Chitown Storm Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 nice fat flakes here. Solid SN with a heavier band overhead. Sidewalks and streets now whitened up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Not the healthiest looking comma head: http://www.goes.noaa.gov/ECIR4.html Still +SN/SN with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Not quite. We're going to be impacted, but I wouldn't call it a "special" for DTW. It's more like a STL-LAF-CLE special. Yeah I know it ain't perfect, but pretty close. Not bad for over a week ago. Just messing around anyway. Picked up maybe 0.3" here so far. Snow has become extremely light again now that the enhanced band has vaporized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDude Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Damn good SN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 solid SN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 visibility going way down. 5-6 blocks in the neighborhood. Wind starting to whip as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Dry slot has taken over wagons as the hip word. About 1.5" here so far. A little back off in intensity currently, but reinforcements coming from the west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 that little initial dry punch looked like a bit of a dry punch at about 1000ft that shot up into central IL earlier, but the true dry slot is further SW, yes. Dynamics are filling that back in nicely though in IL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afterimage Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Dry slot has taken over wagons as the hip word. About 1.5" here so far. A little back off in intensity currently, but reinforcements coming from the west. I have struggled reading the maps tonight....what are your thoughts on the dry slot, overall etc....the hi res models have still showed higher qpf...but then the dryslot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 visibility going way down. 5-6 blocks in the neighborhood. Wind starting to whip as well. yeah...super fluff stuff too...gonna be another difficult night of measurements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 The models have been advertising that lull poised to move into NE IL between the glancing blow from the WAA snows and the defo snows associated with the ULL for a long time. It isn't the dry slot, just a decrease in intensity associated with dry air and weaker forcing. Honestly anything we get before the defo is bonus snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 The models have been advertising that lull poised to move into NE IL between the glancing blow from the WAA snows and the defo snows associated with the ULL for a long time. It isn't the dry slot, just a decrease in intensity associated with dry air and weaker forcing. Honestly anything we get before the defo is bonus snow. Energy split FTW. Basically this storm is just a colder/glorified December Mutant Storm given the track of the surface low vs. the ULL. http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/42059-december-21-22nd-winter-storm-part-3/page-29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 band between manhattan and topeka clearly the best part of the storm right now, ripping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I have struggled reading the maps tonight....what are your thoughts on the dry slot, overall etc....the hi res models have still showed higher qpf...but then the dryslot... I think it'll punch in for a bit, especially Indy on south, but then the defo snows move back over. Not sure that we'll reach the top end of snowfall projections...but need to let it play out. Storms always have waxes and wanes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Gotta admit though, the NAM definitely tried it earlier. Glad I stuck with my 2-4" call for DTW. If I bust low, fine. But I doubt I bust by much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Topeka,KS getting hammered. Nice Band sitting over town 02/04/2014 0500 PM6 miles SW of Topeka, Shawnee County.Snow m9.1 inch, reported by Emergency Mngr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo6899 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Topeka,KS getting hammered. Nice Band sitting over town If were fortunate enough to get 6-8 hours in those bands, that'd b greeaattt.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppsRunner Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I went with a final call of 7-11" south of TOL. Hopefully it pans out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Well, this has started off to a bang in Cleveland. First hourly ob with snow and already inch per hour rates: KCLE 042351Z 03012KT 3/4SM -SN VV009 M04/M07 A3025 RMK AO2 SNB05 SLP257 SNINCR 1/4 P0003 60003 931005 4/004 T10441072 11028 21044 58024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I went with a final call of 7-11" south of TOL. Hopefully it pans out Moderate snow here to heavy at times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afterimage Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I think it'll punch in for a bit, especially Indy on south, but then the defo snows move back over. Not sure that we'll reach the top end of snowfall projections...but need to let it play out. Storms always have waxes and wanes. Thank you, appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 This might be the new snow capitol of central IN. Pretty sure they were close to the jackpot amounts with the weenie band last Saturday night. 0601 PM SNOW MARSHALL 39.85N 87.19W02/04/2014 M4.3 INCH PARKE IN BROADCAST MEDIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 --SN here now. Tiny flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Thank you, appreciate it. Well, I'm not totally confident in that scenario. Watching radar can fook with your head sometimes. Though...can't say I'm in love with what I see at the moment for LAF. My greatest fear was missing out on the best of the WAA snows, which has happened...and then getting grazed by the defo snows. But we'll hope for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fickle Heights Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 IND doing work. At 7:00 PM, Indianapolis Int'L Airp [Marion Co, IN] NWS OFFICE reports SNOW of 3.80 INCH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 IND doing work. At 7:00 PM, Indianapolis Int'L Airp [Marion Co, IN] NWS OFFICE reports SNOW of 3.80 INCH Sweet. Puts them currently at 8th place on the snowiest season on record list. 58.2" in 1981-82 57.9" in 1977-78 51.7" in 1995-96 50.0" in 2002-03 46.8" in 1895-96 44.8" in 1973-74 41.9" in 1983-84 40.6" in 2013-14 40.0" in 1892-93 38.6" in 1905-06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 ORD with 0.3" as of 6PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afterimage Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Well, I'm not totally confident in that scenario. Watching radar can fook with your head sometimes. Though...can't say I'm in love with what I see at the moment for LAF. My greatest fear was missing out on the best of the WAA snows, which has happened...and then getting grazed by the defo snows. But we'll hope for the best. i agree with you..the F'n on watching radar is a bad deal....makes me pour another 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 i agree with you..the F'n on watching radar is a bad deal....makes me pour another 1 Haha, yep. I think we're porked in the LAF. Nothing but a few spits here right now, and radar going to hell in a hand basket out to the west (especially north of STL and in the Springfield IL area). But you guys should get the good WAA snows that IND has been receiving. Make due while you can. Enjoy and good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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