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[dmc76]

I have been getting some major gusts. Quite the winds tonight.

Powers been flickering on and off.

[kevlon62]

Made it to Crivitz and shacked up at the Best Western on the trail. About six rigs with trailers parked in the lot. Piles are big from older snow along with what looks to be about 4 inches from tonight.

Can hear them whining outside tonight, but we're fine dining on microwaved pizza bagles, easy mac and lasagna.

We'll see what tomorrow brings. Cousin's new gopro should document things well for us.

[weatherpsycho]

Powers been flickering on and off.

So far I have been good. Praying it stays that way.

Just a constant roar outside and then it sounds like a 747 jet on top of my house when the gusts hit.

[69 A Porcupine]

Went out to measure at 8:15 - 5" on the grill that sits in the shade.. 4.25" avg on the grass.. 3.5" on driveway. I need a snow board but there is really no good place for it when windy.. 2 decent wet snows in a row is something rare for here.

just ripping up there in northern lower. gonna need lots of extra clothes, a long track, shovel, chainsaw, and pain pills for after the romp for sledding up there right now. good thing its probably a zoo up there and sleds should pack it down good becuase grooming wont be happening and will be useless.


First warning of the winter.. only two times has mke gone a winter without issuing one. I think they said 1975 and 1983 were the two.

Looks like 5" officially at MKE.. Totals across the board right around the 4-8" predicted.. A solid job by them..



0939 PM SNOW 1 N MILWAUKEE INTERNATI 42.96N 87.90W
03/02/2012 M5.0 INCH MILWAUKEE WI TRAINED SPOTTER

[Geos]

Gaylord to Indian River is in the thick of it now! Looks like the snow is rotating down towards Snowfreak more.

[BowMeHunter]

Gaylord getting pummeled right now it looks like.

Glad to see you made it up safe, Kev! Hope you have a great weekend with minimal whoopties on the trails. Be safe and keep on eye out for the bad company on the trails that will surely be out.

[BowMeHunter]

Looks like 5" officially at MKE.. Totals across the board right around the 4-8" predicted.. A solid job by them..



0939 PM SNOW 1 N MILWAUKEE INTERNATI 42.96N 87.90W
03/02/2012 M5.0 INCH MILWAUKEE WI TRAINED SPOTTER

I'm going to roll with 5" also. measured 5.5" on the grill and just shy of 4.5" on the grass. driveway stayed right at 3.5" would have loved more but not a bad quickie event at all especially considering how warm it was before and during the event.

Bed time for me!

[hm8]

Just went outside for a bit...not gonna lie, its kinda spooky at night with the wind screaming like that.

[smoof]

Came home for spring break...back in Warren.

I see, enjoy your high wind warning then

[weatherpsycho]

Just went outside for a bit...not gonna lie, its kinda spooky at night with the wind screaming like that.

I live in a house <10 years old. Right now it sounds like I am in a pop-up camper!

[hm8]

I live in a house <10 years old. Right now it sounds like I am in a pop-up camper!

I think you got the > sign mixed up but I get the idea. I live right by an old swingset that's creaking like crazy, and I'm also right by a big forest area with all these bare leafless trees swaying and snapping.....i'm in a ghost story.

[Thundersnow12]

[weatherpsycho]

I think you got the > sign mixed up but I get the idea. I live right by an old swingset that's creaking like crazy, and I'm also right by a big forest area with all these bare leafless trees swaying and snapping.....i'm in a ghost story.

My house is new it is <10 years old.

It is a night from those ole ghost stories. That is a great way to put it.

[smoof]

Very nice flake size, we all know how hard they are to capture in video / pics

[hm8]

My house is new it is <10 years old.

It is a night from those ole ghost stories. That is a great way to put it.

Ah, I thought you were trying to say its old so its creaking a lot or something. I realize now that saying its over 10 years wouldn't make it old at all though...

LP is over the open water of lake huron now and there aren't any buoys I can find in the area so I can't get any surface observations, but it's probably sub 980mb by now.

