Lightning Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 55 minutes ago, Owensnow said: can someone please explain to me how it is that almost everyone of these events quits halfway through the forecasted event? Woke up this morning, and it was snowing very nicely, and now already reduced to pixie dust with supposedly five more hours to go? Same thing happens when there are nocturnal t-storms that develop in IA/WI and coming in from the west like this (we get the remnants). They just tend to peak to our west and as the continue to move into and drier and more stable environment it loses the intensity it used to have. This is why I did not have high expectations for this event. If the much deeper low pressure model solutions (995-1000mb), from 3-5 days would have occurred, then it would have been much better for us as the dynamics would have helped overcome the drier/stable environment much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidIcewx Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 minute ago, Lightning said: Same thing happens when there are nocturnal t-storms that develop in IA/WI and coming in from the west like this (we get the remnants). They just tend to peak to our west and as the continue to move into and drier and more stable environment it loses the intensity it used to have. This is why I did not have high expectations for this event. If the much deeper low pressure model solutions (995-1000mb), from 3-5 days would have occurred, then it would have been much better for us as the dynamics would have helped overcome the drier/stable environment much better. Our squall line will happen sooner or later. One day we all will be waking up over SE mich with a derecho on our doorsteps as ALEK has alluded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 This winter sucks. There is about 1" to 2" on grass and no snow on pavement because it was so warm. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiño Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 And the snow is already half melted lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 21 minutes ago, Chinook said: This winter sucks. There is about 1" to 2" on grass and no snow on pavement because it was so warm. 2 minutes ago, TheNiño said: And the snow is already half melted lol Well at least we don't have to shovel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 56 minutes ago, SolidIcewx said: Our squall line will happen sooner or later. One day we all will be waking up over SE mich with a derecho on our doorsteps as ALEK has alluded Wouldn't mind repeating 2021 as it was one of my best thunderstorm filled summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiño Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, Lightning said: Well at least we don't have to shovel But I wanted to use my snowblower whaaaaa!! It’s actually funny watching the plow services go as fast as they can trying to get from customer to customer before it all melts haha! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago916 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Best snow of the entire event in the city right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidIcewx Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 16 minutes ago, Lightning said: Wouldn't mind repeating 2021 as it was one of my best thunderstorm filled summer. Exactly. Some of my favorite types of storms are training events when they just keep redeveloping right over you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiño Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 See you later storm. Thanks for the good times. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman33 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 On 3/8/2023 at 9:24 PM, snowman33 said: Not an expert by any means, just part of we the people... but I have lived in LOT my entire life and I think the office has done a terrible job with headlines this winter, well below their average. Lake, McHenry, and even Northern Cook should be under a Winter Storm Warning if you ask me. I bet we'll be seeing plenty of 6"+ reports out of this region Friday morning. Too much pessimism and not enough objectivity. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachLB Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1-2 inches is better than no inches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 32 minutes ago, snowman33 said: Not an expert by any means, just part of we the people... but I have lived in LOT my entire life and I think the office has done a terrible job with headlines this winter, well below their average. Lake, McHenry, and even Northern Cook should be under a Winter Storm Warning if you ask me. I bet we'll be seeing plenty of 6"+ reports out of this region Friday morning. Too much pessimism and not enough objectivity. Come on - this NWS bashing is ridiculous. What are you trying to accomplish? I'm in Lake County IL, and we had about 4"...which has already compacted down to 2" and continues to melt. A warning was not needed, even for the locations which had 5-7". Headline calls are both an art and a science. Of course I wish the NWS were wrong and we ended up with 10-15" that actually stays on the ground for awhile, as I'm a winter weenie and only care about the outcome. But that has nothing to do with the NWS's job, which is great most of the time. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Really enjoyed this one. It was awesome out this morning. The snow has compacted some and fallen off the trees for the most part now but there's still plenty of white gold around. This is the 3rd snowfall since January that I could not use my snowblower because it was clogging lol. I do miss powder but these wet snows make for incredible scenes. Unlike last friday's storm where I missed the heavier amounts of snow to my north and west, this one seemed to hit the immediate metro/south burbs the hardest. I finished with 5.3" which brings my March total to 12.4" and season to 34.0". DTW had 5.2" bringing March to 13.0" and season to 34.2". 