cyclone77 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Even though we're down to about 2-3" here, there's still piles all around town of up to 10-15ft. The one in front of my side yard is still 7-8ft high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I noticed this sort of difference locally as well. Downtown Detroit has like 3-5" where as out in the neighborhoods away from the wind and where there is more shade the depth is around 12-16" I was downtown Detroit yesterday and there were sections of full grass and sections of foot+ snowpack (and of course everything in between). Noticed some huge drifts on the rooftops of some buildings, and they had a massive heat tent over Comerica Park with tons of workers doing the daunting task of clearing and thawing the field. overall though definitely more grass showing downtown than anywhere else. Winter in the city is clearly a different beast than that of the suburbs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 54 here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 lol, brutal essentially 0 here You must have more old snow Chicago Storm. When I got up this morning at 6:30 I was reading about 7". I noticed this sort of difference locally as well. Downtown Detroit has like 3-5" where as out in the neighborhoods away from the wind and where there is more shade the depth is around 12-16" COOP snow depth map from this morning shows it well... Area of 10"+ depth in the NW burbs, with <6" elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 COOP snow depth map from this morning shows it well... Area of 10"+ depth in the NW burbs, with <6" elsewhere. hard to reconcile the 3" in central lake with the 12" on the lake/cook border and 10" in southern cook, but whatever. Just piles left here now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 Racine is on the verge of having no official snow cover at this hour - in the city at least. This data doesn't show the NW burbs snow depth jackpot as well. http://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/interactive/html/map.html?ql=station&zoom=&loc=43.182+N%2C+91.010+W&var=ssm_depth&dy=2014&dm=3&dd=10&dh=18&snap=1&o9=1&o12=1&o13=1&lbl=m&mode=query&extents=us&min_x=-91.025000000002&min_y=40.799999999996&max_x=-86.308333333335&max_y=43.449999999996&coord_x=-88.6666666666685&coord_y=42.124999999996&zbox_n=&zbox_s=&zbox_e=&zbox_w=&metric=0&bgvar=dem&shdvar=shading&width=800&height=450&nw=800&nh=450&h_o=0&font=0&js=1&uc=0 But this does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 hard to reconcile the 3" in central lake with the 12" on the lake/cook border and 10" in southern cook, but whatever. Just piles left here now. If you throw out the obvious errors, it gives you a general idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Campus here really variable in snow depth as well... Clear grass fields and 10" slabs across the street from one another. Couple weather stations up to 50 here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Lots of melting today here as well. Sun pokes through every once in a while to speed up the process. Feels great to walk to the car without a jacket though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Up to 55 here. Lots of standing water where there isn't snow. Ground is obviously still full of frost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Puddles on every corner today. took this as the clouds were breaking up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Got 58 on the ol' Davis at the moment, which is the high for the day. Probably a degree or two too warm per usual during a sunny day. Very nice out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Got 58 on the ol' Davis at the moment, which is the high for the day. Probably a degree or two too warm per usual during a sunny day. Very nice out there. DVN at 58 now as well, so maybe it's not off afterall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 57 or 58 here in the city. We haven't had a day like this in four months. There is still a lot of snow left in the yard, but almost no snow at all out in open country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 DVN at 58 now as well, so maybe it's not off afterall. Nice! I think it's going to peak at 54° here. Surprised to hear you say you still have snow, Hawkeye! Is it snow or ice?! lol Lot of bare ground shown on this Buffalo Grove camera. Really cool Lake Michigan sat image. http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/webdata/cwops/html/modis/modis.php?region=m&page=1&template=subℑ=a1.14069.1854.LakeMichigan.143.250m.