michsnowfreak Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Despite the varying snow depths pre-clipper and the varying squalls post-clipper, the clipper itself was one of the most uniform snowfalls you will ever see across southeast Michigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 ~80 car pile-up in western MI on I-94 earlier today and a ~40 car one this afternoon on US-23 south of AA The I-94 one also included a truck that was carrying fireworks that caught on fire...giving us this video http://video-embed.mlive.com/services/player/bcpid1949050400001?bctid=3980003255001&bckey=AQ~~,AAAAQBxUr7k~,PsMaWpexSO1o2JBTRvXgK2F46WvPiWEP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Here is another video as the accident was happening: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Here is another video as the accident was happening: I wonder what that looked like from drivers' point of view (visibility, etc), because it almost looks like they were just driving along without making much attempt to stop. Maybe didn't see what was going on until the last instant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargers09 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Still snowing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Despite the varying snow depths pre-clipper and the varying squalls post-clipper, the clipper itself was one of the most uniform snowfalls you will ever see across southeast Michigan. I know this pattern is right up your alley... Despite no big storms (as things stand now), there's relatively uniform snowcover/depth now across the region with several opportunities to slowly build upon it and no thaws in sight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I wonder what that looked like from drivers' point of view (visibility, etc), because it almost looks like they were just driving along without making much attempt to stop. Maybe didn't see what was going on until the last instant. They were driving too fast for the conditions. It is pretty obvious that they were going at least 55mph in near white out conditions when they were slamming into essentially a brickwall of smashed semis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I know this pattern is right up your alley... Despite no big storms (as things stand now), there's relatively uniform snowcover/depth now across the region with several opportunities to slowly build upon it and no thaws in sight... Yup. Obviously i want a big storm but this pattern of snowcover, cold, and daily snowfall is a trillion times better than December. In addition to last nights 2.9" snowfall, I picked up an additional 0.4" with todays squalls and its still snowing. DTW picked up 0.5" in the squalls after the 2.8" from the clipper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Here is another video as the accident was happening: That is almost hard to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 That is almost hard to watch. Agree. Just an awful tragedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Nice LES band has been over me for about an hour or so. Might get an inch or so extra from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 It is just now trying to stop spitting snow as temps fall toward 0F We picked up 0.5" of snow in the LES showers today, added to the 2.9" from the clipper the Jan 8/9 total is 3.4" of snow on 0.18" liquid. At DTW, 0.6" of snow fell in the showers, added to the 2.8" from the clipper that also gives them 3.4". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Ended up with 4" of snow total here including the LES. Got a but lucky and sat under a heavier band for about an hour during the early afternoon that pushed us over the hump. Have probably 5" of depth or so with the settling, but there is quite a bit of drifting.First 3"+ event locally so far this winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Best LES banding ended up LITERALLY just south of us yesterday. You could actually see the poor visibilities from the snowfall where I was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 My gauge had .21" of snow in it while I was away. Impossible to tell exactly how much snow that was... and how much contamination from blowing that involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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