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3 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said:

An outlier?

55 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said:

wrong city 

Ahh right... they could even have deep dish pizza

25 minutes ago, OrdIowPitMsp said:

0.6” overnight in south Minneapolis. Wife’s parents in the NW burbs saw nothing. 

Huh..have about .5-.75" down here

4 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said:

even euro down to 3 or so lakeside and dropping each run, gonna be another $$$ call

 

looking like cyclone will play the detroit role this storm and manage a decent hit from a dud 

At some point the Euro will come in with a negative snowfall. It will actually remove existing snow from the ground.

We have <1" probably 

This point click forecast not too optimistic 

The spin machine is on full tilt. 

19 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said:

ride it

Married to the sref plumes and cousin to the NAM. Cut off timewise a bit early to 2nd wave

1 hour ago, A-L-E-K said:

Call is looking $$$

Plume mean looks about 1.9 on the nose and taking the most dud like route to get there

Euro gonna shit the bed like usual

The essence of Jerry Taft lives on

18 minutes ago, hawkeye_wx said:

At the end of the NAM run, there is still solid snow falling from Cedar Rapids to Chicago/Milwaukee.

The last snow system lasted four hours.  This week's event has the potential to last 60 hours.  Now, if we could just pair the 1"/hr rates from the last event with the 48+ hour duration of this one, we'd really have something.

Have to admit I am skeptical of some snow event lasting 60hrs. And the NAM at this range whatever it shows is toss worthy.

13 minutes ago, ILSNOW said:

12z NAM response to ALEK

 

Cherry picking for a 12ZGFS clunker

Starting to snow again. Seasonal total 17"

Reached 5" here last night. Now its compacted ZR snow melted sludge.

15 minutes ago, RCNYILWX said:

Are you in McHenry County too? I was gonna relay some reports to the office

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Yes SW corner of Cary

4" down here. Still +SN

Moderate snow continues 

Moderate snow here

21 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said:

the real question, will i see flakes before it gets dark

Fortunately if IL legislators have their way it wont be as much of a problem next year.

3 minutes ago, CoalCityWxMan said:

Just judging by the posts in here I fully expected models to show a pathetic outcome for LOT atleast before I checked but it seems about the same/slightly better even than last night on most hi res guidance atleast. I know it’s certainly been the trend lately but 

Hedging on their emotional buy in. If it underperforms- told you so. If it meets forecast or overperforms here come the photos and gleeful posts that models finally got something right this god forsaken winter.lol 

1 hour ago, Baum said:

your good for 5". MBY...not so much.

Hopefully it will be a spead the wealth system across the metro

23 minutes ago, weatherbo said:

Nice long duration event with 12-14" (or more) likely before things wind down on Sunday.  Cold this morning, -6.

You do well synoptically with mild winters. Looks good for you the rest of the month into early Feb. Getting ready to use the umbrella again here save this system for the rest of January

1 hour ago, jlauderdal said:

1-3 event for metro chicago, models heading in the wrong direction for anything more

5 minutes ago, ChiTownStorm11 said:

Garbage

Better drive to Starved Rock State Park to get in on the action

25 minutes ago, Stebo said:

Not a good look for your call. 

No worries winter storm Alek is on the horizon

21 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said:

You can say that about any snow then.

We track it, it falls/accumulates, then it melts.

Not referring so much to the tracking of it meteorologically but in recreational use and shelf life. Surely snow falling Dec-Jan has a better chance of sticking around than in May. You know those picturesque winter landscapes Beavis dreams of.