Tony Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Recent report of 3.5" accumulation in south central MO so lets see what happens further north later this evening into tomorrow morning. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Radar really starting to fill in and blossom down stream.Looks good some were to quick to discount the models. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FV-Mike Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Recent report of 3.5" accumulation in south central MO so lets see what happens further north later this evening into tomorrow morning.intensity is picking back up here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakjen Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Steady snow here. Starting to cover the streets finally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Paul Storm Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Snowing here again. Temp right at 32. Wash, rinse, repeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 I was just underneath the heaviest returns of this event right where that little yellow blip on radar in N Cook...the snowfall rates were great and flakes were nice and big. Snow is accumulating on all surfaces. I'm sure tomorrow morning will have that snow globe effect. Hopefully it doesn't switch-over to during the heaviest precip returns later tonight. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Paul Storm Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 I was just underneath the heaviest returns of this event right where that little yellow blip on radar in N Cook...the snowfall rates were great and flakes were nice and big. Snow is accumulating on all surfaces. I'm sure tomorrow morning will have that snow globe effect. Hopefully it doesn't switch-over to during the heaviest precip returns later tonight. Good luck down there Tom! Radar looking good. Let’s hope the thermals play nice. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 18z Euro... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Good luck down there Tom! Radar looking good. Let’s hope the thermals play nice.Agree! So far, ORD has picked up 0.9" through 4:00pm...hopefully we can tack on another 5" and double our January total. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madtown Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 I would love 8" but I just cant believe it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowguy-dupage county Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Look like LOT is still not very confident in the new model data either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 First thing this morning, the HRRR was forecasting about 0.30" qpf in Cedar Rapids tonight/Friday. The 18z run cut that to 0.15". Since then, it has gradually ramped it back up. The 00z run is up to nearly 0.40", with up to 0.50" in southeast Iowa. It'd be nice if this was correct and not just a HRRR mirage. 2 Quote season snowfall: 34.8" '22-23: 30.2" '21-22: 27.1" '20-21: 52.5" '19-20: 36.2" '18-19: 50.2" '17-18: 39.5" Average snowfall: ~30" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mi_Matthew Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Yuck, 00z HRRR=0.75+" QPF here, all rain. Buh-bye snowpack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mi_Matthew Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 That pivot on the 00z NAM is a thing of beauty for the southern WI/northern IL peeps. You guys are gunna get buried. QPF on both sides of this storm keeps increasing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakjen Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Just started to snow again here along I-80. Coming down at a nice clip. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 First thing this morning, the HRRR was forecasting about 0.30" qpf in Cedar Rapids tonight/Friday. The 18z run cut that to 0.15". Since then, it has gradually ramped it back up. The 00z run is up to nearly 0.40", with up to 0.50" in southeast Iowa. It'd be nice if this was correct and not just a HRRR mirage. If this is correct I will do very well, I know have a few slushy flakes starting to mix in. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Looks like my office finally woke up. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 I have thunder snow! First time I've had this since Feb of 2011. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwxguy Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 I have thunder snow! First time I've had this since Feb of 2011.that's awesome, congrats 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstorm83 Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 1.5" today and 2" on the ground. Side roads are once again a wreck and 90% of the snow today fell at above freezing. I have no idea how this city survived 55 inches of snow last winter if they can't keep up this year. 2 Quote Snowfall in Lincoln, NE: 2017-18: 21.4" 2018-19: 55.5" 2019-20: 17.6" 2020-21: 49.4" 2021-22: 5.1" Average: 26" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSM WeatherNut Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 This storm seems to be rotating further east to west (living in Des Moines) in my opinion, but I'm sure the cold front could wipe it all out pretty quick if it decides to move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 I measured right around 1" of new snow by midnight. So we probably gained back what had melted today. There's a decent band overhead currently. Just by eyeballing the snow on the ground it appears to be dryer than what fell yesterday, but I'm not 100% positive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 I fell asleep this evening and just woke up, so I missed the snow as it moved in. Radar looks pretty good. Better snow is about to move in. The 00z Euro upped our precip to 0.35", so that seems to be a real trend. 1 Quote season snowfall: 34.8" '22-23: 30.2" '21-22: 27.1" '20-21: 52.5" '19-20: 36.2" '18-19: 50.2" '17-18: 39.5" Average snowfall: ~30" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 It switched over to plain ol' rain after I fell asleep last night around 10:00pm. Just a few miles to my W/NW it is snowing....arggghhh! That dang warm air aloft! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 I fell asleep this evening and just woke up, so I missed the snow as it moved in. Radar looks pretty good. Better snow is about to move in. The 00z Euro upped our precip to 0.35", so that seems to be a real trend.How's the snow coming down over by you? Radar doesn't look to bad out in E IA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Nearly all the global models want to paint a bullseye of the heaviest precip over in N IL/SE WI. Some of this qpf is plain rain from today, but then it switches over the SN after about 6:00pm in NE IL. I've never seen a pivot of such an intense defo band the models are painting and the slow movement. Gosh, I can't help but think what a difference it would make to have it just a few degrees colder! I'd say there is about .40-.50 qpf of RN on the 00z Ukie before the switchovr happens. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKEKC Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Snowing in KC! Beautiful, snow sticking to everything! 