Thundersnow12 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 13 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said: . Wasn’t McHenry only supposed to get like 1-2”? Eek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuerHaus Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 There may not be snow on the ground but there’s just enough icy pellets that kids & parents are sledding / boarding down the gradual slope of my dead end street. Very fun to watch/ listen to them enjoy it. That’s making lemonade out of lemons! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillsdaleMIWeather Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Just started snowing here, decent clip for what radar shows, really fun stuff is a few hours away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Man Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Great shot of the LES band coming back south. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 looks like a western (north) shift starting in the LES band off shore again so it may snake back north again here soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Just now, janetjanet998 said: looks like a western (north) shift starting in the LES band off shore again so it may snake back north again here soon Perfect 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuerHaus Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Watching buildings disappear on the Field Museum Cam https://www.earthcam.com/usa/illinois/chicago/field/?cam=fieldmuseum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 4 inches here in IND and some pretty significant blowing and drifting, for the fairly dense/urban part I'm in. An hour to clear the sidewalk and driveway, and had near an inch covering where I started by the time I finished. Some nice weenie bands forming now down by EVV which should be fun later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherMonger Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Not sure what was wind blown vs what has fallen but truck had about 2" on it since 11am. Leave work in 8 minutes, only have a normally 17 minute drive. Have a feeling it's going to be a tad longer tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 Has a blizzard look outside even though it's not officially meeting criteria. Maybe the preexisting snow is making things worse but I cannot believe all of the blowing snow... definitely more intense than I thought it would be. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnwx85 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Just a quick update for everyone: It's snowing. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHenrySnow Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 19 minutes ago, Thundersnow12 said: Wasn’t McHenry only supposed to get like 1-2”? Eek I would not count my chickens before they hatched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 I would not count my chickens before they hatched. Confident in saying it'll snow more than 1-2" there. Your area should be good for at least the range in the WWA. Consider it a win vs forecasts from a lot of the models a few days ago. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortex Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 51 minutes ago, Chicago WX said: Dumping snow. Getting that foggy look. Similar look to 99, in terms of visibility and flake size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snownado Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Very close to 4". Nearly 1" in the last 30 min. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormfanaticInd Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Near whiteout conditions here in Indy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHenrySnow Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, RCNYILWX said: Confident in saying it'll snow more than 1-2" there. Your area should be good for at least the range in the WWA. Consider it a win vs forecasts from a lot of the models a few days ago. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk I will consider it a win if and when it happens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Quick report from the stix, it's been getting real the last 2 hours. The wind is a lot stronger than forecast, seeing 20KT sustained gusts to 30KT out here. The onset was a couple hours early with that little 700mb perturbation spinning up. Snow wasn;t that heavy when that initial band started moving through around 2 but the wind really started the blow fest and keeping flake size in check. Rates really picked up around 3:30. Visibilities got down to 1/4 mile to nearly 0 at times. I'm guessing another 2 to 3 since 3pm, impossible to measure out here. There's plenty of 3 foot drifts to choose from lol. It was starting to get pretty bad in town about an hour ago, even some decent drifting starting there. Highways are covered slick and shaky, the secondary roads are between being fun and scary. If we can avoid any surprise dry slots (theyre always lurking lol) the brunts do to start here through the next 3-5 hours we could approach 10, maybe even a foot. It's still ripping out there and again, that damn wind. Heading back out one more time, don't think it'll be safe in an hour or two. Quick pic from around an hour ago or so. I'm in weenie wonderland lmao 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathernerd Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Hoping that huge dry slot stays s/e of Indy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 The main wave has begun! 2" this morning,.so pumped for tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Ripping pretty nicely here with a temp right at zero. Flakes are fine, but it's pouring down nicely. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo6899 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 1 minute ago, michsnowfreak said: The main wave has begun! 2" this morning,.so pumped for tonight. Eastsidaz gonna ride to over a foot. Enjoy. I look forward to your picz and vidz. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 I have to admit the wind is increasing more than I expected for this system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Midway is that band for now before it snakes back north KMDW 152223Z 03011G21KT 1/4SM R31C/1600V3500FT +SN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 10 minutes ago, vortex said: Similar look to 99, in terms of visibility and flake size. Yeah, It's not parachutes, but it's not pixie dust either. Alas, it's accumulating very efficiently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSNOW Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 21z RAP still bringing the goods with an additional 14 inches for eastern lake and northern cook county Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 20 or bust 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, Chicago WX said: Yeah, It's not parachutes, but it's not pixie dust either. Alas, it's accumulating very efficiently. Stuff near Danville, IL looks nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowcaine Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 3 hours ago, snowstormcanuck said: I'll take the under...it'll be close though. I would think 30 cm is more likely on ground by Friday, especially factoring in sublimation and compaction between events. 60 cm would be heavenly but I would be surprised. My guess is 20 cm of snow from today's event, 10 cm on Friday. Maybe I'm pessimistic, but we've been screwed by overblown Kuchera rates before (even if we're in prime dendrite growth zone thermally, seen far too many rod events when I was hoping for dendrites). And the Thursday night system looks like a classic coastal capture - we'll see how far west the snow shield penetrates, but again wouldn't be surprised to see less-than-ideal snow ratios, especially with such dry air on the doorstep to eat away at that moisture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathernerd Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 5 minutes ago, Indystorm said: I have to admit the wind is increasing more than I expected for this system. Nearly whiteout conditions here on the west side of Indy. Just clocked a gust at 28mph. Steady out of the n/e at 22 currently. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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