Super Bowl Weekend Major Snowstorm

[Maxim]

Is your wind direction coming out of the north now?  I think think the cold front is knocking on your doorstep.

Pretty much due east at the moment. Suspect it will shift more to the north later on.

[jlp]

Does anybody have thoughts on how much snow Waukesha, WI might get out of this storm? The forecast is only calling for 3-6 inches right now. Hopefully we get more..

[Maxim]

 

Does anybody have thoughts on how much snow Waukesha, WI might get out of this storm? The forecast is only calling for 3-6 inches right now. Hopefully we get more..

 

You'll definitely exceed 6"

[jlp]

I would say 8" is a good bet in Waukesha. All depends on how generous good old lake Michigan is to us.

[Maxim]

I'll go 9" for Waukesha specifically.

[james1976]

ground is just getting white here

[jlp]

That would be amazing!

[Lutzowgl14]

Good deal, thanks guys!

[WBadgersW]

I agree with the other posters. Waukesha should see 6-10".

[BigDizBliz420]

anyone else think the radar looks kind of spotty, lots of holes

[6789]

anyone else think the radar looks kind of spotty, lots of holes

I would agree, but it's suppose to fill in.

[Scott26]

anyone else think the radar looks kind of spotty, lots of holes

Yes, but the storm is still strengthening so that is expected.

[Maxim]

Such a beast of a storm already

 

[WBadgersW]

Its nice to see a storm move sowly for once.

[6789]

Snow rapidly forming in front of the cold front in IA/WI. Looks like it's intensifying as well. Looks like NE IL is rapidly changing over as well. Still looks like some mixing issues even between the I-88/I-80 corridor for now.

[Sven]

It still amazes me how many people believe their pinto is a monster truck and going 10 over on snow covered roads is a good idea. Tip for Nebraska folk: Anything besides dodge and I-80 is a soup sandwhich, don't go out. 

[6789]

Can officially report my first flakes here in St. Charles!

[shakjen]

Snowing north south and west but still rain here at I-80 and 1-39

[Tom]

I set my DVR and recorded ABC 7 5pm newscast and their RPM model showed 17.1" at ORD.  Phil Schwarz mentioned its usually the least conservative model...

[WBadgersW]

New SREF mean for MKE is 13.5" and 12.8" IMBY. This may be one of my biggest storms while under a WWA.

[Yerf]

Snowing now in Batavia

[Snowlover76]

i feel pretty good about finishing within 10" here in Lincoln 

[Hawkeye]

Finally switched to snow here in the last 15 minutes.  It had been raining for several hours and totaled 0.20".

 

That warm tongue that popped up into Iowa today had some bad timing and was stubborn.

[Tom]

Look at that pocket of 42F water in Southern Lake Michigan.  When the column of air cools enough tomorrow while the winds howl off the lake, expect those bands to start flowing off the lake.  Notice how broad the 40F body of water is all the way up towards GRB.

[WBadgersW]

And the light snow has started. A couple hours ahead of schedule though.

[Geos]

Been in Chicago at UIC all day, so I was didn't get the full updates until now. It looks like the storm has gotten wetter from the looks of it. People definitely talking about the storm, and quite a few people at the stores tonight as well! 

 

Winds shifted off the lake awhile ago. Low ceiling and near freezing now.

[jcwxguy]

i feel pretty good about finishing within 10" here in Lincoln 

0z nam says 8-9" for omaha and lincoln 

[NEJeremy]

I'll trade haha Des Moines is getting smoked, pretty weak sauce here so far.

We had 1" in our first 3 hours of actual accumulating snow from 4-7p. Hope it picks up as it's really not coming down that hard, and it's going to be a struggle then to even hit 6". Our biggest flakes were earlier this morning when it was too warm to accumulate.

[Sleather]

I set my DVR and recorded ABC 7 5pm newscast and their RPM model showed 17.1" at ORD.  Phil Schwarz mentioned its usually the least conservative model...

I think ORD could hit 18-19" depending on LES.

[Tom]

I think ORD could hit 18-19" depending on LES.

That lake plume which is poised to develop around midnight Sunday is prob going to be intense.  Gut feeling is it will drop 1-2"/rates, but not sure how long it can stay put before winds veer more northerly.  The consistent flow off the lake all day Sunday will be exciting and probably noticeable on radar.

[Snowlover76]

0z nam says 8-9" for omaha and lincoln 

i like higher ratios at the end to help get us to there 

[Geos]

Snow just started here. SREF plume mean over 15" here!

[james1976]

0z NAM snow totals?

[Tom]

I think ORD could hit 18-19" depending on LES.

I also hope this time they measure the snow correctly and properly unlike last year when they really screwed up!  Most co-op observations nearby reported 4-6" more than the official report last year.

[Tom]

Just looked outside and I already have a slight coating of snow!  The party has begun...

Edit: On my deck that is....streets just wet.

[FV-Mike]

Nothing better than Saturday/Sunday snow systems. No work or traffic to deal with

[Tom]

00z NAM...

[Tom]

Madtown/Dubuque/EastDubbz may get 10-12"....and even close to MKE...

[Geos]

Suprised there is broken up areas of 12" west of here. Would think it would be one continuous area.

 

Wow, 20" for Detroit!

[james1976]

Moderate snow with nice sized flakes here...nice coating already! Will measure later.