[Stebo]

So far we have gusted to 55mph, me and a co-worker have counted at least 8 powerflashes in the distance and the power just went out and back on to half the airport including the terminal I am in... long nights for the loss

[michsnowfreak]

Looks like we got about 11 inches here....Im sure avg depth is now 25-30". Cant wait to get into the woods. Looks like Traverse City region was the winner with around 14" (and one 16" report). Still, considering they only had a few inches on the ground before...I think Gaylord/Grayling is THE spot to be right now. Trees are UNBELIEVABLE! Will be out playing all day

[Jonger1150]

on my way up to grayling right now

[SpartyOn]

Damage to my house due to the wild winds. Gutters got peeled away in the NW side of the roof.
Checked in with my neighbors in Elk Rapids about the situation up there and was told well over a foot of heavy wet snow. Not gonna lie I'm gonna be pissed if I have to drive 4 hours to snow rake the roof. Lol.

[weatherpsycho]

Here are 2 reports near where I would have been if I was able to have done a road trip (Boyne Mtn is basically in between these 2 reports):
0745 AM SNOW 2 SW BOYNE CITY 45.16N 84.99W
03/03/2012 M11.8 INCH CHARLEVOIX MI PUBLIC

0749 AM HEAVY SNOW 3 ESE ELMIRA 45.05N 84.79W
03/03/2012 M14.5 INCH OTSEGO MI NWS EMPLOYEE


I see there is one spot around TC reporting 17"

2 reports near Michsnowfreak:
0734 AM HEAVY SNOW 10 S GRAYLING 44.51N 84.71W
03/03/2012 M12.5 INCH CRAWFORD MI TRAINED SPOTTER

0637 AM HEAVY SNOW 6 E GRAYLING 44.66N 84.59W
03/03/2012 M12.3 INCH CRAWFORD MI TRAINED SPOTTER

Keep in mind it is still snowing so amounts will go up a bit yet.

Congrats Michsnowfreak looks like you got a good 12"+ storm.

[dmc76]

0800 AM HEAVY SNOW 3 S SUTTONS BAY 44.94N 85.65W
03/03/2012 E17.0 INCH LEELANAU MI TRAINED SPOTTER

24 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. POWER AND PHONE OUT.

0800 AM HEAVY SNOW LAKE CITY 44.33N 85.21W
03/03/2012 M10.0 INCH MISSAUKEE MI CO-OP OBSERVER

24 HR TOTAL THRU 800 AM. SNOWDEPTH 18 IN.

0800 AM HEAVY SNOW ALBA 45.00N 84.90W
03/03/2012 M11.0 INCH ANTRIM MI TRAINED SPOTTER

24 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. SNOWDEPTH 22 IN. PINE TREE DOWNED
IN YARD.

0806 AM HEAVY SNOW LUZERNE 44.62N 84.27W
03/03/2012 E10.0 INCH OSCODA MI PUBLIC

24 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. SNOWDEPTH 21 IN. POWER OUT.

0812 AM SNOW LUZERNE 44.62N 84.27W
03/03/2012 E10.0 INCH OSCODA MI PUBLIC

24 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. SNOWDEPTH 21. POWER OUT.

0812 AM HEAVY SNOW GREILICKVILLE 44.80N 85.65W
03/03/2012 E13.0 INCH LEELANAU MI PUBLIC

24 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. SNOWDEPTH 18.

0815 AM HEAVY SNOW PICKFORD 46.16N 84.36W
03/03/2012 E15.0 INCH CHIPPEWA MI PUBLIC

24 HR TOTAL THRU 815 AM. SNOWDEPTH 24. STILL SNOWING.
BLOWING AND DRIFTING.

0815 AM HEAVY SNOW EAST JORDAN 45.16N 85.13W
03/03/2012 M18.5 INCH CHARLEVOIX MI PUBLIC

[michsnowfreak]

Thanks weatherpsycho....it seems like its closer to 11" here (as of an hour ago at least) than the 12.5", BUT Im basing that on their being 10.5-11.2" on top of my car and about 13" in the parking lot that had a 2" base. But the snow is so heavy and compact (would NOT want to shovel this lol), and I dont have a cleared snowboard, I totally believe the 12" reports.

