cyclone77 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 I see the GFS is now more bullish than ever about a nor'easter. The 12z blasts NYC. They suffered the same thing we did. Our storm completely crapped out for a day or two, only to come back a day before the event. Fun times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csnavywx Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Hey, I'm the Intern at LOT. First post here. Are you a trained spotter? Feel free to call in or send in your snowfall reports through e-spotter. I can use your current measurement for our LSR. Not an NWS trained spotter, but was qualified and did official observations while in the Navy. Not 100% sure how your quality control system works there in the NWS concerning these things, but am guessing that I can still give "estimated reports" (aka E1.5 in.) as opposed to the "measured reports" (aka M1.5 in.). Correct me if I'm wrong there. Would it be helpful to you if I continued to post measurements here every so often or is calling them in a better thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natester Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Snowing heavily again. Should pick up 1-2 inches before this is all set and done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 I hate you all! JK...I'm just extremely jealous. I'll take my flurries tonight and enjoy 'em! I know the feeling. What is this, like the 4th system that's skirted to our SW and left us crumbs? Oh well, fun to watch anyway and congrats on all of you getting a good Christmas snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Not an NWS trained spotter, but was qualified and did official observations while in the Navy. Not 100% sure how your quality control system works there in the NWS concerning these things, but am guessing that I can still give "estimated reports" (aka E1.5 in.) as opposed to the "measured reports" (aka M1.5 in.). Correct me if I'm wrong there. Would it be helpful to you if I continued to post measurements here every so often or is calling them in a better thing? Since you're performing measurements, I'll be putting them in the LSR as M1.5 in. Anyone who is performing actual snow measurements will be reported with an M regardless of whether it's a COOP, Skywarn, Cocorahs or a public report. And it helps to know that you were an official observer in the Navy. Thanks for responding and thanks for your reports. You can continue to report them here today through 2pm, since I'm checking the site. But for the rest of today, it would be a great help if you called in your reports. Anyone other folks in the LOT CWA posting today and performing measurements are also encouraged to call in your reports to us. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 1015 AM SNOW ANDALUSIA 41.44N 90.72W 12/24/2010 E4.0 INCH ROCK ISLAND IL PUBLIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 The RUC is starting to pick up on the LES band pretty nicely later today. What I like about this system is the longevity of it. Even though the heavier snows will wane here by mid afternoon, it looks to snow lightly through early tomorrow morning. My initial call of 4" last night for here is clearly going to bust low lol. Already near that now, with probably another 3-4" to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guru Of Reason Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Columbia, MO has 4 inches of snow and about 1 - 2 inches in metro St. Louis already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamps10 Posted December 24, 2010 Author Share Posted December 24, 2010 Columbia, MO has 4 inches of snow and about 1 - 2 inches in metro St. Louis already. some places in the far south surburbs down in jefferson county saying 3"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 1039 AM CST FRI DEC 24 2010 DISCUSSION 1021 AM CST CURRENT FORECAST APPEARS TO BE ON TRACK WITH ONLY MINOR CONCERNS. DRY LOW-MID LEVELS FINALLY BECOMING SATURATED THIS MORNING ALLOWING SNOW TO FALL ACROSS MOST OF THE ILLINOIS SIDE OF THE FORECAST AREA. NAM FGEN FIELDS SEEM TO HAVE GOOD HANDLE ON SITUATION WHEN COMPARED TO RADAR TRENDS. AREA OF MODERATE FGEN EXTENDS FROM KBVV TO KVPZ WITH RADAR SHOWING BAND OF SNOWFALL ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FGEN...GENERALLY JUST NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH SOME HIGHER RETURNS REACHING INTO MCHENRY AND LAKE COUNTIES. WHILE THIS AREA WILL SEE SLIGHTLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS...FGEN SHOULD QUICKLY WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND DO NOT ANTICIPATE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. ELSEWHERE...NAM CONTINUES TO ADVERTISE STRONG BAND OF FRONTOGENESIS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...WHICH CONTINUES TO LINE UP WELL WITH CURRENT ADVISORY AREA. HAVE SEEN FEW SNOW REPORTS THUS FAR...BUT GENERALLY THINK WE HAVE SEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST WITH RADAR RETURNS INTENSIFYING. JUST WEST OF THE CWA OVER NORTHWEST ILLINOIS HAVE RECEIVED REPORTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AS WELL AS LARGE SNOW FLAKES. BAND OF FGEN WILL SWING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA AND SHOULD BE FOCUS FOR HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AS WE GO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1012 AM CST FRI DEC 24 2010 DISCUSSION ISSUED 1012 AM CST FRI DEC 24 2010 SNOW CONTINUES TO ENCROACH FROM THE WEST THIS MORNING...HOWEVER DRY AIR ALOFT IS PREVENTING IT FROM REACHING THE SURFACE ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY MOISTEN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...AS AN AREA OF ENHANCED FORCING ARRIVES. ONCE THIS PROCESS OCCURS...