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January 22-27th Clippers/Hybrids


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apx afd IS JUST SNOW, SNOW, AND MORE SNOW

4-7" more inches tomorrow and tomorrow night.

 

Think I'm gonna have to clear the snow off the shed roof.  the one side measures 36" deep and I feel like the walls are starting to buckle.  :/

Random but I gotta imagine you can grow some stuff up there that normally wouldn't be hardy as far north as you are, with the warmth of the lake and insanely deep snowpack to insulate the ground. Seems like a cool place to live.

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lol, where do you think the snow that falls tomorrow is going to go?

 

You're trying to minimize every facet of this upcoming snow and cold. You just got to deal with it, and look forward to better times down the road. It'll get better soon. Hang in there, pal.

 

What he said really isn't even correct...unless single digits and teens are mild.  The bulk of the snow will be falling in the morning before temps warm much.

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Anyone catch the blizzard warning talk from LOT?

 

 

OVERALL...ALTHOUGH THIS WILL BE A FAST MOVING HIT OF SNOW ACROSS THE
AREA...THE STRONG DYNAMIC FORCING WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A WINDOW OF
MODERATE TO EVEN HEAVY SNOW EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. OVERALL...THIS
STILL APPEARS TO BE A 2 TO 4 INCH EVENT FOR MOST AREAS.
HOWEVER...THE STRONG FORCING FOR ASCENT COULD EASILY PRODUCE SNOW
RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR...AND PRODUCE UP TO 4 TO 5
INCHES IN SOME AREAS WITHIN ONLY A 4 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD. IT CURRENTLY
APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST BAND OF SNOW OF 3 TO 5 INCHES MAY FALL
FROM AROUND DIXON EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE JOLIET AREA...WITH
2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. TO OBTAIN THESE SNOW AMOUNTS I
FOLLOWED CLOSE TO A 15-20 TO 1 RATIO NORTH...WHERE THE DGZ WILL BE
THE DEEPEST...AND A 12-15 TO 1 ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH.

THE SNOW SHOULD ONSET AROUND 1 OR 2 AM ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
AND AROUND 3 AM IN THE CHICAGO AREA....AND LAST THROUGH MID
MORNING...BEFORE DRIER AIR SHIFTS ACROSS THE REGION IN THE MID
LEVELS. GIVEN THAT THE SNOW WILL FALL AT A RAPID RATE...I HAVE
CHOSEN TO ISSUE AN WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FOR
2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW.

ONCE THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING...THERE COULD BE SOME LINGERING
DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE ACROSS MY SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES. MODEL
BUFFER SOUNDINGS SUGGEST THAT THE LOWER LEVELS WILL REMAIN
SATURATED BELOW THE DGZ...AND HENCE THE CLOUDS COULD BECOME VOID OF
ICE CRYSTALS SETTING UP DRIZZLE.
IN SPITE OF THIS POTENTIAL...I HAVE
CHOSEN TO LEAVE THE MENTION OUT OF THE FORECAST FOR NOW...DUE TO
ITS LIKELIHOOD OF BEING SHORT LIVED.

ALTHOUGH THE AFTERNOON MAY BE QUIET FOR A PERIOD...AFTER THE PRECIP
ABATES...I HAVE CHOSEN TO KEEP THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY GOING
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE REASON FOR DOING THIS IS BECAUSE A STRONG
ARCTIC FRONT IS SET TO DROP ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON OR VERY
EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. ONCE THIS FRONT MOVES THROUGH...STRONG
PRESSURE RISES WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
BEGINS TO BUILD IN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THIS WILL SET THE
STAGE FOR A PERIOD OF STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THESE
WINDS WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE AREA AS THE NEWLY FALLEN DRY SNOW GETS BLOWN AROUND.

IT ALSO APPEARS POSSIBLE THAT ADDITIONAL SHOW SHOWERS WILL BE
OCCURRING SUNDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONG WINDS. LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS ANOTHER MID LEVEL SHORT WAVE/PV ANOMALY
DROPS ACROSS THE AREA. THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME ADDITIONAL
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL FOR FALLING SNOW IN
CONJUNCTION WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD RESULT IN
BETTER CHANCES FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. AT THE PRESENT...I HAVE
CHOSEN TO COVER THIS THREAT WITH THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...DUE
TO UNCERTAINTIES ON HOW LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME AND HOW MUCH
ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL DURING THIS TIME. IF IT APPEARS THAT A DECENT
AMOUNT OF SNOW FALLS WITH THE STRONG WINDS SUNDAY EVENING...IT MAY
BE NECESSARY TO UPGRADE THE ADVISORY TO EITHER A WINTER STORM OR
BLIZZARD WARNING.

 

 

That's interesting, but also the mention of freezing drizzle chances. That would change conditions for when it gets windy.

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LOT

 

843 PM...EVENING UPDATE...MADE SOME MINOR CHANGES TO ACCUMULATIONS
OVERNIGHT BY SHIFTING AXIS OF HIGHEST AMOUNTS A LITTLE FURTHER
NORTH WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED NORTH OF A STREATOR TO REMINGTON
INDIANA LINE...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS SOUTH OF THIS LINE. GUIDANCE
CONTINUES TO SHOW A RATHER WIDE RANGE OF SNOW/WATER RATIOS WHICH
IS LIKELY DUE TO DEPTH OF THE GROWTH ZONE AND CORRESPONDING BEST
LIFT. HAVE USED A SLIGHTLY LOWER RATIO OF 17:1 OVERNIGHT...WHICH
IS THE MIDDLE OF GUIDANCE BUT INITIAL SNOWFALL COULD BE RATHER DRY
AND IF A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW DOES MATERIALIZE...WHICH WOULD ONLY
LAST 1-2 HOURS...ITS POSSIBLE FOR LOCALIZED HIGHER/DRIER RATIOS.
ALSO MADE SOME MINOR TIMING CHANGES/ADJUSTMENTS TO WEATHER/POP
GRIDS BUT OVERALL GOING FORECAST IN GOOD SHAPE. CMS 

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