RogueWaves

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

++SARC

Sucks to be a Cornhusker

^ 1st WWA of the season for ya then

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

2/24/16 (couldn't find my tracks map)

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.

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!

Let the hype train roll (for Chicago at least)

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

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

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

FYP Haha! I wish Haha! Wrong again! Soooo glad I only invested about 2 mins on this one. Next SEMI turd already in the pipeline

we shall see..

I got to stay inside and avoid the WC's all day Fri, and finally forced to venture out on Saturday when to my surprise, conditions were still actually kinda dicey in the W burbs. The "it's too bad" comment was more about getting WWA level snow, which took crazy winds carrying it into/onto the roadways to make for such bad conditions. During my 2 decades under the GRR scheme, I was always arguing for a more "conditions based" headline decision. I had so many WWA's that qualified as Warnings it was a joke. @Harry said would never happen from that office (unless it is some long-duration LES event like this November featured). That office seems to think LES is some super scary version of snow that makes roadways more slippery/difficult/dangerous when the opposite is generally true, lol.

What I would give to see legit 4-6!