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE BOARD BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL THEN LINGER INTO THE EVENING HOURS...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. HAVE ALREADY SENT A ZONE UPDATE...MAINLY TO REMOVE MORNING WORDING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Now way i see more than an inch of pure system snowm returns down stream look weak further north and dry air fighting like a champ. Going to be leaning on the lake hard for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadotony Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Now way i see more than an inch of pure system snowm returns down stream look weak further north and dry air fighting like a champ. Going to be leaning on the lake hard for this one. The brick wall that the radar returns keep hitting from SW Will and across Kankakee, Newton, and Jasper Counties is pretty entertaining to watch when looped. It's like the little engine that couldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamps10 Posted December 24, 2010 Author Share Posted December 24, 2010 The brick wall that the radar returns keep hitting from SW Will and across Kankakee, Newton, and Jasper Counties is pretty entertaining to watch when looped. It's like the little engine that couldn't. i know the feeling look at a loop of the Evansville radar. it hits a concrete wall at the Clay county line... and it BETTER mositen up ASAP cuz a dry slot is forming to the WSW.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 The brick wall that the radar returns keep hitting from SW Will and across Kankakee, Newton, and Jasper Counties is pretty entertaining to watch when looped. It's like the little engine that couldn't. Haven't seen a single flake yet, the COD radar loop as been sad watching things try to push east and fail. Weak lake enhanced band pushing west should being coming ashore here soon, but i have a feeling we still have plenty of saturating to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Looks like a little over 4 inches now. Won't take another measurement until a little later this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSNOW Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 light snow has commenced here. Will need LES to get anywhere near 2-4 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csnavywx Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Should see that 700mb low drop ESE from Iowa through this afternoon and into this evening and give some weak deformation-type and DPVA forcing. Best snows with that will be along and just to the left (north) of that track. DGZ is progged to remain deep into the evening hours before slowly shrinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 light snow has commenced here. Will need LES to get anywhere near 2-4 here. At least when we look back on this event, the lafe effect totals won't be hard to discern from the system snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 moderate snow her eon the noorth side of PIA, nice fluffy flakes vis about 1/2 mile The airport to my south is just reporting light snow but lacon to my north is also reporting moderate snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 My dad just text that he has at least 5" on the east side of the QC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSNOW Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 At least when we look back on this event, the lafe effect totals won't be hard to discern from the system snow. I know this should be in the other thread but what or your thoughts on our side of the lake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csnavywx Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 2.4" at 11:00 am in DeKalb. Board clear for next measurement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 some heavier returns making their way to my area, spending the day in north aurora a tad sw of my house. should have snow falling most of the day. that dry air is really screwing Alek right now and people near the loop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 2.4" at 11:00 am in DeKalb. Board clear for next measurement. holy smokes! still have to go out and measure here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Have had light snow here since about 8:15... Pouring small flakes now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamps10 Posted December 24, 2010 Author Share Posted December 24, 2010 Snow started not even 5 minutes ago and it's small tiny flakes but coming down good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 you can really see the 700mb low now over eastern IA on radar moving slowly ESE looks like snow increasing again NE of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 I'm still surpised DVN hasn't upgraded up (more counties south into WSW) back to SN- here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Global_Warmer Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 2+ inches here, now in a break, models say another 2-3 later today but its not moving south much. NWS just updated to 4.5 here to account for this surprise this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 1116 AM SNOW 2 E HAZLETON 42.62N 91.87W 12/24/2010 M8.0 INCH BUCHANAN IA TRAINED SPOTTER SNOW FALL OVER PAST 4 HOURS IS 0.5 - STORM TOTAL IS 8.0 INCHES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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