Baum Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 really coming down again. 4' on cold surfaces easy. See LOT issued a WWA just to my west...though we clearly should be in it as well. Any thoughts on when things should wind down? Thought mid- afternoon..but radar still looks bullish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMB WX Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Pound town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 59 minutes ago, Hoosier said: Had a mixy period earlier but it appears to be all snow now and coming down nicely. Temp hanging around 33-34. Noticeable difference, exactly 1 hour later 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 34 minutes ago, Chicago WX said: One of these days maybe the “warm ground/sun angle” crutch will die. Fact of the matter is, snowfall rates trump those factors...like today. Alas, it’ll be the same old thing next season with the early events.. I lament about this every year, so I can assure you it will never die. It's ridiculous, but it will never die. As a matter of fact, as soon as the word February is thrown around people start talking about Sun angle, it's an absolute joke. Heavy snow rates would stick to pavement in July if it happened, will it happen, of course not, but I'm just using that as an example. Sun angle means nothing with heavy rates. Also, we had that cold blast in early March when those were in the single digits and highs were in the low 20s. We had an inch of powder on the ground that did not budge under full sunshine during that cold snap. Everything Sun angle is so overrated. Will fresh snow melt better on a sunny 32ﾟ day in late February than it does on a sunny 32° day in late December? Of course. Will very light snow falling on an early March day with temperatures in the low 30s not accumulate whereas that same scenario in December might have produced 0.1-0.2" of snow over the course of 4 or 5 hours? Absolutely. That is what Sun angle basically does. Everything else is overrated. Sun angle rant over haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 Haven't been out but I'm hearing that the main roads are in terrible shape around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chicago Storm Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 6.2” here at home.Rippin’ right now.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 3.0” at ORD just before 1PM.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said: 3.0” at ORD just before 1PM. . The only calendar day snow left to challenge will be that one from 1961. 3.0" at the Midway co-op observer as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlon62 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Conditions continue deteriorating as day the progresses.Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMB WX Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 That's sexy. good stuff, kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 I was curious what downtown Chicago looks like. Webcams from there show mainly wet roads, certainly a big difference compared to outside the core of the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMADreamer Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Three inches of the heaviest wettest snow I can ever remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 HBO has taken this Game of Thrones “Winter is Coming” marketing wayyy to far. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2Otown_WX Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Ripping here. I'll be moving to Waukesha next week so I guess will miss out on these private lakeside storms except when I'm at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Not bad for 1:24 PM on April 14th: KORD 141824Z 02025G33KT 1/4SM R10L/1400V1600FT +SN FG VV005 00/00 A2961 RMK AO2 PK WND 02035/1810 PRESFR P0002 T00000000 $ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpion Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Absolutely ripping here in MKE, was not expecting this at all. Bike is my only transportation at the moment and the wind blowing over 30 mph and the fat flakes slapping my face makes it pretty tough. Thankfully it's relatively easy to ride through. Roads definitely getting accumulation though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary67 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 6" down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Just drove down from Milwaukee back to Chicago. Roads are terrible as expected. Multiple accidents on 94 and 41 had several inches of snow cover. Very disappointed in LOT’s performance with this event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 Report of 8.3" in Kane county. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 Roads are a slushy mess even though it stopped snowing like an hour ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Rain has been mixing in with the snow for the past hour or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Up to 7.1” here now. Likely will be the final total with intensity fading with time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 Aa someone who was expecting it to stick to pavement/roads, even I'm a bit surprised at the ease to which it accumulated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Back to all snow now, and coming down pretty nicely. Nice enhanced band here on the west edge of things. Temp has dropped back to 35 after hovering around 37-38 for quite awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMB WX Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 4-6" between 4 & 5 on driveway and tickling 6" on the tonneau cover of truck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Congrats on the storm, everyone. The photos are great. I was happy to be able to watch The Masters and not have to be distracted by heavy snow and then have to clean it up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlon62 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Just having a blast. Snow was coming down so heavy the gopro lens was caked.Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 What a freaking storm. Just got done building a snowman with my daughter and measured again. Still snowing lightly with 7.4” total thus far. Expecting a couple more tenths unless we switch to rain. During the thundersnow, I picked up nearly 2” in 20 minutes with snowballs the size of tennis balls pouring down. I will try to get a time lapse from my security cam and upload it later tonight. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciascia Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 The grocery store I work at in Harwood Heights lost power a little after 1:30. After an hour of working to cover up all the cold stuff, I got dismissed at 2:30. First time I’ve ever had that happen. Thanks unique April snowstorm! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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