OrdIowPitMsp Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 These Stevo takes will be fun to revisit in March. 80-1 odds Chicago has 10” more snowfall then Detroit this winter. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Teal lake Negaunee in an ice shanty, 15 degrees with moderate snow. Doesn’t get much better. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpion Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 1 hour ago, weatherbo said: Teal lake Negaunee in an ice shanty, 15 degrees with moderate snow. Doesn’t get much better. Idk how you guys can do that. Must be some seriously solid ice. I tried walking on Devils Lake last January and saw people in the middle and assumed it was safe. Damn ice started cracking and distorting about 300 yards from shore, turned around and tip toed my way back, scariest few minutes I’ve experienced 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Booking the WAD --> CAD transition 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 26 minutes ago, Scorpion said: Idk how you guys can do that. Must be some seriously solid ice. I tried walking on Devils Lake last January and saw people in the middle and assumed it was safe. Damn ice started cracking and distorting about 300 yards from shore, turned around and tip toed my way back, scariest few minutes I’ve experienced Early in the season it's a gamble. I've fallen through ice up to my waist once before so I try to stay in shallow waters until it's thick. Today the ice is 12". Same lake and almost the same spot late last January. Ice was probably 30". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 5 hours ago, weatherbo said: Teal lake Negaunee in an ice shanty, 15 degrees with moderate snow. Doesn’t get much better. What do you usually catch there, I passed by that lake so many times I have always been curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 35 minutes ago, Stebo said: What do you usually catch there, I passed by that lake so many times I have always been curious. Up until 1998 Teal Lake was used as Negaunee’s main source for drinking water and wasn’t allowed to be fished or used recreationally. Now it’s open to non motorized water craft only - to keep pollutants down I assume. It’s a really fun lake to fish because something is always biting, although I’d say smallmouth bass are probably the most prevalent species but there’s plenty of N pike, perch, walleye, and some muskies as well. I notice a lot of people don’t care for bass but I do. It’s third only to perch and walleye as my favorite to eat, which is why I fish there so much especially in the winter even tho it’s a 25 min drive. Mostly tho I just catch and release. A little over 3” fell here at the house today with another inch or two later this evening, temp back down into the low-teens with gusty northwest winds increasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 9 minutes ago, weatherbo said: Up until 1998 Teal Lake was used as Negaunee’s main source for drinking water and wasn’t allowed to be fished or used recreationally. Now it’s open to non motorized water craft only - to keep pollutants down I assume. It’s a really fun lake to fish because something is always biting, although I’d say smallmouth bass are probably the most prevalent species but there’s plenty of N pike, perch, walleye, and some muskies as well. I notice a lot of people don’t care for bass but I do. It’s third only to perch and walleye as my favorite to eat, which is why I fish there so much especially in the winter even tho it’s a 25 min drive. Mostly tho I just catch and release. A little over 3” fell here at the house today with another inch or two later this evening, temp back down into the low-teens with gusty northwest winds increasing. A lake like that with no pollutants the bass are probably fine to eat unless its a huge one. Perch and walleye are fantastic tho. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Just now, Stebo said: A lake like that with no pollutants the bass are probably fine to eat unless its a huge one. Perch and walleye are fantastic tho. Yep and I hardly ever keep the big daddies of any species. They’re most important in keeping the lake healthy and balanced and usually taste like crap compared to the smaller ones anyway. