Chicago Storm

7th snowiest and 4th wettest fall on record for Chicago... Snowiest falls on record (Sept-Nov) 1. 14.8" - 1940 2. 14.5" - 1895 3. 14.3" - 1951 4. 11.1" - 2015 5. 10.8" - 1975 6. 10.2" - 1989 7. 8.3" - 2019 8. 7.6" - 1953 9. 7.5" - 1893 10. 7.1" - 1978 Wettest falls on record (Sept-Nov) 1. 19.32" - 1961 2. 17.51" - 2008 3. 17.20" - 1881 4. 16.24" - 2019 5. 15.81" - 2001 6. 15.71" - 1941 7. 15.69" - 1983 8. 15.29" - 1988 9. 15.22" - 1970 10. 15.02" - 1985

0.1" of snow at ORD and 0.4" here last night.

0z HRRR peak wind gusts...

ENS would suggest that at least the first week of December will likely be a lost cause for the most part, if trends are correct. They do show some of the same heading into week 2...However, I wouldn't put too much stock into anything that far out. The MJO entering the COD in a cold phase recently will likely help keep us from all out torching for now. It should be noted though that guidance wants to push the MJO out of the COD, and into "warmer" phases 2 and 3 during the first week of December. If that happens and teleconnections are in the vicinity of whats currently shown, then maybe a torch-y period could be a real possibility. Also...Some bad news...The ECMWF weeklies are a torch from ~Dec. 20-Jan. 10th (end of run).

Highest report I've seen...Out of SE. Kansas recently. 0652 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 S COFFEYVILLE AIRPORT 37.08N 95.57W 11/26/2019 M75 MPH MONTGOMERY KS ASOS ASOS STATION KCFV COFFEYVILLE.

ENS take the EPO/AO/NAO/PNA all neutral to +, some very +. Could have a decent stretch of mild and winter-less upcoming.

I can match that...

50-65mph wind gusts look likely across the area both with the line of showers/'t'storms along the front tomorrow night, then again on the backside on Wednesday.

Back to back crushers leads to this... .

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Looks like a mild and wet pattern could set up into at least early December. Guidance has been trending towards a -PNA, along with a neutral to perhaps +NAO/AO. Might be a delayed, but not denied kind of situation for indian summer.

0.2" at ORD and here last night.

May or may not have been posted... Chicago/O'Hare received 3.4" of snow on November 11th, which broke the record snow amount for the date of 1.9", which was set in 1995. Finished with 4.0" here and 2.9" at MDW.

3.4” at ORD. Hard to get a good measurement here with blowing and drifting, but came to an average of 4.0” .

2.2” here as of a bit ago. 1.6” ORD. .

LES affecting NE. IL now... .

Started as a bit of rain here at the start, before flipping to snow. Have a dusting so far. .

18z Euro...

LE already approaching the MKE shore in SE. WI.

Records going to go down again at ORD... Snowiest 11/10 is 0.4" in 1991. Snowiest 11/11 is 1.9" in 1995. It's also on track to be a top 5 snowstorm this early in a season.

12z Euro... .

~6” is looking like a lock around here. .

6z was even better. .

It actually wraps up a nice little wave now. .