Sciascia Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 ORD with 3.1” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n1vek Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 It's been incredible watching the radar over 696 refuse to fill in this morning. Sucker hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterStorm294 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Not a good start here. Pixie dust even under heavier returns. Maybe an inch so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Finished with 3.3" here. Temp rallied big time overnight and vaulted from around 10 at midnight to 32 around 7am. Never did go above freezing though, and back to 19 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radtechwxman Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 The speed of this system was definitely underestimated on models. Then the smaller flake size likely due to strong winds shredding the flakes didn't allow for rapid accumulation. Happy I got snow though! Arctic front on my doorstep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Looks like the front just passed through De Kalb. Temp dropped from 32 to 28 over the past hour. 33 at ORD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Gonna guess that I picked up close to 5". Was around 4" earlier this morning and it was still snowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoboy645 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 It's really coming down right now, easily 1"+ rates. I've probably got 6-7 inches on the ground at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 If there was any doubt about a warm sector surge to several degrees above freezing, well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveNay Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Just cleared the driveway. Nearly impossible to say how much fell (I don't do a board). I'd say 3" max with some 15"-18" drifts. A nice glaze to lock it all down. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 2 hours ago, snowcaine said: Nice lake effect streamer just south of the GTA. Should drift north as winds veer from NE to E at the surface. At least we know the ingredients are there for lake effect. We're rocking in the west end now. 3/4 SM visibility stuff. Nice sized flakes (as would be expected with LES). I'm willing to be pleasantly surprised by this event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 I picked up about 2.7". The liquid total is 0.28 (gauge catch) and 0.35 (core sample). That's about what I was expecting. The wind, as usual, killed the ratio, and the snow band just didn't last long enough to pile up a bigger total. The surface low passed through Iowa City, so we remained in the cold sector and maxed out at 20F. It's nice to get a cold, dry refresher snow just before the extreme cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 48 minutes ago, Hoosier said: Gonna guess that I picked up close to 5". Was around 4" earlier this morning and it was still snowing. 4.5” here. Puked snow here between 6:00 and 8:30 this morning. It was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Had near bliz conditions here in Jackson for a while this morning - great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzardof96 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 30 minutes ago, snowstormcanuck said: We're rocking in the west end now. 3/4 SM visibility stuff. Nice sized flakes (as would be expected with LES). I'm willing to be pleasantly surprised by this event. YYZ reporting visibility <0.5mi at the 1PM update. Nice look on radar with convergence/upslope flow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n1vek Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Pretty impressive flake size here in Royal Oak. Looks like we may be 10 miles from a nice 6"+ storm. Right on the edge. Downtown Detroit is lined up for ~3.5" where as the northern burbs may end up with 8". Its a tough storm to be on the southern extent considering how broad the swath of meaningful snow is north of here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 The speed of this system was definitely underestimated on models. Then the smaller flake size likely due to strong winds shredding the flakes didn't allow for rapid accumulation. Happy I got snow though! Arctic front on my doorstep The low snow ratios didn’t have to do with the wind. The flakes I was getting were not shattered, but more like pellets or grains a majority of the time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Weak sauce. Radar is too broken up. I don't think we'll even see 3 inches total... I don't see warning criteria snow anywhere in Michigan outside of lake enhanced communities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, Jonger said: Weak sauce. Radar is too broken up. I don't think we'll even see 3 inches total... I don't see warning criteria snow anywhere in Michigan outside of lake enhanced communities. A fun few hrs tho and snow on snow for once. My Jan > my Dec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Big fat flakes here in Eastpointe, hard to tell how much we have though because the wind is blowing this and Sundays snow around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 4.2" final total at ORD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Just in the 5 minutes at the gas station we have easily gotten 1/2" some of the hardest snow I have ever seen right now. Vis well under 1/8th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 16 minutes ago, Jonger said: Weak sauce. Radar is too broken up. I don't think we'll even see 3 inches total... I don't see warning criteria snow anywhere in Michigan outside of lake enhanced communities. Yea going to bust pretty bad here too with the synoptic portion, just not enough moisture to work with, have better odds with LES after this system. Might get to 5-6" for my area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 1 minute ago, josh_4184 said: Yea going to bust pretty bad here too with the synoptic portion, just not enough moisture to work with, have better odds with LES after this system. Might get to 5-6" for my area. Probably heading up to Kalkaska on Wednesday... Looks like that area on Mancelona have quite a bit already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterStorm294 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 ~3" so far. Radar doesn't look great but should make a run at 6". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 The heavy band of snow that went through metro Detroit with easily 2" an hour rates. Looks great out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outflow Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Pouring snow right now flake size very respectable as well. There could be some lake enhancement from the east wind of Huron ongoing but regardless so far piling up pretty good. No idea of an accurate measument with the wind but I would say around 5 inches. If the low moves south of my local and we stay in the pivot I could see making a run at 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 10 minutes ago, Jonger said: Probably heading up to Kalkaska on Wednesday... Looks like that area on Mancelona have quite a bit already. I have about 18" OTG at my house right now, may add a few more inches this this clipper this afternoon. LES looks great though the weekend. Only negative is the cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississaugasnow Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Not sure why EC is still calling for 4-6" of snow in Niagara. Most models and other forecasters have dropped the amount down to dusting-2" EC should probably issue snow squall watches for Fort Erie-Niagara Falls, I'm thinking someone in southern Niagara region gets 8-12" from LES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowcaine Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Already at 2" here in midtown Toronto from this lake enhancement. Incredible snow right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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