IWXwx

I started this thread and now it's time for me to use it. I've been on these boards for over 20 years and for the past nine years I've been here reading about those in the subforum being happy with their snow amounts, while others' lament their lack of winter/snow. One year Iowa scored big, another year it was the Detroit area, another year it's Chicago, another is Minnesota, etc. I would like to know if there is any location in the subforum north of Central IL, Northern IN, or Ohio that has been consistently below normal for the past nine years. It seems there's been a lot of pissing and moaning about lack of snowfall, but can you match what we in Indiana and Ohio have experienced? Stats for MBY: 30 Yr. Avg. 33.6" 2015-'16 21.9" 2016-'17 14.8" 2017-'18 27.9" 2018-'19 28.9" 2019-'20 27.5 2020-'21 35.9" * 2021-'22 24.4" 2022-'23 19.5" 2023-'24 9.2" ** *The only thing that saved me from being below normal EVERY year was a fluke 4.1" snow on 4/20/21 that completely melted in hours. **It is currently snowing which may result in finally getting into double figures on 2/16! It's soul-crushing, especially immediately following back-to-back years of 74.7" and 43". Maybe those of us in Indiana and Ohio outside of the lake belts should switch to the Tennessee Valley subforum. Oh, wait......there's been a dearth of severe weather in this area over the same time period. I guess we can talk about being abnormally dry. At this point all I can say is bring on spring!

There is a chance to break the record high minimum temperature on Friday at IND of 48° set in 1876. Now that's an old record.

ENSO-infused data

I know that you posted this in reference to the possible mid-February flip, but what caught my eye is that Alek's gonna be freezing at his crib. He might want consider staying at the office for a few days to soak in the warmth.

cyclone77: I got 26.7" michsnowfreak: I got 18.1" Chicago Storm: ORD got 20.0" IWXwx:

"TransWXgirl" lol

I blame it on the dumbing down of society

@PowerballNope, it's for almost all advisories and all special weather statements. They will become "plain language headlines." Here is an overview of the changes: https://www.weather.gov/hazardsimplification/revampprogress

The last update I received advised that this year will be dedicated to outreach and training and the earliest that it will be implemented (phased in) is early next year. We had the same weather down here at FWA yesterday, which annihilated the snowpack and it still around this morning. It may stay around most of the day, but lift this evening as the next system moves in, which could drop another 1/2-3/4" of rain. The rivers around here are already running high and this could send a couple into flood. There are also a couple of rivers downstate with ice jams.

WTH?! You just never know...

Buried 0950 AM Snow La Porte 41.61N 86.71W 01/19/2024 M18.0 inch La Porte IN Broadcast Media

The Superior connection adds fuel to the fire

It hasn't fallen yet, but some system snow, followed by a model projected semi-stationary single band should do the trick.

A foot +

Oh, I don’t know, it may have been kind of fun having him around with this upcoming arctic dump.

Only call for FWA: Flakeage mixed with rain at onset, .75” of rain through the day. 2.1” of backwash snow with intermittent white out conditions. IWXwx will be asleep during the best part of the storm Friday night, waking up to a frozen tundra.

Yet another miss for Northeast Indiana upcoming, especially if the King reigns. More rain and the bad thing about this one is that it will be followed by a barren arctic tundra for days on end.

Same here

I can attest to many hours of pingers during GHD 2011. I forget exactly how many inches of sleet we had, but it was enough to make roads nearly impassable. It is also the only time I’ve seen large drifts of sleet. Wish I had taken pics.

It's interesting that multiple locations set their January low pressure record today, mostly beating the bliz of '78 and those new records could get beat in three days.

Yep. At least IND got a consolation prize.

The normally reserved and conservative Todd H. at IWX is onboard, throwing weenies a bone (or is that a bun) in his overnight discussion. "...focus turns to potential snowpocalypse Fri-Sat." "...an anonymously moist return moisture plume as delineated in explicit deterministic qpfs Fri-Sat, highlighting the potential for a blockbuster snowstorm for much of the area." When he's all in, I'm all in.

IWX is calling for 3-5" for MBY on Monday night with the front end dump, just to get washed away after sunrise. Talk about a stat padder. Several inches of snow that will not be enjoyed. Oh, we might get a consolation prize with the backwash. It would be nice to lay even a coating to enjoy and perhaps help in the coming days.

Woke up to 0.4” too. Had 0.2” yesterday, with mood flakes off and on all day. Still getting snow showers this morning. Not much, but it finally looks like winter out there.