CoalCityWxMan

1 minute ago, Malacka11 said:

You're right, we're definitely all a little neurodivergent in here 

I think you have to be to thoroughly (obsessively) enjoy weather like we do

6" that fell in Aurora the other day has solidified down to a galicerious 4". Wonder what snow depth will be after this one

-PLRASN at ORD. yuck

snain

1 minute ago, homedis said:

Yeah its all rain and slush here in the loop area. About to make the drive to Deerfield, curious if they’re the same since it’s also a few miles from the lake (although a bit north of the city).

Slopfest at ORD. Literally slush falling from the sky. Hopefully it can flip to all snow once better returns move over as we're in a lull right now, but hopes aren't too high

Things are changin....still time for those near the transition zone

big south shift from 12z NAM

Details aside, it sure is nice to have winter weather to track again. Last winter was largely a bust, 2022 was alright but would've been unremarkable if it weren't for the early Feb storm. Seems like Feb '21 was the last time we had a period of back-to-back systems to track like this, let's keep it rolling.

14 minutes ago, King James said:

Nope. EC Illinois. Snowed last year but nothing that needed a shovel and before that the last snow was while I was working at a school. Feb 2021, I got a very good phone call while I was shoveling. Remember it exactly 

Winter of Feb 2021 is the last time I had to shovel my walks, driveway, or move snow for the dogs 

Edit - Feb 2022

I was going to ask if you were confusing '21 with '22, I had to go back and look today because I thought the big storm in Feb '22 was actually '21. Had 13" at my place from that.

9 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said:

the jump from winter to mid summer conditions this month has been really incredible even by our already high standards in that department

I thought it was just me, but it really seems like we went from March to June in a week.

12 minutes ago, King James said:

Filtered sun here in IKK. Feels like the best start to a stormy day in awhile

Satellite trends look good too with ample clearing across W C IL

Could be a big day possibly. No morning convection to ruin things for once 

5.9” 24 hour total here. Unbelievable. 

This is bad. Training already taking place over the same areas it happened Friday 

Today is gonna be an interesting day for sure. Already rotating showers in southern LOT cwa

The 15z RAP doesn’t look good. If anything close to this verifies it wont be pretty 

1 hour ago, King James said:

We had a bunch of roads closed out this way yesterday. River went up over the road back near Sun River Terrace. Interested to see if this area can handle more rain, getting around yesterday was annoying

Was literally trapped at home for most of yesterday as moving water was flowing over my driveway. Creeks locally have never been so high except for in 2008. More heavy rain won’t be pretty 

51 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said:

 

I'm actually on-board with the thought that it ends up further north than some guidance shows.

Looks like some of the latest hrrr/rap runs are correcting a bit north. Obs look good as well in support of this 

WSW out for part of DVN’s cwa. Wonder if LOT will follow suit. 

1 hour ago, Hoosier said:

The plexiglass guards are popping up here too.  Haven't seen the tape yet. 

At my local caseys they have a tape line about 4’ away from the counter, the cashier asks you to put your items on the counter & step back behind the line. He/she then scans them and then tells you your total, steps back, and then you’re able to pay using only card. They’re not accepting cash at this time

Any storms that can mature in W IL will have a shot. Atmosphere is pretty primed 

1 hour ago, cyclone77 said:

If I was out I'd wanna be on that cell coming up towards Quincy.  Winds nicely backed ahead of it, and moisture levels in that area are pretty nice.

You were right, I’ll be listening to you more often lol

Looks like SPC is holding serve. Seems like a good choice 

Apparently there’s a high risk incoming...hm

Hrrr not handling current convection over MO too well

Incase anyone is interested, NIU met professor Victor Gensini did an analysis of 0z models, pretty interesting. https://www.facebook.com/vgensini/videos/10107425952369029/