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  1. Chicago Storm
    snowbirds are the worst.
  2. Chicago Storm
    Snow depth is a real 0" now.
  3. Chicago Storm
    you're still paying for the derecho.
  4. Chicago Storm
    I had no idea that DTX (Or any office) had a budget to pay for anyone to go out to a given site and measure snow for them. But, looking at the listing on that website, it appears common, surprisingly. That now makes sense why DTW would report a T of snow depth, while we don't here at ORD.
  5. Chicago Storm
    Snow depth is now down to 0" at here at ORD.
  6. Chicago Storm
    I've been really hesitant to talk about the upcoming potential pattern change. For one, the can has been getting kicked down the road as to when when it will occur. But also, when it does occur, there like three different directions it may go.
  7. Chicago Storm
    The mystery continues...
  8. Chicago Storm
    They are not supposed to report a T in OBS based on FAA standards. It is either 0" or 1" SD, with no in-between. The only thing I can think of is that DTX is requesting it as supplemental information. @Stebo may be able to chime in on that one. Here at ORD we do not have any sort of agreement like that, however.
  9. Chicago Storm
    That is correct.
  10. Chicago Storm
    For this section note that a T of snow depth is no longer recorded, and hasn't been for a very long time. Anything <0.5" is recorded as 0" snow depth. So, those stats can be misleading.
  11. Chicago Storm
    the standards have sure fallen.
  12. Chicago Storm
    0.7" of snow at ORD this morning with the clipper that moved through. The seasonal snowfall total is up to 8.9".
  13. Chicago Storm
    0.2" of snow at ORD on Friday night with snow showers and snow squalls that moved through the area. Another 0.3" of snow at ORD last night/this morning with the clipper that moved through. The seasonal snowfall total is up to 8.2".
  14. Chicago Storm
    there hasn't been a quality pattern to reload.
  15. Chicago Storm
    It's a vort in the UL flow.
  16. Chicago Storm
    Final event snowfall total of 2.0" at ORD. Seasonal snowfall total is up to 7.7" now.
  17. Chicago Storm
    last thread worked out pretty well for the southern 1/3rd of the sub-forum. a solid threading.
  18. Chicago Storm
    because some of you really need it.
  19. Chicago Storm
    the nickel and dimers are preventing that possibility.
  20. Chicago Storm
    pull it together, ya'll. you'll survive, it's just snow.
  21. Chicago Storm
    Forgot to mention... The LE ended up being about 95% FZRA at ORD. Trees, grass, etc, were all coated with ~0.20" of ice. Chalk that up as a rare occurrence.
  22. Chicago Storm
    LES didn't bust across NE Illinois or SE Wisconsin. It was just that the guidance that was further west actually was correct for once. And that only happened because I said that usually doesn't happen. Reported snowfall totals of 2-6" are common across eastern Racine, Kenosha, and Lake Counties. For the parameters that were in place, that's really solid.
  23. Chicago Storm
    For the LES snow in N Illinois and SE Wisconsin, the surface convergence is actually east of where some guidance had it. However, the flow just off the surface (925mb/850mb) is hard NE, which is driving things westward.
  24. Chicago Storm
    LE *usually* verifies east of guidance, so we'll see...
  25. Chicago Storm
    For those in SE Wisconsin and NE Illinois... Don't sleep on the LES potential. While parameters aren't amazing, hi-res guidance is in full support in showing enough QPF for 6"+. So, while the parameters are not great, the production on shown on guidance is a big flag for me.
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