RogueWaves Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 4 hours ago, mimillman said: Top 5 event of the year Dayton with 7" Chicago what has happened to you?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Very pleasantly surprised today. I honestly was expecting about 1" of slop instead got an absolutely postcard worthy 3.3" of snow. Sounds like around 2" fell to the North of Detroit but the East and South side had the most due to early banding. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 11 minutes ago, RogueWaves said: Dayton with 7" Chicago what has happened to you?? We’re just like Lansing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 23 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said: Very pleasantly surprised today. I honestly was expecting about 1" of slop instead got an absolutely postcard worthy 3.3" of snow. Sounds like around 2" fell to the North of Detroit but the East and South side had the most due to early banding. Thinking around 2" here. It "just" covered grass blades as the heavier stuff was ending, and it's been a melt-fest from the ground warmth since. Still a very picturesque and beautiful day with the trees covered. Like an early December system, but 6 wks tardy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo6899 Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, RogueWaves said: Thinking around 2" here. It "just" covered grass blades as the heavier stuff was ending, and it's been a melt-fest from the ground warmth since. Still a very picturesque and beautiful day with the trees covered. Like an early December system, but 6 wks tardy. It is pretty wild to hear about it melting on contact due to the warm ground in the middle of the winter. Warm muggy and 85 down here in naples today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, RogueWaves said: Thinking around 2" here. It "just" covered grass blades as the heavier stuff was ending, and it's been a melt-fest from the ground warmth since. Still a very picturesque and beautiful day with the trees covered. Like an early December system, but 6 wks tardy. A little bit of melting here now but the grass tips are still fully covered. We did get the most as expected but it seems like the whole area did better than expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 1 minute ago, Stevo6899 said: It is pretty wild to hear about it melting on contact due to the warm ground in the middle of the winter. Warm muggy and 85 down here in naples today. It didn't melt on contact, it melted a bit as temperatures climbed to 33 and the rates slowed down. What was interesting was that grassy areas the snow really collected well, but on the cement it was much wetter and the shovel and plowpiles look like a super wet snow. Wonderful appetizer, now bring on the main course. Oh and 85 and muggy sounds gross lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveNay Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 5 hours ago, SchaumburgStormer said: Exceeding my notably low expectations. Got 2” or so down with some solid “hallmark Christmas movie” snow falling right now. Lots of melting already here on the south side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 2 hours ago, bowtie` said: Just so weatherbo remembers what a solid event in Indiana is like. A solid 1.5" maybe 2" this morning. Your house looks cozy. I love the bushes. They're huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciascia Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 52 minutes ago, RogueWaves said: Dayton with 7" Chicago what has happened to you?? Chicago has had to become dependent on Feb-Apr for 95% of their seasonal totals recently. Best climo. Jealous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Trees and anything elevated are still caked yet the ground is so warm it melted about 90% of the snow. Not sure I’ve seen that before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 50 minutes ago, weatherbo said: Your house looks cozy. I love the bushes. They're huge. Yes, they are a bit larger than I would like but the previous occupants let them get this size. I keep them trimmed back every year but am afraid if I get much more brutal with the trimming it might kill them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 26 minutes ago, tuanis said: Trees and anything elevated are still caked yet the ground is so warm it melted about 90% of the snow. Not sure I’ve seen that before. Sun angle is increasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted January 22, 2023 Author Share Posted January 22, 2023 11 minutes ago, cyclone77 said: Sun angle is increasing. the recent april and may snowfalls have made me realize sun angles mean little in real snowfalls. Besides sun angle begins increasing on the first day of winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 I'm not sure it's warm ground per se. As mild as it's been, there's been hours/days with temps below freezing. I think the more likely culprit for the melting is the marginal temps along with just enough solar energy getting through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Sciascia said: Chicago has had to become dependent on Feb-Apr for 95% of their seasonal totals recently. Best climo. Jealous? Getting beat by SOH just sucks whatever the month, but especially in JAN. I think they're ahead of me for seasonal totals, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 33 minutes ago, Hoosier said: I'm not sure it's warm ground per se. As mild as it's been, there's been hours/days with temps below freezing. I think the more likely culprit for the melting is the marginal temps along with just enough solar energy getting through. Through to what, white covered ground that should be reflecting it's effects. Most certainly my melting from underneath is due to zero frozen turf leading into this. A couple days sprinkled amongst weeks of mostly >32F temps makes for a November style snow today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 38 minutes ago, Hoosier said: I'm not sure it's warm ground per se. As mild as it's been, there's been hours/days with temps below freezing. I think the more likely culprit for the melting is the marginal temps along with just enough solar energy getting through. This would’ve stuck to a frozen ground. Temps held below freezing up here today which is why it never melted from the trees. I can dig a hole no problem anywhere in my yard. It’s late January. That ain’t right. Solar energy did play a role, obviously. Some sheltered spots still have a bit of cover. But again, it’s late January, not April. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWMT30 Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Ended up with 2.1" of snow here in Canton, Michigan solid little event. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 The snow kept falling and as night approached it started to stick some more so actually ended up with a total fall of 3.6" here bringing season total to 11.7". DTW had 3.3" bringing season total to 11.0". The flurries tonight are adding a sparkle to the dense snow blanket. The scenery was top notch everywhere you looked today. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartman Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Got 3.6" out of the system. Largest snowfall of the season yet. Now at 9.1" for the season and 6.7" since Dec 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 @michsnowfreak Downriver/DTW wins again. Some day this may switch around, but for at least two seasons it's undeniable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 43 minutes ago, RogueWaves said: @michsnowfreak Downriver/DTW wins again. Some day this may switch around, but for at least two seasons it's undeniable To be fair even the models had the heaviest snow in the South burbs. But I think we all exceeded expectations with this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEILwxbo Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Patchy FZDZ developed as the system pulled out overnight near Chi metro, created some slick spots. ORD had -FZDZSNGS at one point. After that, several hours of aircraft-induced snow showers that can still be seen on TORD, although fading. Bet some localized spot in NE Dupage saw something measurable out of it, as it actually came down at a good clip for a minute or two directly underneath any of the showers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincy.wx Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 woke up to 5.5" on the ground yesterday morning, completely oblivious to the fact that it was supposed to snow. easiest 5.5" i've ever had to shovel, though, as it was the wet kind. I know a couple towns just west of Cincy saw 6"+ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 12 hours ago, michsnowfreak said: To be fair even the models had the heaviest snow in the South burbs. But I think we all exceeded expectations with this one. They did. Just meant that systems have favored your region with higher totals on any given event. Can't imagine it was/will always be that way throughout time, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 5 minutes ago, RogueWaves said: They did. Just meant that systems have favored your region with higher totals on any given event. Can't imagine it was/will always be that way throughout time, lol Of course. It shifts back-and-forth. In the 1990s your area always had more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckster2012 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 On 1/22/2023 at 3:56 PM, OHweather said: Just measured 5" here...will the appetizer drop more than the main course for parts of Ohio? Just talked to my brother. Says Cincy got 7" Sunday. Up to 16" now for season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary67 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 1 hour ago, chuckster2012 said: Just talked to my brother. Says Cincy got 7" Sunday. Up to 16" now for season. Could be tough for ORD to beat them out after this event for the seasonal totals 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 3 hours ago, chuckster2012 said: Just talked to my brother. Says Cincy got 7" Sunday. Up to 16" now for season. That's like 3X my total, which is totally unacceptable in my way of thinking. But prolly happened in 04-05 too 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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