janetjanet998 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 910 AM CST TUE FEB 16 2021 UPDATE (ISSUED 910 AM CST TUE FEB 16 2021) MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECAST TO ACCOUNT FOR A BIT MORE SNOWFALL WITH LAKE BAND PERSISTING. THE HRRR IS TRYING TO MOVE IT OFFSHORE PRETTY QUICK HERE THIS MORNING BUT RADAR TRENDS ARE SUPPORTING MORE PERSISTENCE THAN PROGRESSION AT THIS POINT. SPC MESO PAGE SHOWS THE IMPRESSIVE CONVERGENCE AND THERMODYNAMICS AT PLAY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BAND. WILL LEAVE END TIMES TO HEADLINES AS IS FOR NOW AND PONDER ANY SORT OF EXTENSION BASED ON TRENDS AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES. COLLAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 5 hours ago, A-L-E-K said: Great documentation of the storm, Alek. Would you mind if I added some of your photos to my winter storms photos site. Just let me know, as your email box was full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frog Town Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Officially 12.4" in Toledo. Pretty Epic. Peak came between 12-1:30am when I measured 2" . Really looked like a Blizzard for about 2 hours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said: Great documentation of the storm, Alek. Would you mind if I added some of your photos to my winter storms photos site. Just let me know, as your email box was full. of course 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sojitodd Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 5 hours ago, A-L-E-K said: Okay this is when I would be paying some kids to dig my car out. Great shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 11 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said: of course Many thanks. It was a remarkable storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 56 minutes ago, 500 mbvort said: Meh wouldn’t trust the YYZ report as they always underestimate. Looks loke more snow rolling in that can maybe push totals to 6”? That was the old days with the nipher gauge. They switched to a snow saber about 5 years or so and they've been fine since (Dare I say maybe even a bit generous with their measurements at times?). I'm about 10 minutes from the airport and that report is not crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANNOTDIVIDEBY0 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 We ran out of places to put the snow from the alleyway so we've resorted to dumping it in the backyard. Neighbor measured 18 inches in West Ridge. Some light snow just started here too again. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geddyweather Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 9.5” event total for here north of Lima. Total depth including previous snow pack would be 14-15”. Most snow we’ve had in years. Several drifts reaching waist-high depths. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary67 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 1 hour ago, McHenrySnow said: 2.25" in McHenry. Rockford got more. smdh. Received 2.75" here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiño Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Still snowing in Racine! I have no way to accurately measure this stuff now but I think it’s safe to say it’s over a foot of fresh stuff and still coming down (1-3 more in per the AFD). I really never thought I’d be getting higher snow totals here than most of cook county. What an absolute dump fest. This turned out to be one of my all time favorite snowfalls. What a delightful surprise. I’ll grab a few pictures in a bit. I am officially satisfied with winter. Bring on the nadoes! Guess I won’t be grilling on my deck today. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHenrySnow Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, Cary67 said: Received 2.75" here. Looks like our forecasts weren't so bad, eh? I mean, I wanted so badly to be wrong, but this has clearly not been our winter (relative to those around us). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE, IL 931 AM CST TUE FEB 16 2021 UPDATE 926 AM CST WHILE OUR MAIN SYSTEM SNOW HAS ENDED, LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES BOTH ACROSS NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THIS MORNING. AREAS FROM MILWAUKEE SOUTH TO WAUKEGAN HAVE BEEN REPORTING VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS UNDER ONE MILE. THE LOW LEVEL FLOW IS ONSHORE BOTH IN NORTHEAST IL AND NORTHWEST IN THIS MORNING, BUT AS THE DAY CONTINUES THE FOCUS SHOULD REALLY BE IN NORTHWEST IN. RADAR DEPICTIONS SUGGEST THAT IT SHOULD BE MOSTLY FLURRIES ACROSS NORTHEAST ILLINOIS. CONVERGENCE IS WEAKER TODAY BUT THERE ARE SOME LOOSELY ORGANIZED BANDS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHWEST INDIANA THROUGH MOST OF THE TODAY. