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Now in “wait and see” mode. NWS official forecast puts my workplace in the bullseye. The meteorologists at my workplace put the bullseye further east.

WSW here for 3-7” of lake effect on Monday. Models show best snows will be a county to my east in Elkhart. Gonna be fun with 40 mph gusts.

Would be truly grateful if this verified. NWS thinks a general 2-4” is on the table for areas downwind of the lake on Monday/Monday night. Experience says someone under a dominant band will get more.

Exciting times ahead in South Bend... Much colder air will spread over the area Monday. Temperatures are likely to fall below freezing during the day as brief but intense synoptic lift moves over the area. 850 mb temperatures should fall to around -12C with lake delta T values approaching 20C. Lowered temperatures Monday. Brief but intense lake enhanced and banded snow is likely. Snow accumulation may exceed 1" and cause traffic impacts.

This was my favorite winter storm of all time. I was 13, living in Elkhart, IN and vividly remember watching the snow pile up throughout the day. It was incredible. A sea of white. There was so much snow the plastic roof over the backyard patio caved in. Then I got one of the worst stomach bugs I've ever had and watched the Packers lose to the Niners in the playoffs.

My snow measure is up to about 2.5 inches of leaves.

It’s actually been horribly boring around here since the end of July. The last non-temperature related Watch or Warning we’ve had here was the severe weather event on July 29.

Rain and snow mix. Nothing sticking. Icky weather.

Eff it. It's too beautiful.

I don't want to get banned for posting a weenie map but lock in the 12z Euro. IYKYK

Eyeballed another couple of inches from lake snows overnight. Enough to completely cover the grass.

I ended up with about an inch from the system yesterday. We've had lake flurries off and on today. Looks like we could squeeze out another in or two locally tonight.

Up to a DAB here. Temp at 33 and it’s been struggling to stick all day.

Globals picking up on a dusting to an inch moving through the area Sunday. Lake effect possible in the usual belts next week.

The tree right outside my apartment still has tons of leaves on it. The strong north winds started to finally knock a lot off this morning. Looked like it was pouring leaves.

Annnnd it’s gone.

Some real lake-effect potential behind the system next week.

Great track if it's 20 degrees colder.

Quality thunderboomers. A nice surprise.

So close to 70’s tomorrow…yet so far.

Good first snow. Eyeball about an inch at work in Mishawaka. Edit: My snow eyeballs are a bit off. Up to 1.7".

Nothing on the ground in Mishawaka. Caller in Eau Claire, MI reports 3" on the ground so far. He's annoyed because we only called for an inch. Tough crowd.

2 to 4 in The Region. HRRR hinting at similar totals in my neck of the woods, too. INZ001-002-010345- /O.NEW.KLOT.WW.Y.0009.231101T0100Z-231101T1000Z/ Lake IN-Porter- Including the cities of Gary, Hammond, Merrillville, Portage, Valparaiso, and Chesterton 245 PM CDT Tue Oct 31 2023 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Lake effect snow showers expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches, with locally higher amounts possible. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Lake IN and Porter Counties.

Good to be back, friends.