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Eyeballing 6" here - right around what I was thinking. Some higher amounts to the east. Overall, nice little snowfall. Been the story of the winter her in South-Central Wisco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 About 7 here which will send the seasonal total over 70. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 There was 9.5" in the grass right around daybreak this morning, but if you went out and measured now you'd never know it. It's already compacted and melted down to about 5" on the grass and 3" pure slush on sidewalks and driveways. Looking at the puddles I'd say probably 15% melting and 30% compacting. It seems the temperature had a huge impact on totals. When it was hovering around 30 it accumulated pretty efficiently, then it rose above freezing and instantly compacted to your standard 10:1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 hour ago, snowman33 said: Two issues though... For one, widespread warning criteria snowfall amounts did not occur in Lake or Northern Cook counties. Those type of amounts did occur in Northern Ogle, Winnebago, Boone and McHenry counties though. However, that sort of outcome for much of that corridor had very little in the way of support going into the event. As we all know, higher corridors often do occur, as do 'screw zone' corridors. As much as I tend to hate on the NWS at times (More-so the SPC), their headlines were perfectly fine in the LOT CWA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Final storm snowfall totals from around the area... 1.2" ORD 0.5" MDW 7.4" RFD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 43 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said: Really enjoyed this one. It was awesome out this morning. The snow has compacted some and fallen off the trees for the most part now but there's still plenty of white gold around. This is the 3rd snowfall since January that I could not use my snowblower because it was clogging lol. I do miss powder but these wet snows make for incredible scenes. Unlike last friday's storm where I missed the heavier amounts of snow to my north and west, this one seemed to hit the immediate metro/south burbs the hardest. I finished with 5.3" which brings my March total to 12.4" and season to 34.0". DTW had 5.2" bringing March to 13.0" and season to 34.2". Awesome. You definitely did better then MBY We got about 4" but the March sun angle has done it's damage quickly. All I had to do is walk on my asphalt slightly exposing the blacktop and within 2-3 hours the driveway snow turned into water . I did have to shovel other areas with concrete though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnchaserguy Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 How did MKE do? Asking for a friend. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestChaser Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Come on - this NWS bashing is ridiculous. What are you trying to accomplish? I'm in Lake County IL, and we had about 4"...which has already compacted down to 2" and continues to melt. A warning was not needed, even for the locations which had 5-7". Headline calls are both an art and a science. Of course I wish the NWS were wrong and we ended up with 10-15" that actually stays on the ground for awhile, as I'm a winter weenie and only care about the outcome. But that has nothing to do with the NWS's job, which is great most of the time.I bet if you slipped @RCNYILWX a hundo, he’d start back up the snow machine.. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 4 hours ago, SolidIcewx said: Exactly. Some of my favorite types of storms are training events when they just keep redeveloping right over you Everyone focuses on severe weather, but I enjoy non-severe nocturnal storms as they are the best for recording thunder. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 6 minutes ago, frostfern said: Everyone focuses on severe weather, but I enjoy non-severe nocturnal storms as they are the best for recording thunder. Agreed as I just love lightning streaks, thunder and heavy rain. Damaging winds and hail (unless pea sized or less) are not necessary for me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 hour ago, mnchaserguy said: How did MKE do? Asking for a friend. . MKE got 10.1". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Lightning said: Awesome. You definitely did better then MBY We got about 4" but the March sun angle has done it's damage quickly. All I had to do is walk on my asphalt slightly exposing the blacktop and within 2-3 hours the driveway snow turned into water . I did have to shovel other areas with concrete though. I noticed that too. Spots of the pavement had very little snow/slush depth and other spots had more. Under trees had less. It also got up to 36ﾟ here so that helped with melting/compaction. Still a nice solid blanket of white several inches deep that should freeze up nicely tonight with temperatures going into the 20s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 cromartie roped in another one, with 10-12" reports in the area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Figures. He has been MIA lately with his Morch calls. lol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 2 hours ago, mnchaserguy said: How did MKE do? Asking for a friend. . My brother in Mequon reported around 7”. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 3.5" at home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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