1/11 - 1/12 Lower Lakes Snow Event

[Seahawkfan]

About 10 mins heavy Snow 

[Geos]

Snow edge basically 2 miles down the road now. 

 

Thinking most of Lake County, northern Kane, and McHenry County back to the Quad Cities are going to cash in the most.

 

As of 5:50; first flakes falling here.

[Scott26]

I'm surprised the frontogenesis band is so far north. I'm getting some good rates here right now. It will be interesting to see how long it will take the band to sag back to the south.

[Meichel]

EarthandTurf at least 1.5". We've already gotten the call to start our lots at midnight.

 

3/8" of light/fluffy stuff already down IMBY.

 

30º still.

[East Dubzz]

The snow made it to Rock Island. Lol. That drive in was a bit sketchy.

[East Dubzz]

There was nothing, then all of a sudden the roads got terrible

[shakjen]

Looks like the I-88 corridor is going to do better than the I-80.

[Geos]

Slowly building into a -SN.

[6789]

Getting hammered right now and it's back building all the way to Kansas! Have around an 1" down, same pathway for almost all the bands looking like I'll get a solid 3"

[Blugga]

Where did this baby come from. I assumed i was going to miss out based on LOT's forecast. Heavy snow band dumping snow over me. Have picked up about 0.9". Still coming down hard.

[Maxim]

I'm surprised the frontogenesis band is so far north. I'm getting some good rates here right now. It will be interesting to see how long it will take the band to sag back to the south.

If the band even does sag back to the south...

[Tom]

EarthandTurf at least 1.5". We've already gotten the call to start our lots at midnight.

 

3/8" of light/fluffy stuff already down IMBY.

 

30º still.

As they say...."Money in the Bank"

Getting hammered right now and it's back building all the way to Kansas! Have around an 1" down, same pathway for almost all the bands looking like I'll get a solid 3"

What is your location????

[6789]

St. Charles!

[Tom]

St. Charles!

Nice, this band is intensifying as the frontogenisis increases from the approaching cold front.  Some 30-35dbz rates in this northern band showing up in W/C IL right now.  

[6789]

Hopefully it'll continue and not shift too far E.

[earthandturf]

Living on the edge, radar returns showing nothing north of Woodstock, but coming down heavily here.

[FV-Mike]

Ya coming down good now. Stuck under a healthy band

[Meichel]

About to get our heaviest. Algonquin/Dundee/Hoffman Estates too. 

[Geos]

Just flurries here. Northern edge has dry air issues.

 

Congrats to those getting accumulations!

[Seahawkfan]

Picked up a quick 1/2 3/4 with a heavy band about a hr ago. Looking at radar returns we should get another band with in the next hr or so

[Scott26]

If the band even does sag back to the south...

We will see... We look to be in a pretty good spot at least for the next hour.

[Yerf]

Steady snow under this band in Kane county

[shakjen]

Just flurries here, south of the heavy band all day.

[Geos]

Just flurries here, south of the heavy band all day.

 

I know how ya feel!

This band of snow is just teasing me to the north. 5-10 miles south it is ripping.

[Seahawkfan]

 

Weather Alert - Des Moines
Click here for NWS Zone Forecast
 
WWUS83 KDVN 120116 
SPSDVN 

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 
716 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2015 

IAZ078-087>089-098-099-ILZ009-015>018-024-MOZ009-120400- 
LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-WHITESIDE- 
ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-SCOTLAND- 
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT... 
BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...STERLING...ROCK FALLS... 
MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO... 
MEMPHIS 
716 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2015 

...MODERATE SNOW BAND SLOWLY SHIFTING SOUTH... 

