South Bend Indiana, 8 inches of snow in 1 hour? Then another 6/hr

[dilly84]

Unreal. If ya get a chance indy, take some pic or maybe a vid.. Would love to see.

[dilly84]

Well here ya go lol.. south bend

[Indystorm]

Current South Bend airport photo

http://www.sbnair.com/Maps/Webcam.php

[dilly84]

Current South Bend airport photo

http://www.sbnair.com/Maps/Webcam.php

there are a few videos on there from this morning at like 7 or so and just wow. Flakes are huge. Whats the total at your location?

[Indystorm]

I only have nine inches here on the se side of Elkhart at Dunlap. Amounts increase dramatically to the nw. Here is a link to some nice snow photos in South Bend courtesy of WSBT-TV.

http://www.wsbt.com/news/wsbt-photo-gallery-january-2011-sn-01082011,0,7947025.ugcphotogallery

[dilly84]

I only have nine inches here on the se side of Elkhart at Dunlap. Amounts increase dramatically to the nw. Here is a link to some nice snow photos in South Bend courtesy of WSBT-TV.

http://www.wsbt.com/...ugcphotogallery

Just amazing. Would not want to shovel that lol, but I happily would.. Especially like the one of the car attempting to drive through the 20" that is on the road, and they are obviously stuck lol. Some people lol

[cyclone77]

Quite an amazing 24+hrs in South Bend. Hopefully they can rack up some more later today. I can't even fathom that much snow in one day. That has to be an amazing experience.

[dilly84]

Quite an amazing 24+hrs in South Bend. Hopefully they can rack up some more later today. I can't even fathom that much snow in one day. That has to be an amazing experience.

Closest i came was around 22" March 08. Probably will never see that again though.

[Indystorm]

A temporary lull in the action now for hard hit South Bend, but more snow possible tonight.

346 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 /246 PM CST SAT JAN 8 2011/

...MAJOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTH

CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...

AREAS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER

OF THE AFTERNOON. THROUGH 530 PM EST...THE AREAS OF HEAVIEST SNOW

WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHERN LAPORTE COUNTY AND STARKE COUNTY...AND

ALSO ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ELKHART...NORTHERN

KOSCIUSKO...SOUTHWEST LAGRANGE...AND NOBLE COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST

BANDS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE WITH

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN AN HOUR

THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER EMERGENCY HAS BEEN

DECLARED IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND WHERE OVER 2 FEET OF

ACCUMULATION HAS BEEN REPORTED. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED IN THE SOUTH

BEND AREA...AND A LULL IN THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE

SOUTH BEND AREA THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY EVENING.

[Indystorm]

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA

400 PM EST SAT JAN 08 2011

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...

..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....

..REMARKS..

0355 PM SNOW MISHAWAKA 41.66N 86.16W

01/08/2011 M28.5 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN TRAINED SPOTTER

STORM TOTAL. 3.4 INCHES IN THE LAST 4 HOURS.

[janetjanet998]

37 inches now two day total then

RECORD EVENT REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA

0426 PM EST SAT JAN 08 2011

..ALL TIME RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT SOUTH BEND

AS OF 4 PM EST...25.4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAS BEEN RECORDED AT THE

SOUTH BEND REGIONAL AIRPORT SINCE MIDNIGHT. THIS IS A NEW RECORD

DAILY SNOWFALL AT SOUTH BEND. THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR SNOWFALL IN A

DAY WAS 20.0 INCHES SET ON JANUARY 30 1909. THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR

DAILY SNOW FALL ON JANUARY 8 WAS 15.0 INCHES IN 1903. SOME

ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED AT SOUTH BEND THROUGHOUT THE REST OF

THE DAY...THEREFORE THIS VALUE MAY INCREASE. THIS STATEMENT

WILL BE UPDATED WHEN FURTHER INFORMATION IS RECEIVED. ALL RECORDS

ARE PRELIMINARY AND ARE SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL BY THE NATIONAL

CLIMATIC DATA CENTER. RECORDS FOR SOUTH BEND DATE BACK TO 1893.

[Indystorm]

It is worth noting for comparison that the January Blizzard of 1978 officially dumped 36 inches of snow on South Bend. Of course winds were far higher for that storm, but this gives you some idea of the similar snow amounts albeit much more localized in geographical extent from this lake effect event.

[janetjanet998]

band about to move back in too

0700 PM HEAVY SNOW 4 NW SOUTH BEND 41.72N 86.30W

01/08/2011 M36.0 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN OFFICIAL NWS OBS

STORM TOTAL AT KSBN SINCE 7AM FRIDAY. 25.4 INCHES SINCE

MIDNIGHT

[baroclinic_instability]

Wicked MODIS satellite shot. I love good lake effect events because you get such clear views of the lake bands.

