Chicago Storm

Let’s get the ball rolling…

Big dust storm...

hunch says you will win that one.

Winter (Dec-Feb) 2024/25 will finish as the 10th least snow winter on record for Chicago. Least Snow Winter's (Dec-Feb) 1. 5.7" - 1930/31 2. 6.3" - 1936/37 3. 7.1" - 1921/22 4. 7.9" - 1920/21 5. 8.8" - 1898/99 6. 11.0" - 1889/90 7. 11.6" - 1912/13 7. 11.6" - 1905/06 9. 11.7" - 1890/91 10. 11.9" - 2024/25

Winter (Dec-Feb) 2024/25 will finish as the 10th least snow winter on record for Chicago. Least Snow Winter's (Dec-Feb) 1. 5.7" - 1930/31 2. 6.3" - 1936/37 3. 7.1" - 1921/22 4. 7.9" - 1920/21 5. 8.8" - 1898/99 6. 11.0" - 1889/90 7. 11.6" - 1912/13 7. 11.6" - 1905/06 9. 11.7" - 1890/91 10. 11.9" - 2024/25

pulling for you not to pick-up some half-assed event(s) that kills the futility chase. at least there's a 3.1" buffer between current and #1.

counterpoint: it actually does have some.

This one has similarities in regards to the main trough sweeping W-E across the CONUS, with it being similarly strung out and evolving as well. Also, there's a secondary wave diving in from the NW, which has some phasing potential. The big thing that is different is that this time the TPV does not exist in S Canada.

It actually has some similarities to the event of a few weeks ago (The Detroit fader).

My view is let people root for what they want. Everyone has their own wants. No one rooting for anything is going to change what actually happens in reality.

Overall, between now and when we push into mid-month, it looks fairly up and down... or what you might consider a typical March. Even though things may end up warmer than average as a whole, with what will be an active weather pattern and quality cold still being replenished in Canada, there most definitely will be some snow chances around...mainly north of I-70 and especially I-80.

everyone brings up 2011 every single year.

We were in one a little over a week ago.

The peak coldest temp and wind chill this week at ORD was on Monday night/Tuesday morning. The low temp was -5 and the peak wind chill was -22.

i believe that we only have ever had a handful of members from that area. sort of surprising, given it’s a bigger metro/urban area.

you do you, guy.

yep. i get that there 'needs' to be a cop-out or fail-point. however, it isn't convective issues, it very clearly was a trend towards an even more janky H5 evolution...which carries elsewhere.

convection most definitely did not block moisture transport, as that heavy convection was modeled for days, even on guidance showing a heavier hit for MI. again, the difference came aloft, with an even jankier H5 look...which is also why the surface low kept trending east. let's take a look at the NAM, which was one of the last to let go of a snowier solution... pretty clear cut look on why things trended southeast and weaker. obviously if you trend H5 jankier, the associated surface low in turn ends up weaker/southeast, and moisture transport/850 low shunted east. also, note on the second image of the heavy convection modeled days ago.

but, it’s actually not the reason. look at the H5 changes over the past few days and you have your answer.

and you say i’m the asshole…

WAA burst of snow this evening was as advertised. Peaked with a period of SN at ORD, with a final snowfall total of 1.8”. The seasonal snowfall total is now 14.8”.

They have been issued int he past for the same. Classic inconsistencies in the NWS.

The internally don't follow their usual routine is part of the issue. Any other time, a WWA would have been issued.

Easily.