Geos Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Pouring flakes here. Ratios are going to be crazy under the most intense area of this plume. 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...
Scott26 Posted January 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Coming down very hard. High end SN... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 This is just the beginning! The Plume is growing in intensity offshore of MKE...Looks like a lot of us on here in Cook/Lake county are going to get surprise snows from this event. Isn't that just the way this winter has been??? Very excited we can all reep the rewards from this LES event. Dominick, how much do you have so far??? I bet your going to get 8-12" by tomorrow morning. Just measured 1.5" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominicR Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 This is just the beginning! The Plume is growing in intensity offshore of MKE...Looks like a lot of us on here in Cook/Lake county are going to get surprise snows from this event. Isn't that just the way this winter has been??? Very excited we can all reep the rewards from this LES event. Dominick, how much do you have so far??? I bet your going to get 8-12" by tomorrow morning. Just measured 1.5" Close to 2 inches. Ripping like crazy outside. What a surprise this is turning out to be! I can't imagine waking up to a surprise foot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 6-7 miles away from me. Will it make it here? 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...
midwest buildit Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 why do i have a feeling, being in the south east corner of dupage, im going to be in for a surprise with snow amounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominicR Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 959 PM CST MON JAN 20 2014 .TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON .DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE. ..REMARKS.. 0955 PM SNOW 1 S CHICAGO 41.87N 87.63W 01/20/2014 M2.3 INCH COOK IL NWS EMPLOYEE 1.2 INCHES IN THE PAST 30 MINUTES. STORM TOTAL 2.3 INCHES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 WGN saying 6-13" for the final tallies. 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...
Scott26 Posted January 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 6-7 miles away from me. Will it make it here? http://climate.cod.edu/data/nexrad/MKX/N0Q/MKX.N0Q.20140121.0405.gifIs it coming down hard by you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Midwest Buildit, I think your going to be surprised with 3-4", maybe even more. This is an intense band and it has enough "punch" to dump snows well inland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Lake Plume is right near the I-294 hwy and slowly heading inland...about to get in on that. I'm only 2 miles west of there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominicR Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 I am getting owned. I hardly can see outside. Def heaviest of season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott26 Posted January 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 It's coming down very hard here and I'm not even in any heavy bands right now! It must be crazy where you're at Dominic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 See if you can take some pics Dominick. Your under some 30dbz rates right now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominicR Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Awesome snow pack doesent look to go anywhere in next 7+ days to. Grid has me 6-10 inches tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominicR Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 See if you can take some pics Dominick. Your under some 30dbz rates right now... Would love to Tom but I tried connecting it to USB and telling me it cannot find the camera wizard. Using software it provides me with Windows and can't detect it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Is it coming down hard by you? Pouring small flakes right now. Wow, I can almost touch it! 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...
midwest buildit Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 noaa was saying an inch, after i post, i go check noaa. Overnight Snow showers, mainly before 3am. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -14. Blustery, with a north wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. nice !!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Nexrad view. ~4-5 miles away about. 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 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Its ripping outside now...nice fat quarter sized flakes in this band! Just measured 1.75" at 10:37pm. Easily snowing 1"+ per hour right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midwest buildit Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 http://www.weathertap.com/hub/RAD_KLOT_DVL_ANI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLIZZARD09 Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 2.5 INCHES IN Lincolnwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Looks like the lake band is near stationary right now over Lake Michigan. I don't think its going to push much farther west from this point on. Maybe another couple miles or so. So whoever is under it right now is going to sit pretty for the next few hours. If your in the city, its going to be a longggg night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Flake size and intensity did come up a little here. Would be nice if it came a couple miles closer. Going to watch this until about 12. 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 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 About 1/4 mile visibility...can't see more than 1/2 block...coming down hard! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominicR Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Rap keeps it in city through 09z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Doesn't look like the band will back any further west. 1.8" here as of 11pm. Looks great for Cook County and even eastern DuPage. 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...
DominicR Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Still ripping pretty good with some fatty flakes. Band looks like it has stalled a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominicR Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 I am closing in on over 3 inches. It's a bit drifty and visibilities less than quarter mile. A few more hrs of this I possibly could crack 6 inches before it moves over city probably around 06z-07z. Sorry I cannot take photos of this epic surprise. Camera unexpectedly not working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 This is hands down the heaviest I have seen it snow in my entire life! I took a cruise and just came back to upload some photos. The snow is absolutely just pouring out of the sky like in a Thunderstorm. I just measured exactly 1.5" in the last hour. Snow is just beyond beautiful out there. I'm going to walk around my neighborhood and take it all in. I'm speechless right now. In these pics, the visibility I would say was 1/8 mile to at times only 100 feet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midwest buildit Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 im the red dot... short video from my back room... https://www.dropbox.com/s/dpjci12eoagtoa4/2014-01-21%2005.21.18.3gp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciascia Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 So it appears the lake band is beginning to push back east of ORD. That tells me I should enjoy it while I can! Quote ...The Artist Formerly Known as RJSnowLover... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone8 Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Looks to be a secondary band to the east... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Dubzz Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Just got home. Definitely over an inch on my driveway. Looks between 1-2"...had no idea the snowpack has gotten so nice around here. Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Looks like that is going to be it for me...finished off with 3.5". Not bad at all. It was very intense for 2-3 hours. Looks like the band is not moving anywhere anytime soon. If you look at the radar, the plume isn't moving anywhere and staying put out over Lake Michigan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominicR Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 1200 AM SNOW OHARE AIRPORT 41.98N 87.90W01/21/2014 M3.4 INCH COOK IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciascia Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 It probably means nothing, but sometime over the last 2-3 hours, LOT updated my point forecast from 4-8 to 6-10. Quote ...The Artist Formerly Known as RJSnowLover... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Anyone east of I-294 in Cook county is getting creamed right now! Man, I've never seen it just pour fat flakes from the sky when I was underneath that band around 11:15pm. It was incredible. Sometimes I wish I lived in Lake Effect snow belt areas just to experience this kind of snowfall all winter long. Living up in the UP of Michigan is like this almost every week. This year they have over 150" of snow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 About 2 inches here, with a lot of drifting on the driveway. 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...
Geos Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 5.9" was the total at ORD I know. 2.0" here. 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...
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