IWXwx Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Pound Town STL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Well, it's been snowing for 2 1/2 hrs now, but still not up to 1" yet. Looks like lots of plates and columns. Hopefully we will get some large dendrite action going later. EDIT: I just realized that I'm kind of talking to myself here right now. Lol I have family coming in later so may not be able to check in much. Good luck to all in getting a White Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 19 minutes ago, IWXwx said: Good to hear from you! Happy holidays to you too! Sounds like you're due to get about the same as here. Don't be a stranger! Hey Butch! Hope all is well. And yeah, looks like we’ll be doing about the same with this event...which isn’t half bad. Snowing nicely here right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homedis Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Surprised by the nice lake effect/enhancement in the NE IL shore (but snowflakes are pixie dust) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Snow beginning to fall here in Findlay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Snow started here last hour. GRR NWS just upped the snow totals in our WWA from 3 to 5 to now 5 to 7 inches by tomorrow pm. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...Snow and blowing snow expected. Plan on difficult travel conditions. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 7 inches are expected. * WHERE...Portions of southwest and west central Michigan. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 PM EST Monday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 40 mph will cause patchy blowing and drifting snow. --------- And, then this: (I will gladly take 8 to 12 inches of snow for Christmas!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Visiting the parents for the holidays, about 30 mins west of Toronto. May actually pull off 6-8" thanks to lake enhanced easterly flow as the low slides just to my south. Ended up right in the jackpot zone. Also worth noting the largest recorded Christmas Eve snowfall for Toronto is 1.4". Should smash that record tonight! What a great Xmas gift! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 DTX has increased snow accums from 2-4" to now expecting 3-6". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 24, 2017 Author Share Posted December 24, 2017 Flake size not the greatest but it's pouring flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 5 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said: DTX has increased snow accums from 2-4" to now expecting 3-6". Perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 24, 2017 Author Share Posted December 24, 2017 2 hours ago, Chicago WX said: I see radar hallucinations are still a thing. Anyways, this Christmas miracle brought me out of retirement/hibernation for a post. Liking 3-5" here in IKK, which is pretty awesome. To all receiving snow today, enjoy! And happy holidays to all. My word, do my eyes deceive?! Decent system with perfect timing. I have been having some flashbacks to 2002... of course that one snuck up a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Pouring pixie dust here.Looks like just under 1" thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radtechwxman Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 5 minutes ago, Hoosier said: Flake size not the greatest but it's pouring flakes. Same here. Seems like the DGZ didn't materialize or the forcing was not in that layer. Def hurt snow totals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Both the 12z GFS and NAM came in snowier, with 3-4"...but unless things start looking better that might be hard to do.I went with 3.3" at ORD elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Measured 1.5" avg a short while ago. It's a fairly dense powder, so even though it didn't fluff up as much as expected it should have some staying power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 LAF down to 1/4 mile with heavy snow. Some nice enhanced bands showing up on radar just north of the southern edge of precip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeGold Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Nice dusting of snow at Noon already here between Jackson and Ann Arbor. Expecting this storm to over perform a bit locally and tomorrow might prove to be especially interesting with snow squalls/convergence band setting up somewhere near I-94. Not looking forward to driving to a Christmas party near Warren this evening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlauderdal Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 DTX has increased snow accums from 2-4" to now expecting 3-6".Overperforming, congratsSent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 24, 2017 Author Share Posted December 24, 2017 This might explain flake size issues to this point. This was the HRRR valid near Peoria last hour. Pretty deep layer of omega but most of it is above the DGZ (the yellow highlighted area on the red line for anyone who doesn't know). I believe cyclone may have touched on this last night. Either not enough attention was paid or perhaps the forecast soundings leading up to this had better co-location of omega in the DGZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoalCityWxMan Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Only 2.5" down out there, but roads are atrocious. No salt and not very many plows by me atleast. Not so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Yeah 4-6 looks about right here for Detroit area, it should be snowing within the hour. What a delight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 DTX is also calling for an inch of LES tomorrow. Couldn't ask for better Christmas-like weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 24, 2017 Author Share Posted December 24, 2017 8 minutes ago, Hoosier said: This might explain flake size issues to this point. This was the HRRR valid near Peoria last hour. Pretty deep layer of omega but most of it is above the DGZ (the yellow highlighted area on the red line for anyone who doesn't know). I believe cyclone may have touched on this last night. Either not enough attention was paid or perhaps the forecast soundings leading up to this had better co-location of omega in the DGZ. Now here's a 00z NAM forecast sounding for the same location, but valid an hour earlier (15z). Deeper DGZ on the NAM but more importantly, better omega in the DGZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel17 Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Going to squeeze in a run right before snowfall starts here NE of Detroit. First snowfall of more than 1.5 inches for me in the past 3 years, and no chance of rain/ice/or sleet mixing in this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homedis Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Lake effect really helping with snowfall intensity and totals. Im shocked it reached this far north on the IL shore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Snowing very nicely here in West Michigan. Flakes are medium-sized. Not big dendrites, but certainly not the smallest that has fallen in these parts. That will come later this week when the air is cold and dry and we get Pixie dust lake effect snow. Definitely snowing moderate to heavily...Not quite to an inch yet, but getting there quickly. Nice to have our existing snowpack looking fresh again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, Tarheel17 said: Going to squeeze in a run right before snowfall starts here NE of Detroit. First snowfall of more than 1.5 inches for me in the past 3 years, and no chance of rain/ice/or sleet mixing in this time. Very happy for you! Enjoy being in the snow again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chicago Storm Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 1.0" here thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Lake enhancement making it as far inland as just past ORD now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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