12/10-12/12 Plains/Midwest/Lakes Weekend Snowstorm

[gosaints]

Have any places west of lake michigan that were in warnimngs before the storm reached warning criteria?..

 

I know in this area the warnings that were initially issued were not met in iowa. Last night warnings were added to the north that were met

[WBadgersW]

Have any places west of lake michigan that were in warnimngs before the storm reached warning criteria?..

 

I know in this area the warnings that were initially issued were not met in iowa. Last night warnings were added to the north that were met

Havent measured exactly yet, but I'm close

[gosaints]

Havent measured exactly yet, but I'm close

Ya was thinking milwauke area must of been close to reaching criteria.

[BrianJK]

What's funny is there was all this talk of this being such a prolonged duration of snow. Well, so far we've had about 5 hours of snow and 10 hours of nada. Don't see any signs of the southern piece of energy showing up. I'm going with bust.

[BrianJK]

Could've and should've very well been Kept at WWA for these parts

[midwest buildit]

Never close to warning criteria here.

[westMJim]

Here IMBY I had 3.5” of new snow overnight and now have a total of 9.75” on the ground. Still getting light snow here yet. And so far, the snow is the light and fluffy kind so it is easy to shovel and or use the snow blower. Needless to say, side roads are snow-covered with the rate of snow fall main roads should be mostly been taken care of.  This area is now under a WSW and even here I am not sure if that was really needed due to this being a light snow and no wind. The temperature here is now 24°

[Hawkeye]

What's funny is there was all this talk of this being such a prolonged duration of snow. Well, so far we've had about 5 hours of snow and 10 hours of nada.

 

This.  We will end up with three short bursts of light snow with several-hour breaks in between.

[Tom]

With an additional 1" overnight my total is up to 3.75".  The snow has settled to 3.5" where I did not clear my deck.  Looking forward to the second half of the storm which, according to the RPM, should start around Noon through 8pm.

 

12z NAM..additional snowfall...N IN/MI should do real well I think...

 

MN/WI posters seem to have cashed in on the lead wave with persistent fronto banding.   

[Tom]

LOT really banking on the second wave for N IL/N IN...

 

http://www.weather.gov/images/lot/WxStory/Thumb.png

[Niko]

WSW throughout all of SEMI with 8-12"+ likely. Moderate snow now falling with heavy snow developing later this afternoon. So far 2.2" has fallen.

[FV-Mike]

Radar looks to be filling in to the west

[Tom]

ORD officially with 3.6"...

[Sleather]

I was out at 5am for my hourly walk. Big under-performer for Plainfield, Il area. Maybe 2" at most. I doubt there will be much additional accumulation during the day. I don't even think it met advisory criteria here, let alone a warning.

[St Paul Storm]

Still have about another hour of snow to go. Winter wonderland in the backyard. 6" down. Also, the lake went from 0% ice coverage on Friday to full coverage yesterday. Maybe the hockey rink will be ready by next weekend based on single digit highs all week.

 

Good luck downstream today. Hope the radar starts lighting up soon.

[Tom]

Still have about another hour of snow to go. Winter wonderland in the backyard. 6" down. Also, the lake went from 0% ice coverage on Friday to full coverage yesterday. Maybe the hockey rink will be ready by next weekend based on single digit highs all week.

 

Good luck downstream today. Hope the radar starts lighting up soon.

Awesome shot! I played outdoor ice hockey when I was a kid all the time when the local rinks froze over at the parks or ponds. Fun times!

[BrianJK]

LOT really banking on the second wave for N IL/N IN...

 

http://www.weather.gov/images/lot/WxStory/Thumb.png

Thinking the second wave misses us to the east. Time will tell

[jaster220]

With an additional 1" overnight my total is up to 3.75". The snow has settled to 3.5" where I did not clear my deck. Looking forward to the second half of the storm which, according to the RPM, should start around Noon through 8pm.

 

12z NAM..additional snowfall...N IN/MI should do real well I think...

 

MN/WI posters seem to have cashed in on the lead wave with persistent fronto banding.

 

Nice of you guys to let us to the east catch up over night. Had 3.3 as of 10 am.

 

 

 

WSW throughout all of SEMI with 8-12"+ likely. Moderate snow now falling with heavy snow developing later this afternoon. So far 2.2"

has fallen.

Yep, the good news is I was upgraded as well. The bad news is I have the worst office in the world LOL! Not even a snowfall map

 

Go to IWX and compare: Winter Storm Today & Tonight! vs "Snowy Sunday" from GRR. Totally lame WFO!! Easily all other offices saw WSWatches but not mine.

[Snowshoe]

Looks like 4" of fresh. Fine snow still falling. Not sure what more to expect.

[FV-Mike]

Flakes starting to fly out here. Radar looking good

[East Dubzz]

Woke up to some light snow this morning. No idea how much we got, but doubt more than 3"... if even that. Disappointing event, but at least there's some snow again.

[Tom]

Flakes starting to fly out here. Radar looking good

Needs to get going or this second wave will be a bust...

