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HRRR looks particularly snow squally for many of us this evening into tonight.

Two-day lake effect snow total in South Bend was officially 17.1". Total for the winter: 54.5" Another 3.9" will make this the snowiest winter in 9 years. My backyard event total: 14.5" Backyard winter total: 52.7"

Looks like 1-3" for just about all of us overnight into tomorrow.

Funny enough, this prayer was answered... I might have to start going to church again.

Dog days of winter

Official stats from South Bend: 12.6” fell on Wednesday setting a record for max snowfall for January 14. It is the 17th day in South Bend history with a foot or more of snowfall. Another 4” fell overnight bringing the storm total to 16.6”. These stats are taken from the north side of town, so my 11”+3” =14” here on the south side would fall in line. RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1237 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT SOUTH BEND... A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 12.6 INCHES WAS SET AT SOUTH BEND YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 6.0 INCHES SET IN 1985.

We got 3” of fresh snow from round 2, but it’s already compacting. I guess snow total would be 14” from the event with a 12” snow depth. Obviously very happy. I’ll take some pics when I decide to go shovel the sidewalk I’ve ignored so far.

Woke up to a foot of snow on the ground. I went to bed with 11”. It seems like it snowed more than an inch overnight, but I’ll have to check the driveway later to see how much new snow the band put down after I went to bed. I think compaction might taking over already? That and drifting.

Shoveled the driveway during the lull before round 2 moves in. The band seems narrower. We’ll see what damage it does before it sweeps off tothe west.

Band has swung to my east. Sitting at 11” with light snow. The dogs love it.

In for the long haul? UPDATE... Issued at 842 PM EST Wed Jan 14 2026 Lake effect band continues to organize further, remaining generally in place from Benton Harbor to South Bend to Bourbon then curving to Wabash. Minor fluctuations in its position are occurring with a slight eastward shift over the past 20 to 30 minutes. Shouldn`t deviate too much from this area for at least the next couple of hours or more as sfc obs show convergence between Plymouth and Goshen. Reports slowly trickling in with roughly 2 to 3 inches in SW Kosciusko county, 6 inches and counting in South Bend. Headlines still looking good for now, although an expansion of the advisory may be needed into Miami and Wabash counties. Regarding amounts, will be taking a close look at them with a likihood of shifting the heavier axis slightly east through 6Z. Upstream obs show the flow isn`t in a hurry to shift until influence of the low lessens.

Up to 10”. Four inches in the last hour. Top tier stuff. Still ripping.

South side. Good spot rn

Up to 6” and still ripping. Probably 2-3” per hour rates.

Brother it is rippin. 5” so far and 2” more for every hour this bad boy hangs outz

I’ll try not to be (too) annoying tonight. Looks like the band is stopping its westward momentum and trying to come back east. Would be huge if true.

I escaped.

Getting the goods but stuck in a windowless producer booth. Lame.

18z NAM moves the band around a little more. Kind of a "widespread" foot for much of St. Joseph and LaPorte in IN and Berrien in MI.

I'm working dayside (which is rare) and producing a show, so I haven't had time to really pay too much attention to how things have evolved locally. There's probably a couple of inches on the ground already, and the main band has already taken shape to the east. There's a 2nd band over my house inSouth Bend that is producing nicely. I'm currently between the bands at work. Would be wild if the NAM is right and the main show sets up to the east over Elkhart. HRRR still wants to move it west and drop 40" over LaPorte. Putting it in between over South Bend would be the dream.

To that point, I can vividly remember being under a moderate risk, and the weather service/media was bangin the drum about it all week. Then I overheard a father and daughter asking each other if it was supposed to rain. I wanted to shake them violently.

Yeah, I've learned a lot from both guys

Several models dumping at least 20". There aren't any mesolows on the models disrupting the band, aka moving it around, so wherever it parks has a real shot at 2 feet. IWX mentions land breeze may cause the band to drift, but not too drastically. They also mention two dominant bands. With my luck, I'll end up in between the two. Snow rates will likely exceed 2" per hour overnight and this will be at least 20:1 ratio stuff, maybe as high as 30:1. Things will get out of hand quickly underneath the main band. High risk, high-reward setup. Edit: Also winds will be gusting 35-45 mph... could make for a real big mess.

They were all over the Special Marine warning tho...

my body is ready