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Kaner88

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  1. If I start out expecting 2" of snow and 50 MPH winds here at ORD, I can't possibly be disappointed ... right?
  2. It used a special Alek sampling; Chicago will not be denied 5" on the dot
  3. Appreciate the response. Looks to me like the change has resulted in stronger downstream ridging around the OV area, which ought to favor that further west track, does that sound about right?
  4. Something interesting (to me, maybe not synoptically) is how recent runs of model guidance in general have been "breaking up" that broad TPV lobe in southern Canada from one big vort to what looks more like two: one in the Great Lakes vicinity, and then of course our storm system. Curious if anyone more knowledgeable believes this to be something impactful on the final track, or perhaps it's immaterial to the final track. GIF of the last few NAM runs' 500mb attached.
  5. So from what I gather, Chicago has a floor of about 3" (east jump at the last minute + typical QPF shaving as we approach event) and a ceiling of about 24" (more moisture than progged, pristine track, thundersnow, the works). Do not envy LOT right about now. Or any WFO trying to communicate about a possible blizzard right before Christmas.
  6. For what it's worth, WPC's discussion on model guidance, updated today at 4pm Central.
  7. One of my favorite memories from GHD I was coming down the stairs on the morning everything was winding down and looking out the backyard - the snow drifts were so widespread and so big, it looked like the all the homes were in some post-apocalyptic, Day After Tomorrow type scene, buried in snow and untouched in years. Doubt we'll get GHD 1 amounts but the winds will hopefully be enough to replicate that effect. One of the strangest sights I've ever seen in a winter storm, for sure.
  8. Updated Winter Storm Outlook from the WPC, probabilities of warning-criteria snows.
  9. 18z NAM better show 36" somewhere or I'll be disappointed... what else is the 18z NAM good for, anyway?
  10. Slightly stronger ridge along and just off the West Coast seems to be letting the storm tilt negative a bit slower than the 00z at Hour 78 or so.
  11. Euro looking a little more negatively tilted by Hour 84 as the energy ejects into the Plains, which should favor a more westward solution
  12. I've been living and dying by late-night model runs for years, looking forward to a single dataset tonight making or breaking my entire Monday, like a normal and average person
  13. Can't get this one out of my head, given Alek's propensity for pulling wins out of his backside
  14. It wouldn't be a real snowstorm threat without running the gamut of highest-quality models... I can't buy into this until the NAVGEM comes into alignment with the Korean and JMA
  15. Back in Chicago for the holidays, looking forward to the landcane
  16. Already flew home once for a storm & look how that turned out Can't go thru this again, rooting hard for a shift away from Chicago so I don't have to stare at these wild numbers lol
  17. Not sure I would even want to imagine half an inch of ice followed by 15" of snow in Chicago; city shutdown for dayz
  18. LOT updates WWA & WSW text at 8:00pm. Extended WWA north into Lake County.
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