KokomoWX

That was the take away from Johnson and Johnson's vaccine. While 85% effective against all variants, nobody in the 15% needed to be hospitalized or died.

My bad. The real 18z GFS...

WOOT! 18z GFS

30 inches or bust!

Oh really...

I wake up only to find another Big Daddy storm thread. One of these needs to actually happen and soon or else.

The 10 day model comparison at 12z.

Kokomo saw -5 unless there is an inter-hour reading that comes up lower. I stayed a balmy -3 in the suburban heat dome.

I'd lock in the 00z and I'm sure several other central IN & IL forum members would agree.

The 10 day NWS Model Blend would make a nice spread the wealth.

I know I would feel the same way if this came to fruition. Just a small nudge east and we could be in the $$$.

It’s pouring snow in Kokomo. .

Such nonsense.

It continues to look brutal for the long haul.

Euro 12z never let up thru day 10.

Some good news when you take a real look at the data... Source from the daily NYT Covid newsletter:

The GFS v16 snaps back by the end of the run to 50's and 60's across IL, IN, & OH. Hopefully the brutal cold will not be sustained.

I finished with 5-6" with some reports as much as 8" locally in western Howard County and Burlington. This was cement all the time with some rain that really made it a wet mess. The snow plows throwing the heavy stuff have done a number on mailboxes; mine included. Unlike about every storm in recent memory, this snow will not melt away the same or next day. It has been a while since I had any semblance of a snow pack. I did enjoy getting out last evening driving around during the heaviest snow and then again this morning to see the results in daylight. Mood flakes falling now but not really expecting any accumulations. Congrats to all who cashed in and I'll be greedy and ask for more IMBY and soon. I'm watching next weekend and the possible sub zero temperatures to follow. Bring it on for now. (I'll admit I did get a bit excited at possible double digits with the SREF Plumes and HRRR going full out at the vert last minute.)

Unofficial report of 2.5” in Bloomington, IN.

I am also out with a 4 wheel drive truck and camera and video gear. Can wait for the main slug to get here.

A small squall ahead of the main system has coated everything. We were 34 at the start but it fell as snow and in less than an hour we have dropped to 30. The 1” rates in Indy have me excited. Snow reports all the way back to Bloomington, IN and Terre Haute. Feeling primed for an over performer. HRRR has been pumped for the area the past few runs.

Indy: A few interesting observations at 15Z...temperatures throughout the mid Mississippi Valley and into western Illinois are generally running a few degrees lower than the bulk of the CAMs had progged for mid morning. This supports the concern many mets shared over the last 24 hours or so that overall model guidance was attempting to advect temperatures that were too warm too far north by late today. Even now...the HRRR for example tries to bring temps near 40 up to or just north of the I-70 corridor by 21Z which seemed far too overzealous to begin with and in light of the current temp trends looks that much more unrealistic.

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