Chicago WX Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Picked up some unexpected snow overnight. Drifting going to be an issue today. And with that, breaking news that I-65 (just to the north of here) has all NB lanes closed due to an accident: http://www.jconline.com/story/news/2015/01/07/i65-closed-injury-crash/21379091/ http://wlfi.com/2015/01/07/northbound-lanes-of-i-65-closed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Picked up about an inch of fluff last night. Was surprised to wake up and have to sweep off the sidewalk and car. Truly nickle and diming our way to a snowpack. Typical SEMI January tundra weather... DTW was down to 0.5mi visib for 2 hours overnight. Must have been that band? We picked up a fresh 0.7" both imby & DTW. Total winter wonderland outside. Depth is about 2.4" of squeaky powder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoof Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 1.25" lake effect here overnight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 DTW was down to 0.5mi visib for 2 hours overnight. Must have been that band? We picked up a fresh 0.7" both imby & DTW. Total winter wonderland outside. Depth is about 2.4" of squeaky powder. Must have been it. I noticed there was a SWS out for the band. Not bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Its nice to have the Winter Wonderland back, too bad it couldnt look like this 2 weeks ago lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Must have been it. I noticed there was a SWS out for the band. Not bad at all. Yup. I have mixed feelings about overnight snows like that. I love the waking up to see how much snow has fallen (reminds me of being a kid) but it would have been nice to see the squall pass through and the snow actually falling. INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE 214 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...CAUTIOUS TRAVEL IS ADVISED FOR RAPID REDUCTIONS OF VISIBILITY AND INTENSE SNOWFALL TONIGHT... WEATHER... * A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR THROUGH 4 AM. * A QUICK BURST OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED IN AREAS IMPACTED BETWEEN 2 AM AND 4 AM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Heavy snow in Valparaiso with like no radar returns KVPZ 071705Z AUTO 30017G25KT 1/4SM +SN VV012 M15/M18 A3059 RMK AO2 P0000 T11501178 TSNO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoof Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Heavy snow in Valparaiso with like no radar returns KVPZ 071705Z AUTO 30017G25KT 1/4SM +SN VV012 M15/M18 A3059 RMK AO2 P0000 T11501178 TSNO Looks like they are midway between radars and they probably overshoot Valparaiso by 3-5k feet like at my location, last night I got almost 1.5" snow out of that sweet lake effect band that was going from traverse city to detroit, no returns here though in the radar "hole" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Looks like they are midway between radars and they probably overshoot Valparaiso by 3-5k feet like at my location, last night I got almost 1.5" snow out of that sweet lake effect band that was going from traverse city to detroit, no returns here though in the radar "hole" Was checking the obs and they've had low visibility for hours. LOT only had a chance of light snow in the forecast. Would be great if Thunder Road or someone from the area can chime in and back up VPZ's obs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 We eeked out a sunny day today (thanks to the dry NNW flow, which is not typically a lake effect but instead a downsloping flow). That made this Siberian crap a bit more bearable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Here is a good recap of the event last night. Driving: ECC parking lot: Walking along the road: Walking in some of the heaviest stuff: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 LES created quite the driving headache over here today. The band hit FWA mid morning. I drove right into it. Went from sunshine to 300 ft visibility in less than a mile. It was exciting watching the slide-offs and wrecks occurring around me on I 69. By mid afternoon the band shifted down to Huntington. Measuring was difficult thanks to the wind. I'm going 1.8", most of which fell sideways. Several near white out condition moments. Much more exciting than the overnight needle fest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Was checking the obs and they've had low visibility for hours. LOT only had a chance of light snow in the forecast. Would be great if Thunder Road or someone from the area can chime in and back up VPZ's obs. The campus webcam had low visibility for a while, and we received a Facebook report of near zero visibility at times near Valparaiso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnesota Meso Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Don't really know where to put this, it really doesn't deserve its own thread, but EuroWX just added 0-1 and 0-3 Helicity and Energy Helicity plots. Just a heads up if anyone is interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Ice jam season has arrived on the Kankakee River. ILC091-090016- /O.NEW.KLOT.FL.W.0001.150108T1216Z-000000T0000Z//MOMI2.1.ER.150108T1002Z.150108T1145Z.000000T0000Z.NO/616 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A* FLOOD WARNING FORTHE KANKAKEE RIVER AT MOMENCE.* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.* AT 545 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.7 FEET.* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.* FORECAST....THE RIVER MAY FLUCTUATE RAPIDLY DUE TO THE ICE.