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AS THE TROUGH AMPLIFIES...THE RESULTANT HEIGHT FALLS/RISING INVERSION
HEIGHTS AND IMPRESSIVE COLD AIR ADVECTION SHOULD RESULT IN AN
IMPRESSIVE LAKE EFFECT EVENT LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY NEAR THE
SOUTHERN TIP OF THE LAKE. ALL LAKE EFFECT PARAMETERS ARE FORECAST TO
BE NEAR THE UPPER ECHELONS OF FAVORABILITY WITH IMPRESSIVE LAKE
INDUCED LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY AND HIGH INVERSION HEIGHTS. BEST
DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE MAY BE A BIT LOWER THAN I`D LIKE TO SEE AND
PERHAPS A BIT BELOW CLOUD DECK...BUT THAT`S ALSO ASSUMING FORECAST
SOUNDINGS ARE REPRESENTATIVES OF LOW LEVEL THERMODYNAMICS WITHIN THE
LES SNOW BAND...WHICH SOME STUDIES HAVE SHOWN IS NOT THE CASE. GIVEN
ALL OF THE ABOVE SUSPECT AN INTENSE SINGLE BAND WILL DEVELOP
SOMETIME LATER THIS EVENING OVER THE LAKE AND COME ONSHORE INTO COOK
CO AROUND OR JUST BEYOND 06Z AND MEANDER AROUND NE IL OVERNIGHT
BEFORE SHIFTING EAST INTO NW INDY TUES MORNING...THEN PROGRESSING
EAST FROM THERE. SNOWFALL RATES OF AT LEAST 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE MOST INTENSE BAND...WHICH WILL PROBABLY ONLY BE
5-10MI WIDE...WHICH OF COURSE WILL LEAD TO THE TYPICAL WIDELY
VARYING SNOWFALL TOTALS. BEST GUESS WOULD BE FOR TOTALS IN THE 6-12
INCH RANGE OVER EASTERN COOK AND NORTHERN HALF OF LAKE AND PROBABLY
PORTER COUNTY...WITH ISOLATED MAX TOTALS OF UP TO A FOOT AND A HALF
POSSIBLE IF THE RESIDENCE TIME OF THE BAND IS HIGH IN ANY ONE GIVEN
POINT.
HAVE OPTED TO HANG ONTO THE WATCH FOR PORTER DUE TO THE LATER
ONSET AND GREATER UNCERTAINTY. ALSO NOT TERRIBLY CONFIDENT IN HOW
FAR INLAND THE HEAVY SNOW WILL PENETRATE...PAST CASES HAVE SEEN
WARNING LEVEL SNOWS REACH EASTERN WILL COUNTY BEFORE AND THAT IS A
DISTINCT POSSIBILITY BUT FELT MORE COMFORTABLE STARTING WITH AN
ADVISORY THERE. NORTHERN JASPER AND POSSIBLY NEWTON MAY NEED AN
ADVISORY EVENTUALLY TOO...BUT THIS ALSO CAN BE ASSESSED BY THE
EVENING OR NIGHT SHIFT.

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I expect almost the entire area in purple to get 8+.  It's possible those kind of amounts extend outside of that zone, especially farther east, but just don't have enough confidence yet.  The area in lighter purple is the zone I'm particularly interested in for a potential jackpot but it's really going to be a nowcast thing.

 

 

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I expect almost the entire area in purple to get 8+.  It's possible those kind of amounts extend outside of that zone, especially farther east, but just don't have enough confidence yet.  The area in lighter purple is the zone I'm particularly interested in for a potential jackpot but it's really going to be a nowcast thing.

 

 

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Thanks for including the Midway ;)

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LOT trending slightly bullierish....

 

 

DISCUSSION...UPDATED 00Z...

THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE TAF SITES TURNING WINDS NORTH
NORTHEAST. BEHIND THIS FRONT THERE IS WIDESPREAD FORCING FOR LIGHT
TO TEMPORARY MODERATE SNOW AND THAT WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHWARD
OVER THE TAF SITES THROUGH MID-EVE. EXPECT TEMPORARY IFR VISIBILITY
WITH THIS. AS THE COLD AIR CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTH BEHIND THE
FRONT...CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR LAKE EFFECT
SNOW SHOWERS...INCLUDING A WELL-DEFINED BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW SHOWERS. THIS IS ALREADY SHOWING SIGNS OF DEVELOPING OFF THE
MI SHORE. THE TIMING OF THESE SNOW SHOWERS IS MOST FAVORED LATE
EVE AND OVERNIGHT INTO NORTHEAST IL...AND TUE MORNING FOR NW IN.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS IN THEMSELVES CAN TEMPORARILY BRING LIFR
VISIBILITY...BUT A WELL-DEFINED BAND WILL ESPECIALLY BE
PROBLEMATIC...WITH PROBABLE 1/4SM VISIBILITY. THE EXACT PLACEMENT
OF THIS BAND IS CHALLENGING AS SOME UNDULATIONS ARE LIKELY...SO
THAT MAKES TIMING TRICKY FOR THE TAFS. BUT HAVE OPTED TO HIT MDW
AND GYY HARDER WITH LOWER VISIBILITY...AND ORD COULD VERY WELL
HAVE A FEW HOUR WINDOW OF AT LEAST MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS AND QUICK
ACCUMULATION. SNOW SHOWERS WILL COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST
AS THE LAKE EFFECT BAND PIVOTS AND LESS OF AN ONSHORE COMPONENT TO
THE WIND IS REALIZED.

