Frog Town Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Just getting started here in Toledo. Lots to go it seems. Thinking we do well on the very southern edge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 I'm up to 5.1" now, with 1.1" over the last hour. A heavy band moved in before noon and hasn't moved. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciascia Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 LOT’s updated take: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherMonger Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Sleet and ZR at KSPI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Trees are pasted but I see a lot of blowing off of rooftops and such, so appears that the consistency is starting to dry out a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiTownSnow Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 11 minutes ago, Sciascia said: LOT’s updated take: Switch the 4-6 to 2-6 in the western burbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 The temp here is 9º, so the snow is light as a feather. While there are big drifts on my driveway, the snow in the fence-enclosed backyard is surprisingly uniform and easy to measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiño Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 22 minutes ago, purduewx80 said: One of the main convergent bands so far is setting up near where models have the max totals. Kenosha and Racine Counties east of 94 should have the best overlap of synoptic seeding and lake effect cloud top temps favorable for dendrites. Lake (IL) and far N Cook should do p well, too. I’m directly on the lake between Racine and Kenosha. It’s really picked up over the past hour. Big flakes mixing in now. Call me a weenie but this just feels like a good one. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 22 minutes ago, purduewx80 said: One of the main convergent bands so far is setting up near where models have the max totals. Kenosha and Racine Counties east of 94 should have the best overlap of synoptic seeding and lake effect cloud top temps favorable for dendrites. Lake (IL) and far N Cook should do p well, too. I know there has been talk about the HRRR being overdone, but hopefully latest runs are mostly on the right track. Here's a shot at 15z tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magoos0728 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, TheNiño said: I’m directly on the lake between Racine and Kenosha. It’s really picked up over the past hour. Big flakes mixing in now. Call me a weenie but this just feels like a good one. Is that Carthage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiño Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, magoos0728 said: Is that Carthage? Private residence about 4.5 miles north of there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Just measured 5.5". Talk about a weenie band right up against the northward cut off of snow totals. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 This is a vertical cross section directly through the storm from north (left) to south (right) showing a huge difference in temperatures in the whole atmosphere, and the upward vertical velocity areas (pink) above the slanting frontal surface. You can see the temp inversions with the shape of the 0C isotherm, -12C isotherm, -18C isotherm. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natester Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, hlcater said: Just measured 5.5". Talk about a weenie band right up against the northward cut off of snow totals. 0512 PM SNOW 1 S MIDWAY 42.08N 91.71W 01/01/2022 M5.5 INCH LINN IA TRAINED SPOTTER This your report? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Just now, Natester said: 0512 PM SNOW 1 S MIDWAY 42.08N 91.71W 01/01/2022 M5.5 INCH LINN IA TRAINED SPOTTER This your report? Yea haven't seen many others from the CR area so far so figured I'd throw mine in for once. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 I will say I cant really remember a time where the dry air on the north side of a system was overmodeled. Big dry slot coming in and eating at the southern side of snow band sure. But even early this morning higher res guidance had the dry air holding on far longer than it actually did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radtechwxman Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 24 minutes ago, hlcater said: I will say I cant really remember a time where the dry air on the north side of a system was overmodeled. Big dry slot coming in and eating at the southern side of snow band sure. But even early this morning higher res guidance had the dry air holding on far longer than it actually did. Big plot twist. Dry air was overmodeled on north side but undermodeled on south side. No models really showed snow ending here till after 06z. Had few periods this afternoon of drying but filled back in but now seems last band is pulling out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 Storm total 1.4” here at ORD thus far.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 MKE looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frog Town Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Radar is really struggling along 80-90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Just flipped on the Winter Classic, holy smokes it’s -6° in Minny right now?! Some serious cold air behind this thing eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 1 minute ago, nwohweather said: Just flipped on the Winter Classic, holy smokes it’s -6° in Minny right now?! Some serious cold air behind this thing eh? Latest obs at the airport are -8. TNT needs to keep with the most up to date weather obs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 radar looks grim. Heaviest snows for Chi town per IZZI yesterday were progged between 4pm-8pm. Looks rather bleak for that scenario to play out. Hope we can carve out a tad of back end Iowa crumbs in a defo band at some point. Natester needs to post pics so we know it's not just an hallucination. Time for another pour......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Best in the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, Baum said: radar looks grim. Heaviest snows for Chi town per IZZI yesterday were progged between 4pm-8pm. Looks rather bleak for that scenario to play out. Hope we can carve out a tad of back end Iowa crumbs in a defo band at some point. Natester needs to post pics so we know it's not just an hallucination. Time for another pour......... It’s what the models have been showing for quite sometime. Widespread severe weather combined with a primary moisture feed from the Pacific is not an ideal combo. Too much dry air Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 Heaviest snow of the day here at ORD so far, bordering +SN right now in this lake enhanced band.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natester Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 14 minutes ago, Baum said: radar looks grim. Heaviest snows for Chi town per IZZI yesterday were progged between 4pm-8pm. Looks rather bleak for that scenario to play out. Hope we can carve out a tad of back end Iowa crumbs in a defo band at some point. Natester needs to post pics so we know it's not just an hallucination. Time for another pour......... Not much left of the defo band. EDIT: Oh, I think you meant model pics, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 10 minutes ago, nwohweather said: It’s what the models have been showing for quite sometime. Widespread severe weather combined with a primary moisture feed from the Pacific is not an ideal combo. Too much dry air Yes.models began showing this on the 12 Z run of Thursday's Euro. The moisture feed argument regarding the gulf was discounted already and is incorrect. A peek at radar shows very little high end convection. Further, the better than expected snows to the west and north minus the dry slot encroaching on Northern Illinois further verifies this as wrong. Snow events are a complicated business that's why they are so enjoyable when you get a special one. Irregardless, beautiful scene of white out there on a holiday all the while watching The Ohio State Buckeyes getting housed by the Utes. Perfect wrap on the Christmas season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherMonger Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 34 minutes ago, StormChaser4Life said: Big plot twist. Dry air was overmodeled on north side but undermodeled on south side. No models really showed snow ending here till after 06z. Had few periods this afternoon of drying but filled back in but now seems last band is pulling out. ILX posted this on FB a couple hours ago. Actually hoping they're wrong, would rather break the latest measurable snowfall record than a dusting. Some banding regenersting but nothing really holding up, can't imagine it's going to fill in that greatly over the next 2 1/2 hours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 Roundup as of 0z... ORD 1.4" Frank SW of MDW 2.3" MDW 1.6" LOT 1.7" RFD 2.2" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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