Indystorm Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Saturating the column here in Griffith....Won't be long now and looking like the significant snow will achieve for once in this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSNOW Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 KLOT staying with 5-9 here while Milwaukee bumped up their southeast zones to 7-10. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 9 minutes ago, Hoosier said: I'd be a little surprised if there aren't at least isolated 10"+ amounts in the LOT cwa. Favored areas would be near the lake and around/south of I-80. Im liking downtown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 998 surface low over se KS with mid level lapse rates of 7 on up from IA westward moving east. Wonder if we can get some t snow if convection occurs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natester Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Went outside to bring in a couple packages and there's already a nice thin glaze on everything from the freezing drizzle. However, once the rain starts when it gets here it's going to run off as temps are already in the lower 30s. Multiple personal weather stations in Cedar Rapids reporting temp at 31F. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Good burst of snow already in southern Joliet area via twitter video 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radtechwxman Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 33 degrees and pouring rain. Just wonderful. Love it. Man if temps were colder to start this would have been a big ice storm. Models still seem to think a changeover here around 03z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, Thundersnow12 said: Good burst of snow already in southern Joliet area via twitter video Nice initial band of precip on radar from Joliet se to Rensselaer area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormfanaticInd Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 On the way! Hopefully we can get some good snow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormfanaticInd Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, StormfanaticInd said: On the way! Hopefully we can get some good snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 klot cwa seems to be saturating p quick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Nice tip from Ryan at KIND in the near term... .NEAR TERM /Rest of This Afternoon and Tonight/... Issued at 332 PM EST Sat Jan 30 2021 Well...it is about go time with our impending winter storm as an area of precipitation largely in the form of rain approaches steadily from the southwest this afternoon. 20Z temperatures are largely in the mid and upper 30s over the forecast area currently. Moving into the nowcast phase at this point with the onset of heavy snow now just a few hours out and expected to impact the northeast half of the area from late afternoon/early evening into the overnight. For those that might be alarmed at the fact that the bulk of the precipitation approaching is in the form of light rain...do not be. This was and has been expected. Some patience is going to be required to let the atmosphere do what it needs to in order for snow to commence by early evening at most. First off...a cold dry airmass remains over the region and some time will be needed to fully saturate the column. That will take place over the next few hours courtesy of increasing moisture advection into the region as a low level jet strengthens. This feature will work in tandem with increasing isentropic lift as well. The kicker though to help introduce the snow will be the evaporative cooling processes which will serve to cool the lower levels as moistening takes place. With wet bulb temps remaining in the lower 30s...should see surface temps fall back close to freezing and allow a quick changeover to snow by 22-23Z for much of the northeast half of the forecast area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 As an aside there was a confirmed tornado already today just sw of Coffeeville KS with tornado warnings being posted for that area as this storm intensifies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 34 minutes ago, Hoosier said: I'd be a little surprised if there aren't at least isolated 10"+ amounts in the LOT cwa. Favored areas would be near the lake and around/south of I-80. New LOT AFD slashes totals to 2-5” here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malacka11 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Rain in Aurora, waiting for a speedy changeover, not minding the quick carwash though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortex Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Down to 32 but mostly rain now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snownado Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 I would love to see 6" but I am going with 4" here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Straight snow here right now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castaway Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Malacka11 said: Rain in Aurora, waiting for a speedy changeover, not minding the quick carwash though Flakes in Oak Brook currently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, Chicago WX said: New LOT AFD slashes totals to 2-5” here. I don't think it meant you when it said "the south" in the afd. Probably more like southwest areas like toward Pontiac would be my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 SN. Poor dendrite quality but that should change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Pretty clear where the transition line is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Cold rain and 32 here. Have had off and on heavy drizzle the past few hours. Was quite a bit of blowing/drifting snow out in the open earlier before the drizzle capped it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Snow is blowing nicely considering the temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 yeah winds are good, jeb walks lakeside gonna rip later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zinski1990 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Just started snowing about 10 minutes ago here. Actual snow no rain which is interesting 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Mixed precip has commenced here. Locked and loaded for 10". 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Now I can finally see some snowflakes outside my west window here in Griffith. Let the games begin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 1 hour ago, michsnowfreak said: This is definitely not spread the wealth from Detroit to Toronto corridor lol. Of course when that usually happens Chicago misses out. Indiana and Ohio are definitely more due for a 6"+ storm than anywhere north of I 80, but a true spread the wealth storm that would envelop all or most of this sub is extremely rare. I agree. Storm is legit for Illinois and Indiana and point east including Philly, NYC and D.C. Congrats to the Chicago crew. Although, potential is there for upwards of 2-4" for parts of SEMI with this storm but it'll likely be localized. Next weekends storm is worth our attention as of now. We need a true Detroit to Toronto special like old times. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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