Powerball Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Actually they increased it 4" to 12". I had 5.9" fall from 8am-8am and increased my depth from 8 to 13". The wind constantly compacts how much snow falls so depth always lags behind, but in turn the depth is nore heavily packed powder as opposed to fluff. Theres no bigger joke than the grosse pointe spotter. Though they do have a little less than the ARB-DTW corridor, they call depth 4" . There isn't a single spot as low as 4" here in the most open areas. Itheliz reports 13" in Detroit which isn't too far from GPF and a lot more realistic. While the 4" depth out of Grosse Pointe is probably way too low, I think that 13" is a little too bullish as well. I haven't taken an official measurement, but I would estimate between 9-12". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 5.7" of snow at UofM yesterday (although the observer only increased snow depth 3", from 8" to 11" ) Actually they increased it 4" to 12". I had 5.9" fall from 8am-8am and increased my depth from 8 to 13". The wind constantly compacts how much snow falls so depth always lags behind, but in turn the depth is nore heavily packed powder as opposed to fluff. Theres no bigger joke than the grosse pointe spotter. Though they do have a little less than the ARB-DTW corridor, they call depth 4" . There isn't a single spot as low as 4" here in the most open areas. Itheliz reports 13" in Detroit which isn't too far from GPF and a lot more realistic. Wait is the 4 to 12 your talking about for Grosse Pointe or UofM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Actually they increased it 4" to 12". I had 5.9" fall from 8am-8am and increased my depth from 8 to 13". The wind constantly compacts how much snow falls so depth always lags behind, but in turn the depth is nore heavily packed powder as opposed to fluff. Theres no bigger joke than the grosse pointe spotter. Though they do have a little less than the ARB-DTW corridor, they call depth 4" . There isn't a single spot as low as 4" here in the most open areas. Itheliz reports 13" in Detroit which isn't too far from GPF and a lot more realistic. Granted it's hard to measure now but there is no way anyone in Wayne county only has 4 inches of depth. Even the U of M Dearborn report seems more realistic with a depth of 8", I could believe that because there's a lot of open areas around there, but those two reporting sites seem to MASSIVELY lowball the snow amounts every time and I'm not sure why. If you look at the seasonal snowfall maps DTX puts out, a lot of the time it shows the actual city getting season totals that are like a half to two thirds lower than at DTW. There arent enough people living in Detroit anymore to make a urban heat island environment THAT strong. Example, 2011-2012 was a horrible winter for snow lovers but there is absolutely no way that areas of the city and the east side to Grosse Pointe only got 8" of snow the entire winter. And that giant hole always extends down to your area on the maps too which we both know for a fact isn't the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Wait is the 4 to 12 your talking about for Grosse Pointe or UofM I meant GPF had a bogus report of snow depth at 4" this morning...U of Ms snow depth is reported as 12". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Granted it's hard to measure now but there is no way anyone in Wayne county only has 4 inches of depth. Even the U of M Dearborn report seems more realistic with a depth of 8", I could believe that because there's a lot of open areas around there, but those two reporting sites seem to MASSIVELY lowball the snow amounts every time and I'm not sure why. If you look at the seasonal snowfall maps DTX puts out, a lot of the time it shows the actual city getting season totals that are like a half to two thirds lower than at DTW. There arent enough people living in Detroit anymore to make a urban heat island environment THAT strong. Example, 2011-2012 was a horrible winter for snow lovers but there is absolutely no way that areas of the city and the east side to Grosse Pointe only got 8" of snow the entire winter. And that giant hole always extends down to your area on the maps too which we both know for a fact isn't the truth. You do NOT...I repeat...do NOT want to get me started on those spotters and these snowfall maps. They have been garbage year in and year out....fine....but dont use their totals on the map. I understand its the only numbers they have for near Detroit city, but its complete garbage and creates an unrealistic map..so why use it? If you look at the maps during our excellent winters they still have ridiculous lowballed numbers. look at the thumbnails..every year has that unrealistic hole there due to their lowball and missing reports. the interns or whoever made the maps shouldve caught it lol http://www.crh.noaa.gov/dtx/cms.php?n=seasonal_snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Snapped a few pics this morning. As much as I have been enjoying all the snow, havent had time to actually go out to a metropark. May do it Friday. Nature and deep powder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 You do NOT...I repeat...do NOT want to get me started on those spotters and these snowfall maps. They have been garbage year in and year out....fine....but dont use their totals on the map. I understand its the only numbers they have for near Detroit city, but its complete garbage and creates an unrealistic map..so why use it? If you look at the maps during our excellent winters they still have ridiculous lowballed numbers. look at the thumbnails..every year has that unrealistic hole there due to their lowball and missing reports. the interns or whoever made the maps shouldve caught it lol http://www.crh.noaa.gov/dtx/cms.php?n=seasonal_snow This map is ridiculous Oxford/Lake Orion 10-20" total yea ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Snapped a few pics this morning. As much as I have been enjoying all the snow, havent had time to actually go out to a metropark. May do it Friday. Nature and deep powder! Great shots! How did you do overall. I finished up with 4" out of yesterday's system. A real over performer for my part of Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 snow continues to stream in off the lake. I can't believe how it looks outside. more than waist high snow all around my entire house. Had to go dig out my satellite dish that's 4' high. I will never forget this Winter. We have 12+ of very high water content snow, drifts up to 4 feet in spots. The snow analysis tool shows 2-4 inches of SWE. It looks more like A grand rapids subdivision than Howell right now. Snow piles in the sub are higher than I have ever seen in the 5 years living here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Total whiteout outside here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelakeroy Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Total whiteout outside here. It is just awesome right now in this area!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 It is just awesome right now in this area!!! Had numerous showers today! It just keeps wanting to snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow poke Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 You do NOT...I repeat...do NOT want to get me started on those spotters and these snowfall maps. They have been garbage year in and year out....fine....but dont use their totals on the map. I understand its the only numbers they have for near Detroit city, but its complete garbage and creates an unrealistic map..so why use it? If you look at the maps during our excellent winters they still have ridiculous lowballed numbers. look at the thumbnails..every year has that unrealistic hole there due to their lowball and missing reports. the interns or whoever made the maps shouldve caught it lol http://www.crh.noaa.gov/dtx/cms.php?n=seasonal_snow The spotter at Higgins Lake is the same way, he always post lowball numbers. I talked to the guys up at the NWS in Gaylord about him a few years back at one of there open houses. Before I even said the location they knew who I was talking about reporting low ball numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow poke Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 snow continues to stream in off the lake. I can't believe how it looks outside. more than waist high snow all around my entire house. Had to go dig out my satellite dish that's 4' high. I will never forget this Winter. Same with me, my kids just had there 6th snow/cold day today and are looking at number 7 tomorrow. All the snow is great but this super cold air could stop anytime now and I'll be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelakeroy Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Had numerous showers today! It just keeps wanting to snow. They were a bit more intense then I thought they would be. Hard to believe we are already over 60" and it is not even Feb!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Snow rollers everywhere here, even in places where there are lots of buidings and shopping centers, not just in open fields. Did anyone else experience these? I had only seen pics before this. I'm sure they're much more common in open areas. I'll try to get some pics tomorrow, some are amazingly big, like 2' tall by 3' wide.....have to have some decent winds to roll something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Had numerous showers today! It just keeps wanting to snow. Was mostly sunny here today, enough to make my salty street wet enough to produce a nightmare for tomorrow morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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