[East Dubzz]

It's probably going to be a bust. It was for pretty much everyone is E Iowa

[Yerf]

Update from LOT

In spite of the fact that the break in the snowfall was longer
than previously expected, we are still expecting moderate, to
occasionally heavy snow, to continue to redevelop over the area
into this afternoon as better larger scale forcing associated with
the main mid-level disturbance overspreads the area. We are
already seeing signs of this, with radar echos beginning to light
up on the radar, and see no reason why this trend will not
continue. Therefore, this event is by no means over. Given that
the morning RAOBs out of DVN and ILX both indicated the presence
of steep mid-level lapse rates, some heaver snow rates will
continue to be a possibility this afternoon and into the early
evening hours.

The heaviest snow fall this afternoon and evening looks to impact
much of eastern Illinois and into northwestern Indiana. In these
areas another 4 to 8 inches of wet snow will be possible before
the snow ends this evening. Lighter amounts of snow are still
expected over north central Illinois and over my far southern
counties. While snow amounts in some of the warning area may fail
to reach criteria levels, no changes are planed to the going
headlines at this time.
 

[Niko]

@ 4.4" currently.

[Tom]

@ 4.4" currently.

Your going to easily surpass 8"...radar is looking very good overall for all of MI posters...IndianaJohn is gonna do good as well.

 

N IL starting to fill in a lot better now as the forcing starts to do its work.  Hope we can get a good 5 hour period of light/mod snowfall.

[Niko]

Your going to easily surpass 8"...radar is looking very good overall for all of MI posters...IndianaJohn is gonna do good as well.

 

N IL starting to fill in a lot better now as the forcing starts to do its work.  Hope we can get a good 5 hour period of light/mod snowfall.

Most of the heavy snow is yet to come. By late pm, the real heavy snow moves in. I can easily see a 12"+ in my area. Very nice, healthy, strong, looking storm with tons of moisture.

 

I'm assuming you are sitting at 4-6" right now, no?

[Jaycee]

@ 0.0" imby, but it's really coming down out there now (see picture). I think the ground temps from it being below freezing and no snow cover the past week and a half will really work towards our advantage. No way we don't squeeze out atleast .25" when all is said and done, not bad for our first snowfall in 2 years! #ImDreamingOfABrownXmas

 

[Tom]

Most of the heavy snow is yet to come. By late pm, the real heavy snow moves in. I can easily see a 12"+ in my area. Very nice, healthy, strong, looking storm with tons of moisture.

 

I'm assuming you are sitting at 4-6" right now, no?

3.7" right now, but the snow has finally picked up in intensity and getting light/mod snowfall.  Already starting to get accumulation.  Hoping for 3", but that will take a lot to get that much unless the radar really starts filling in.  Trying to crack 6"!

[westMJim]

Have added 2” of new snow fall since 9:30AM and now have a total of 11” on the ground. Still getting light snow falling here.

[indianajohn]

Looks like I got roughly 5-6" if the snow on my patio furniture is accurate. Looks like I should expect another 4-6".

[Tom]

Man the radar looks good for MI posters...starting to really look like a typical snow shield has taken over the state!  NE IL looking good to...Mod snow ATM...

[shakjen]

Total bust down here. Not a flake yet today.

[Niko]

Man the radar looks good for MI posters...starting to really look like a typical snow shield has taken over the state!  NE IL looking good to...Mod snow ATM...

The wind is also picking up now as well as the storm is now intensifying. Moderate to heavy snow with windy conditions. Let the games begin. My backyard firepit is nearly buried. Radar is looking awesome. Socked in with snow. I am at 5.0".

 

I wonder how Jaster is doing with accumulations.

[St Paul Storm]

New band has formed over the Twin Cities east towards Eau Claire and west to Willmar, MN. It's nearly stationary and is producing light to moderate snow. Bonus time!

[FV-Mike]

 

Skilling still going all in for the afternoon. lengthy facebook post

[westMJim]

The snow has picked up in intensity here. Now almost on borderline moderate snow falling. BTW I use ½ mile or less for moderate snow fall and ¼  mile or less for heavy snow fall.  Also I went and got some gas for the snow blower and even the main roads here are snow covered and very slippery.  Going out to blow the snow off the driveway.

[jaster220]

You could see 0.1" of snow. Better than nothing!

NOT when others are getting 20 inches it's not

[jaster220]

Over 5" and pound-town attm! Awesome storm by December standards! 1+ per hr easily

[Hoosier]

 

We have a MUCH more positive Mod who isn't full of himself. That's the main reason as I see things.

 

 

Hey now, that's not very nice (I assume you were referring to me). There are some people with big egos but I'd like to think I'm not one of them. The way I see it, it's been a confluence of circumstances that has happened to result in some of the most active posters not being around. Boards are bigger than one individual but when you take away several regulars, it leaves a noticeable mark.

 

Anyhow, I didn't come here to derail the thread. I've been a lurker for a couple years but I guess you can take the credit for finally drawing me out.

 

As far as this storm, been struggling here so far. Hope to finish with a flurry (well, much more than that!)