ukrocks Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Moderate snow continues to fall. Have roughly 2.5 inches of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nokywx Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Solid 2 in. at this point, visibility .25-.5 mi. I'd say at least 3 on the ground by the time things wind down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 2.2" here. Looks about over. 3" was looking like a lock, but didn't work out. Still nice to get a nice cover for the first time since Nov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 1.3" here so far. Ratios aren't living up to what was predicted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 1.3" here so far. Ratios aren't living up to what was predicted. NWS mentioned 15-17 to 1 ratios. My ratio was only 13.5 to 1, despite the cold atmosphere and decent size flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 1.3" here so far. Ratios aren't living up to what was predicted. Agreed. Betting we had 10:1 ratios here based on the longevity of the snowfall. Snow came down nicely several times, but just didn't seem to add up very much. Must be just enough wind to shatter the flakes at impact, or the blowing of the snow shattering them. The powder seems fairly dense, so I'm guessing that's what happened. I usually tend to be conservative with LSR forecasts, as many times they seem to be less than you'd think for whatever reason. In this case I figured 14-17:1 would be conservative enough, as you could have made an argument for even higher LSRs given the depth of the DGZ forecast by some models. In the end 14-17:1 was way too high. At least for here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Still nice to get a nice cover for the first time since Nov. Didn't realize you've had bare ground since that November pasting. Even as crappy as this winter has been, that's crazy! Not surprised this one turned out to be such a dud. These nuisance 0.5"-1.5" "events" suck because you don't even want to bother to get out there and shovel because there's so little, but they stick around and make a mess of the driveway if you don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Agreed. Betting we had 10:1 ratios here based on the longevity of the snowfall. Snow came down nicely several times, but just didn't seem to add up very much. Must be just enough wind to shatter the flakes at impact, or the blowing of the snow shattering them. The powder seems fairly dense, so I'm guessing that's what happened. I usually tend to be conservative with LSR forecasts, as many times they seem to be less than you'd think for whatever reason. In this case I figured 14-17:1 would be conservative enough, as you could have made an argument for even higher LSRs given the depth of the DGZ forecast by some models. In the end 14-17:1 was way too high. At least for here.Yeah, with the windy conditions, it wouldn't shock me if we had a good amount of shattering.Nice to watch fall today, and the driveway has blown clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Accumulation slowed quite a bit, only .3" in the last 90 minutes. 3.1" Several nice 1-2 foot drifts on the deck and around the hot tub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 NWS mentioned 15-17 to 1 ratios. My ratio was only 13.5 to 1, despite the cold atmosphere and decent size flakes. That's what my preliminary guess is on the ratio here. Agreed. Betting we had 10:1 ratios here based on the longevity of the snowfall. Snow came down nicely several times, but just didn't seem to add up very much. Must be just enough wind to shatter the flakes at impact, or the blowing of the snow shattering them. The powder seems fairly dense, so I'm guessing that's what happened. I usually tend to be conservative with LSR forecasts, as many times they seem to be less than you'd think for whatever reason. In this case I figured 14-17:1 would be conservative enough, as you could have made an argument for even higher LSRs given the depth of the DGZ forecast by some models. In the end 14-17:1 was way too high. At least for here. You probably hit the nail on the head - the wind is probably shattering the flakes. In the beginning it was really fluffy with big flakes, but they've been on the smaller side overall. There's a lot of flakes falling, they're just small. It's nice to see all the dirty ice piles covered over now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Didn't realize you've had bare ground since that November pasting. Even as crappy as this winter has been, that's crazy! Not surprised this one turned out to be such a dud. These nuisance 0.5"-1.5" "events" suck because you don't even want to bother to get out there and shovel because there's so little, but they stick around and make a mess of the driveway if you don't. Yeah we've had several light coatings throughout the winter, but not enough to completely cover the grass needles. My dad just said they had about 5" in the eastern QC, so not sure what to think. That's over twice what we got. Can't believe there would be that much difference between there and here, but it is what it is. Can't wait to see what the final totals at DVN and MLI are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Were about ready to blow past 2.2 inches.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Skilling just tweeted that the Midway spotter is reporting 2.2 inches of snow from 0.08" of water...... a 27 to 1 ratio. That seems very high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Skilling just tweeted that the Midway spotter is reporting 2.2 inches of snow from 0.08" of water...... a 27 to 1 ratio. That seems very high. That's Frank W. As MDW doesn't do snow core measurements. Frank is usually pretty reliable and has been doing it for many years. Geos, you've been on the northeast side and have fighting dry air a lot of the event so not surprised up there. It's pure light as a feather fluff down here. Definitely high ratios here and was at 3" an hour ago or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Glad you guys got some snow. I am STILL waiting for something to start. Forecasts are for 1 to 2 inches...but that is probably too high. Haven't had more than 2 inches of pure synoptic snow from any event yet this season. Thankfully the lake provided a few inches here this week. However, many parts of the Grand Rapids area still have lots of grass showing under a light dusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveNay Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Today was one of those odd snows where the no-salt policy here in DKB county actually was BETTER than the salted roads in St Charles area. Driving around St Charles this afternoon was horrible due to the 2" of slush generated by the salt, where out in DKB the cold pavement caused the cold snow to simply slide around and not build up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 1.7" here. Might be able to tag 2" if that backlash in NE Iowa pushes through as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Still no updated report from MLI or DVN. Not sure what the holdup is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Got a ratio of 14.5:1 here. Just flurries right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Closed out with a solid 3". Solid work by LOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllinoisWedges Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Closed out with a solid 3". Solid work by LOT. Have 2.5" here. Kudos to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Finished at 3.4". Sadly a solid event by this year's standards, and my second highest accumulation on the year. Most other year 3.4" pseudo clipper would not be worth mentioning. Bring on warmth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Some -SN has flared back up in the area. Might receive a bit more snow tonight. Second wave dividing straight SE on this run. Chambana ftw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Some additional very light snow has given us another 2 tenths this eve. Up to 2.4" for the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Finished with 3.5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 DVN had 1.9" as of 6pm, and MLI had 4.6". Quite the spread over the QCA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Finished with 2.8" here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Was able to pick up a couple inches of snow since early this morning. Actually had a few heavier bursts throughout the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Woke up to a half inch of fresh snow. Doing nickels and dimes like a boss this year. Has been freezing drizzle since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Light dusting with this event so far. Obviously, focus is on tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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