michsnowfreak

I agree. Everything is all over the place with location, intensity, timing, etc. The one good constant is an active pattern seems likely.

TWC should have been here Nov 11 last year.. That was a historic storm for its time of year (8-12" Detroit area, up to 18" in the thumb after les). Definitely different strokes for different folks. When the weather is boring my weather fix is looking at old stats/weather data, trying to find pictures, news articles, etc. I would consider Michigan one of the least "stagnant" areas of weather because it's usually active. Not necessarily big storms but unsettled weather in the Great Lakes is far more common than elsewhere. The zzzz stretch that encompassed much of January was quite rare. As for deep snow? it's going to vary on year. in the past 20 years, 9 winters saw deeper snow in Detroit than Chicago with 8 winters Chicago seeing deeper (3 were a tie). 10 winters Detroit saw deeper than NYC and 10 NYC saw deeper. As you would expect, Detroit saw the most days with snow on the ground, followed by Chicago, then new york. The takeaway is ALL 3 of those places (and im sure many more) have seen far more frequent double digit snow depth the past few decades than climatology would suggest. The only thing that sucks more than crappy winters is crappy winters after you've been spoiled. What's really funny is that with an active pattern going forward it is absolutely attainable for Detroit to finish above avg snow

While we have maintained a very light snowcover for most of the past 2 weeks, clearly earlier winter was better. However going forward looks like the best of winter is yet to come.

One of The Weather Channel guys wasn't Detroit for the February 9, 2018 snowstorm. Friend of mine who works downtown saw him while they were doing one of their segments. I honestly don't even know what channel The Weather Channel is on my cable network lol.

can't get hung up on individual op model runs

What about thundersnow?

nam shows very heavy snow for a few hours.

I bought a snowblower this fall because I have such a big driveway that the heavy snowfalls are a bit much, a few last Winter were downright chores and it was the selling point for me. I've only used the snowblower once, December 1st, although I have shoveled many times.

So many event threads lol. You love to see it though

That was 2014 here. There was nowhere to put the snow so every corner had massive snow banks which caused a lot of angry drivers who couldn't see. I didn't mind lol

Twice. 1940 & 1978

Clipper trains are always fun. Outside of December 2017 they have been missing in action lately. The irony is back in the 90s when we received far less snow than we have the past 2 decades, clippers always seemed to be a sure bet.

Definitely has that thump look. Would be nice to see a few hours of heavy snow. DTW has not officially had heavy snow yet this season, have had moderate snow several times (I had hvy on Christmas, just not officially). Last SN+ was Apr 17 when visibility was 1/8 mile. In fact the much maligned 2019-20 winter reported SN+ on 8 different days.

I believe hoosier has posted stats before, and it's way more common than you would think to have no snow or just a trace on the ground with temperatures below 0, especially away from the Great Lakes.

So much model variability but it definitely look like an active cold pattern, and wondering if it will be multiple waves?

congrats. nothing like owning your own home!

It's way too far out to get into any details, and I certainly love the idea of a cold snowfall but let's wait to see dynamics before we figure out what ratios will be. Sometimes very cold snowfalls can actually have 10-1 ratios as the snow falls like cold sugar.

Today is the 6th anniversary of the biggest snowstorm I've experienced. It came the year after our most severe winter on record. So while the snowstorms and snow depth in 2014 easily reign king, the 2015 storm was one to remember, dropping just under 17 inches with lots of drifts.

It would be interesting if it comes in like a wall of snow like January 18th last year. of course that was a much bigger storm, but still

Back to Feb 6/7 potential. Still a lot of interesting possibilities, but since models suck I don't like getting into it too far out wrt details but its always nice to be in the middle of a range of solutions.

I cannot speak for his total but there's been plenty of small snowfalls this year so it may be misleading lol.

I don't see why it's a surprise that I am complaining? You seem to think that all I like is nickles/dimes. Yes, snowcover is what I like best but I still expect a respectable storm every Winter. Once our historic stretch ended in 2015 we still have had respectable storms every Winter except this one (so far). It's been apparent for some time that regardless of what happens this is not going to go down as a good Winter for really anyone. Even those seeing a great stretch in the western sub were snowless past Christmas. Just have to hope next good stretch is ours.

This has certainly trended more favorable from the initial brief torch and rain from days ago,.but i still never trust models lol. Hoping for a.wet snow thump then flash freeze.

I've been that way many times! in fact, more often than Gaylord. Love love love that area. 16-18" is a huge disappointment for them. March 08 was my first time up there and I fell in love, 4-5 feet depth. I kinda figured that since it's a down snow year for all of northern MI might as well go closer...but now you have me second guessing my choice. Stay tuned lol.

That would be nice. Over the years and outside the belts, more often than not SE MI has been a jackpot for snowfalls and snowcover wrt what else is going on in the sub (remember SE MI snowmagnet lol?) but looking outside right now we are the absolute screwzone. Again, not so much in terms of season totals because we had a better start than most, but the snowcover is thinnest in a narrow line from DTW to CLE right now. can't win em all but with two potentials ahead of vodka cold, if neither pans out you will see me really bitch.