frostfern Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 There are two meso-lows now. Northern one is dissipating while the southern one intensifies. Southern one now has an eye. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjwise Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Finished with about 4" of the fluffiest snow I've ever seen in DeKalb. The ratio on this stuff has to be 25:1 or better. Weirdly enough, it kind of plastered the trees. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherMonger Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 59 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said: Day after Christmas 2009. . Looked at that one and was in the 30-50:1, don't think it is the one I am thinking of. I joined Accuwx in January of 2010 so would have been after that. I know Skilling had a mention of it but can't find it via google. Did find one of his Q&A's where he confirms a different 90+:1 ratio event, but on a smaller level snow wise. It would have had to have been between early 2010 and probably 2015. I remember you specifically mentioning the ratios afterwards and Skilling had a brief blog about it as well, hence my searching for him mentioning it. Wish Jesse would have archived accuwx forums rather than taking them down completely. https://books.google.com/books?id=7pPoBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT12&lpg=PT12&dq=Tom+skilling+high+snow+ratio&source=bl&ots=_Z7jZUOJhN&sig=ACfU3U36yifZgJrkopcYsKbFge1sOicHqg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj7_4zW1dvuAhWDVs0KHUtJBXY4ChDoATAHegQICBAC#v=onepage&q=Tom skilling high snow ratio&f=false 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 That dendrite aggregate stuff has a knack for sticking to things despite being dry. Also piles up perfectly on benches and deck railings, provided the wind isn't too strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE, IL 812 PM CST MON FEB 8 2021 UPDATE 812 PM CST A NARROW BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW CONTINUES RIGHT ACROSS THE CHICAGO METRO EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS BAND OF SNOW HAS BEEN PRODUCING UP TO 1" PER HOUR RATES OF FLUFFY SNOW. THIS BAND SEEMS TO BE DRIVE LARGELY BY AN EAST-WEST ORIENTED ENHANCED BAND OF 700 MB FRONTOGENESIS OCCURRING ALONG THE BAROCLINIC BOUNDARY OVERHEAD. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH SOME IMPRESSIVE LAPSE RATES ABOVE THIS LEVEL (7.7 DEGREES C PER KM PER KDVN 00UTC RAOB) AND SOME UPPER LEVEL JET SUPPORT, HAS SUPPORTED THIS SINGLE MORE INTENSE BAND OF SNOW. HIRES FORECAST GUIDANCE HAS NOT HANDLED THIS AREA OF SNOW WELL AT ALL. HOWEVER, IN THE NEAR TERM (NEXT 2 HOURS), IT APPEARS THIS BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SAG SOUTHWARD, AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO UNDERGO SOME WEAKENING AS IT LOSES THE BETTER UPPER JET SUPPORT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE IN THE AREA THAT THIS BAND IMPACTS, ESPECIALLY INTO THE CITY AND POINTS SOUTHWARD. THIS WILL RESULT IN 2 TO 5 INCH TOTALS ACROSS THE CHICAGO METRO AREA. AT THIS TIME, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PLANS TO EXTEND THE ONGOING ADVISORY PAST 10 PM. HOWEVER, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR TRENDS OVER THE NEXT HOUR TO SEE IF A LOCAL EXTENSION MAY BE JUSTIFIED. KJB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purduewx80 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Up to 4.6" as of 8. Tree branches are just barely starting to sway after being completely still all day. Have seen a few clumps of snow fall off as a result. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSNOW Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Skilling said snow ratio was 48:1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Man, roads are an absolute disaster. This type of cold doesn't help but I didn't see any plows out. At all. Very fluffy stuff. Reminds me of some lake effect events. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 The back western portion of the band seems to be increasing again north of PIA to Morris for some reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radtechwxman Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Just now, janetjanet998 said: The western portion of the band seems to be increasing again north of PIA for some reason Too bad it's staying north of us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Up to 4.6" as of 8. Tree branches are just barely starting to sway after being completely still all day. Have seen a few clumps of snow fall off as a result.About 2.5" here measuring in the front of my house where I had shoveled out Saturday's snow. I'm assuming about 2" is from this evening with the band just north of my area this afternoon. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purduewx80 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 16 minutes ago, RCNYILWX said: About 2.5" here measuring in the front of my house where I had shoveled out Saturday's snow. I'm assuming about 2" is from this evening with the band just north of my area this afternoon. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Nice. This one was a lot easier to measure here than most due to the lack of wind. Everything had melted or fallen off the deck railing prior to today. Great call on the WWA today btw. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIstorm97 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Pure fluff along 696 rn. Currently near 2" with a little more to go. Nice little event that's easy to measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Got a nice burst of Texas flake +SN just before dawn this morning for almost an hour. Enough to completely cover the dogs in about 10 minutes. Rough measurements of 1.5 to 2 around outside this morning for the 24 hour period. Looking like our friends south of I70 in IN are getting some well deserved amounts. Seeing a lot of 2-4 inch reports down there, and it may stick around for more than a couple days. This pattern can stick around for the next 2 weeks as far as I'm concerned. It's been a while since it's looked and felt like winter around here without frozen slop or torturous barren cold being dominant. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Probably about 2.5” here. Snow depths are insane for metro Chicago and the city’s parks are beyond recognizable. What a turnaround of a winter and we’re only going to add over the next two weeks. February 2021 is surely going to rival the likes of Jan 2014 and Feb 2015 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnwx85 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 That last band that pushed through put me at about 2.8” on the day. Highest drift on the snowpack in my little backyard is up to 8”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalfy Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Perfectly situated band over downtown STL. ~28-30dbz. I don't have a way to really gauge the accumulation here but its accumulating quickly. Perhaps nearing 0.8 or so inches? Lovely outside. Temp is 17 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Pure fluff about 2.5”. Snow depth is about 6-7” 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 We were supposed to get 4”. So far we have 8” and it’s still snowing. Overachiever... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Band just won't die. Still going just to my south this morning. Picked up another 1.5" overnight. Event total going back 24 hours is 5.2" IMBY. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 4.0” at ORD and 3.8” at MDW yesterday. . 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIstorm97 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Finished with 2.2” of fluff yesterday. More events like that please 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 They issued this MD overnight here, for snowfall rates of 1-3”/hr, due to mesoscale banding. https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md0066.html snowfall across the area is 5-10 inches, with the official report from KCVG coming in at 9.8” 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Courtney_snow said: I would shovel, then 15 minutes later there would be another 2”. Was nuts I didn’t even bother. Got out the snowblower at 7am and cleared it all at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 This morning here in downtown. 1/2" to 1" here of the fluffy type snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purduewx80 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 22 minutes ago, fyrfyter said: I didn’t even bother. Got out the snowblower at 7am and cleared it all at once. Your neighbors must love you. I grew up near Louisville and don’t recall anyone around there ever having a snowblower. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 minute ago, purduewx80 said: Your neighbors must love you. I grew up near Louisville and don’t recall anyone around there ever having a snowblower. Where near Louisville did you grow up? Most of my Dad's family is from Louisville. Actually, the majority of my neighbors have snowblowers. Only a couple do not, and we clear their driveways since they are older. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purduewx80 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 minute ago, fyrfyter said: Where near Louisville did you grow up? Most of my Dad's family is from Louisville. Actually, the majority of my neighbors have snowblowers. Only a couple do not, and we clear their driveways since they are older. Across the river in Harrison & Floyd Co., IN. My dad has a plow on his tractor and helps out some of the older neighbors too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 minute ago, purduewx80 said: Across the river in Harrison & Floyd Co., IN. My dad has a plow on his tractor and helps out some of the older neighbors too. Got it. Have been there many times. My Dad's Fiancée is from New Albany. I bought a truck many years ago from a guy in Floyds Knobs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Picked up 1.6" of fluffy snow here. 26.2" on the season. Snow depth 5-6". The diamond like sparkle of the snow was incredible in his very hard to capture in a pic. DTW also saw 1.6" and at 25.7" on the season. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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