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I saw a flock a couple of days ago and had my first robin singing to me this morning as I went into the office (well, not exactly singing, but making the noise they make when they're pissed off at you).

The ONLY thing saving this crappy winter for me was GHD3, where I pretty much bulls-eyed with 12.3". You take that away and I would be sitting at 9.9". This brings up the discussion of whether you are happier with one big dog or just general snowy and cold throughout the winter. I want both! Back to the thread topic, as it is discussed every year as we roll into March, some are ready to go into full-blown spring, while others are hoping to salvage winter, no matter how awful it's been up to this point. I guess that I fall into the latter category, as I use astronomical spring as the cutoff. So, winter, you have three weeks to redeem yourself. That being said, the upcoming week looks zzzzzz with a mini torch next weekend, so let's make that two weeks.

Saved for posterity. I just don't get returns over my head like that very often. I can't see the water tower two blocks from my house.

I know it's only Allison House's algorithm, but it shows the front bowing out, probably a lake influence. I noticed it's 36° at Crown Point, while just south in Roselawn, it's a balmy 44°. EDIT: And 55° in Rensselaer

1.8" to be exact.

Finally hammer time down here. The only downer is that it hit here after dark. I did get to enjoy some wonderful sleet before sundown.

Alek's stank south call is beginning to look money, but I want to point out that I also called dumpster fire on page 3.

I pulled canuck's post from the storm thread in here since you mentioned it. I began posting around 2003 before Eastern on what I believe was WWBB and I still don't know shit about meteorology, but there are plenty here that do know their stuff and some of them have been around longer than me. I'd try to name them, but I'm sure that I'd leave somebody out. Wow, it made me realize that there are a few of us that have known each other here for almost 20 years. Crazy.

I was in on an update with IWX this afternoon and the mets there said that it wasn't much of a concern to them, that there will be plenty of moisture pumped up here.

Yeah, but what does the ICON say?

It gave me over a foot of snow, so yeah it's GHD3 to me. Your turn for this one.

I knew what you was referring to, I am just pointing out that it will probably be a mostly rain event here before flipping to some mixed crap and then finishing with a little of good stuff.

Although I obviously hope Joe is right about his hunch of being similar to GHD3 (12.3" here), right now is what I'm seeing for FWA:

In Indiana, it's because of "e-learning". State law requires 180 days of school. They used to have to make it up after Memorial Day if they burned through their built-in snow days (i.e. President's Day). Now, with every kid having a school-issued ipad, they can count snow days as e-learning days. In fact, on a Zoom meeting right before GHDIII, our local school Superintendent proclaimed, "Thank goodness for e-learning days!"

The dude weaponized his snow plow: https://www.wpta21.com/2022/02/08/ohio-turnpike-plow-driver-fired-after-damaging-50-plus-vehicles/

A Cary/McHenry/Mt Geos special

Yesterday we had full sun and 35° for a high and only lost 1/2" of snow (6 1/2 to 6). Today was cloudy and 40° and lost 2". We also have a very heavy 4".

That's how I roll. This winter up until last week was completely uneventful. Time is beginning to run short considering nothing major is showing for a few days, unless you enjoy waving at the parade of clippers as they pass by to our north. I guess I'll take my 12" storm (out of 18" total for the year) and like it. Now that I've said that, we'll probably have an anomalously snowy March and early April and end up above normal in seasonal snowfall. lol

Time to break it out.... zzzzzzzz

Sitting at 11.5" and still coming down, although the end is near. At least I'll beat Hoosier and Chicago WX

MBY Tuesday morning prediction to city/county officials of 8" with the first round busted due to the delayed changeover yesterday morning, ending with 6.4". I built in some of the expected taint, but not enough. I gave them a 6" forecast for today. Already have a little over a couple down, and radar's looking good so far. However, I think my 14" total prediction will be going down in flames. However, we are nearing double digits and it will be fun seeing several inches of fluff blow into some respectable drifts. No matter what was predicted, any double digit snow is a win in my book.

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