snowlover2 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 0z NAM is interesting along and south of I-70 in IN/OH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 27 minutes ago, snowlover2 said: 0z NAM is interesting along and south of I-70 in IN/OH. There was a time when clippers loved the I-70 corridor .....maybe ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachLB Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Couple of inches of synoptic, couple of inches of LES. 2-4" looks good. Could get some lollis north of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radtechwxman Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Is it just me or does this clipper seem to be way faster than models depict it? Unless this snow really expands later feel like it will be out of most of IL except NE IL before morning. Seems like models have trended down on amounts further south to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Pretty obvious ratios are better than prior events based on eye test..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Looks like there's an initial weak wave before the main wave comes in early morning and absorbs it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Crap ratios here again, total pixie dust. 2” total should be about right when all is said and done for IKK. But at least it looks like winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 The "event" is just under way here. Think we'll do pretty good here relatively speaking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 From the back window looks like about a half inch so far. Radar and HRRR trends look like my 2-2.5" call will bust high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Illinois Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Probably about an inch so far. I saw a report of two inches already in S Central IL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radtechwxman Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, cyclone77 said: From the back window looks like about a half inch so far. Radar and HRRR trends look like my 2-2.5" call will bust high. That's what I'm saying. Just seems like totals aren't going to verify in a lot of areas. I think the Chicago folks and eastern WI folks will do best as the snow pivots there as low passes by. Further south and west seems like after this next band goes through that's it and it's moving quick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Illinois Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 8 minutes ago, StormChaser4Life said: That's what I'm saying. Just seems like totals aren't going to verify in a lot of areas. I think the Chicago folks and eastern WI folks will do best as the snow pivots there as low passes by. Further south and west seems like after this next band goes through that's it and it's moving quick It seems models like east of I-55 for 2"+ anything west of that is mostly 1-1.5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radtechwxman Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Just now, Central Illinois said: Seems like models like east of I-55 for 2"+ anything west of that is mostly 1-1.5" Yea seems like that first wave is expanding and overperforming and this 2nd wave the supposed bigger event isn't looking as long lasting or as expansive as before for the areas you discussed. Maybe we will see it expand or fill in more as that vort approaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 10 hours ago, michsnowfreak said: The SE MI snowmagnet appears to be in the shop, so i hope it is fixed quickly. Surface reflection shows a very widespread coverage of light snow throughout the Great Lakes but qpf definitely lessens the farther east in MI you go. At this point I am expecting a very long duration 2-inch grinder snow here. Since Dec 7th only 4 days have had no snow on the ground, but at this time with sublimation we basically only have a heavy dusting on the grass now. So I will not complain about a grinder powder event. Lake effect unknowns on Tuesday are in play as well. No it isn't.. It has been safely hidden and locked away... Nobody is finding it! 2-4 Looks good around here but always the chance the lake does it thing and add's more.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 3-6" looks on track still for around here. Wild card still being how much LE gets involved for NE. IL tomorrow evening on into Tue. GGEM goes big with final totals of ~12" near downtown, while the NAM is much more tame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Getting some banding going now with impressive dendrites. Bout time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ams30721us Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 7 minutes ago, tuanis said: Getting some banding going now with impressive dendrites. Bout time! Yep, I was just about to say it's finally looking like a snowstorm out there in the QC! Big flakes and the wind is whipping them around real nice, along with the blowing powdery snow from earlier! Nice scene out the window late tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlon62 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Closing in on 2". Stacking up efficiently especially under the transient bands.So less exciting though with the general jaded feeling of this winter.Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Sustained better flake size and returns were bound to happen eventually. Sounding are still not perfect, but better than any other event around here this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Light snow flying here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 That southerly fetch lake enhanced band rocking Door County looks fun. Not your typical orientation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 SN here in southeast Naperville. Very nice dendrites. Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 58 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said: 3-6" looks on track still for around here. Wild card still being how much LE gets involved for NE. IL tomorrow evening on into Tue. GGEM goes big with final totals of ~12" near downtown, while the NAM is much more tame. The NMM and ARW are rolling in now and keep the heart of the band generally offshore of IL, so it looks like it's the GEM (and RGEM) alone at this point with that more bullish/westward placement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Quite difficult to get a good measurement with the wind whipping the dry/powdery snow around tonight. I came up with an average of 1.1" a little while ago. DVN and MLI both just came in with 0.7". The enhanced bands the past hour or so brought very nice dendrites, but overall intensity remained light as it lacked the smaller flakes that would normally be mixed in to reduce visibility. As Chicago WX said earlier it's nice to see the ground whiten up again at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 No wind here, so it's easy to measure. Unfortunately, this system underperformed a bit. I finished with 1.5 inches from 0.10" liquid. The models had it right a day or two ago before they started getting wetter. Update: I went out to measure just in time. The front just passed through with a big wind gust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Going to come in right around 3" for this event, so not too bad. Theme of the winter...ratios again were a disappointment here. Funny thing is, the last gasp snows this morning are producing nice dendrites...finally, lol. What could have been I guess. But I'll repeat, nice to see the landscape all covered in snow again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Forecast seems right on track. Guessing a solid 3" of powder and still snowing lightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Via CoCoRaHS, 5.0" in Somonauk IL (DeKalb) the winner so far. Through 6:00 AM for the official sites in the LOT CWA: 1.8" storm total at ORD...1.9" at MDW...2.9" at RFD...3.0" at LOT Snowing pretty hard here at the moment with big flakes. Very nice finish to the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveNay Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I think I was teleported to Atlanta while we slept. We got 2"-3" of fluffy powder....and they cancelled school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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