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The 2” from this morning is gone but Lake Michigan is hard at work to replenish.

IWX thinks the best stuff will be just to my west. 

At one point this morning we had about 2" of new snow on the ground in South Bend. But the sun came out and we're down to about an inch. Lake effect could drop a very localized 4" somewhere late this afternoon into tonight in SW MI/N IN.

22 minutes ago, SchaumburgStormer said:

2.4” on the board, but compaction and melting has a good bet less on the grass 

In Mount Prospect tonight and measured 1.2” on the grass. 

I’ll be riding this one out in the Des Plaines/Mt. Prospect area. Liking this spot.

GFS still juicy for those of us along the I-90 and I-94 corridors.

Quad Cities issues a watch...a bit of a wide range on totals.

National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
233 PM CST Tue Mar 7 2023

IAZ040>042-051>054-ILZ001-002-007-080445-
/O.NEW.KDVN.WS.A.0004.230309T1800Z-230310T1500Z/
Buchanan-Delaware-Dubuque-Benton-Linn-Jones-Jackson-Jo Daviess-
Stephenson-Carroll-
Including the cities of Independence, Manchester, Dubuque,
Vinton, Cedar Rapids, Anamosa, Maquoketa, Galena, Freeport,
and Mount Carroll
233 PM CST Tue Mar 7 2023

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 9
  inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest Illinois and east central and
  northeast Iowa.

* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon through Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous
  conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.

Having this snow fall mostly during overnight hours should help a bit with accumulations.

Another storm riding the rain/snow line only to end up with like 3" of slop. 

First rumbles of the year!

Ended up with 3” on pavement. Around 5”-6” on grass. Not the big dog I was hoping for but it was fun to track and walking around in the death band was a blast. I’ll take what I can get.

3" on the pavement and cars

Somewhere between 1"-2" per hour rates right now.

Absolutely bonkers. +SN w/ winds around 20 mph. If this band can hold overhead while the low pivots we’ll get crushed. 32 degrees and average of 2.5” on the ground.

Heaviest returns just to my west. Wish I could work from home today.

Back to all snow. Impressive radar returns moving in. 

Report of thunder in Mishawaka. 

Still dealing with rain/sleet/snow mix. Total on the grass is 1.5". Total on the cement/cars is 0.75". 

Rain mixing in. Boo. Hoping it doesn't last too long. 

Temp down to 33. Visibility at a 1/2 mile. Roads are snow covered. Nice banding showing up overhead on radar. Stronger winds should be here in about an hour. Great start to this.

18z HRRR

Started ripping fatties at work. Starting to stick to the roofs and grass. Here's our camera: https://wsbt.com/weather/storm-alert-weather-cameras/mishawaka

You know it's going to be a crazy storm when our morning mets at the tv station are staying past noon.

Precipitation just began here. Started as a rain/sleet/snow mix. Transitioning to rain/snow mix quickly. I hope it’s a good sign it’s starting off as partially frozen precip.