RogueWaves

2 minutes ago, Hoosier said:

You should've been on here for GHD.  To this day it is still my favorite event to track on here, even though the outcome at my then-location was not what I was looking for.  The level of excitement and enthusiasm was fun.    

Still remember @A-L-E-K Jeb walking in 70 mph at the lakeshore. Was geeked for mby too when certain outlets were showing maps of 20-25" across SMI. Thought I was going to finally see a legit CAT-5 monster. Was quite deflating when it only delivered about 10 or 11" half of the over-hyped amounts. 

20 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said:

The last 2 Februaries were rocking though.  Snow depth was over a foot here in February of 2021.  So basically season snowfall the last 2 winters was around average. This year not so much. I do understand the SAD though, lots of people have it with the constant overcast.  I don't expect much Sunday but I'm definitely looking at Wednesday with cautious optimism.

Not to be off topic too much, but Marshall was a screw-hole for all but that one single week in mid-February. That was my one legit Storm Warning in the last 4.5 winters. We had deep snow cover for a week, then torched and winter was over. 

10 hours ago, nwohweather said:

Why? A gulf low running up to along the Ohio River is a historically great track for the lower Great Lakes in general before transferring off the coast. 

In a JAN that has historically cold temps, not this one, lol

1 minute ago, michsnowfreak said:

UHI is typically something that's most pronounced on calm clear nights. I can honestly tell you I have never seen a storm that has solely screwed us because of UHI. Again, track is one thing but I wouldn't worry about UHI.  Also, you're fairly new to the area so I don't believe you've experienced some of those Eastside specials that you always lamented while you lived further west.  At this point of course nothing to do but watch the model mayhem unfold.

Ikr. This is my 3rd straight winter of next to nothing to track/watch/be excited for so I've become a rather cynic's cynic! Also likely suffering from a bad case of SAD on top of the lack of snow events. Lets see if Sunday's little thing can do something, anything to increase my outlook on Wednesday. 

21 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said:

Believe it or not there have been 29 days this season with a trace or more of snow at DTW, including 12 days of measurable snow.

I've never counted the "T's" as events. Plus, I was just messin a bit w/him. I've had 9 days of measurable snowfall here despite the low-balling from nearly every angle by nearly every system, lol

1 minute ago, michsnowfreak said:

Track may screw us, UHI will not. 

I wish I knew what exactly makes you state that? I live right on the western edge of it and it is a legit 3F or more difference in just a handful of miles to my west. Many times since moving here I've watched my car thermo drop those amounts as I head west (county line just 4 mi). One time I've seen it more like a 6 or 8 deg drop. In a marginal situation even a few degrees can make the difference between legit SN and white RN. This place knows how to screw-up a snowstorm, that's for certain. If there's any consolation, a more favorable NE wind is preferable to the dreaded SE like at Christmas. 

Been way too much WAW this month

19 hours ago, cyclone77 said:

Up to 0.53" rain now.  Sort of a heavy drizzle falling here that's actually still adding up in the ol' rain gauge.

Should see a burst of flurries/snow showers tomorrow, so that will get us to a T for snow for the system.  Top 10 event for snow for the season.

You've had 10 events?? Livin large my man

Hoping that the "split the difference" GEM is smoking the good crack. 

13 hours ago, Stevo6899 said:

Like I stated in the banter thread, I'd like where I'm sitting if I was in Chicago, west Michigan. Buffer for intensification.

I hate where I'm sitting. In a JAN that's acting more like a NOV, fears of UHI screwing me are legit. This thing surges too strong and it's going to push a ton of warmth up with it. I can see most of my qpf wasted on liquid yet again. Talk me out it, lol

1 hour ago, Stevo6899 said:

I'm confused. Parts of Nebraska are getting 12-18.

++SARC

Sucks to be a Cornhusker

^ 1st WWA of the season for ya then 

4 hours ago, Hoosier said:

I'm sure you would've gotten to this one at some point, but there's no time to wait.  The word must get out there.

