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Last band that just came through was mostly sleet and freezing rain.

Same here. It’s actually blowing pretty good considering it was supposed to be a wet snow. Another lull before the stuff down by Paxton comes thru later.

I-80 is like the The Equator. Lol.

Yeah. Haha. I’ll take the GEM.

Zero snow here while 50 miles southwest had 8-11 inches.

Could be a nice little event here and for Hoosier.

From Mike Caplan. Today marks the midpoint of one of Chicago’s worst blizzards on record. January 12-14 1979 saw a crippling 20.3” of snow fall, causing death, disruption to commerce for weeks, and the downfall of a mayor. The winter of 1978-79 still stands as the benchmark against which all others in Chicago are measured. A whopping 89.7” of snow fell that season, 40.4” of that came down in January. But it was the weekend of January 12-14 that created the most havoc. It started innocuously enough. The forecast called for 2-4” of snow. But Mother Nature had different plans. It kept snowing. And snowing. And snowing. And with winds whipping to around 40mph, mountainous drifts formed, stranding motorists and leaving the city scrambling to clean up the mess. Five people died. O’Hare was closed for four days. Most roads and parking lots were out of commission for more than a week. Compounding the problem was the fact that two weeks prior a 9”-12” snowstorm had already blanketed the area.

Not a bad look for most in the sub if this were to come to fruition. Also good prognostic discussion.

I’m thinking you meant December of 2000? December 01 stunk snow wise. Overall I agree with your statement. I remember plenty of boring stretches of winter weather, especially 90s and early 2000s.

It wasn’t the heaviest rates but the duration of accumulating snow was 54 hours at Chicago. I remember the snow was behind schedule because of the slow movement, so like a true weenie with no patience, I drove about 30 miles south so I could see it snow. Hahaha.

Brutal.

Definitely. Even Jerry Taft was somewhat onboard. Lol. The weird thing I remember the day before the storm, was the crazy amount of Geese flying south all day. Never seen anything like that to this day. Even they knew it was coming.

This year’s .7 is the exact same amount as 1998. Be nice for a 1999 redo. I remember the 99 blizzard was forecast for a week ahead.

Me and 3 coworkers all tested positive for the antibodies (we all caught COVID a month ago). We donated blood to The Red Cross last Friday and they automatically test for the antibodies. Took a week for test results to come back. So now we signed up to donate our plasma in 50 days. Make a few bucks doing it too.

Unfortunate but it happens. Like I said earlier, I was “fortunate” my symptoms were mild, as were my 9 other coworkers who contracted it. 3 of them were over 50 with preexisting conditions but still had mild symptoms. All of us have pretty much fully recovered, thank goodness.

Lol. Just stating the facts. Haha. I’m guessing it did because we’ve all pretty much have fully recovered. All had mild symptoms. Thanks

Everyone was wearing masks that I’m aware of. I definitely was.

I tested positive for Covid last Friday after becoming symptomatic on Wednesday. I was exposed at work by a stupid coworker who came to work sick last Monday. He tested positive Wednesday, then 3 other coworkers did. I started with a slight cough for 2 days, then lightheaded, chills and low grade fever for a few days. All have since resolved themselves besides some fatigue. The other workers who caught it all had similar symptoms. I’m in my mid 40s and in good shape/health. To be honest, it wasn’t that bad at all. Pretty lucky.

In Italy, 85.6 percent of those who have died were over 70, according to the National Institute of Health's (ISS) latest report. With 23 percent of Italians over 65 years old, the Mediterannean country has the second-oldest population in the world after Japan - and observers believe age distribution could also have played a role in raising the fatality rate.