CANNOTDIVIDEBY0

13 minutes ago, Hoosier said:

I do remember the HRRR being overzealous with lake contribution in some previous setups.  But even cutting it down would result in isolated 12"+ amounts near the lake. 

I remember HRRR being pretty good for that one. Had 19 IMBY and ended at 18.6 

2 minutes ago, SchaumburgStormer said:

Not quite as amped up, but still juicy. 

Very juicy indeed. Seems to be showing some sort of lake enhancement as well.

8 minutes ago, ChiTownSnow said:

Or u can go all out like the AccuWeather map.. 

I'm sold. 12 inches it is. 

2 minutes ago, Hoosier said:

I'm not saying crazy high ratios, but I think something like 12:1 is doable closer to the lake.  Lower to start and higher toward the end.  

NAM 4K has temps at 29 vs 33 @60hrs on regular NAM if that means anything to you

33 minutes ago, tuanis said:

Way too early to post this for Chicago but posting anyways. Watch this thing shrivel up now.

For when this turns into a rainer

Looks like 25knt sustained winds off the lake too for Chicago. Not sure if this will help with lake enhancement that's not being shown on GFS. 

Edit: Meant to reply to @Natester

18Z looking real good for chicago

1 hour ago, ChiTownSnow said:

I don't think the Euro has it South..I think that's the secondary low that develops behind it?

Looks like the current run has Chicago in the crosshairs. I must of been looking at yesterday's run

Current GFS has it missing chicago to the north.
EURO has it missing chicago to the south.

Just can't win 

I'm ready for one last parting shot before the warmth comes. Thanks for a fun winter, January and February! November and December, you can just go be boring somewhere else. 

The sidewalks have turned into caverns. I don't think I've seen a snow depth this high before. Even GHD1 it didn't get this deep if I recall. 

51 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

Snowfall totals:

 

West ridge won! What do I win besides back breaking labor?

We ran out of places to put the snow from the alleyway so we've resorted to dumping it in the backyard. Neighbor measured 18 inches in West Ridge. Some light snow just started here too again.

When you're late for work and hoping the rush hour traffic isn't that bad 

I took the first picture because I thought it was coming down heavy. Then 5 minutes later, the apartment across the street disappeared.

1 minute ago, BuffaloWeather said:

I need some video inside that band north of Chicago. Where my storm chasers at!?!?

This ripped over evanston and then is gonna jump me and rip just south of me, isn't it

5 minutes ago, Hoosier said:

I'd say it's increasingly likely that somebody in Cook county pulls 20".  Maybe around 50/50 odds of 2 feet.

Its been ripping over evanston for the better part of 2 hours now. it might be them. The band just moved into my backyard though. Puking snow. 

5 minutes ago, Hoosier said:

18z HRRR = crush, kill, destroy Evanston and the north side of Chicago.  Downtown does very well too.

3 minutes ago, featherwx said:

Not even a flurry now—I knew there’d be some tight gradients across Cook and possibly within the city, but damn. Birds have even started chirping outside of my office because they think the coast is clear now

I have a few flurries here at Western and Devon, but a mile north of me the band is absolutely ripping. It seems to be tipping south every so slightly.

Heavy band is moving south, coming back into the far northern chicago neighborhoods.

That heavy band is about 2 miles north of me. Come back to me bb I miss you 

About 2 inches in the last hour up in west ridge

7 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

Chicago getting a taste of a real lake effect storm today. Such a sick band! You guys are going to be addicted to it now like I am.

I'm from the suburbs, usually LES only adds an inch or two. My first winter living in the city and this will be the first time i'm seeing a legit lake effect snow storm and i'm HYPE for it. I've always wanted to go to upstate new york and sit through a 30+inch snow storm just to see how you guys deal with it!

Fine, I finally made an account. I'm 1.5 miles off the lake on the north side. I figured I'd take some pictures while I work from home. Mild snow for now!