Powerball Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 DTX's legitimate fear of precipitation along the 850mb front cutting off moisture transport ended up coming to fruition after all. Oh well. This still wasn't an awful storm. The trade off is that the drier nature of the snow, as a result, has led to higher snowfall totals than models progged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim101 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Since 2:30PM there has been 4 more inches of snow here. One thing about having had the several inches of lake effect snow yesterday is that it was so light and fluffy that the new snow has compacted it so that now the total on the ground here is still only 12” as it would have been more without the compacting. The temperature is now up to 30° here with light snow still falling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 49 minutes ago, IWXwx said: Just anecdotal, but it seems the King has been blowing chunks this winter so far. It may have abdicate its throne. The most recent skill scores that I saw still have it in the lead, at least at 500 mb. I'm not sure how it's scoring with qpf lately but these scores only tell you so much anyway, as being the top model doesn't always mean it will be the best in a smaller scale storm setup in a particular region of the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDude Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Izzi was right. but we all already knew that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowcaine Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 2 hours ago, Ottawa Blizzard said: Thinking Toronto might make it to 6", perhaps 8" in London. Wonder if snowstormcanuck is enjoying the snow? I've got 4.0" right now in Toronto. I'm really surprised... I feel like that's way more than I was supposed to have at this point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Had about 9" on the patio table when I got home from work a bit ago. I sadly had to clean it off after because it's not constructed very well, and I did not want it to collapse. But it will be interesting to see how much falls between now and everything wrapping up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Just measured 4.2" in my area and its coming down nicely. YYZ at last check was closing in on 4" as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Just now, Snowstorms said: Just measured 4.2" in my area and its coming down nicely. YYZ at last check was closing in on 4" as well. Should hopefully make it to at least 6" in Toronto. Judging from radar returns there is a lot more snow to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 5 hours ago, snowstormcanuck said: Hey Alan, I'm actually only in London until tomorrow and then again briefly later in the week. Basically back in Toronto permanently. And I wouldn't say I'm outta hibernation just yet. We'll see how it goes. Good to see you again Canuck. Looks like London is getting hit hard by this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 2 minutes ago, Ottawa Blizzard said: Should hopefully make it to at least 6" in Toronto. Judging from radar returns there is a lot more snow to come. Heaviest snow will be moving through the area between now and 3am before it lightens up and tapers off around 6am. 6" seems like a safe bet atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Just now, Snowstorms said: Heaviest snow will be moving through the area between now and 3am before it lightens up and tapers off around 6am. 6" seems like a safe bet atm. Judging from traffic cams, it looks pretty heavy out in the west end and around Oakville. Hopefully headed in my direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London snowsquall Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 5 minutes ago, Ottawa Blizzard said: Good to see you again Canuck. Looks like London is getting hit hard by this one. Nothing crazy here. About 7-8" on the driveway that I just cleared. Just a heavy frost........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowcaine Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 18 minutes ago, Ottawa Blizzard said: Should hopefully make it to at least 6" in Toronto. Judging from radar returns there is a lot more snow to come. It looks like we are only 1/3rd through the storm... I think 8" seems likely at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto4 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 12 minutes ago, Ottawa Blizzard said: Judging from traffic cams, it looks pretty heavy out in the west end and around Oakville. Hopefully headed in my direction. Snow is getting heavier in downtown Toronto. The HRRR has some rain mixing in along the immediate lakeshore but the 4km NAM is all snow. Still looking good for 4-6" in the downtown core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConfusedKitten Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 15 minutes ago, London snowsquall said: Nothing crazy here. About 7-8" on the driveway that I just cleared. Just a heavy frost........... Just measured 7" and plenty more on the way, this really exceeded my expectations. Made the mistake of running errands today, as is usual for first snowfall everyone in London turned into a complete dumbass behind the wheel and every parking lot was a free-for-all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Just measured 9.5" here, probably eek out another half inch before the snowfall ends tonight. Pretty good event and a nice slight overperformer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Dtw storm total 10.6" at midnight. 10.8" imby. The snow has compacted a bit. This mornings fluff is a memory as its now a deep dense blanket. Depth closer to 9". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Total of 4.5" here. Got done in by the long lull and temps being just above freezing this evening once the snow moved back in didn't help. Snow is pretty heavy/wet, so it will really get hard as the arctic airmass moves in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 2 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said: Dtw storm total 10.6" at midnight. 10.8" imby. The snow has compacted a bit. This mornings fluff is a memory as its now a deep dense blanket. Depth closer to 9". Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillsdaleMIWeather Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Managed to get a nice 10.8 inches out of this, glad to see it ended up the high end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 ORD finished with 7.8" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Final total is 8.0" here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoof Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Storm total of 8.5" here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Recorded about 7.08" with this event. YYZ recorded about 6.7". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Picked up 1.5" overnight for a total of 10.5". A rare big December snow in an era of Jan-Feb-Mar storm parades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 7-8" in Stratford, looks about 6" in Kitchener Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 49 minutes ago, IthielZ said: Picked up 1.5" overnight for a total of 10.5". A rare big December snow in an era of Jan-Feb-Mar storm parades. Please report to the nws or post to their Facebook page. They like reports and often don't get enough from Wayne County. Sounds like a pretty widespread 9-11 inch snowfall for metro Detroit. DTW finished with 10.7" & mby with 10.9". It has compacted a few inches as milder air moved in but I can't imagine better snowman making weather with such a deep dense blanket. I finished with a liquid equivalent of 1.00", so most model qpf was a bit dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snohio Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Looks like 10.2 inches officially at Toledo Express Airport. It's above freezing now so roads aren't too bad and snow has compacted some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Congrats and nice pics for you guys to the north and east. Nice to see this storm took care of business in the end. Regarding model disco, the Euro and UK did the best out this way, as opposed to the higher res guidance. The GFS/RGEM/NAM were all too wet as well. It's interesting how different areas look at model performance differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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