AS OF 8 PM...SNOW IS ENDING IN THE QUAD CITIES...FAIRFIELD AND 
STERLING...AS THE SNOW BAND SETTLES SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHEAST. THIS 
WILL BRING LOCATIONS ALONG A LINE FROM MT PLEASANT TO ALEDO TO 
PRINCETON ILLINOIS INTO THE MAIN AXIS OF SNOW THROUGH 10 PM. AS 
HAS BEEN THE CASE EARLIER THIS EVENING...THIS SNOW BAND WILL BRING 
LOW VISIBILITIES...AND A QUICK 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW. SNOW COVERED 
ROADS ARE EXPECTED...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND INTERSTATE 74 IN 
ILLINOIS. 

[Blugga]

Been under the heavy band since 5PM. I'll estimate close to 2.5" down... i'll go and measure as soon as it passes. This is a very fluffy type snow.

[Tom]

It's starting to rip pretty good here...quite a bit of medium sized flakes coming down.  Quite the peaceful type of snowfall tonight compared to last weeks intense Clipper.

[Tom]

Been under the heavy band since 5PM. I'll estimate close to 2.5" down... i'll go and measure as soon as it passes. This is a very fluffy type snow.

Nice surprise for being that far north.  After looking at how the RGEM/WRF and all the other high rez models were showing "streaky" banding with this system, you had to be in the right location to get a nice "thump" snow.

[earthandturf]

Snow has stopped here, not more than 3/4".

[Geos]

Yeah the band is shifting south and east. Someone is going to hit 3" in N IL I think.

[Tom]

1.25" IMBY...if this band can continue to dump snow at this rate for another 2 hours, I think 2.5" is quite possible.

[WildWisconsinWeather]

Nice surprise for being that far north.  After looking at how the RGEM/WRF and all the other high rez models were showing "streaky" banding with this system, you had to be in the right location to get a nice "thump" snow.

 

This happens in every storm lol, I'm still waiting for a storm with a stratiform orientation to the precip shield, amazing how these are always modeled pretty stratiform, but banding tends to be the main story.

[Maxim]

Yeah the band is shifting south and east. Someone is going to hit 3" in N IL I think.

Not seeing much of a south shift at the moment, it just seems like the band is starting to fall apart.

[Meichel]

Snow has stopped here, not more than 3/4".

 

I'm just west of Randall on Miller (house backs up to Miller across the street from the sledding hill/softball fields). Just over 1.5" here. What part of Crystal Lake are you in?

[Tom]

This happens in every storm lol, I'm still waiting for a storm with a stratiform orientation to the precip shield, amazing how these are always modeled pretty stratiform, but banding tends to be the main story.

I think we will those type of systems that produce "broad based" precip shields over the next couple months.  More blocking will be available to allow system to phase better and not strung out.

 

Check out the models now seeing the AO/NAO head negative...

[ChiTownWeather]

Haven't posted yet this year, just have been lurking. Thought I'd jump in on this storm. I was extremely surprised when I just went out to measure 2.5 inches IMBY. It has been snowing since 5 and moderate to heavy the past two hours. Considering 2 days ago the models had me getting nothing, this storm is an overachiever in my mind. 

 

I am in Southern lake county

[earthandturf]

I'm just west of Randall on Miller (house backs up to Miller across the street from the sledding hill/softball fields). Just over 1.5" here. What part of Crystal Lake are you in?

I'm on the north shore of Crystal Lake. Completely stopped here.

[earthandturf]

I do however plow in Lakewood down by you, might still need to go out that way.

[Tom]

Haven't posted yet this year, just have been lurking. Thought I'd jump in on this storm. I was extremely surprised when I just went out to measure 2.5 inches IMBY. It has been snowing since 5 and moderate to heavy the past two hours. Considering 2 days ago the models had me getting nothing, this storm is an overachiever in my mind. 

 

I am in Southern lake county

Welcome!  Thanks for posting...

[Meichel]

I do however plow in Lakewood down by you, might still need to go out that way.

 

Depending on your trigger, I'd say probably. Haven't been west yet though. My accounts are all along 62 on the east side of Algonquin. They already made the call.

 

Stay safe!