CoalCityWxMan Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Has been snowing for 20 minutes in DKB and (well salted) roads are already snow covered. Even though amounts will be in the 1-3” range in the area it could be an awful evening commute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 42 minutes ago, CoalCityWxMan said: Has been snowing for 20 minutes in DKB and (well salted) roads are already snow covered. Even though amounts will be in the 1-3” range in the area it could be an awful evening commute. Roads went to shit quickly. Even the dusting on them is really making things slick. Drove back from Geneva, and ran into the snow. You would have thought it was the first snow of the season the way people were spinning out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoalCityWxMan Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 minute ago, SchaumburgStormer said: Roads went to shit quickly. Even the dusting on them is really making things slick. Drove back from Geneva, and ran into the snow. You would have thought it was the first snow of the season the way people were spinning out Just talked to a friend about this actually, people expect the salt to be working like it should be, a lot of people don’t get that salt is basically useless when it’s this cold. So they think a little snow = no problem when in reality little snows like this can be the worst for driving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 2 hours ago, CoalCityWxMan said: Snowing at -2 in DKB. Not sure I’ve seen that before The February 6, 2007 clipper had mod/hvy snow in similar temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoalCityWxMan Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 23 minutes ago, Hoosier said: The February 6, 2007 clipper had mod/hvy snow in similar temps. I was only 9 at the time so makes sense I don’t remember that lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Coming down hot and heavy here right now. 18z NAM says we get nothing. What a POS model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveNay Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 11 minutes ago, CoalCityWxMan said: I was only 9 at the time so makes sense I don’t remember that lol FML I'm getting old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 3 minutes ago, Chicago WX said: Coming down hot and heavy here right now. 18z NAM says we get nothing. What a POS model. DAB++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 almost SN+ here on the north side of PIA..big flakes......about 3/4inch down..roads snowpacked and a mess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoalCityWxMan Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Not looking good, especially only for 4 o’clock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LansingWeather Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 13 minutes ago, DaveNay said: FML I'm getting old. For real, I was 17 at the time lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 hour ago, CoalCityWxMan said: I was only 9 at the time so makes sense I don’t remember that lol Way to make everyone feel old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homedis Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I was only 9 at the time so makes sense I don’t remember that lolI was 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Have had a steady light snow here for the past couple of hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Picked up about an inch. Had some nice flakes size initially, then it transitioned into more a pixie dust for the majority of the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 Yeah been pretty sugary here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Hoosier said: DAB++ Indeed. Still coming down at a good clip here. Flake size is pretty good. Looks really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Hoosier said: The February 6, 2007 clipper had mod/hvy snow in similar temps. 1 hour ago, CoalCityWxMan said: I was only 9 at the time so makes sense I don’t remember that lol Jeez. I thought I was a young pup in here. I had just turned 18 in 2007. A week after this clipper, the great valentines day blizzard struck, I was a senior in high school and we canceled for 4 days in a row. We obviously didn’t have to make up any of that time. I need to upload pics from my camera of that storm. We lived in rural Champaign at the time, and had winds gusting around 45mph with 12-16” of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoalCityWxMan Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Just now, Chambana said: Jeez. I thought I was a young pup in here. I had just turned 18 in 2007. A week after this clipper, the great valentines day blizzard struck, I was a senior in high school and we canceled for 4 days in a row. We obviously didn’t have to make up any of that time. I need to upload pics from my camera of that storm. We lived in rural Champaign at the time, and had winds gusting around 45mph with 12-16” of snow. Funny you mention that, I DO vaguely remember the Valentine’s Day storm as a kid. At the time I remember the snow seemed higher than me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksey Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 51 minutes ago, cyclone77 said: Picked up about an inch. Had some nice flakes size initially, then it transitioned into more a pixie dust for the majority of the event. Been a snowy week here! Picked up over 5” since yesterday afternoon and another 3.6” on Tuesday. Monday’s is gonna be the saver! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 0.7" at ORD and here with todays clipper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 I picked up a half inch today. The ratio was 50 to 1... real dandelion fluff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Had 1.0" here from today. 26.4" on the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 2 hours ago, homedis said: I was 8 I was 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Chambana said: Jeez. I thought I was a young pup in here. I had just turned 18 in 2007. A week after this clipper, the great valentines day blizzard struck, I was a senior in high school and we canceled for 4 days in a row. We obviously didn’t have to make up any of that time. I need to upload pics from my camera of that storm. We lived in rural Champaign at the time, and had winds gusting around 45mph with 12-16” of snow. Wow, I was 26 years old. I joined Eastern US WX later that year. Have been part of this community since 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 2 hours ago, homedis said: I was 8 I was 7. Beat that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Just now, Ottawa Blizzard said: Wow, I was 26 years old. I joined Eastern US WX later that year. Have been part of this community since 2007. Really puts into perspective how some people might simply not remember events that are mentioned here. For example, when I say that this upcoming cold snap reminds me of the winter of 1994, many on this board were toddlers...or not even born when that happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 3 hours ago, CoalCityWxMan said: I was only 9 at the time so makes sense I don’t remember that lol I was 49 at the time and I don't remember that, not because I was too young, but because I'm too old. They say the memory is the first thing to go. (j/k, I really do remember that). Meanwhile, back to the train, I hope to get an inch out of this to go with the half inch I got behind the front last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Stebo said: Way to make everyone feel old I like to think of myself as a seasoned observer since I remember Chicago's 1967 blizzard living in NW IN at the time and a high school student. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 1.0” here on the clipper. And since we are throwing it out there, I just celebrated my 32nd anniversary of the great womb escape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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