Hoosier Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Hoping for more pictures in the chicago band! Wow...what a winter. Reed Timmer is in Chicago right now. He's putting up pics/vids on his Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ReedTimmerTVN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Also....with the 1.4" of snow last evening, DTW is now at 27.8" for January, so we leapfrogged 1999 and now sit at 2nd snowiest January on record, only 1.8" away from the 1978 record. Judging by the extended forecast...I dont want to jinx it...but it appears that 2014 will now be the snowiest January on record for Detroit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 So ORD didn't have an OBS of 1"+/hr while in the core of the LES band...But now while riding the edge there's a 1"/hr OBS? Interesting. Would put the event total up in the vicinity of 4.5" KORD 210651Z 35019G25KT 1/2SM R10L/6000VP6000FT SN BLSN VV013 M12/M16 A3007 RMK AO2 PK WND 01030/0631 SLP191 SNINCR 1/5 P0004 T11171156 $ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajdos Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Also....with the 1.4" of snow last evening, DTW is now at 27.8" for January, so we leapfrogged 1999 and now sit at 2nd snowiest January on record, only 1.8" away from the 1978 record. Judging by the extended forecast...I dont want to jinx it...but it appears that 2014 will now be the snowiest January on record for Detroit Did you see that clipper on the Euro at hour 144, pressure down to low 980s (Blizzard conditions) lol...Euro has been very consistent with that clipper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Did you see that clipper on the Euro at hour 144, pressure down to low 980s (Blizzard conditions) lol...Euro has been very consistent with clipper. Wow...if it verifies...just wow. Has the coldest air yet as well. This winter with its combination of cold and snow is literally one for the ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Reflectivities seem to have dropped in the LES band in the last 20 minutes or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 0100 AM SNOW NORTHBROOK 42.13N 87.83W 01/21/2014 M6.6 INCH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER 4.4 INCHES BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT. 0.9 INCHES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 1 AM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Reflectivities seem to have dropped in the LES band in the last 20 minutes or so. Pretty slow to move east too. Has been sitting in the northwest part of the city for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louieloy102 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 0100 AM SNOW NORTHBROOK 42.13N 87.83W 01/21/2014 M6.6 INCH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER 4.4 INCHES BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT. 0.9 INCHES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 1 AM. Can also attest to that. 1" hour rates still going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeenerWx Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Looks like IKK is getting some lake effect snow right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Band almost looks like it's shutting down before it even gets past downtown...ORD jackpot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Ended up with about 2 inches here. After the first inch the wind became strong so the driveway drifting is about as bad as it can be from a low end storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 So ORD didn't have an OBS of 1"+/hr while in the core of the LES band...But now while riding the edge there's a 1"/hr OBS? Interesting. Would put the event total up in the vicinity of 4.5" KORD 210651Z 35019G25KT 1/2SM R10L/6000VP6000FT SN BLSN VV013 M12/M16 A3007 RMK AO2 PK WND 01030/0631 SLP191 SNINCR 1/5 P0004 T11171156 $ Another 1"/hr OBS at ORD... KORD 210751Z 35019G27KT 1/2SM R10L/4000VP6000FT SN BLSN VV015 M13/M17 A3009 RMK AO2 PK WND 35027/0751 SLP200 SNINCR 1/6 P0003 T11331172 $ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Band almost looks like it's shutting down before it even gets past downtown...ORD jackpot? Would be nice to get some ground truth. It could be ripping in that 15-20 dbz area for all we know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 ++sn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Would be nice to get some ground truth. It could be ripping in that 15-20 dbz area for all we know. KMDW 210807Z 35019G24KT 1/2SM R31C/4500FT SN BLSN VV008 M12/M14 A3009 RMK AO2 P0000 $ I'd say it is still snowing pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Band almost looks like it's shutting down before it even gets past downtown...ORD jackpot? Would be nice to get some ground truth. It could be ripping in that 15-20 dbz area for all we know. I can vouch for those ORD obs. Just got back from a vacation to Cabo San Lucas and it was snowing very hard there from when we landed just before midnight to waiting for the shuttle to the parking lot around 1 and finally driving back to Naperville around 120. Had no way to gage actual rates but it was a solid SN to occasional +SN and the wind and falling snow made for almost blizzard like conditions at times. Also my car had at least 3-4" of new snow on it according to the parking lot shuttle driver. Had probably close to moderate rates on the drive to almost Oak Brook I'd say. The roads were pretty treacherous in spots, hadn't been too many plows out yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHweather Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Would be nice to get some ground truth. It could be ripping in that 15-20 dbz area for all we know.Usually when it's as cold as it is in Chicago, 15-20 dbz returns are plenty for LES. So I'd have to imagine 1" per hour rates or greater are continuing on the west side of Chicago...and perhaps over 2" per hour in extreme NE Cook County. The last couple of frames suggest perhaps a bit of an uptick. Will certainly be interesting to see the totals in a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 absolute rippage 3" and rising quick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 There appears to be several small meso-lows in the band from downtown on north out over the lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 15-20 has been solid Sn 20 is +sn 25+ nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Usually when it's as cold as it is in Chicago, 15-20 dbz returns are plenty for LES. So I'd have to imagine 1" per hour rates or greater are continuing on the west side of Chicago...and perhaps over 2" per hour in extreme NE Cook County. The last couple of frames suggest perhaps a bit of an uptick. Will certainly be interesting to see the totals in a few hours. Yes, up near Evanston, that area is where you are going to have your 12"+ totals. The band is going to town there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I'm only a few miles south of evanston and the band appears to be entering another mesolow enhanced mini stall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHweather Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Yes, up near Evanston, that area is where you are going to have your 12"+ totals. The band is going to town there.They've been under the band every time I've looked the last few hours for sure...still pushing 30 dbz at times...not too shabby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 15-20 has been solid Sn 20 is +sn 25+ nuts Based on what I was seeing by ORD, that seems about right. Looks like central IKK county is getting hammered now too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHweather Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I'm only a few miles south of evanston and the band appears to be entering another mesolow enhanced mini stall.Half a foot at your location over the next two hours? You could make a run at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeenerWx Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Curious to see how Kankakee is making out in this band. Looks like some decent returns have been in the area for ~1 hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Not even a flurry down here. I'm gonna set the alarm for 2 hours and see what the lake brings me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Illinois Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 steady snow since 930 up to 3" with light snow still falling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Half a foot at your location over the next two hours? You could make a run at it. expecting 3-4 more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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