FOR TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...ORD AND MDW ARE EXPECTED TO SEE ONE
HALF TO ONE INCH THROUGH 03Z. FROM THAT POINT THROUGH DAYBREAK TUE
AT ORD AN ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED. FOR
MDW...AN ADDITIONAL AT LEAST SEVERAL INCHES IS FAVORED...WITH THE
INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR 6...AND POSSIBLY EVEN 12 INCHES. GYY IS
SIMILAR TO MDW FOR TOTAL ACCUMULATION.


WINDS AT THE TAF SITES WILL REMAIN NORTHEAST AND GUSTY THROUGH
THIS EVE AND POTENTIALLY VERY GUSTY WITH 25-30 KT GUSTS NEAR THE
LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND. THIS WOULD LIKELY RESULT IN AT LEAST SOME
BLOWING SNOW IF THIS IS REALIZED. WINDS SHOULD EASE THEIR WAY
NNW...BUT MAY HANG AT DUE NORTH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AROUND DAYBREAK
AND INTO MID-MORNING.

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LOT trending slightly bullierish....

Very frustrating. Muddle your calls enough and no one knows what the real call is. Understood, lake effect is difficult call, but is that aviation forecaster referring to synoptic snows or lake effect. Further were grids updated to forecast 2-4 inches at ORD now instead of the 3:30pm update of an inch. Big uptick.

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Very frustrating. Muddle your calls enough and no one knows what the real call is. Understood, lake effect is difficult call, but is that aviation forecaster referring to synoptic snows or lake effect. Further were grids updated to forecast 2-4 inches at ORD now instead of the 3:30pm update of an inch. Big uptick.

 

sounds like they are calling for 1/2  - 1 inch pre-(legit) lake action...than an additional 1 to 3 for ord and "several" for mdw from strictly LE

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Snow has really picked up in the last few minutes as the arctic front just passed.  Went from a snow globe type of snow to a wind-whipped granulated flake situation in a matter of minutes.  Looks pretty legit out there.  Picked up a bit over an inch from what I can tell from the window.

 

nice...congrats!  you keep getting short periods of legit snow out there this winter....hopefully one produces an extended timeframe for you this winter

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100" is definitely a snowbelt. The only thing you can say about a snowbelt is that 100" of snow in a snowbelt is WAY different than 100" of snow outside a snowbelt. I cant tell you how many times I check snow depth in snowbelt and nonsnowbelt locals and the difference is nowhere NEAR what it is in snowfall total. Just for example...this winter, Detroit has had 43.1" of snow and Buffalo has had 68.1". Detroit has had a peak snow depth of 16" and had 19 days with a depth of 6"+ . Buffalo has had a peak snow depth of 9" and 9 days with a depth of 6"+.

 

I've had a snow depth of over 20 inches twice. But we have been getting hammered all year in a good spot for the Lake Effect Snow. We have had very little from synoptic events as you guys out West in Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan have been getting destroyed.  The Detroit example of snow depth is a unique scenario to this season. We have been on the warm side of the low pressure systems twice this year and had mega torches. Buffalo is at 42.9047° N while Detroit is at 42.3314° N. Buffalo is a tad further north than Detroit. This season just happens to be odd. The Buffalo airport hasn't received the brunt of Lake Effect Events this year. There 30 year average is around 100 inches per year. The average down here is only 10 inches or so higher. But once you get to the lake effect belts there average is 200+. But I will concede to all you guys, anyone facing the right direction of the lake is in effect a lake belt.

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nice...congrats!  you keep getting short periods of legit snow out there this winter....hopefully one produces an extended timeframe for you this winter

 

Yeah excited to watch this event unfold. Besides Reed is there anyone within a hour drive or so that could video tape the heart of the band and post a youtube?! =)

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Snow has really picked up in the last few minutes as the arctic front just passed.  Went from a snow globe type of snow to a wind-whipped granulated flake situation in a matter of minutes.  Looks pretty legit out there.  Picked up a bit over an inch from what I can tell from the window.

Same here.  There was a sudden blast of wind that dropped the visibility way down.  Snow was blowing off all the roofs.  I may end up with about an inch, if I can still measure accurately.  The heavier band of snow set up just south of Cedar Rapids.

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nice...congrats!  you keep getting short periods of legit snow out there this winter....hopefully one produces an extended timeframe for you this winter

 

Ha yeah, I'm sure it'll happen eventually.  Always nice to see it come down good, even in short bursts.

 

Just measured 1.3" with the intensity still holding strong.  Have a shot at my 1-2" call busting. 

 

EDIT: Was 33 when it first started snowing, with some melting issues initially.  Temp has really crashed in the last half hour.  Down to 24 atm, and dropping quickly.

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