minutes. Big flakes accumulating nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortex Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 IKK snow photos from my mom. IMG_5343.jpg IMG_5341.jpg Nice pics. We are already at 2" at my place. Started snowing about a hour and a half ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Yep. Just got off the streets. Turning mean already. My wife and her friend decided they had to go to Hobby Lobby up in LAF.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Nice pics. We are already at 2" at my place. Started snowing about a hour and a half ago. Rip city. Beautiful. My wife and her friend decided they had to go to Hobby Lobby up in LAF.. Tell them to be safe. LAF drivers and roads are the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 RGEM has been advertising a decent squall line setting up through the GTA Sunday night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 some pretty good ripples in the radar returns in Will County near Joliet. Some specs of 35dbz showing up. Serious snow here right now. Best snow of the winter ATM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewers Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 NW IN/SW MI looks like it could be interesting in terms of lake effect early week. May even start as a period of lake enhancement on the IL shore though that is less certain. Edit: early look at the IWX WRF. Surprised to see this model be that far west. d01_runtotal84_syn.png Winds become NE for a time Monday night into early Tuesday morning between 900 and 800mb, not sure if that would be enough for something to brush the western shoreline but the 12z GFS was showing some qpf around here at that time frame and with the arctic air mass seeping in, things become quite unstable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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