Lowest snowfall through 1/17:

1.  1.3"  2012-13

2.  2.4"  1912-13

3.  2.7"  1936-37

4.  3.4"  1889-90

5.  3.6"  1943-44

6.  4.3"  1901-02

7.  4.6"  1905-06

8.  4.7"  2022-23

8.  4.7"  2001-02

9.  4.8"  1982-83

9.  4.8"  1922-23

Guess I forgot you guys had been here before, and just a short decade ago.  The two DEC blizzards really avoided ORD. I at least got a glancing blow with the Boxing Day storm at RMY

38 minutes ago, Stevo6899 said:

Now they track thru chicago/cmi or inland up i95. Stuck in betweenzzzz. I've always said a low has a hard time staying dominant/taking the track you stated as a transfer to a secondary occurs often. Once In awhile you'll get a low to stay dominant and take your stated track but seems like 10+ years since it's happened.

2/24/16

(couldn't find my tracks map)

On 1/10/2023 at 1:44 PM, Hoosier said:

As long as I can see my breath outside, it looks like winter.

So just about every day in DJF.

BUT....this year's been pretty high suckage. We all know that constant snow cover at our LAT(s) is a very low percentage occurrence of all seasons. That's why I call winter in SMI any time we at least have snow piles around in between the snow fall and snow depth days. So far, that has been limited to a handful of days at the end of December. Have to go back decades I think to find something this lame. Even 11-12 had yielded much more snow at this point.  

Was treated very well last winter with 5 or 6 so prolly due a break this winter tbh. But over all they have been less frequent during the last 3-4 winters replaced by numerous hybrids it would seem. 

9 hours ago, Hoosier said:

There have been 8 occurrences where Indianapolis' biggest calendar day snowfall occurred in November.  And a number of them happened in the first half of November.

11/4/1886:  4.4"

11/9/1921:  3.8"

11/27/1931:  2.9"

11/16/1932:  8.6"

11/6/1951:  2.9"

11/28/1958:  4.6" (tied with 3/10/1959 for biggest)

11/2/1966:  7.8"

11/13/1997:  3.3"

Strange how IND got in on that Nov '66 storm but the rest of the winter was historic just north of their CWA. Any way you cut it, some of those smaller amounts would be a winter season nightmare. 

Edit: 11-11-19 I had 7.0" and that was indeed the biggest of the season, so I guess I have lived it, lol. But at least it was warning level amt, not just a few inches. 

Stoked at my 34F rainy commute this eve. Rain with WC's in the 20's. Doesn't get any better than this! 

2 minutes ago, Chambana said:

GHD IV? Y’all ready?

Let the hype train roll (for Chicago at least)

4 hours ago, Spartman said:

Nail in the coffin #SpringisComing

 

Can't argue. Tree buds are noticeable already here in today's sun.

On 1/10/2023 at 3:37 PM, mimillman said:

Could be worse, you could live in Lansing, MI, snow desert of the Midwest

LOL. KLAN smashed it last winter. Nearly 2 feet more than here. Poor showing for a "snow desert"

1 hour ago, hardypalmguy said:

Mostly tropicals. My front yard looks like SE Asia in summer.

Applause to you! That's a lot of work to do every season up north no less where the duration is so short. I thought it an accomplishment just to put a few flats of annuals in my garden, lol

On 1/9/2023 at 4:22 PM, IWXwx said:

Congrats ORD/DTW Quebec

Cold rain with wraparound mood flakes for DTW, per usual.

FYP

On 1/9/2023 at 7:06 PM, mimillman said:

ORD. This is for DTW

Haha! I wish

On 1/10/2023 at 10:42 PM, Hoosier said:

Always count on DTW to score if it's not MSP.

Haha! Wrong again! 

Soooo glad I only invested about 2 mins on this one.

Next SEMI turd already in the pipeline

41 minutes ago, Hoosier said:

High of only 31 at ORD today, which breaks the streak of consecutive days of highs AOA freezing.  It ends up being tied for the 4th longest start to a calendar year before a subfreezing high, only surpassed by 1880, 1939 and 2007.

A victory for winter.  A harbinger of things to come.  The tide is turning.  

we shall see..