Nov. 25th-26th Midwest Snowstorm Potential

[cyclone77]

This final band has a nice snow globe effect to it.  Flakes are a lot drier than the dense/wet/granulated type flakes we saw for much of the event.  Visibility and snowfall rates not nearly as intense as the stuff from earlier, but it still has a nice look to it.  Definitely over a foot now, will take final measurements in the next half hour or so when it ends.

[SchaumburgStormer]

RFD 11 inches on .97 per storm report. 11-12:1.

[SchaumburgStormer]

3 minutes ago, cyclone77 said:

This final band has a nice snow globe effect to it.  Flakes are a lot drier than the dense/wet/granulated type flakes we saw for much of the event.  Visibility and snowfall rates not nearly as intense as the stuff from earlier, but it still has a nice look to it.  Definitely over a foot now, will take final measurements in the next half hour or so when it ends.

Last gasp weenie band. 

[Malacka11]

Looking outside, you can still see the outline of the sidewalk and all. We have at least four inches of snow on the ground, but I swear way more than that must have fallen already. Need to look around tomorrow, but I imagine it's drifting about quite a bit. 

[CoalCityWxMan]

This band really ripping now. 

[SchaumburgStormer]

Not sure if LOT radar went down or if RadarScope is not getting L2 anymore. 

[cyclone77]

The infamous extreme northwest edge cutoff is almost here.  Gonna be sad to see this system go!  Trying to cherish every last flake of this beast lol.  

[Kaner88]

Lowest visibility of the night, finally some real blizzard conditions

[SchaumburgStormer]

1 minute ago, cyclone77 said:

The infamous extreme northwest edge cutoff is almost here.  Gonna be sad to see this system go!  Trying to cherish every last flake of this beast lol.  

I should be asleep, but am doing the same. Will see a pop up of nice returns on radar, so the I get out of bed to go check conditions.

 

As the system starts to pull away, will be interesting to see if any of the late bands get some lake enhancement 

[Hoosier]

I think it's all snow now and temp has bumped down to 35.

As far as what happened in Chicago near the lake, you knew going in that amounts were going to suffer there... it was just a question to what extent.  Really when you think about it, it shouldn't be that surprising. Consider that 925 mb temps for much of this evening have been progged to be just a little below 0C.  You can get away with that farther inland but it's really hard to cool the low levels sufficiently near the lake with that kind of airmass at this time of year, especially when the onshore flow is so strong.  The good news is that CAA is kicking in so we'll see if a mini rally can take place.

[Hoosier]

Wow, sheets of snow and down to 34.  Pretty intense... wish I could stay up longer.  

[cyclone77]

Final total here is 12.8".  Think there's a chance there may have been a bit more, as there's gotta be some compaction taking place with that much snow.  I'd say about 8-9" of that fell in the 4hr period between 5 and 9pm.  I'll post the whole storm time lapse sometime tomorrow.  I'm hoping I caught a few of the lightning flashes this eve.

[cyclone77]

Official total at DVN is 11.9", and at MLI 13.3".  My 12-14" for here/QC was not too shabby if I do say so myself.  

[donsutherland1]

The 11.7” total at Rockford makes the current snowstorm that city’s biggest November snowstorm on record.

[Kaner88]

Heading to bed in the midst of the closest thing to a blizzard I’ve experienced since GHD 2011, albeit with a lower intensity of snow. Accumulations don’t look like they’ll make the 8-12” cut but it’s still been a heck of an early season system, a win by any means.

[Hoosier]

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
141 AM CST MON NOV 26 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0130 AM     COASTAL FLOOD    1 N NAVY PIER           41.90N 87.62W
11/26/2018                   LMZ741             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BIKE PATH AT CHICAGO LAKE FRONT IS FLOODED
            WITH SEVERAL FEET OF WATER.

[Harry Perry]

Heavy rain changed over to heavy snow about an hour ago. Winds are picking up. Already have an inch. Visibility less than a mile. 

[Radtechwxman]

This deformation band fell apart relatively quickly. Sooner than I expected. Think I may be on the lower end of my snow totals but still a nice storm. Had periods of blizzard conditions and insane snowfall rates

[Chicago Storm]

Lost power for a very short time during the midnight hour, and have lost it a second time running on 30min now.

Was up to 5.1” as of midnight, but have added a decent amount since with heavier snows returning. Still looks like a run on 12” is in the cards.

After decent winds during the evening and then a lull, winds have increased again since midnight. Numerous tree branches/limbs are down across the area, ranging in size. Came across one on a car earlier, and a neighbor has a large one down on their house and patio.

ORD gusted to 51MPH about 30min ago and had 3.3” of snow as of midnight.


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[Chicago Storm]

Not sure if LOT radar went down or if RadarScope is not getting L2 anymore. 

LOT lost power and is on generator backup.


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[Chicago Storm]

3.3" so far at O'Hare.