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE AT IN SPOTS. KMD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary67 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Just now, McHenrySnow said: Looks like our forecasts weren't so bad, eh? I mean, I wanted so badly to be wrong, but this has clearly not been our winter (relative to those around us). Had some hope from the HRRR and RAP that eastern McHenry Co might fare better in the 5-6" range but sometimes just doesn't go your way. Lake component factored in huge for Cook Co. as better synoptic snows fell further south and east. Hard to say it hasn't been our winter when looking at snow over my mailbox that's been on the ground since late December. It's been a really good run just not quite as epic as our friends in the city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnwx85 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Going to guess we got about 8 inches here. Total snow depth is 14”. Most I’ve seen on the ground at once in years. Northern Indiana finally delivered some childhood memories. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHenrySnow Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Just now, Cary67 said: Had some hope from the HRRR and RAP that eastern McHenry Co might fare better in the 5-6" range but sometimes just doesn't go your way. Lake component factored in huge for Cook Co. as better synoptic snows fell further south and east. Hard to say it hasn't been our winter when looking at snow over my mailbox that's been on the ground since late December. It's been a really good run just not quite as epic as our friends in the city As I said, relative to those around us. Everything is relative. And yeah, having not yet hit 30", I'm going to stick with not our winter. The fact Rockford managed to sneak out more is the real kicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary67 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 1 minute ago, McHenrySnow said: As I said, relative to those around us. Everything is relative. And yeah, having not yet hit 30", I'm going to stick with not our winter. The fact Rockford managed to sneak out more is the real kicker. You haven't hit 30"? Hmm.. I have myself at 34" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHenrySnow Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Just now, Cary67 said: You haven't hit 30"? Hmm.. I have myself at 34" Yeah, you did better on almost every snow except one, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
featherwx Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 What it looked like around 4am when I got up to use the bathroom. It's been fun watching that SUV slowly turn into a "snowmobile" over the last couple of weeks. 15 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500 mbvort Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 43 minutes ago, snowstormcanuck said: That was the old days with the nipher gauge. They switched to a snow saber about 5 years or so and they've been fine since (Dare I say maybe even a bit generous with their measurements at times?). I'm about 10 minutes from the airport and that report is not crazy. Didn’t know that actually thanks for letting me know. Wonder if we get more snow late this week than this system. Looks like lake effect potential is good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary67 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 14 minutes ago, featherwx said: What it looked like around 4am when I got up to use the bathroom. It's been fun watching that SUV slowly turn into a "snowmobile" over the last couple of weeks. Remarkable. Could I share your photo on a different weather site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
featherwx Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 8 minutes ago, Cary67 said: Remarkable. Could I share your photo on a different weather site? Sure thing! What's the site, just out of curiosity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSNOW Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Ended up with about 6-7 here from Sunday night and yesterday just never got into the good snows like cook county did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHenrySnow Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 1 minute ago, featherwx said: Sure thing! What's the site, just out of curiosity? pornhub 1 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrigleywx Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Great storm and lake effect event. Thanks to all you posters who kept us informed and entertained. Much love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 10” on the nose, and the biggest snowfall here since 3/25/13. This storm was so fun, let’s do it again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary67 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 24 minutes ago, featherwx said: Sure thing! What's the site, just out of curiosity? Wx disco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartier God Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 really solid event in east lansing, easily the biggest snowstorm ive seen since ghd 2. about 14.5 inches of snow on the ground, id say around 9 of that is from last night. went on a walk and saw snow drifts up to at least 2.5 feet. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 Been outside much of the morning cleaning up and just taking it all in. What can I say. I feel like a kid on Christmas morning. Just an incredible sight to see so much snow on the ground. Took some depth measurements and averaged out right around 24". It is sort of hard to believe that I am here and not somewhere else like a snowbelt. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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