Malacka11

Agreed. Tonight's model runs will be exciting...

Because I have a tendency to believe anything blue Also, I mean believe as in "mayhaps worthy of a glance", not "separate-thread discussion worthy" lol

Just came to comment on this... the GFS and its ensemble seem to bite, but I'm waiting on some other models to produce something noteworthy before I believe...

That's ok, today's wishful-thinking snowstorm would pale in comparison to this monstrosity 222 hours out (/s):

1. 2015 Jan 31st-Feb 2nd "Superbowl" blizzard: Definitely my #1 snowstorm because it had a little bit of everything in it: long-term predictability, but also worries of underperformance / Snowfall for like 30 hours straight, but also blizzard conditions and decent snowfall rates at times. Not to mention, after reaching the "low point" (if one can even call it that) in forecasting, calling for maybe 8 inches like a day or two out... well, after that, preliminary totals started rocketing skywards again. The initial warning called for 10-14 inches of snow, but my area, in particular, got lucky, with almost twenty inches of snow on the ground by Sunday night. That was a no bull****, spread-the-wealth type of storm; the exact type of event I'm hoping to experience again this year, with a little bit of luck (Hey, one can dream ) 2. 2011 February 1st-2nd Blizzard: Everything about this storm was awesome, and in many ways, I have it to thank for getting me interested in winter forecasting. I still remember when my school's principal announced to us, in the last half hour of that Wednesday, that there was a potentially historic blizzard poised to impact the area (suddenly the small but quickly-falling flakes outside looked a lot more ominous) and that school would be out for likely at least the next two days. On my way home like a half hour later there were already a bunch of car crashes, even though only an inch of snow had fallen at that point. My only regret with this storm was that it occurred largely at night. Without a doubt, it was the most intense snowstorm I've ever experienced. Hopefully, I'll experience at least one more to rival it. The rest of the storms I could name are all relatively lame, and I don't remember much about them, but I still think I'm very lucky to have experienced two blizzards with 20+ inches of snow, within ten years of living here, when there are people elsewhere who haven't seen a snowflake in their lives.

Possibly active weather pattern through the first half of November, eh?

True. I guess us Northwestern sub people will just have to bench it and let the OV take a big one for themselves. I think I could live with that... maybe, for one event

Preach

Who knows, maybe we'll get a genuine crowd-pleaser this year. I may be mistaken, but it's been a while since we've had a share-the-wealth style event. The drought has to end sometime, all it takes is one storm...

Dang. Hearing all of these stories from others really puts Chicago winters into perspective... even in a bad year, we usually have at least one warning-worthy event in Northern Illinois I'd say (correct me if I'm wrong, I've only lived here for ten years lol). You're definitely right; the snowstorm itself is only half the fun. It's the days before, with a significant event becoming more and more likely with every model run, that really crown a storm. I feel cozy and wintery just thinking about it.

Yeah, it's looking... interesting.

Hey, no matter what, It'll be nice to have something to forecast again

Followed by what looks to be a... fun time in early November

That was absolutely insane. Really puts your generic severe thunderstorm or blizzard into perspective...

Say no more

Been running errands. Walked into the store, it was dry. Walked out ten minutes later, everything's covered in graupel

The craziest part is how temps went from almost 50° to just above freezing in half an hour

Sure hope you receive some too. I was completely unaware that there was potential for this today. The snow is just starting to wind down now, lasted longer than I thought it would

Here in Aurora, just got caught in an insane downburst of snow out of nowhere. It's in the 40s, but snowing...