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GHD I: Never seen that much s****. Summers of 2010, 2011, and 2012: Quite a stretch of miserable summers. Each with its own level of awful (dews, heat, dry). March 2012: Recording setting warmth. March 24-25, 2013 snowstorm: Late season event that almost brought a foot of snow to the LAF. November 17, 2013 tornado outbreak: Historic day in Tippeacanoe County. Winter 2013-14: So many great events that winter. Never thought it was possible. Most likely won't see anything like it again in my lifetime. This was my Cubs winning the WS moment of winter seasons. February 28-March 1, 2015 snowstorm: Not the biggest event I saw in the LAF, but my last one living there...capping off an amazing run of winters/winter storms. Very picturesque snowfall. I had 8", but there were other spotter reports of 9.7" in the area. Summer of 2015 rainfall: Another summer of excessive rains for IKK. Parent's basement flooding was unfortunately memorable. November 20-21, 2015 snowstorm: Great event so early in the season. Not too many I can recall...that good, that early. December 26, 2017-January 6, 2018 cold stretch: 2 weeks of temperatures not hitting 20˚. I had signs of hypothermia on the route, one day during that stretch. Scary moment for me. January 30-31, 2019 arctic outbreak: No work! It was very cold, lol.

Must have came down at a good clip.. Measured almost 3" this morning. Very nice surprise.

Indian summer

Ripped nicely here with the last band that just moved through. Nice flake size too. My two new four legged additions are loving it.

Lol at LOT leaving parts of the CWA out of the WWA, while surrounded by advisories from other offices in their areas. But consider the source I guess. Regardless, think 2-3” is a decent bet for here.

If weather.gov says it, it must be true then! That’s from IKK, which reports rain half the time it’s snowing. It’s junk. Anyways, must be one hell of a rain/snow line in this county. Grass and elevated surfaces are accumulating here now. Maybe some flood warnings for Momence?

Lol. It’s been snowing here since 8:00 am. I mean, I’ve been out in it the entire time.

Just a touch too far southeast here to see any snow with the next wave. But Halloween mood flakes look like a solid bet. Grats to all who have seen and will see measurable.

What a miserable day. The pouring leaves were the cherry on top. 2.25" in my rain gauge. Super wet year continues...

Sub severe here at my place, but the winds are roaring...constantly been that way for about 10 minutes. Not like the usual “short” burst you get. But, my girlfriend is in Manteno and they apparently got rocked pretty good. Trees down and a bunch of stuff went flying with the winds there.

Got woken up in the middle of the night by my phone alerting to a flash flood warning. All for a measly 0.60” in my rain gauge. Just the eastern 1/4 of the county got anything of consequence, but LOT went trigger happy farther west. It was great!

Pea sized hail here. Lightning strikes are impressive. Winds are meh. Rain is unbelievable. So tired of it...

Wow, great photos and scenes. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. <Makes note to visit Alaska at some point in my lifetime.>

Those photos (and locations) are amazing. I think I might have to consider moving.

So so happy to hear you and your family are ok JoMo.