A run into the 6-9” range still looks possible. Especially with colder air filtering in and better snows moving in again.


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[mimillman]

Rain still mixing in with snow here. Ground still completely bare, not even a trace in the city.

[michsnowfreak]

3 hours ago, cyclone77 said:

Final total here is 12.8".  Think there's a chance there may have been a bit more, as there's gotta be some compaction taking place with that much snow.  I'd say about 8-9" of that fell in the 4hr period between 5 and 9pm.  I'll post the whole storm time lapse sometime tomorrow.  I'm hoping I caught a few of the lightning flashes this eve.

Happy for you, you deserve it! And very jealous too. Is this your biggest snowstorm since 2011? I know you went quite a few years without any meaningful snowstorms now isn't this your 2nd one in 2018?

[RCNYILWX]

The 11.7” total at Rockford makes the current snowstorm that city’s biggest November snowstorm on record.

Assuming they cracked 12" for the event, it'll push them into a top 10 snowstorm overall.

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[King James]

Rain still mixing in with snow here. Ground still completely bare, not even a trace in the city.

Nothing in the advisory area either. Bare ground and still mixed precipitation


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[Chicago WX]

17.0" in Oskaloosa, IA is the highest total I can find right now. Impressive.

As for MBY, just an awful storm...one I hope not to repeat anytime soon. A bunch of miserable cold rain...and then after it flipped, we've been stuck in subsidence hell. Got some light snow dancing around in the wind now, but it's nothing more than a mood setter. Regardless, it's been a relatively wintry November...so all is not lost.  

[Harry Perry]

Just measured 3.0” here in Battle Creek. Heavy snow still coming down. Visibility 0. Wind gust to 33mph. Power went out a bit ago. 

 

 

[Chicago WX]

And RFD's storm total of 11.7" at midnight would alone be good for 3rd place for their snowiest November on record. Alas, this storm pushes them up to 15.6" for the month (thru yesterday), which bests the 14.8" of Nov 1947 for 1st place. 

[HillsdaleMIWeather]

Roads are a mess around here, as soon as the changeover happen stuff got bad. All local schools are closed 

[donsutherland1]

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
306 AM CST Mon Nov 26 2018

...WIND REPORTS...

Location                     Speed     Time/Date       Provider
Chicago Crib                 55 MPH    0210 AM 11/26   MARITIME
2 N Shorewood                54 MPH    0514 PM 11/25   CWOP
Waukegan Harbor              53 MPH    0140 AM 11/26   NWS-GLOS
Chicago OHare                52 MPH    0228 AM 11/26   ASOS
1 N Papineau                 52 MPH    0515 PM 11/25   MESOWEST
Wheeling - Chi Exec Airport  51 MPH    0124 AM 11/26   ASOS
Calumet Harbor               49 MPH    0154 AM 11/26   NWLON
Lakeview                     49 MPH    0242 AM 11/26   CWOP
West Chicago - DuPage Arpt   49 MPH    0137 AM 11/26   ASOS
1 NNW Munster                49 MPH    1019 PM 11/25   CWOP
1 SE Lake Bluff              48 MPH    0200 AM 11/26   CWOP
Sugar Grove - Aurora Arpt.   47 MPH    0507 PM 11/25   ASOS
Gary Airport                 47 MPH    0945 PM 11/25   AWOS
Chicago Midway               47 MPH    0236 AM 11/26   ASOS
Waukegan Airport             47 MPH    0121 AM 11/26   ASOS
Rockford Arpt.               46 MPH    0211 AM 11/26   ASOS
Pontiac Airport              45 MPH    0935 PM 11/25   AWOS
Kankakee Airport             44 MPH    1235 AM 11/26   AWOS
2 E Harwood Heights          44 MPH    0910 PM 11/25   MESOWEST
1 SE Winnebago               43 MPH    0204 AM 11/26   CWOP
2 W Geneva                   43 MPH    0125 AM 11/26   MESOWEST
Valparaiso Airport           43 MPH    1110 PM 11/25   ASOS
Lakeview                     42 MPH    1252 AM 11/26   CWOP
2 N Utica                    42 MPH    0901 PM 11/25   CWOP
4 SSW Pontiac                42 MPH    0720 PM 11/25   UPR
Rogers Park                  41 MPH    1235 AM 11/26   URBANET
Glenview                     41 MPH    1215 AM 11/26   URBANET
Lansing Airport              41 MPH    1015 PM 11/25   AWOS
1 ESE Highland Park          41 MPH    0210 AM 11/26   MESOWEST
Peotone                      40 MPH    1111 PM 11/25   CWOP
Sublette                     40 MPH    1032 PM 11/25   CWOP
3 N Poplar Grove             40 MPH    0215 AM 11/26   CWOP
2 ENE Waukegan               40 MPH    1125 PM 11/25   MESOWEST
Peru Airport                 40 MPH    0235 PM 11/25   AWOS

Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.

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