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7.1" total

6" down

5" down now

19 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said:

On my way home from Lake Geneva currently.

Stuck on Rt 31, just north of Rt 176 due to multiple accidents and cars not being able to make it up the hill.


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Getting close to my area

Between 3-4" down. Right up the road from Algonquin 

Ripping here 2" down. +SN

Could make a run at 50" for seasonal total if we receive 3" or more

2 hours ago, Baum said:

good to see the winter trend of snowing just to my north and west is not just a seasonal thing.

Locking it in for next years El Nino

As my friend from Stillwater MN says storms like these are what define population control in these areas.

4 hours ago, Hoosier said:

Been a weird month.  ORD has an average temp around 33 so far in March (about 4 degrees below average) with only 0.3" snow to show for it.  When March is this cold, it's pretty much always had at least near average snowfall for the month and above/well above average snow in many cases.  The March that looks comparable from a temp and lack of snow perspective is 1893, which finished -4.7 with 1.0" snow. 

Hasnt really snowed since Feb.17th. May have to consider that looking into next seasonal snow predictions

Will give this winter a B+. Reserve A grades for epic winters like 2007/08, 2013/14 and 78/79. Also the continued cold pattern with no snow that looks to possibly linger through March is annoying. The pattern set up was so close to delivering here in February but alas heavy snow events here don't occur frequently for a reason.

17 hours ago, Minnesota_storms said:

NAM with heavy totals and doesn't even have the snow ending.

This time frame is when the NAM is at it's best. They should push it out to 100hrs for even more accuracy

4 hours ago, Angrysummons said:

The lower lakes didn't have a particularly great winter due to the late start. Obviously, a historically great winter like what was being touted was pure lollllllllllllllll

The pattern was there for an epic winter in the lower lakes but the storm track was just a bit further NW during Feb.. Areas of MN,WI really crashed in. Had a good Jan. stretch so if Chicago even is on the receiving end of a couple of those Feb.systems would have been memorable. Imby still sitting at about 47" on the year.

Sad thing is that pattern may not show itself again for awhile.

Model consensus for next week

2 hours ago, Natester said:

The German model (ICON) has a crippling ice storm for much of Iowa, northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin on Saturday night/Sunday with strong winds during the event.  Possibly a repeat of 2/24/2007.  This is all due to the very strong high in eastern Canada.

Fortunately the ICON doesn't perform nearly as well as the tiger tank did

26 minutes ago, OrdIowPitMsp said:

-12F for the morning low. Record cold high of 6F in serious jeopardy. Sun is out in force and I can hear birds chirping as we sit at -10. 

 

More snow on your way next weekend

1 hour ago, Hoosier said:

Yeah it does look interesting toward next weekend.  At least one system and maybe 2.  Has a shot to be the best snow potential in several weeks locally.

Eau Clair WI now at 81.8" snow versus normal to date average of 36. 9". Their average to date seems low for that area though

5 hours ago, mimillman said:

Seems like it could be a prettt horrendous end to winter in this area. Bring on the warmth. 

Everyone loves cold and no snow especially in March. Skilling mentioned pattern change mid month. By St. Patrick's Day winter's accum. snows could be done in our area. Then one month of no mans land called pseudo spring till real sustained warmth comes mid April like most every year around here.

15 minutes ago, OrdIowPitMsp said:

5.6” official total at the airport. Since January 26th which was 35 days ago MSP has received 50” of snow.

From what I can recall you guys were due for a good year

17 hours ago, weatherbo said:

Haha!   They're bold little boogers!  Pound for pound, they're a formidable adversary... and talk about fast.  I wouldn't want one nipping at my heels.

Speaking of tenacious ever had any wolverine sightings in your area?

6 hours ago, weatherbo said:

 

I don't even know if I have house keys anymore.  Vehicle keys are outside in the ignitions. Might sound careless to some, but that's the way of life in the UP.  I do have a number of trail cams I check from time to time (mostly summer/fall), just to see what's passing through, or perhaps hanging out.  I've seen some interesting things... a wolf, a bear, many martens, a large cat of some kind from a distance. 

It's quiet and peaceful here- doesn't mean I'm not prepared to protect it, however.

 

You need to start a trap line to catch marten then start tanning and smoking the hides. UP version of Mountain Men

49 minutes ago, Hoosier said:

We (downtown into northwest IN) are an area that has missed out, relatively speaking.  On the whole it's been neither a particularly terrible winter nor one of the better ones.  Mediocre sums it up.  A lot of winters are like that. 

After the cold suppression ends you know this will verify.

Doubts about an early spring;guess that depends on your definition. I figure mid April is typical for sustained warmth.ie 50's Unfortunate cutter pattern didn't yield the results here it could have. Not sure how many winters yield that kind of pattern (2007/2008)so need to cash in when its there. Cold next couple weeks then moderation with a pattern that may set up like February just further west with the cold air and snow prospects.

22 hours ago, Hoosier said:

Setup on the GFS for next weekend looks strangely familiar.  I know I've seen a farther northwest version of it very recently.  I just can't quite put my finger on it.  

12Z GFS caving to weaker SE Euro version for March 2nd. Before that a couple waves deposit snow where it has repeatedly..north of the IL-WI line.