Niko Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Wow, this band starting to explode with some embedded 30-35DBZ showing up near Joliet and heading NE...Tom...this looks like its headed my way. Quote Snowfall for Winter 2023 -24 for Metro Detroit Area Oct 2023: 0.2" AN Nov 2023: 2.2" AN Dec 2023: 0.5" BN Insane! Jan 2024: 17.0" AN Feb 2024: 1.9" BN Insane! Mar 2024: 4.9" BN April 2024: Trace Season So Far: 26.7" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 it is really snowing hard here in Bartlett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 It must be easily snowing 1"+ per hour where you are Tony. Just measure 1.0"...snowing pretty good under these heavier bands with bigger flake size. Might hit my call of 2" if this keeps up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Dubzz Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Still coming down in South Beloit. The precip shield looked like it was moving out, and then a little area developed and just started pivoting back over the area. Around 2" here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Yeah Tom it was really coming down hard there for about 20min and now has backed down a bit to a moderate snowfall. Hope to get a couple more hours as it pivots through the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 This band over Cook county is impressive, flakes are real big and with a wind due East @ 13mph, wondering if any lake moisture being thrown into the mix. Edit: Easily 1" per hour rates right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Good luck to you guys in Cook.....1" rates are nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakjen Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Up to 5.25" here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Up to 1.5" now...starting to stack up nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 High end light snow in the last 20 minutes here. Roads are starting to slicken up. Temps have bumped up a little though since the wind is east. Quote Mercer Island, 350 ft 2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21 2020-2021: 15.6" 2019-2020: ~10" 2018-2019 winter snowfall total: 29.5" 2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiTownWeather Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Huge snowflakes coming down right now. For the past two hours snowing moderate-heavy with .5-1 inch hour rates. Around 2 inches in all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 There's been bursts of moderate snow here, but it hasn't stacked up that well. Might be able to hit an inch. Quote Mercer Island, 350 ft 2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21 2020-2021: 15.6" 2019-2020: ~10" 2018-2019 winter snowfall total: 29.5" 2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Ended up with 2.5"...very pleased how it turned out actually. In the morning it looked like this was falling apart but then managed to pump up some more moisture on the northern edge. I think the snow ratios were 25:1 with today's snowfall. Very powdery, but no where near as powdery as the 55:1 ratios we had yesterday. Nice refresher to build that snow cover back up and whiten the scenery up. I don't think I have ever seen snow so powdery as yesterdays snowfall. That's crazy if you think about it... (.0015) fluffed up to 1.0". Geo's, who measured the snow ratios from yesterday??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Tom - A CoCoRaHS observer in town here. 1.0" here from this system. 20:1 ratio. 18.9" of snow for the month now. Quote Mercer Island, 350 ft 2021-2022: 11.6", 02/21 2020-2021: 15.6" 2019-2020: ~10" 2018-2019 winter snowfall total: 29.5" 2017-2018: 9.0", 2016-2017: 14.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Dubzz Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Probably 2.5" to 3" in South Beloit. Really got hit good when it started to pivot, a bit of a surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominicR Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Total here 2.4 inches. It snowed pretty good towards end for a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheMan Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 2.5" here, and just over 2" in Orfordville, WI. Better then I expected... Quote Signature here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 1.3" here on the sw edge. 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...
tbone8 Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Lake Effect Snow Watch URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 340 PM EST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY... .A SIGNIFICANT SINGLE BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHWEST INDIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THIS BAND WILL DEVELOP AND PRODUCE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS ONE TO TWO FEET DURING THIS PERIOD WITH A FEW LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...THE LOCATION WHERE THIS NARROW BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL REMAINS IN QUESTION. THEREFORE A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THOSE AREAS WHERE THIS HEAVY SNOW COULD FALL. VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE DAY AND ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE EXPECTED NARROW SINGLE BAND LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. CURRENT DATA SUGGEST THE BEST CHANCE FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WOULD BE OVER LAPORTE AND STARKE COUNTIES AND MAINLY THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTIONS OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY INDIANA AND BERRIEN COUNTY MICHIGAN. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE OUTSIDE OF THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE LIVING IN NORTHWEST INDIANA OR EXTREME SOUTHWEST BERRIEN COUNTY IN MICHIGAN OR THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS AND LISTEN FOR UPDATES AND WARNINGS. INTERSTATES 80...90 AND 94 WILL BE IMPACTED SIGNIFICANTLY BY THIS SNOW ALONG WITH HIGHWAYS 421...35...30...6...2 AND 20. LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS CAN BE VERY INTENSE BUT VERY NARROW AND IMPACT LOCAL AREAS. ROADS CAN GO FROM BEING DRY TO SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS WITHIN A MILE OR TWO. THIS CAN LEAD TO A SUDDEN SLOW DOWN IN TRAFFIC AND INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR CHAIN REACTION ACCIDENTS...ESPECIALLY ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone8 Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 http://www.meteo.psu.edu/ewall/NAMSFC4NC_0z/rad57.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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