I am more than happy w 1" per/hr snowfall rates.

You won't likely ever see such in SEMI. For MI you'll need to be near one of the GL's to have a shot at that. Brief 2+ is about as good as it gets in the rest of the state. I had 2.5/hr in Marshall 11-29-11 and about 3"/hr once at my place in Traverse City back in the 90's and it wasn't from LES just a super-juiced F-gen band.

AR to hit the PNW this week.

Best of luck w your father bud..wishing him the best recovery.

You are correct. I remember thinking that if we did not get that 2006 blizzard that year, it would have been a snowless winter..accept for a couple of light events LOL. The one thing I miss about Nor'Easters is the intensity of the snowfall. I've experienced 4"+ snowfall rates, which was insane..Just crazy amounts of snowfall in such short duration.