Luftfeuchtigkeit Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 32 minutes ago, beavis1729 said: Nice. Still 35/33 and plain rain here in Lake Zurich. Door County WI is getting destroyed. 10” today and expecting another 10” tonight. Yeah, Door County is definitely getting destroyed. The report below is delayed from 9:30am this morning but I thought it was worth repeating. It's from Jacksonport by where my in-laws go every summer. They could still get a lot more in that area. This definitely is a historic storm, at least in a lot of areas. Location: JACKSONPORTAmount: 16 InchesReport Time: 09:37 am EDT - 4/14/2018Remarks: MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE. NUMEROUS VEHICLES STUCK AND ABANDONED. In Madison we're getting a taste of the crazy weather but it's nothing too bad yet, just bad for April. We've been getting sleet showers the last few hours and have about 1/2" on the ground. At least it appears we're dodging the ZR. Expecting more sleet overnight turning to snow with a few inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMB WX Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Just looked out to flood light to investigate why it was so quiet.. windy AF when you step out... seems its trying to mix with snow. its nasty out there... feels cold.. dry cold. not april 14th type cold lake side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlon62 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 It has flipped over from sleet to rain now. It seems borderline to zr. 33 now. We had enough sleet to accumulate on grass, roads and sidewalks visible just before dark. Decorative lights strung around our elevated deck seemed to be frozen up. Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 35 with moderate rain here. Have picked up 0.49" today, with most of that in the past 6hrs. Dry slot almost here. Should get some flurries and snow showers tomorrow, but not expecting any accums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMB WX Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 squinting from across the room to the flood light to try and see if any snow is mixing in and you'll randomly see a marshmallow size flake come shooting straight down. with this wind you'd need hail falling for it to come down like that. still a mixed bag. not sure if any rain is coming down in to the puddles like an hr ago. not much for pingers hitting the window atm but they come and go.. maybe precip intensity is dictating things? wind is ramping up again with bigger gust. random pebbles pelting the windows in them gust atm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlon62 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Down to 32 now and branches have that crackling sound.Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 4 hours ago, snowstormcanuck said: 1.5-2" of sleet accumulation imby. Actually had to shovel the crap. I don't think I've ever seen more than a 1/2 inch of pure sleet at any one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHweather Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 As was discussed beforehand, the colder guidance definitely won. It seems that time of year doesn’t help the gfs at all with these dense/shallow cold air masses. I will say I’ve been a bit surprised at some areas developing icy roads pretty quickly during the day where ZR or a mix was falling today despite warm ground temps and time of year. At night and after a period of time below freezing you expect it even in April, but was surprised to hear of some areas icing up pretty quickly during the day today. Something to keep in mind in the future. Good luck to anyone in the line of fire tonight into tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMB WX Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 5 hours ago, Hoosier said: Well, 0 for 2 as neither office did that. MKX in particular looks dicey/icy in the southeastern counties that aren't under one. Climo would suggest it's tough to get ice near the Lake Michigan shore in mid April but I think that will be put to the test. mke now advisory. should have been that way from the get go.. odd office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogget Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 About half an inch of sleet over freezing rain; snow mixing in every so often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 53 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said: I don't think I've ever seen more than a 1/2 inch of pure sleet at any one time. You know what they say...lucky in snow, unlucky in sleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 EC halving freezing rain amounts in the updated warnings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 6 minutes ago, on_wx said: EC halving freezing rain amounts in the updated warnings Not sure what their thinking is. The 0z models look consistent. Unless they were thinking more of today's precip in the London-KW corridor would be ZR and ended up being pellets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 1 minute ago, snowstormcanuck said: Not sure what their thinking is. The 0z models look consistent. Unless they were thinking more of today's precip in the London-KW corridor would be ZR and ended up being pellets. Shift change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlon62 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 mke now advisory. should have been that way from the get go.. odd officeDitto now for northern tier LOT.Hoosier called it.Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchageddon Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, on_wx said: EC halving freezing rain amounts in the updated warnings Which model are they using, the 00z NAM increased amounts at least for me (from .5" to .8"). I don't believe the HRRR, spreads the icing around in a unrealistic fashion. The afternoon forecast of snow or 10 cm of ice pellets of course didn't verify. It was some unknown precip. with mainly small ice pellets/sleet. Ironically enough it turned over briefly to snowflakes at 6:45 pm before it ended which is early evening - forecast was to change over to ice pellets from snow . I have around 1-1.5 inches of sleet on the ground. A hour to my north got the big snowstorm where likely it was the most to fall in a low pressure system since 2011 or even 2006 . I just got a power flicker as I finished typing this and one 7 hours ago but nothing else . