A-L-E-K Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, mimillman said: Just went outside. Have probably around 2.5" here and it's very cakey stuff. All trees, signs are plastered. No accumulation on the roads overnight. Going to end up very far below my call here in a somewhat frustrating event but at the very least this should stick around for a bit. Maybe we get something from the weekend to layer on top. LE later looks to favor southern Cook and Lake, IN counties. 5.5" looking doable still with some luck but yeah, another clunker of an event Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Just now, Cary67 said: Whe did modeling start showing areas like Madison receiving warning type snows? You still might receive some help from lake. Here expecting maybe 1" additional The GEM and RGEM were pretty consistent that the heaviest axis of synoptic snows would be into NE Iowa and south central Wisconsin. I discounted it but they were pretty accurate. The 3-year 6" snow drought lives on! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Thinking 3 or 4" mby. 4-6 lollies, shockingly, probably going to be to my NW. Oh well, just nice to be shoveling again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 9 minutes ago, mimillman said: The GEM and RGEM were pretty consistent that the heaviest axis of synoptic snows would be into NE Iowa and south central Wisconsin. I discounted it but they were pretty accurate. buries us this weekend, are we gonna ride it to b2b disappointments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Just now, A-L-E-K said: buries us this weekend, are we gonna ride it to b2b disappointments? Always ride the best backyard model...Baum method. I posted my thoughts in that other thread but I think temps aloft will be an issue and it won't amount to much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frog Town Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Just now, A-L-E-K said: buries us this weekend, are we gonna ride it to b2b disappointments? It's like women having kids. After the experience, why do it again. It's a good thing they do though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary67 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said: buries us this weekend, are we gonna ride it to b2b disappointments? Have to. Better than zzzzz..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIstorm97 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said: buries us this weekend, are we gonna ride it to b2b disappointments? hope we get to see 200 model images for this storm too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIstorm97 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 30 minutes ago, Stevo6899 said: Lol, Those were all 18 hr dusters to get 3 inches. Congrats to us. You cant count those as actual snowstorms. Those events prob didnt even have a dry slot. Come on josh. Just for once admit east of the glacier ridge sucks for snowstorms. Enjoy your snow y'all. Send pics to remind josh what a real 6 inch snow looks like. Heck some of them were 24-36hr+ duration storms. Somehow doing okay here for seasonal snowfall but it’s been one turd after another to get to this point. Haven’t had a winter without at least one 6”+ storm since 11-12, gotta break that streak at some point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 starting to spit here again. I'm going to say we get a pleasant surprise over the next 24 hours to make this a win. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 solid now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 These lake enhanced bands are impressive. Eyeballing it, looks like about 5” or 6” out there so far, but I have yet to have my morning coffee or take a measurement. Really blowing around. If this keeps up into the afternoon we could end up near double digits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftfeuchtigkeit Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 42 minutes ago, madwx said: 3.8” at MSN as of 6 AM Just measured 7.3" at my house, average of several measurements. Went for a walk too and side streets have deep snow, minimally passable for regular cars. So it seems about right. I guess the airport hasn't done as well as the SW side, or else their snow all blew away. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Ripping again this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Nada down here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Those lake enhanced firehose bands north of Milwaukee look sweet. They’ll pivot south with time while convergence/lake effect parameters improve. We’ll see what they look like once they make their way down here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago916 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Around 3" near Avondale. Looks like that snow band is just north of me... Barely snowing here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 4.8” this morning with moderate snow falling currently 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purduewx80 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 9 minutes ago, tuanis said: Those lake enhanced firehose bands north of Milwaukee look sweet. They’ll pivot south with time while convergence/lake effect parameters improve. We’ll see what they look like once they make their way down here. Just about everything you see on radar there is from the upper low. The lake bands will become more evident once that moves out this afternoon. Note areas well west of any lake influence are also seeing low vis in light to moderate snow. You can see some of the minor showers now over the southern end of the lake, especially on TMDW and TORD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I think ultimately the low track was too far north to really let Chicago in on the lake enhancement, hence areas down here largely under 3" and don't think we'll get in on much later today either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 northern third of cook into lake doing well now looks like SN at ORD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 1 hour ago, snowstormcanuck said: Thinking 3 or 4" mby. 4-6 lollies, shockingly, probably going to be to my NW. Oh well, just nice to be shoveling again. Radar returns look impressive especially around Kitchener. Most of our snow should fall within 2-3 hours. We could approach 3-6cm/hr rates. It’ll be nice. YYZ's new snowfall average for 1991-2020 will be ~113cm (44.4"). Our previous average was 108.5cm (42.7"). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Stevo6899 said: Lol, Those were all 18 hr dusters to get 3 inches. Congrats to us. You cant count those as actual snowstorms. Those events prob didnt even have a dry slot. Come on josh. Just for once admit east of the glacier ridge sucks for snowstorms. Enjoy your snow y'all. Send pics to remind josh what a real 6 inch snow looks like. I had 3 6+ inch snows last winter (8.8 Nov 11, 7.0 Jan 18, 6.0 Feb 25/26). Ok our 3-4" snows in Dec were dusters but this forecasted 2-3" snow which only amounted to 1" of icy snow was a "storm". . All that aside considering we have very few posters from southern IA or eastern NE, it's been years since I recall a storm that had so much attention in this forum get such underwhelming results. Hopefully the January 31st threat has better luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said: lol This is event total, correct? Going to be too high in Chicago proper 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 1 hour ago, snowstormcanuck said: Oh well, just nice to be shoveling again. Could have used a leaf blower on the last few snowfalls but this morning however was like shovelling quicksand here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Perry Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Our biggest forecasted storm of the season dropped the least amount of snow. 3/4” - models, who needs them? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, mimillman said: This is event total, correct? Going to be too high in Chicago proper 12z hi-res look solid to good for LES in the city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 1 hour ago, MIstorm97 said: Heck some of them were 24-36hr+ duration storms. Somehow doing okay here for seasonal snowfall but it’s been one turd after another to get to this point. Haven’t had a winter without at least one 6”+ storm since 11-12, gotta break that streak at some point Today's inch puts me at 18.2" on the season. I did not have a 6+ storm in 15-16 however it's been quite a run this century. Not having a 6+ snowstorm in a season is not unheard of at all but lately it pretty much is. Lots of time left but we will see what happens. As of now my biggest storm is 4.3". Should that hold which, which I sure as hell hope it doesn't and don't think it will, that would be my smallest "biggest storm" for a season since I began measuring 26 years ago. 19-20: 3 18-19: 1 17-18: 2 16-17: 1 15-16: 0 (biggest 5.0) 14-15: 1 (big dog finally) 13-14: 6 (to have a time machine) 12-13: 1 11-12: 0 10-11: 3 09-10: 2 08-09: 2 07-08: 2 06-07: 1 05-06: 2 04-05: 5 03-04: 0 (biggest 5.8) 02-03: 2 01-02: 2 00-01: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Measuring 5.5” on the driveway that I’m about to clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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