vortex Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Had a couple nice bursts of some +SN. Visibility about a city block a few times with the blowing snow. There is actually a row of houses behind that house in the pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Had a couple nice bursts of some +SN. Visibility about a city block a few times with the blowing snow. There is actually a row of houses behind that house in the pic. My mom just called me and said its kinda wild up there at times. Enjoy. Snowing pretty good here right now, but not much wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 HRRR/RAP keeping the band over the lake for the most part. EC is bullish because of the RGEM, which is more aggressive, although it backed off markedly from its 6z run this morning. After looking over some hires sounding's looks like a potential land breeze/meso-low situation as opposed to a single LES band creeping in from the east. Thinking a trace-1" across some parts of the GTA. Maybe we get surprised. Yeah, I'm not feeling it. EC RGEM humping again and will get burned most likely. On the other hand, *IF* this northern jog with the Sunday clipper pans out (and I have my doubts still), that looks like a prime LEnhS setup for Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 The combination of blowing snow and falling snow is leading to visibility around a quarter of a mile in Naperville. Very intense pockets of snow right now yeah, some pockets of wickedness rolled through... after getting a coating from the daylong pixie dust falling...I mustered about .4 inches....which mostly came from the large dendrites piling up in the bursts over the last 2 hours cloud deck clearing out....gonna be a chilly night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 My mom just called me and said its kinda wild up there at times. Enjoy. Snowing pretty good here right now, but not much wind. Indeed, considering the radar looks like garbage. Maybe we get to 40" tonight if we get under one of the better bands... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilstormchaser Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I still cant get over the fact that the local tv meteorologists and even ILX are not mentioning the potential white out conditions with blowing snow for the Peoria area in rural areas on Friday into early Friday night. It's obvious that its coming and this will catch a lot of people off guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Indeed, considering the radar looks like garbage. Maybe we get to 40" tonight if we get under one of the better bands... lol, probably will fall a bit shy. IWX and LOT have hoisted a WWA for blowing snow tonight. Probably a good call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torontonian Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Yeah, I'm not feeling it. EC RGEM humping again and will get burned most likely. On the other hand, *IF* this northern jog with the Sunday clipper pans out (and I have my doubts still), that looks like a prime LEnhS setup for Toronto. All the local T.V mets are saying maybe 2-4 inches may fall overnight;. If so it would be rare lake effect on ESE winds off Lake Ontario. Usually those winds precede a slight torch and kill Lake O. snow bands but..... it is cold enough and if wind strengthen , who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Looks like another grazer for the QC/here with Sunday's event per Euro. This is gonna go down as the season of grazers for this area. Looks like an inch, maybe two Friday night, and then a dusting to an inch Sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 0.4" here today. Wind has been constant enough to keep patches of grass visible. Some drifting occurring, but it's manageable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 All the local T.V mets are saying maybe 2-4 inches may fall overnight;. If so it would be rare lake effect on ESE winds off Lake Ontario. Usually those winds precede a slight torch and kill Lake O. snow bands but..... it is cold enough and if wind strengthen , who knows? Throw the dice in the air, it's up to chance really with these types of set ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Roads are a mess here, extremely slick with the powdery snow falling down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 All the local T.V mets are saying maybe 2-4 inches may fall overnight;. If so it would be rare lake effect on ESE winds off Lake Ontario. Usually those winds precede a slight torch and kill Lake O. snow bands but..... it is cold enough and if wind strengthen , who knows? It actually happens several times per winter. Last Jan-Feb was a litany of mesolow events. And of course Dec 14 this winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzardof96 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Yeah, I'm not feeling it. EC RGEM humping again and will get burned most likely. On the other hand, *IF* this northern jog with the Sunday clipper pans out (and I have my doubts still), that looks like a prime LEnhS setup for Toronto. Don't like the PV positioning at all, so am definitely skeptical that we will see the wave spacing needed to get that clipper tracking as far north as currently shown by the euro. Agree though that if it plays out like the 12z euro is indicating, QPF would probably be higher then currently indicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzardof96 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 All the local T.V mets are saying maybe 2-4 inches may fall overnight;. If so it would be rare lake effect on ESE winds off Lake Ontario. Usually those winds precede a slight torch and kill Lake O. snow bands but..... it is cold enough and if wind strengthen , who knows? Winds aren't out of the SE at all, actually. Its a land breeze/lake convergence situation with the wind directly out of the north. Similar to the setup that we saw around christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Last 20 minutes starting to see some returns form over the lake. We'll see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Last 20 minutes starting to see some returns form over the lake. We'll see what happens. 5" dump, locking it in now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Here is a video I took while leaving CoD today around 4:45 as a little but almost convective like area of snow moved over the area ~30dbz on radar. If someone can't open it, let me know, it's a must watch even though it's short. Looks like LES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Here is a video I took while leaving CoD today around 4:45 as a little but almost convective like area of snow moved over the area ~30dbz on radar. If someone can't open it, let me know, it's a must watch even though it's short. Looks like LES snow video.MOV Worked for me. Nice vid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 yeah vid works fine, rip city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Returns kicked up as they moved through LAF...pouring good sized flakes here on the east side right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Nice video. These impulses are potent. Looking forward to the Friday night deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 It will be interesting to watch how the orientation is of the low level baroclinic zone for Sunday. It's more NW-SE with the strongest WAA south of the sfc low with a westerly/WSW component to it which is why you're getting heavy snows in model land east and even ESE of the sfc low. In most cases, this sfc low track wouldn't be the best for here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torontonian Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 It actually happens several times per winter. Last Jan-Feb was a litany of mesolow events. And of course Dec 14 this winter. That Dec. 14th event had E-NE winds. Winds aren't out of the SE at all, actually. Its a land breeze/lake convergence situation with the wind directly out of the north. Similar to the setup that we saw around christmas. The winds currently at Pearson are SSE 5 km/hr and at Billy Bishop Airport are ESE 5 km/hr. Will see if they pick up from there southeasterly directions. Winds aren't currently from N or NE direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torontonian Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Yeah, I'm not feeling it. EC RGEM humping again and will get burned most likely. On the other hand, *IF* this northern jog with the Sunday clipper pans out (and I have my doubts still), that looks like a prime LEnhS setup for Toronto. Yeah, i am not feeling it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Light fluffy snow has been falling since mid-late afternoon, yet I have no idea how long it will last because the radar returns are so weak yet it keeps snowing. Very slippery out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Nice video. These impulses are potent. Looking forward to the Friday night deal. Looks like business is about to pick up albeit briefly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Holy crap. Just had whiteout conditions - could barely see the house across the street for a few minutes. Cars driving down the road at 5 mph with hazards on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzardof96 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 That Dec. 14th event had E-NE winds. The winds currently at Pearson are SSE 5 km/hr and at Billy Bishop Airport are ESE 5 km/hr. Will see if they pick up from there southeasterly directions. Winds aren't currently from N or NE direction. I guess what I meant to say is that winds are going to shift to a northerly direction shortly(before 1am), which should help intensify the lake convergence with S/SE winds along the other side of this boundary near KBUF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Holy crap. Just had whiteout conditions - could barely see the house across the street for a few minutes. Cars driving down the road at 5 mph with hazards on. Yep, rip city literally seconds after I sent my post lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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