Just 2 pics from out the door. Gorgeous. Now off to play, will post more probably tonight! Probably going to be a workout to wade through the DEEP, DENSE snow, but Im ready! Who needs snowshoes lol? Theres about 6-10" more ON THE GROUND here than TOTAL FALL since Nov in Minneapolis of nearly the exact same latitude. I do not want to come home tomorrow night lol.

[wisconsinwx]

The scene is as beautiful as ever this morning, even with only 4-5" of snow.

[SpartyOn]

Thanks weatherpsycho....it seems like its closer to 11" here (as of an hour ago at least) than the 12.5", BUT Im basing that on their being 10.5-11.2" on top of my car and about 13" in the parking lot that had a 2" base. But the snow is so heavy and compact (would NOT want to shovel this lol), and I dont have a cleared snowboard, I totally believe the 12" reports.


Just 2 pics from out the door. Gorgeous. Now off to play, will post more probably tonight! Probably going to be a workout to wade through the DEEP, DENSE snow, but Im ready! Who needs snowshoes lol? Theres about 6-10" more ON THE GROUND here than TOTAL FALL since Nov in Minneapolis of nearly the exact same latitude. I do not want to come home tomorrow night lol.

What a mess. Have fun driving home! Awesome pics though

Are u snowboarding up there or using a steel sled

[Geos]

Very cool photos MichFreak! I love being in the woods in the winter! Looks like those drivers aren't going anywhere until they do a little shovel work-out!

[hm8]

The following are some peak wind gusts reported to the National Weather Service today...
as of 730 am...

Detroit Metro Airport 55 mph 111 am...
Ann Arbor 54 mph 916 PM...
Flint 53 mph 157 am...
Detroit City Airport 53 mph 1155 PM...
Owosso 53 mph 215 am...
Pontiac 52 mph 1202 am...
Ypsilanti 52 mph 1034 PM...
Caro 52 mph 1224 am...
Adrian 51 mph 913 PM...
Mount Clemens 51 mph 223 am...
Monroe 51 mph 1113 PM...
Saginaw-harry Browne Airport 48 mph 311 am...
Bad Axe 47 mph 515 am...
Saginaw-mbs Airport 46 mph 1148 PM...
Grosse Ile 46 mph 1034 PM...
Troy 45 mph 1114 PM...
Port Hope 44 mph 124 am...
Lambertville 44 mph 855 PM...
Port Huron 40 mph 257 am...
Midland 37 mph 434 am...

Power flashes were lighting up my room last night too

[Hal]

Max wind gust in the KW area has been 67 mph on Baden Hill on the outskirts of Kitchener. The max gust at Region of Waterloo Int'l Airport has been 57 mph.

In the last little while winds have been holding steady about 30 mph with a max gust of 48 mph.

[dmc76]

Biggest Totals found in Northern Lower Michigan

Lake Ann 20.0"
Willamsburg 16.0"
East Jordan 18.5"
Suttons Bay 17.0"
Northport 14.8"
Traverse City 17.0"
Interlochen 19.0"
Antrim 13.5"
Wolverine 13.5"
Indian River 13.0"
Grayling 12.5"
Long Lake 17 - 21"
Rudyard 13.5"
Gaylord 13.0"
Petoskey 12.0"

[Ajdos]

Thanks weatherpsycho....it seems like its closer to 11" here (as of an hour ago at least) than the 12.5", BUT Im basing that on their being 10.5-11.2" on top of my car and about 13" in the parking lot that had a 2" base. But the snow is so heavy and compact (would NOT want to shovel this lol), and I dont have a cleared snowboard, I totally believe the 12" reports.

Just 2 pics from out the door. Gorgeous. Now off to play, will post more probably tonight! Probably going to be a workout to wade through the DEEP, DENSE snow, but Im ready! Who needs snowshoes lol? Theres about 6-10" more ON THE GROUND here than TOTAL FALL since Nov in Minneapolis of nearly the exact same latitude. I do not want to come home tomorrow night lol.

Hey, do you mind if I share these images on my Southeast Michigan Weather fan page on Facebook? Or can you go on there and post them. I love all of your photos, and it would be a great honor to have them on my page!