34 degrees and not budging, slop fest. Just can’t get cold snows. Good thing it’s falling at night. Can’t even get it to fall below freezing when snowing. If we were 25-28 degrees I believe we would have 4-5 on the ground. Instead, around 2 inches and likely another few inches to come. I’ll take it, going to be a beautiful Friday. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Surprise, surprise...LOT's write up this morning is just what the doctor ordered and suggesting what I have been thinking all along. These ULL's are notorious at throwing curve balls and last minute surprises. Seems reasonable that my original call of 4-6" with local 8"+ reports are on point. Overnight trends in numerical guidance supportswhat appears to be an increasing potential for a potentially moreimpactful period of snowfall later today and into tonight andSaturday morning.As is normally the case with closed andcold upper lows--you never quite know what you`re going to get,and surprises are a distinct possibility. Some impressive wording coming out of LOT wrt to the developing defo zone across N IL...someone is going to get smashed! However, given theanticipation of the heaviest snow occurring later overnight Fridayinto Saturday morning and a signal that isn`t quite coherentenough for widespread 5-6+ inch amounts, opted to issue anAdvisory instead but will be mentioning the potential for somelocalized overperformance with this event. Cross sections throughthe developing TROWAL later this evening reveal lapse ratesupstairs approaching 8.5 C/km immediately near and above 600 mb,which will support the rapid development of moderate to at timesheavy snowfall through the evening hours. Latest guidanceindicates exceptional vertical motions materializing through a1000+ m dendritic growth zone this evening. This, combined with adeveloping deep isothermal layer just under freezing with lightwinds through the column supports the potential for some largeaggregated dendrites, possibly helping to hoist snowfall ratioscloser to 10:1 overnight. As a result, LOT debated on whether to issue a WSW but instead they have gone with a WWA at the moment...To Be Continued.... Winter Weather AdvisoryURGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENational Weather Service Chicago IL312 AM CST Fri Jan 24 2020...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGHSATURDAY EVENING FOR LOCALES NEAR AND NORTH OF I-80...ILZ006-013-014-022-241715-/O.NEW.KLOT.WW.Y.0006.200125T0000Z-200126T0600Z/Lake IL-DuPage-Cook-Will-Including the cities of Waukegan, Buffalo Grove, North Chicago,Highland Park, Mundelein, Gurnee, Round Lake Beach, Naperville,Wheaton, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Lombard, Carol Stream, Addison,Chicago, Humboldt Park, Hyde Park, Lakeview, Lincoln Park,Logan Square, Navy Pier, Joliet, and Bolingbrook312 AM CST Fri Jan 24 2020...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TOMIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT...* WHAT...Snow expected with a period of moderate to at times heavysnowfall this evening and overnight. Total snow accumulations of2 to 6 inches. The potential exists for isolated totals inexcess of 6 inches, mainly away from the lake, before snowtapers through Saturday morning and afternoon. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Surprise, surprise...LOT's write up this morning is just what the doctor ordered and suggesting what I have been thinking all along. These ULL's are notorious at throwing curve balls and last minute surprises. Seems reasonable that my original call of 4-6" with local 8"+ reports are on point. Some impressive wording coming out of LOT wrt to the developing defo zone across N IL...someone is going to get smashed! As a result, LOT debated on whether to issue a WSW but instead they have gone with a WWA at the moment...To Be Continued....Good luck my man, just woke up to a winter wonderland here. Snow is falling and is sticking to everything with a temp of 32. I have a solid 3 inches on the ground with several more still to come. All the schools in the area are cancelled. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Looks like the 3km NAM has a good read on additional accumulations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Just got back inside, I measured 4 inches of snow. Absolutely beautiful outside. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minny_Weather Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 1.5" today and 2" on the ground. Side roads are once again a wreck and 90% of the snow today fell at above freezing. I have no idea how this city survived 55 inches of snow last winter if they can't keep up this year.We didn't survive last year either. Remember the shitshow after the blizzard? 1 Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Dubzz Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Looks like another 2” roughly overnight, with a little accumulation still possible today. Not terrible! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 One of the better bands just passed over me again as it slowly pivots nw. and it's still snowing. Looks like it snowed all night and it's a winter wonderland outside. Not much wind either which is nice. I haven't taken another measurement yet. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianJK Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Feels pretty mild outside on this dreary (JANUARY) morning with a lot of standing water everywhere. Has more of a March feel to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMT Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 i don't think the city plows were expecting as much as we got, roads are not great. I measured 3.7" at my place this morning around 6am and its still coming down out there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianJK Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Sounds like Chicago might see another quick hitting 2-3” this evening similar to last Friday. Made for some nice scenery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacsh Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Congrats to those west of here on some snow. Nothing like a good soaking rain on one coldest on average day of the years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 2.8" here overnight and a nice band has, once again, moved over us. Flakes have grown and the rate has increased after a lull first thing this morning. I am very happy with how this 2-wave system worked out. We are going to end up with almost exactly what the GEFS and EPS mean maps were showing for days (6+"). As Clinton said, it is very picturesque with light wind and snow stuck to everything. 4 Quote season snowfall: 34.8" '22-23: 30.2" '21-22: 27.1" '20-21: 52.5" '19-20: 36.2" '18-19: 50.2" '17-18: 39.5" Average snowfall: ~30" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 2.8" here overnight and a nice band has, once again, moved over us. Flakes have grown and the rate has increased after a lull first thing this morning. I am very happy with how this 2-wave system worked out. We are going to end up with almost exactly what the GEFS and EPS mean maps were showing for days. As Clinton said, it is very picturesque with light wind and snow stuck to everything.Wow what's your event total so far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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