Also, there is some terrain induced vertical propagating waves and associated lee cirrus on the NE end of Lake Superior.

http://ge.ssec.wisc.edu/modis-today/index.php?satellite=t1&product=true_color&date=2011_01_08_008&overlay_sector=false&overlay_state=true&overlay_coastline=true&sector=USA3&resolution=1000m

[Indystorm]

Superb image, Baroclinic. Thanks for sharing it. The details are awesome.

[Chicago WX]

37 inches now two day total then

RECORD EVENT REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA

0426 PM EST SAT JAN 08 2011

..ALL TIME RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT SOUTH BEND

AS OF 4 PM EST...25.4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAS BEEN RECORDED AT THE

SOUTH BEND REGIONAL AIRPORT SINCE MIDNIGHT. THIS IS A NEW RECORD

DAILY SNOWFALL AT SOUTH BEND. THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR SNOWFALL IN A

DAY WAS 20.0 INCHES SET ON JANUARY 30 1909. THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR

DAILY SNOW FALL ON JANUARY 8 WAS 15.0 INCHES IN 1903. SOME

ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED AT SOUTH BEND THROUGHOUT THE REST OF

THE DAY...THEREFORE THIS VALUE MAY INCREASE. THIS STATEMENT

WILL BE UPDATED WHEN FURTHER INFORMATION IS RECEIVED. ALL RECORDS

ARE PRELIMINARY AND ARE SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL BY THE NATIONAL

CLIMATIC DATA CENTER. RECORDS FOR SOUTH BEND DATE BACK TO 1893.

Incredible. Awesome for SBN.

[baroclinic_instability]

As usual, another great writeup by CIMSS on the lake effect.

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/7376

[janetjanet998]

RECORD EVENT REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA

115 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

..RECORD DAILY AND TWO DAY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT SOUTH BEND

A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 26.0 INCHES WAS SET AT SOUTH BEND YESTERDAY.

THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 7.9 SET IN 1978.

A TWO DAY RECORD SNOWFALL OF 36.6 INCHES WAS SET AT SOUTH BEND OVER

THE PAST TWO DAYS OF FRIDAY...JANUARY 7TH AND SATURDAY...JANUARY 8TH

2011. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 29.0 INCHES SET OVER

JANUARY 30TH AND JANUARY 31ST OF 1909.

[Indystorm]

Since snow began Thursday evening at South Bend their total as of 8 am Sunday is now 38.6 inches from this lake effect event. I currently have zr fog and minus 3 here in Elkhart Dunlap with about 9.5 inches of snow.

[Stebo]

Since snow began Thursday evening at South Bend their total as of 8 am Sunday is now 38.6 inches from this lake effect event. I currently have zr fog and minus 3 here in Elkhart Dunlap with about 9.5 inches of snow.

FZFG I think is what you mean unless you mean that you are getting freezing rain and fog then it would be FZRA FZFG

[Indystorm]

FZFG I think is what you mean unless you mean that you are getting freezing rain and fog then it would be FZRA FZFG

Thanks for the correction. Don't always remember the proper abbreviations.

[Chicago WX]

IWX write up about the Jan 7-9 LES event.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/iwx/?n=jan7_8_2011lakeeffect

[snowstormcanuck]

Cannuck could go to London Ontario, they get crushed regularly

If it's feasible, next winter I'm there

[Chicago WX]

If it's feasible, next winter I'm there

That snow is . But that dude in the video has issues.

[London snowsquall]

If it's feasible, next winter I'm there

Cool video. That was a good event, 23 inches in my backyard which fell within 24 hours. There was some really intense snowfall - I remember driving towards an intersection with a median after leaving a parking lot, and I drove on the wrong side of the median because it was totally obliterated by snow and I had no point of reference as to where the road or the median was.... The only time I knew I had made an error was when an oncoming car came towards me and I had to back up.

Hey Mike - come on board man. It'll be great to have a local guy who knows what you do - I am just a weather observer. I know enough to keep my mouth shut about any forecasting stuff.

[snowstormcanuck]

That snow is . But that dude in the video has issues.

Cameraman did a good job of capturing the beauty of it. Love that sound heavy snow makes when it's hitting the ground too.

wrt to the guy, I'm not sure someone who needs a replacement heart valve should be shovelling snow. Although I'm thinking alot of these medical problems are in his head.

[snowstormcanuck]

Cool video. That was a good event, 23 inches in my backyard which fell within 24 hours. There was some really intense snowfall - I remember driving towards an intersection with a median after leaving a parking lot, and I drove on the wrong side of the median because it was totally obliterated by snow and I had no point of reference as to where the road or the median was.... The only time I knew I had made an error was when an oncoming car came towards me and I had to back up.

Hey Mike - come on board man. It'll be great to have a local guy who knows what you do - I am just a weather observer. I know enough to keep my mouth shut about any forecasting stuff.

Thanks for the kind words Alan. I'll try my best to be there next winter but I'm thinking it'll take a little longer than that. It would really be a blast to get clocked with snow measured in feet.