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 21 hours ago, weatherbo said: Cold and windy tonight with light snow showers and 13 degrees. Expecting 4-5" here by Wednesday morning. Nice wintry feel. Ice fishing in full swing. Hey, Bo! What's your snow depth up there right now? I'm guessing less than usual, but still plenty for it to look and feel like winter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 8 hours ago, Chicago Storm said: ya’ll need to find ajdos, for a reunion. . I'd forgotten all about that dude. He was an lol fest. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 1 minute ago, TugHillMatt said: Hey, Bo! What's your snow depth up there right now? I'm guessing less than usual, but still plenty for it to look and feel like winter? Hey, Matt! Depth is right about a foot, with 6 inches of powder on top of 6 inches of frozen hard pack. I had a snow depth of 2 feet for a short while 10 days ago. Lots of winter to go. When are you ditching the east coast and heading back this way? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 1 minute ago, weatherbo said: Hey, Matt! Depth is right about a foot, with 6 inches of powder on top of 6 inches of frozen hard pack. I had a snow depth of 2 feet for a short while 10 days ago. Lots of winter to go. When are you ditching the east coast and heading back this way? Nice! You guys must have had a decent thaw to lose a foot of snow. I know I looked at Gaylord's posts and the webcams there and it looked like they lost almost all the lake effect snow they got a couple weeks ago. The wife and I miss Michigan terribly...we were back in West Michigan this summer for a week and a half and didn't realize how much we missed it until we were back. The natural beauty and state parks of Michigan...such a treasure and under-rated. We also loved the "Michigan goodbyes" where it takes a half hour to hours to actually leave...lol. So laid back. That rarely happens over here. Perhaps when our families on the east coast (sad thought) pass away, we will come back. The wife refuses to move any more north though. You might need to start an inn at your place for all the snow-starved weenies of the Midwest and Northeast this winter...let me know when you open. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 13 minutes ago, TugHillMatt said: Nice! You guys must have had a decent thaw to lose a foot of snow. I know I looked at Gaylord's posts and the webcams there and it looked like they lost almost all the lake effect snow they got a couple weeks ago. The wife and I miss Michigan terribly...we were back in West Michigan this summer for a week and a half and didn't realize how much we missed it until we were back. The natural beauty and state parks of Michigan...such a treasure and under-rated. We also loved the "Michigan goodbyes" where it takes a half hour to hours to actually leave...lol. So laid back. That rarely happens over here. Perhaps when our families on the east coast (sad thought) pass away, we will come back. The wife refuses to move any more north though. You might need to start an inn at your place for all the snow-starved weenies of the Midwest and Northeast this winter...let me know when you open. A three day thaw with the last 24 hours having dews and temps in the low-mid 40's, sadly... and a third of an inch of rain. It was depressing. You never know where the road will take you. Too bad you weren't in the Tug longer, but even their winters have paled in comparison to avg. You can be guest number 1 but keep chipping away at the wife anyway, she'll relent one day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 11 hours ago, Stevo6899 said: SE MI trademark winter event. Gfs trying to sneak in some colder air for the late weekend system. Either way I still think chicago will beat us out. We shall see. They got last winter. It's our turn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Location location location... Meso low sliding just offshore east of here ended up bringing in heavier than anticipated le bands overnight where several more inches fell. I'd estimate a total of 7" from clipper/LE. 24 hr totals PDGM4 : Paulding : DH0640/ 19/ 6/ 0.20/ M/ 2.2/ 5 :Houghton County PDLM4 : Painesdale : DHM / M/ M/ M/ M/ 11.2/ 22 JCBM4 : Jacobsville : DH0700/ 22/ 9/ 0.37/ M/ 4.1/ 6 KSGM4 : Kearsarge : DH0800/ 19/ 8/ 0.34/ 1.0/ 7.0/ 12 QNCM4 : Hancock : DH0900/ M/ M/ 0.33/ M/ 5.8/ 13 HERM4 : Herman : DH0800/ 15/ 8/ 0.42/ M/ 8.0/ 18 WTNM4 : Watton : DH0800/ 15/ 7/ 0.20/ M/ 3.0/ 6 MIEM4 : Michigamme 3WNW : DH0800/ M/ M/ 0.28/ M/ 4.3/ 6 CLKM4 : Champion 6E : DH0700/ 17/ 8/ 0.36/ M/ 4.0/ 10 MQT : NWS Marquette : DH0700/ 18/ 9/ 0.34/ 2.8/ 5.5/ 7 HRVM4 : Harvey : DH0800/ M/ M/ 0.29/ M/ 2.8/ 4 AROM4 : Arnold 2N : DH0800/ M/ M/ 0.30/ M/ 4.5/ 