vortex Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 16 minutes ago, Chicago WX said: Just pound town here. My visibility is 2 blocks at best right now. Walking south is ok, but walking north is hell with the driving snow. Jeb would be jealous. Haha Downtown cam definitely verifies your observations. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillsdaleMIWeather Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Freezing rain here rn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Looking upstream, report of 9.3" in Kansas City. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 7 minutes ago, vortex said: Jeb would be jealous. Haha Downtown cam definitely verifies your observations. That’s my route today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Heavy freezing rain/sleet. Trees getting icy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortex Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, Chicago WX said: That’s my route today. Haha. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Snowing decently in Elburn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSNOW Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 snowing here in Buffalo Grove visibility must be down below 10 miles 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King James Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 15 minutes ago, vortex said: Jeb would be jealous. Haha Downtown cam definitely verifies your observations. That’s my wife’s work building! She’s still there, going to be a long drive home for her 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King James Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 10 minutes ago, Hoosier said: Looking upstream, report of 9.3" in Kansas City. Pretty much what the RAP was showing I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castaway Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 55 minutes ago, Baum said: I'm I -88 and 355 may as well ride this thing until the bitter end. I’m 88 and 83. Feeling the same 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radtechwxman Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Pouring pixie dust in Peoria. Was hoping for some dendritic snow. This could definitely impact totals. Regardless still snowing moderately to heavy at times. Visibility definitely under a half mile in downtown. I will take what I can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Snowing here now with 1/4 - 1/2 dollar sized flakes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, StormChaser4Life said: Pouring pixie dust in Peoria. Was hoping for some dendritic snow. This could definitely impact totals. Regardless still snowing moderately to heavy at times. Visibility definitely under a half mile in downtown. I will take what I can get. i'll trade locations with you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnwx85 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Switched over to snow now. Coming down pretty, pretty, pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherMonger Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Just got back from the store, roads are surprisingly pretty bad already. That sleet laid down a layer that pretty much negated the pretreatment. Warm truck is already coated over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomp2mp Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Changeover to sleet is happening here, roads are quickly deteriorating. Went from plain rain in Novi to pingers and slidey time on my way home to White Lake. Ne'er a straight road around here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Drifting is gonna be bad. Not a wet snow like LOT was thinking… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Champaign schools decided to stay open today, not exactly sure why, I called my son in. The roads are doing to be a disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, Chicago WX said: Drifting is gonna be bad. Not a wet snow like LOT was thinking… Was thinking the same given sfc temps in burbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnwx85 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Ripping now. Radar looks great. Going to be a good event. Edit: Funny how I don't feel fully confident until the event has literally begun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King James Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 14 minutes ago, sbnwx85 said: Ripping now. Radar looks great. Going to be a good event. Edit: Funny how I don't feel fully confident until the event has literally begun. When Chicago crew lost this one they tried to cancel the storm for everyone 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 Snow has commenced here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnwx85 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 I was seriously concerned when many of the 00z models showed a miss just to my south. Models corrected back NW overnight. Also... Mesoscale Discussion 0145 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0112 PM CST Thu Feb 17 2022 Areas affected...portions of far northern Indiana into far southern Lower Michigan Concerning...Winter mixed precipitation Valid 171912Z - 180015Z SUMMARY...Wintry mixed precipitation is underway in proximity to the Indiana/Michigan border. A gradual transition to moderate/heavy snow is expected this afternoon. An instance or two of 1 inch/hour snowfall rates is possible in the stronger precipitation bands. DISCUSSION...As the ill-defined 850 mb cyclone across central IL/IN continues to propagate northeast through the afternoon, 850-700 mb WAA will continue to transport rich moisture and sustain the moderate to heavy wintry precipitation that is underway across northern parts of the Ohio Valley. KLOT and KIWX dual-polarimatric radar indicate liquid precipitation and sleet falling along the IL/IN border. However, this sleet to snow transition zone is shifting southeast in tandem with 925 mb CAA which is ushering in sub-freezing temperatures per 18Z mesoanalysis and supported by 18Z RAP forecast soundings. With a near-saturated, sub-freezing troposphere, the transition from wintry mixed precipitation to snow is expected to continue through the afternoon. Up to 1 inch/hr snowfall rates may occur in heavier portions of the precipitation bands given near-saturation in the -12 to -17C dendritic growth zone. ..Squitieri/Grams.. 02/17/2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Even the small amount/skiffs of snow that we have so far is blowing around like crazy. Gonna be fun later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherMonger Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Rain, sleet and snow today. Think they pulled mail carriers from their routes, going to have to change their motto... . Kinda sucks as the carburetor for my snow blower was scheduled to be delivered today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalfy Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 STL changed over to mostly sleet around noon. We have a light layer, maybe 0.5'' of sleet, ice and snow on the ground. Temp is 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago916 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Went from nada to heavy pixie dust near the Metro just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 2 biggest storms of so far this winter in southern MI: DTX radar is down for upgrade for the first storm. GRR radar is down for upgrade for the second storm. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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