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Cary67

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  1. For a dud winter the northern counties have maxed out on the few opportunities this year.
  2. Even though under WWA expect maybe 1" of slop far SE McHenry. Maybe 2-3" up on the IL/WI border
  3. Normally don't put the snowblower away till 1st week of April. Thinking of retiring it early.
  4. It seems accurate for my area but maybe not so much for others. Have to think this winter will only further the departures shown in a lot of the midwest that are lagging in snowfall over the last five winters.
  5. The question of will it snow on Easter has to be dealt with.
  6. I am almost as far north at 42.18 latitude as Detroit yet you guys seem to outperform us in snowfall averages. Is that just lake influence or does your area receive more synoptic snows?
  7. Not sure if this is definitive about a SSW cancel but maybe you have some insight. Post stated 100% of ensembles had a reversal on the SSW with PV remaining intact
  8. I think Detroit averages 45"seasonal snowfall compared to 37-38" for Chicago. I've had several winters recently under 25" seasonal snowfall yet Michigansnowfreak has only experienced one winter in 29 years like that. Big dogs happen so infrequently in Chicago I'd take the consistent yearly snow advantage you have. But understand your point
  9. With the exception of a couple weeks in January and the last few days of spring like weather its monotonously unappealing. 4.5 months of temps 30-45F with cold rain the predominating precip is a tough road to grind through. Loss of December as a winter month is a killer. Below average March and April's just extend the monotony but can't replace losing December.
  10. Euro and CMC want to bring back a Jan.11-13th track system. Right ahead of the mid month cold push.
  11. From LOT AFD: pressed south by blocking over central NOAM, we`ll have an exceptionally long period of benign weather with surface high pressure predominating through mid next week. Winds will be generally from the northeast, resulting in rare winter time "cooler near the lake" conditions lakeside amidst otherwise well above normal temperatures in the 40s (with upside potential pending sky cover trends). Next chance of precipitation will come beyond day 7. The tendency during this stretch will be to wonder if "winter is over", though consistent long range ensemble guidance has been pointing toward the return of a more wintry pattern (western ridging and eastern troughing with high latitude blocking establishing), at least temperature wise, toward Valentine`s Day. Castro
  12. The springs in N.IL and especially by the lake have always been short and sucky with some exceptions. For the most part it's mid to late April till mid to late May. I think the loss of December whether its an El Nino or La Nina isn't compensated enough by cold Marches. The winter windows of opportunity seem to be narrowing in length and frequency. It highlights the fewer winners vs all the losers even more so in areas solely relying on synoptic snowfall. LES areas still have the buffer of receiving snow when cold air makes its brief intrusions.
  13. If this happens the NWS may have to issue a CAD watch for Alek
  14. Good thing we hung onto some snow as Norgi ski jump festival is this weekend.
  15. Yeah this fog is relentless. Snow melt is progressing but slowly.
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