mimillman Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Just now, Natester said: You know, it would only be fitting if this dry air pocket stuck in place for the whole storm and CR doesn't even crack an inch. I know that won't happen but still. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwxguy Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 That was a while ago- east lincoln. (Picture is Lowest measurement, 14" was common) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Looking through guidance, all of them had CR under an inch through 00z with most of the meaningful precip falling overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I should at least double my confidence with this storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 39 minutes ago, cyclone77 said: Heavy snow falling atm. What is the consistency of the snow like there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malacka11 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Snowfall here (I know I'm not Cyclone but I'm excited to see flakes this size) is picking up over time, as is accumulation efficiency. Everything was wet so it took a second of course. Right now It's moderate/borderline heavy with consistent cotton balls for the last half hour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Snowing at a decent clip in those brief bands but in between a combo of pixie dust , light sleet and freezing drizzle first band enough to whiten car windshields and parts of the parking lot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, Hoosier said: What is the consistency of the snow like there? Small flakes now that we're back to light snow, but under the enhanced band that came through flake size was quite nice. Snow rates outside the enhanced bands are pretty poor. This is gonna be a long duration thing, so it's gonna take all night to build up amounts to what we expect/hope. Haven't measured, but looks like a good half inch to inch so far but there's lots of blowing making it hard to tell by glancing out the window. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSNOW Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 21z RAP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 23 minutes ago, Natester said: You know, it would only be fitting if this dry air pocket stuck in place for the whole storm and CR doesn't even crack an inch. I know that won't happen but still. HRRR and RAP both give you guys another 0.5" of precip through tomorrow, which should be a good 6-7" easily. Cedar Rapids will not be denied this winter, we all know that lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 +SN here currently. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natester Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Snow is about to resume here as mass of heavy snow is approaching from the SW. I need to stop being so pessimistic when snowstorms don't pan out here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Was just outside. Rates are picking up but dendrite quality is poor. Sidewalks are covered but roads are going to need some larger flakes/better rates to accumulate. Better returns about to move in, should be nice overnight, may be worth a midnight jebwalk. Very windy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Just now, Natester said: Snow is about to resume here as mass of heavy snow is approaching from the SW. I need to stop being so pessimistic when snowstorms don't pan out here. Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 22 minutes ago, janetjanet998 said: Snowing at a decent clip in those brief bands but in between a combo of pixie dust , light sleet and freezing drizzle first band enough to whiten car windshields and parts of the parking lot Moved about 3 miles more north to the north side of the city ..more snow up this way then where I was a bit ago maybe 1/2 inch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 10 minutes ago, cyclone77 said: HRRR and RAP both give you guys another 0.5" of precip through tomorrow, which should be a good 6-7" easily. Cedar Rapids will not be denied this winter, we all know that lol. Have you tried abandoning logic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanDe680 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, Natester said: Snow is about to resume here as mass of heavy snow is approaching from the SW. I need to stop being so pessimistic when snowstorms don't pan out here. Everyone on here gets caught up with that. People deny it, but reality sucks sometimes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, mimillman said: Have you tried abandoning logic? As often as I can get away with Back to heavy snow with another enhanced band overhead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Dryairpalooza. So much for this thing starting with a bang. DSM looks good though. Weird storm, but somehow fitting for this winter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Ripping +sn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHenrySnow Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 1 minute ago, tuanis said: Dryairpalooza. So much for this thing starting with a bang. DSM looks good though. Weird storm, but somehow fitting for this winter. Yeah, the flurries earlier were a cruel trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radtechwxman Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 43 minutes ago, janetjanet998 said: Snowing at a decent clip in those brief bands but in between a combo of pixie dust , light sleet and freezing drizzle first band enough to whiten car windshields and parts of the parking lot No idea why the news is still saying 1-3in here. We will be lucky to hit an inch. Going to get dry slotted for 2nd time today. Lol. And the dude complaining in CR can shove it. You been spoiled all season. Nearing end of January and haven't even surpassed winter storm warning criteria for season total. Lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 surprised at the consistency of the snow as it is blowing quite easily for what was supposed to be such a wet snow. Nice winter evening with the whipping wind and snow btw. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Just now, Baum said: surprised at the consistency of the snow as it is blowing quite easily for what was supposed to be such a wet snow. Nice winter evening with the whipping wind and snow btw. Yeah. Roads are a nightmare already 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary67 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Just now, SchaumburgStormer said: Yeah. Roads are a nightmare already Not much here yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Snowflakes are surprisingly large considering how gusty the winds are. No granulation at all unless the flakes started out giant cottonballs aloft lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Roads here unscathed, sidewalks gone, dendrites poor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Just now, mimillman said: Roads here unscathed, sidewalks gone, dendrites poor Problem we had was the wind was drifting them before the snow even started. So then it only got worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Just now, SchaumburgStormer said: Problem we had was the wind was drifting them before the snow even started. So then it only got worse Ah you see, any resident snow cover at all ever would do that to ya...something we lack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 This banding does give hope for the rest of the night. If one finds themselves sitting under one of these bands, the reports of solid dendrites means you can really stack. Get the lake involved an all bets are off. Let's get these ingredients to come together. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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