I have always thought maps that far out are akin to believing you'll win next time at a casino. Why do they even exist?

Regarding the December 1987 storm, it was quite a storm even back to the southern Rockies. Below are some selections from the December 1987 issue of Storm Data. There is an extensive writeup for Illinois, which I included. May need to click on images to make them larger/more readable.

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Pretty breezy but not too bad so far. Looks like some spotty outages. I’m sure Wednesday will be worse. Nearby station close to me is over 0.6” today.

I want to plan a snowmobile trip out there so bad, you guys have some of the best back country riding in the world. Amazing powder. My sled is turbocharged with 250hp so the high elevation makes no difference for this beast. Have you ever tried snowmobiling??