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Started the day with 2-3" or so, and it's probably more like 1-2" now. Lots of grass patches showing, but still large areas with several inches on the ground. What's left is probably the original glacier so it's gonna be hard to get rid of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Started the day with 2-3" or so, and it's probably more like 1-2" now. Lots of grass patches showing, but still large areas with several inches on the ground. What's left is probably the original glacier so it's gonna be hard to get rid of. Its hilarious looking at webcams throughout SE MI right now (trafficland, wundercam, etc)....you would think you are looking at 2 different regions. Freeway webcams show like 75-80% grass....residential webcams show near 100% snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 This stat is mind-boggling, and I just now realized the insanity of it knowing that tomorrows 12z snow depth will be below 10" for the first time since Jan 26th. DTW averages 47 days per winter with 1"+ snowcover (86 and counting this winter). This winter, they have seen 50 days with 10"+ snowcover . Not often someone north of I-80 can say they have seen more days with 10"+ snowpack in a winter than the average days for 1"+ snowpack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Hit 79 in STL today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Still about 8-10" otg here lost 3-5". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Still about 8-10" otg here lost 3-5". Calling depth 8"...but its ridiculously variable. Have bare spots and drifts as high as 20" against the back fence in the shade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 Lost a lot of snow today. Some areas nearby have lost snow cover completely; like agricultural land, while shaded forested areas are hanging around 80% coverage. Today will be the final day I think of snow cover. My yard and surrounding yards are about 60% covered now. Just cracked the a few windows open for a bit to let some of the funk out of the house. 53° for the high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 College girls were out today Touched 54F but it felt so much warmer (especially if you were out of the wind). Lost plenty of snow, but the streets were really flooded in spots and we still have a ton of big piles around to melt...which is going to take some time. Roads are crumbling. I've heard of axles being broken on some of the local potholes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Calling depth 8"...but its ridiculously variable. Have bare spots and drifts as high as 20" against the back fence in the shade. Been working outside all day in numerous areas around town. On average the snow pack is between 2-6". My front yard (southern) is now 70% bare, yet the neighbor across the street is sporting a decent snowpack. Piles took a substantial hit around town as well. It was nice seeing the grass after being burried for nearly 90 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 College girls were out today Touched 54F but it felt so much warmer (especially if you were out of the wind). Lost plenty of snow, but the streets were really flooded in spots and we still have a ton of big piles around to melt...which is going to take some time. Roads are crumbling. I've heard of axles being broken on some of the local potholes. No kidding. I've heard of drivers blowing out tires on the most extreme potholes. Saw a few bumpers and those bug shields you can put on your car along the roads with the dirty snow. --- Should add this. Southern Lake MI ice cover this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csnavywx Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Hit 79 in STL today. Actually hit 80 on intrahour. Full on blowtorch here today, but with dews in the 20s, it was a very dry heat. I went out to work in the garden, felt great to be out in the sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Hit 79 in STL today. Well above most guidance I believe. Think RAP had 75 but everything else was lower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Been working outside all day in numerous areas around town. On average the snow pack is between 2-6". My front yard (southern) is now 70% bare, yet the neighbor across the street is sporting a decent snowpack. Piles took a substantial hit around town as well. It was nice seeing the grass after being burried for nearly 90 days.I noticed how piles have gone down too but they are still huge. North-south residential areas have quite the disparity depending which side of the street you are on, but east-west areas are more uniform. Overall depth in backyards away from pavement is definitely more than 2-6" here, while at the same time heavily traveled roads are mainly grass and piles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Hey guys. It has been a while since I've been on here. Thought I'd see how much snow everybody has left. We still have a good 16 to 18 inches in most places around here. Today was the first actual day where I noticed a litttttttle bit of grass showing under the trees constantly exposed to wind and sunshine. Snowpack is thinner in those places, but like I said, well over a foot in most locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelakeroy Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Hey guys. It has been a while since I've been on here. Thought I'd see how much snow everybody has left. We still have a good 16 to 18 inches in most places around here. Today was the first actual day where I noticed a litttttttle bit of grass showing under the trees constantly exposed to wind and sunshine. Snowpack is thinner in those places, but like I said, well over a foot in most locations. A good 12" here on average. Only spots I can see grass is under the pine trees and where I plowed along the driveway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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