5 MNSM4 : Munising : DH0700/ 32/ 15/ 0.45/ M/ 6.0/ 17 CEFM4 : Chatham Exp Farm: DH0800/ 22/ 12/ 0.28/ M/ 5.0/ 4 GMSM4 : Grand Marais 10S: DH0700/ M/ M/ 0.54/ M/ 9.0/ 24 ESAM4 : Escanaba WFP : DH0700/ M/ M/ 0.15/ M/ 3.0/ 3 GLDM4 : Gladstone : DH0700/ M/ M/ 0.28/ M/ 3.7/ 6 GDCM4 : Garden Corners : DH0800/ 30/ 12/ 0.26/ M/ 4.9/ 5 MTQM4 : Manistique WWTP : DH0700/ 29/ 12/ 0.28/ M/ 6.0/ 8 :Luce County NCFM4 : Newberry-LCRC : DH0800/ 23/ 15/ 0.25/ M/ 4.6/ 5 .END 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 10 hours ago, RogueWaves said: They got last winter. It's our turn Actually they only beat Detroit by 3.9" last year. And we both had excellent February's, there's was just epic. Since Detroit averages about 7" or so more than Chicago, Detroit will usually beat them. In the past 20 years, Chicago has won the snow race just 6 times (2003-04, 2006-07, 2009-10, 2014-15, 2018-19, 2020-21). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 it's always about the big dog 1'+ events and that will continue to be the case as our snow climo becomes more famine than feast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 10 hours ago, RogueWaves said: They got last winter. It's our turn It’s nobody’s turn this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up_north_MI Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 The lake effect kicked in pretty good for some of the snow belts in northern MI last night. Just looking at the camera we have up at our place at Higgins it looks like a 3-4 inch snowfall and it’s still snowing pretty hard. Not sure what the weather is going to do up there moving forward, sounds like more light snow off and on till Friday night when it could be a wintery mix till Christmas Day then cooler air should move in and more snow should start to pile up. Should make for a interesting week or so of weather hopefully. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 3-4" of snow around here from yesterday's system, with 8-12" up in Cook county with the enhanced LE. S winds help them out quite a bit up there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 ^ As bad as that map is, it's actually understating the warmth...because DJF normal temps are so much higher now vs. 30 years ago. If you used 1961-1990 normals (which were 4F colder than 1991-2020 in Chicago, as an example), the map would look even more hideous. Back to my "time out" - I got so anxious and frustrated about this pattern, I had to step away for awhile. Not good for mental health. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 gfs with rainers into the new year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 20 hours ago, Chicago Storm said: Dallas might actually see a 60*F average departure for December, which has never happened. Same goes for an average high above 70*F and a double digit departure. It's already 5*F above the previous record warmest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 19 hours ago, beavis1729 said: ^ As bad as that map is, it's actually understating the warmth...because DJF normal temps are so much higher now vs. 30 years ago. If you used 1961-1990 normals (which were 4F colder than 1991-2020 in Chicago, as an example), the map would look even more hideous. Back to my "time out" - I got so anxious and frustrated about this pattern, I had to step away for awhile. Not good for mental health. Chicago's 1961-90 normals, which was the coldest 30 year period on record in chicago, are 2ﾟcolder than 1991-2020, at least using the raw data, not 4°. Regardless, after a snowy Thanksgivimg weekend here December was trash. Here's hoping the long range models are right for a wintry January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 9 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said: Chicago's 1961-90 normals, which was the coldest 30 year period on record in chicago, are 2ﾟcolder than 1991-2020, at least using the raw data, not 4°. Regardless, after a snowy Thanksgivimg weekend here December was trash. Here's hoping the long range models are right for a wintry January. Less snow in December than November in lower MI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary67 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Interesting trend that points to Decembers being more an extension of fall. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Quick incher today. Inching our way to average this winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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