cutlew Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 18 minutes ago, featherwx said: Woohoo! I was just about to ask my roomies what it looked like at our apartment (Wicker Park). WWA would seem like a good idea at this point even if solely based on impact—I just drove to UIC from the Loop and it was a little dicey. Yeah even I94 getting coated, would estimate about an inch on my car in the last hour I had it parked downtown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago916 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 It has been puking snow up by me in Avondale. A little west of the Wrigleyville area. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 big dendrites in Iowa should be heading this way later this afternoon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary67 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 LES folk making up for those early seasonal mixing issues 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSNOW Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 KLOT Convergence is maximized on the western shores of southern Lake Michigan. The flow will turn solidly onshore into northeast IL which should allow the dominant band to shift northward. We should also maintain broader lake effect clouds/snow through the afternoon as the convergence will likely become a bit weaker. Rates will be high enough to coat roadways. Flurries should extend well inland across DuPage, Cook, and Lake IL counties. Snow across Iowa is still progged to move through the area this evening. Mid level frontal strengthening (700 mb) combined with modest lapse rates above it in the DGZ should support another period of moderate snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 flurries...the run to 50" by 2/15 continues in earnest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHenrySnow Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Away from the lake clouds it has warmed up big time. 18º already, 5º above forecast high. Mid-February sun means business. Excited for tonight. Yes, I'm excited for what will hopefully be at least an inch of fluff tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 1 minute ago, McHenrySnow said: Away from the lake clouds it has warmed up big time. 18º already, 5º above forecast high. Mid-February sun means business. Excited for tonight. Yes, I'm excited for what will hopefully be at least an inch of fluff tonight. returns in IA look nice, should be solid for northern tier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHenrySnow Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 1 minute ago, A-L-E-K said: returns in IA look nice, should be solid for northern tier I hope this one is ours, after missing out on the others. I've been jealous of all the fluff further south piling up this week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said: returns in IA look nice, should be solid for northern tier Along and north of 88 look good for 1-3". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 7 minutes ago, McHenrySnow said: I hope this one is ours, after missing out on the others. I've been jealous of all the fluff further south piling up this week! Thinking MSN to MKE is in a good spot for a few fluffy inches. Should be a decent refresher down here, hoping for a boost from the lake. Would like to see the lake band move overhead and beef up as returns move in this afternoon/evening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Sun coming out now, picked up about an inch this AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purduewx80 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 1.3” as of noon. Flurries now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I wonder if LOT will pull the trigger for an advisory for Cook/lake IL for a combo of lake and system snow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 c'mon down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 55 minutes ago, janetjanet998 said: I wonder if LOT will pull the trigger for an advisory for Cook/lake IL for a combo of lake and system snow? BUT AREAS NORTH OF I-88 COULD SEE 1-2" DEPENDING ON THE DURATION OF THE BETTER FORCING AND HIGHER SNOW RATIO SNOW PRODUCTION. THE ONE UNCERTAINTY WILL BE ANY ADDITIONAL LAKE ENHANCEMENT IN LAKE IL AND COOK IL COUNTIES WHERE ADDITIONAL LAKE/LAND WIND CONVERGENCE MAY REINVIGORATE NEARSHORE TOTALS TOWARD THAT HIGHER PORTION OF THE RANGE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 39 minutes ago, Baum said: BUT AREAS NORTH OF I-88 COULD SEE 1-2" DEPENDING ON THE DURATION OF THE BETTER FORCING AND HIGHER SNOW RATIO SNOW PRODUCTION. THE ONE UNCERTAINTY WILL BE ANY ADDITIONAL LAKE ENHANCEMENT IN LAKE IL AND COOK IL COUNTIES WHERE ADDITIONAL LAKE/LAND WIND CONVERGENCE MAY REINVIGORATE NEARSHORE TOTALS TOWARD THAT HIGHER PORTION OF THE RANGE. Sounds reasonable. Lake band is looking a bit more impressive. Imagine the Winnetka/Wilmette area has picked up an inch or two. Flurries have commenced here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 LES making it well inland now...with seeding helping now as well.There’s also been aircraft seeding showing up in brief enhanced returns.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 snowing fairly heavy here with nice dendrites. Looks like a combo of system and lake snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 0351 PM SNOW EVANSTON 42.05N 87.69W 02/11/2021 M2.0 INCH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER DAILY SNOWFALL TOTAL SO FAR, WITH STEADY SNOW STILL FALLING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 LOT popped off the advisory for Central Cook, Northern Cook, DuPage, and Lake for 2"-4" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, tuanis said: LOT popped off the advisory for Central Cook, Northern Cook, DuPage, and Lake for 2"-4" nice. I think that lake feed is going to be a factor right through the weekend and tuesday's synoptic event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 snowing fairly heavy here with nice dendrites. Looks like a combo of system and lake snow.Think the heavier bursts are enhancement of the LES due to aircraft seeding. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 1 minute ago, RCNYILWX said: Think the heavier bursts are enhancement of the LES due to aircraft seeding. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Can make it out clearly on COD radar. Pretty sweet looking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Roads bad across north side, looks like about 2 generally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Hasn't been anything downtown since this morning. Flurries now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Harder here than anything I saw monday evening. February sun angle no issue. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purduewx80 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 39 minutes ago, Baum said: Harder here than anything I saw monday evening. February sun angle no issue. Likely doing well there due to ORD being to your NE. Constant aircraft effect snow. Don’t think we are seeding this down here yet. Aircraft soundings out of MDW show a deep layer of very dry air above the LES. But, you can see how things perked up on MKX radar once that got some help from above. Best guess on that for IL counties is late eve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I’m mobile and it’s hard to tell but do I see smoke stack plumes from the Gary plants and maybe another plume from something in north central lake county IND? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE, IL 438 PM CST THU FEB 11 2021 UPDATE 436 PM CST RECENTLY SENT OUT A TARGETED WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DUPAGE, CENTRAL AND NORTHERN COOK, AND LAKE (IL) COUNTIES. PERSISTENT DOMINANT LAKE EFFECT BAND CONTINUES TO CHURN, AND WITH THE GRAND RAPIDS RADAR SAMPLING RETURNS TO NEAR 6 KFT ALIGNED FROM NEAR LUDINGTON INTO THE NORTHEAST ILLINOIS SHORE SHOULD ALLOW BURSTS OF MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE, AT LEAST FOR A FEW MORE HOURS BEFORE THINGS SHIFT NORTHWESTWARD WITH TIME. A RECENT SNOW REPORT FROM THE EVANSTON AREA INDICATING RATES WERE POSSIBLY APPROACHING AN INCH PER HOUR ALIGNS WELL WITH RADAR RETURNS AND LIKELY FAIRLY HIGH RATIO SNOW. EXPECTING TRAVEL IMPACTS WITH THIS ACTIVITY SETTING UP SHOP THROUGH THE EVENING RUSH (PLUS A LITTLE WIND: SEEING SOME OCCASIONAL 20-25 MPH GUSTS). WE'LL THEN TURN OUR ATTENTION TO THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WAVE WHICH SHOULD SPREAD ADDITIONAL SNOW ACROSS THE AREA (MAINLY NORTH OF I-80) THIS EVENING. CARLAW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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