* IMPACT...ICE JAM FLOODING CAN BE VERY LOCALIZED AND NOT AFFECT ALLLOCATIONS ALONG THE RIVER. RESIDENTS IN LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREASSHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS. FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL558 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015ILC091-090000-/O.CON.KLOT.FA.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150109T0000Z//00000.N.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/KANKAKEE IL-558 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015...FLOOD ADVISORY FOR ICE JAM FLOODING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERNKANKAKEE COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM CST THURSDAY...A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED AN ICE JAM ALONG NORTH EAGLE ISLAND ROADLAST EVENING...JUST NORTH OF ROUTE 17 WITH WATER POOLING BEHIND THEICE JAM. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAD ALSO REPORTED AN ICE JAM NEAR THERAILROAD BRIDGE IN AROMA PARK. ADDITIONAL ICE JAMS WILL BE POSSIBLEALONG THE KANKAKEE RIVER AS BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES CONTINUE.ICE JAMS CAN RESULT IN RAPID FLUCTUATIONS IN WATER LEVELS WITHLITTLE OR NO WARNING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG THE KANKAKEE RIVERSHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WATER LEVELS DUE TO ICE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Pretty delecious sun rise today....sailors be warned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 So, how about that snow in Jacksonville, FL today? Pretty cool. METAR KJAX 081956Z 01013KT 8SM -SN BKN022 BKN045 OVC200 03/M02 A3045 RMK AO2 SNB09 SLP312 P0000 T00331017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 So, how about that snow in Jacksonville, FL today? Pretty cool. METAR KJAX 081956Z 01013KT 8SM -SN BKN022 BKN045 OVC200 03/M02 A3045 RMK AO2 SNB09 SLP312 P0000 T00331017 Only in the deep South would you see an LSR for non-measurable snow PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 255 PM EST THU JAN 08 2015 .TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON .DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE. ..REMARKS.. 0209 PM SNOW 1 ENE JACKSONVILLE INTL 30.49N 81.69W 01/08/2015 M0.0 INCH DUVAL FL ASOS THE OFFICIAL NWS ASOS IS RECORDING LIGHT SNOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Driving conditions around northern illinois are piss poor. Wind blown snow and low temps are leaving a light glaze on the roads. Absolutely miserable. Going to be some loooong travel times this afternoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 i can actually see mini ground blizzards blow up in the distance from time to time from my office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 The zzzzzzz Express is running through much of the region for the next 10 days at least, hopefully not longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 i can actually see mini ground blizzards blow up in the distance from time to time from my office Yep getting that out here too on the more country type roads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Tonight looks pretty cold. Might even make a run at Thursday's low temp but once again the surface high is not ideally positioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Day 7 says "bye bye" to winter on the Euro... Cold day here...had 3F in my van when i was driving this afternoon...wind still blowing. Tonite should drop hard...-10F or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Day 7 says "bye bye" to winter on the Euro... Cold day here...had 3F in my van when i was driving this afternoon...wind still blowing. Tonite should drop hard...-10F or so. Yeah I see some 30s on Day 7 and 8. Would be heat wave compared to snow. High of 8° really early today. Been below that all during the day. Had a little drifting snow last night, but nothing crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Made it down to 0 this morning. High of 9 was at midnight. Most of the day was around 5-6 degrees. I've had my fill of arctic air already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Tonight looks pretty cold. Might even make a run at Thursday's low temp but once again the surface high is not ideally positioned. I doubt we get to -5˚. Winds still up and probably will the rest of the overnight...and temp has stalled at LAF. Was hoping for a cheap late negative number for today, to go along with the cheap midnight high, but that isn't happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Very slow to fall this evening... Sitting at 2F... southwest winds must be keeping us steady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 The setup with the big Canadian high early to mid next week after the Sunday night snow looks supportive of some very cold low temperatures, assuming it stays clear. This is even with temperatures not being too cold aloft. 12z Euro had mid minus teens in central IL Wednesday morning. The colder it gets those nights will make it more likely for January to finish up well below average despite the coming thaw next weekend into the following week. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 The setup with the big Canadian high early to mid next week after the Sunday night snow looks supportive of some very cold low temperatures, assuming it stays clear. This is even with temperatures not being too cold aloft. 12z Euro had mid minus teens in central IL Wednesday morning. The colder it gets those nights will make it more likely for January to finish up well below average despite the coming thaw next weekend into the following week. Sent from my SM-G900V It will be interesting to see what kind of thaw we have, and who knows what will transpire as its still far away, but I noticed surface temps are not impressive despite the torchy 850s on the models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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