Either the warm tongue and/or Lake Michigan has screwed you around a bit for recent snow events from becoming great. So I’m happy that it’s worked out for you guys.
Thanks for the updates. Maybe HRRR wasn’t completely off it’s rocker this time for the lake effect potential. At least for SE WI; as NE IL yet to be fully realized.
Currently in Harwood Heights. Went outside a little after 3 to grab something for work & nice to see it already snowing. Going to ride my 2 days ago call of 9.9” at ORD, but I think I’ll be a touch low.
GFS-Elect seems to also have the earlier precip onset that the HRRR had for N IL. Where forecasts have projected a close-to-6pm start time, this has almost 3 inches on the ground come 6pm.
I’m going to assume @RCNYILWX was part of the Q&A that the NWS Chicago Twitter page had tonight. Looking through, some good, fair, and well rounded answers for 240 characters.
For anyone who wishes to read through: