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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

1 minute ago, ChiTownSnow said:

Under call.  10 still very much doable imo

After 5 winters in the Southeast I'm going to be thrilled with anything... especially with the slow start to the season.

8 minutes ago, Baum said:

for Northeast IL folks. All caveats aside that it's NAM 84 out, and I'm a novice when it comes to model interpretation but liked the look of it as it seemed to bring the overunning back north into a good part of the metro as opposed to 12Z which kept it all south. Also, looked like 2nd wave was poised to do some damage as well.

Am hopeful for this to continue... would love to see it in Arlington

3 minutes ago, TheNiño said:

I’m directly on the lake between Racine and Kenosha. It’s really picked up over the past hour. Big flakes mixing in now. Call me a weenie but this just feels like a good one.

 

Is that Carthage?

LOT giving us 2-4. After 5 winters in ATL I'll take it.

2 minutes ago, Upstate Tiger said:

Wow, posters on here are like Clemson defensive backs this morning....no where to be found!  Surprising given the potential.  Headed to Asheville this weekend, may see some token winter precip. early Saturday.         

As a UGA fan I have little room to speak of championship games....always watching to see how things pan out here in Cobb County. After spending 34 years along the lake in Chicago, winter is slightly different these days. Our oldest would love to make a few bucks shoveling/breaking up ice along the driveways and sidewalks of the neighborhood. 

Kenosha Kickers are headed down to Cobb for Christmas this year. I'll ask them to bring some cold and all the proper ingredients...

Someone check Glenn Burns...

It's incredible how bad of a handle local Mets have on winter weather around here. Time to look forward to spring.

Having lived in the Chicago area for 30+ years I can honestly say that you really don't want a Midwest winter. It's a never ending struggle. It's either cold and dry, cool but not cold enough or it's extremely cold and snowy. It's awful.

There's nothing fun about a late April snow and upper 40's with a breeze off Lake Michigan for Father's Day. 

Had snowflakes for a few moments in Acworth, GA. Thankfully it stopped... didn't restock my bread and beer supply.

14 minutes ago, PackGrad05 said:

This is the type of pattern where a storm pops up and we only have 3-5 days to really track it.  I prefer those because then I don't get hooked into it for 7-10 days.

Agreed. I can only remember once following with high confidence a storm beyond 5 days. That was the Groundhog Day blizzard while I was in SE Wisconsin. Tom Skilling mentioned it, I looked into it by stumbling across this site.

So began my dark decent into these weather boards....

Any reason why KFFC has been quiet lately?

Icy precip falling in West Cobb county.