Cary67

Im up. That band looks nice

Bring on the mood flakes

DAB here. 2" Alek, Lasalle-Peru to Kankakee line 3-4"

Not close enough to either Springfield or Madison.lol

Coating on the grass and precip moving out. Ready for the next near miss south

Three days of model runs left is an eternity to have this disappear. Remember February

NAM long range volatility. Will probably hedge back south

Not just after April 15th. Try seasonal totals. Springfield 30.4" vs ORD 30.1"

Been getting groceries delivered to minimize the risk along with door dash delivery once a week for morale

Just weighing in on this living in the NW burbs of Chicago. First and foremost all the healthcare workers, grocery store clerks, and all other essential jobs that are needed my sincerest thanks. Also sympathy and understanding for all those who have to go to work and can't work virtually from home to provide income for themselves and their families. I do find it disconcerting the behavior of some of my neighbors and I am sure that is being mirrored throughout the suburbs. All you have to do is glance 20-40 miles east into Chicago proper or look at NewYork, Italy or Louisiana for that matter to see what kind of protocols are being followed.Here in my own subdivision I see playdates with other people's kids, neighbors still over at other neighbors but you know their 72" apart so its all good. Joggers, bikers, parents teaching their kids to ride a bike for the first time etc..It seems until cases start happening in their own area they seem to be marginalizing the spirit of social distancing. We have been home inside for the better part of three weeks and having groceries delivered. I started the car just to drive it a bit. Went by Walmart packed. Portillos drive thru line packed, curb side service with cars separated the minimum distance and packed. Leads me to believe suburbs will ramp up with cases just delayed from the major urban areas by a few weeks. Wouldn't be surprised to see our peaks in May to early June.

Glad to see everyone enjoying "spring".Only 4 weeks to go

Actually GFS shows system splitting and weakening as it heads east. Should verify

Hmm.. extrapolating the Halloween storm this wasn't due to show up until Easter.

Expected. Cold rain inbound

Thx, that is interesting. Wonder if ORD has seen 5/10 recent winters below normal temps also. I am sure by next winter my gullible this will be a great snow season attitude will resurface.lol

It is true that the NOAA predominantly puts out winter forecasts for the conus that are mostly AN. That may not verify but I can understand why they do. I would say your AN or near normal snowfall this year was more a matter of luck. Not that ORD hasnt had a run of AN snowfalls the last 10 years. Will see but I think it will become increasingly difficult for the pattern to line up for persistent cold rather then persistent warm. I also think you are going to keep hearing more often in subsequent winters,"If only we had some cold air to work with this system would have been great."

Its snowing

NOAA has it right. Just copy and paste AN temps and BN to EC for snowfall. 8/10 years it will be right.

Looking to crack 30" for ORD. This is how you get to "normal winters"

Bring on the 40s. 6-7 weeks till Spring

ORD will crack 30" so everyone can look back years from now and say it was another near normal winter. Springfield starting to lengthen their lead over ORD even as Madison sits at over 50"

Dealing out false hope is my business

Here it is on one of the Euro ensembles

Uncle Ukie still has your back. This winters trademark has been amped up systems that cut hard.:)

Amts.are absurd but likely to see more accumulating snow for that corridor. North central Wi. from Madison up to Wausau, Green Bay, Rhinelander all above average snow wise. Here a couple rainers to end February then maybe a few slider/coastals for early March. Only 7 more weeks to mid late April and spring. Until then enjoy Thanksgiving weather but with more daylight. .