[weatherpsycho]

What a storm for Northern MI:

0123 PM HEAVY SNOW 1 NE LAKE ANN 44.74N 85.83W
03/03/2012 E20.0 INCH BENZIE MI PUBLIC

STORM TOTAL. NO POWER.


0123 PM HEAVY SNOW INTERLOCHEN 44.65N 85.75W
03/03/2012 E18.0 INCH GRAND TRAVERSE MI PUBLIC

STORM TOTAL. NUMEROUS 3-5 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN.
POWERLINES/TELECOM LINES DOWN. NO POWER.


1205 PM HEAVY SNOW 3 N INTERLOCHEN 44.69N 85.75W
03/03/2012 M19.0 INCH GRAND TRAVERSE MI TRAINED SPOTTER

17 TO 21 INCHES. LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN AROUND THE SOUTH
SIDE OF LONG LAKE. SOUTH LONG LAKE ROAD IS CLOSED DUE TO
A FALLEN TREE.


1146 AM HEAVY SNOW TRAVERSE CITY 44.75N 85.60W
03/03/2012 E0.0 INCH GRAND TRAVERSE MI UTILITY COMPANY

16,500 WEATHER-RELATED POWER OUTAGES IN SERVICE AREA OF
CHERRYLAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE /GRAND TRAVERSE BAY
REGION DOWN TO WELLSTON/.


Lots of tree damage and power outages.

[michsnowfreak]

Go ahead Adjos! Love to share pics. Send me a link too.

I estimate total fall of snow to be around a foot where Im at. Had up to 12.4" on my cartop but I think a tiny bit of roof blowoff played into it. Did a ton of measurments in the parking lot and Id say a foot is a good estimate. Generally 13-14" lay in undisturbed areas where there was a solid 2" base pre-storm...but you have to account for a tiny bit of settling, 6 hr measurments, etc. As for ranking this storm, its up there but I wouldnt necessarily say its my all-time fav, as Ive now seen FIVE storms between 10-12" that featured thundersnow lol. BUT the conditions (30" snowpack, trees plastered) are the best Ive ever experienced, even moreso than when I went to Paradise in 2008 when the snow was deeper but not plastering all the trees.

Went for a walk towards the woods, absolutely GORGEOUS and the snow was insanely deep to walk through. Depth ranged from 22-32", tho Id say 25-30" is a good average. It is so dense, I started thinking of how they said they had to saw paths in Detroit after April 6, 1886. Woman at the motel said shes never seen a snow this deep be this heavy/wet/scenic. Deepest theyve had in a few years, theyve had deeper in the past but its usually more powdery. Tons of people lost power and trees falling everywhere, actually was too scared to go INTO the woods. I was actually doing a panoramic vid when a tree fell. Taking a TON of pics will upload later!

[Ajdos]

Hey, do you mind if I share these images on my Southeast Michigan Weather fan page on Facebook? Or can you go on there and post them. I love all of your photos, and it would be a great honor to have them on my page!

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[Geos]

Northern MI snow depth!

[Tim from Springfield (IL)]

On the clipper side of the storm last night, very nice and surprising totals in much of central Illinois from the latest batch of wet snow. Apparently Springfield has officially recevied 2.8 inches from this clipper, with the Lawrence County community of Birds the winner as of now at 3.2 (and Effingham not too far behind at 3.1 inches). ILX area storm totals:

http://www.crh.noaa....on=1&glossary=0

The State Journal-Register is also reporting some accidents in central Illinois as a result of the wet snow last night, including several vehicles in the ditch off I-55 (and one on I-72) plus an accident involving a tractor-trailer on the interstate south of ILX:

http://www.sj-r.com/breaking/x1785609084/Slippery-area-roads-cause-accidents

I was out in the snow about 6PM last night and at that point it wasn't too bad if you were careful, but so many other drivers were not, IMO.

[PSUBlizzicane2007]

Just wanted to add a note for the Louisville area for this storm... we received about 4" in New Albany... pretty amazing all things considered. I was driving down I-71 from Cincinnati (max speed 55 near Cincy, 50 on average, slowed down to near 40 near Louisville) during the brunt of it and saw several people off in ditches. It was pretty crazy. I did get aggravated at Louisville drivers when the were going 15-25 on 64 when they had a clear path in front of them... sigh.