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlon62 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 ZR really coming down.Fire department just dispatched for wires down on a local street.Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMB WX Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 pinging real good with that band of **** zr trucking this way from down by Kevlon.. wind is gusting to near 40 still. be stunned if we escape without some **** hitting the fan. So much for going to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoboy645 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 As of right now I got t least 2-3" of a snow/sleet mix on the ground. Near-blizzard conditions in town and sheltered by the local drumlin here. I can't imagine what its like out in the country right now. MKX bumped our snow totals up to 6". Off the top of my head this ironically might be my first WSW all year long. I think we might be a bit north of the ZR crap rn so I guess that's a plus.What a storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 1 hour ago, OHweather said: As was discussed beforehand, the colder guidance definitely won. It seems that time of year doesn’t help the gfs at all with these dense/shallow cold air masses. I will say I’ve been a bit surprised at some areas developing icy roads pretty quickly during the day where ZR or a mix was falling today despite warm ground temps and time of year. At night and after a period of time below freezing you expect it even in April, but was surprised to hear of some areas icing up pretty quickly during the day today. Something to keep in mind in the future. Good luck to anyone in the line of fire tonight into tomorrow. Along with the gfs not doing well with shallow cold, it also has built in climo it is working against too. It shouldn't be this cold right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNstorms Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Measured 7.7'' here. Some areas close to me with 11''. The snow is actually fluffy and not wet which is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Perry Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Freezing rain here and 29°. Started roughly a half of an hour ago and already have a tenth of an inch of accretion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoof Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 11 minutes ago, Harry Perry said: Freezing rain here and 29°. Started roughly a half of an hour ago and already have a tenth of an inch of accretion. Ugh, the last several HRRR runs are just blasting my area with 1/2" - 3/4" ZR. It should get started here in an hour or two. Luckily I managed 95% sleet for the first round, this round is looking really bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMB WX Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 somehow managed to hold back A LOT of the zr that was rolling in from the south and remained predominantly sleet. I hope you all fare as well as I have tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Lol weird to see so many of you guys posting concerns about an ice storm when the days will start to get shorter again in barely over 2 months from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillsdaleMIWeather Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Currently 31 with heavy freezing rain here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Perry Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Fortunately, the freezing rain has moved just east of me. Looks like the east side of the state is going to feel the brunt of this storm - HRRR caught on by roughly 23Z showing the majority of precip on the east side of the state overnight. What a mess haha. Picked up two tenths of an inch here - no true ill-effects from it yet and don’t expect it to get too out of hand from here on out unless the dry slot fills in to the SSW. Wind has calmed significantly since midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomp2mp Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 ZR just getting going here. 29° and a light glaze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Smith Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Crazy system for mid-April ... looks to be pivoting over 36h so could expect some very heavy freezing rain in a narrow band probably about YXU to FNT to GRR to northern Chicago metro, frequent thunder and lightning will develop during the day, heavy ice pellets in a band from YYZ to WGD to MBS to MKG, so less icing but equal amounts of liquid equivalent, heavy snow band north of that. Despite 552 dm thickness pushing into s.e. MI and upstate NY, cold air can't be flushed out due to falling heights and the system pivot. Temps will struggle to pass -1 C (30 F) and may eventually do so but the dynamics are so strong aloft, looks like there could be intense thunder and lightning across sw ON and se MI most of the day and into the overnight period for central southern ON and upstate NY. Where this turned into a blizzard, it brought back memories for me of the April 2-4 1975 storm and the 20-25 inch snowfall we had in central Ontario ... that was blown into large drifts which then froze solid for several days in the freeze-thaw cycle of strong April sun and record cold temps. Might be a bit like that in MN and northern WI by Monday, move those drifts now before they freeze solid. I suspect the snowfall amounts are overdone for u.p. MI, 6 to 12 inches might be all you see, storm is going to weaken that far north tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillsdaleMIWeather Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Just lost all power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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