magoos0728

On 3/10/2024 at 10:44 PM, Ed, snow and hurricane fan said:

GFS and Euro ensembles are singing the same song.  Not like I was calling for a snow storm 8 days out.

Coming down for some R&R at the end of the month. Hopefully we’ll see an 80…

Big ol’ Fail

Tornado sirens in the distance here in Edgebrook near Niles border WTH!!!

Thunder heard in Edgebrook 

More hail in Arlington Heights. What the hail.

I've never seen this much hail over such a long period of time. At least twenty minutes now with what I would call "pea sized hail showers."

Had golfballs living in Northwest Cobb County Georgia but never anything like this.

2 minutes ago, TheNiño said:

Very ominous looking next to the lake in Kenosha as the wall of read approaches.

Lived on the south side of Kenosha in 2010 when a horrible derecho cleared the lake front parks of their older trees. My neighborhood on Lincoln Rd near Snap on was crushed. 

Hail in Arlington Heights.

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

florida is objectively bad in almost every way but the gulf side is def the worst, total snoozer and just filled to the brim with the worst combination of old folks and rednecks

at least in miami u fell like you're in the tropics not the south and there's action and waves 

Agreed on Florida. The absolute worst.

30A on the panhandle just east of Destin has the most beautiful beaches I've been to in the States. Absolutely gorgeous--getting there is no picnic but once you get thru the ride in it's amazing. Rode out a tropical storm in a beach house in Seagrove Beach a few years back--when the storm passed we had miles of beach all to ourselves. 

Trees and signs in Arlington Heights are glazing nicely. Roads and sidewalks so far are doing well.

22 minutes ago, OrdIowPitMsp said:

That would be the all time largest snowstorm in Minneapolis if it verifies. Word is getting out to the general public, panic buying of typical staple foods is underway. 

Hopefully not Atlanta stupid. One of the many funny things about living in the ATL is watching people hoard bread and bottled water in the run up to a dusting of snow or a tropical depression pushing thru. Although I will say driving anywhere in the Atlanta metro with a dusting is ridiculously unsafe due to the hilly terrain.

Breathe, prepare, hunker down. Don't be ATL stupid. 

Turd sprinkles at best 

Noticeable difference in air temps between 9 am and now in NW Burbs. Mood flakes and cold.

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

geos really left a curse over what used to be the chosen land

Who's volunteering to build a snow magnet effigy in Beach Park/Zion in his likeness?

1 minute ago, Chicago WX said:

I'm grasping for straws, but the 12z HRRR ticked totals up in a bit in IL. Farther east, looks like it developed a bit faster, was a slight shift west, versus the 6z run. Might be just timing though.

I don't know why I'm still paying attention to this thing. 

2 minutes ago, mimillman said:

Man…

21z SREF drops ORD mean to 3.5”. There are 14 members below to mean, 9 above. Of the 14 members below the mean, 10 of them are < 2”

Izz'd HARD

4 minutes ago, ChiTownSnow said:

Everything is in hindsight of course.  I agreed with the call when it happened due to the wind/cold and holiday.   

But in hindsight, this is not the "olden days" where information takes long to get to the public.  It's New Age, with smartphones where nformation is immediately sent to the public and in publics eyes. 1.5-2 days is plenty of lead time now

100% this.

Not only are warnings and public messages instantly sent its also message boards like this that are quickly spread and taken out of context. Still thinking a watch will be maintained only because of high winds/open areas and holiday travel.

5 minutes ago, King James said:

Brutal AFDs from wx offices yesterday if this one ends up crapping the bed. 

Just now, jlauderdal said:

The WSW for northern illinois is in jeopardy to be honest.   Good Luck the rest of the season, my trip to to chgo appears to be with limited fanfare and thats ok...hurricane season is right around the corner, lol.  The trend is definitely not Northern Illinois' friend.

They'll keep it in place simply for "holiday travel"

Yeah...that's the ticket!

Lovin' the December lightning in the NW Burbs 

Absolutely pouring in the NW Burbs.

7 minutes ago, Cary67 said:

Geos magnet uncovered by metal detector at beach in Waukegan

Greatest post. All time. Wrap it up everyone.

10 minutes ago, homedis said:

Now at 6.2” & pixie dust falling lol

I'm not sure what we've seen here in A.Heights but it's impressive vs what I expected. The headline is definitely a head scratcher-especially considering the timing of this mess on the morning commute. Not that it would have changed anything but I think extending the Winter Storm Warning area would have been a smart move for lot

1 minute ago, Louieloy102 said:

At 9.1" in the Loop, NWS holding up our hope. 

2 minutes ago, RyanDe680 said:

on that NAM run parts of Lake and nearly all of McHenry County get goose egged.

Getting nervous in Arlington Heights