KeenerWx Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 The most snow I've ever received from Lake Effect Snow was around 7.1" during the Jan 2003 blitz that smashed Porter County with about 2' of snow. Measuring this event will be impossible, but it's safe to say we will make a run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeenerWx Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Western LaPorte into Northern Starke absolutely getting destroyed. Definitely will be 1'+ totals in that band..probably 2' near Michigan City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 725 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0720 PM HEAVY SNOW VALPARAISO 41.48N 87.05W 12/12/2010 M4.0 INCH PORTER IN NWS EMPLOYEE FOUR INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 3 HOURS. STORM TOTAL ESTIMATED AROUND 7 INCHES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeenerWx Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 725 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0720 PM HEAVY SNOW VALPARAISO 41.48N 87.05W 12/12/2010 M4.0 INCH PORTER IN NWS EMPLOYEE FOUR INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 3 HOURS. STORM TOTAL ESTIMATED AROUND 7 INCHES. Beat me to it... Anyway, Michigan City and Western Starke County likely getting 2"+ per hour snowfall rates with that band. It looks mighty healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Valpo Student Union webcam http://www.valpo.edu/union/webcam.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Right now per radar at 9:10 EST the heaviest LES band seems to be concentrating from northwest of Muskegon due south to western LaPorte and Starke counties in Indiana. As Keener has indicated probably some hefty rates in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeenerWx Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 0800 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NNW MICHIGAN CITY 41.74N 86.91W 12/12/2010 M66 MPH LMZ046 IN C-MAN STATION MEASURED GUST OF 57 KTS AT MICHIGAN CITY CMAN STATION Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paweatherguy1 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Ok, hate the imby question, but just curios how far the banding will extend off Erie? Im in the northern part of Pittsburgh, and while we usually don't get much here from les, this seems like as good as a set up as can happen this way. Kpit is saying 2-5, could we see more if a band sets up over us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Have to say I'm amazed how far south this band has gone and retained "good" intensity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 As one would expect Michigan City, LaPorte, and Wanatah public schools have already announced their closures for Monday per South Bend tv stations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 0924 PM HEAVY SNOW LAPORTE 41.61N 86.72W 12/12/2010 M7.0 INCH LAPORTE IN TRAINED SPOTTER WITH DRIFTS UP TO 3 FEET. VISIBILITY LESS THAN THREE FOURTHS OF A MILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 band almost looks stationary on the last few scans, very impressive probably dropping near 2"/hr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Western LaPorte into Northern Starke absolutely getting destroyed. Definitely will be 1'+ totals in that band..probably 2' near Michigan City. The band right now looks eerily like that WRF run that Bo posted. Just a firehose from La Porte county all the way through areas just east of LAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 wider view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlord81 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Hope we can get that band to shift a bit east later on tonight or in the morning, its just off to my west. How's the snow under that band this far south? Is it worth staying up for? Ive never seen LE this far south! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Hope we can get that band to shift a bit east later on tonight or in the morning, its just off to my west. How's the snow under that band this far south? Is it worth staying up for? Ive never seen LE this far south! sometime is this set up you can get LES all the way into KY as what is left of the moisture gets upsloped over the higher terrian Ihave seen actully solid plumes (although light) all the way to the OH river with scattered patches into KY and even N TN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeenerWx Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Took around 10 measurements and they all came up between about 7.9" and 8.5". It seems way high, but I really don't know what else to do. Drifts up to about 3 or 3.5 feet. A lot of these drifts are on the roadways, too. Anyway, say my measurements are correct. Then, with the 0.5" taken off from the system, I would have received 7.4-8.0" of snow via the lake, making it the largest lake effect event here in 10 years. This event is going to remain in my memory for a long time because of the winds and impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 The area between Lafayette and Logansport has had good reflectivities for quite a while. Would love to see some reports from that area to get a true idea of the magnitude of this event at these far inland locations, but haven't seen anything yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 This band is a BEAUT! slowly shifting east now, would like to hear a total out of LaPorte, seems like they have had +SN for hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1134 PM EST SUN DEC 12 2010 .TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON .DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE. ..REMARKS.. 1130 PM HEAVY SNOW BENTON HARBOR 42.12N 86.45W 12/12/2010 M7.5 INCH BERRIEN MI TRAINED SPOTTER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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snowlord81 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I've got some pretty heavy lake effect occuring right now. Certainly the heaviest LE I've seen this far south that I can recall. Hoping to keep it rippin and pick up 1-3 more inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Lake plume is actually somewhat less consolidated in La Porte county at the moment. Heavy snow is continuing to push well inland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherPimp Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 0630Z MESOSCALE UPDATE WELL DEFINED LAKE BAND EXTENDING THE FULL LENGTH OF THE STATE EARLY THIS MORNING. AS OF 130 AM...THIS BAND EXTENDED OFF LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH INTO EASTERN CARROLL COUNTY...THEN SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN/NORTHEAST INDY METRO...CONTINUING THROUGH WESTERN HANCOCK...SHELBY AND DECATUR COUNTIES. RADAR TRENDS OVER THE LAST TWO HOURS INDICATE A SUBTLE SHIFT EAST ON THE ORDER OF 10-20 MILES...ESPECIALLY FROM THE INDY METRO NORTH THROUGH CARROLL COUNTY. ADDITIONAL HEAVIER RETURNS NOTED BEHIND THE BAND OVER BOONE AND HENDRICKS COUNTY. THIS ACTIVITY POISED TO EXPAND BACK ACROSS THE ENTIRE INDY METRO AREA BY 230 AM. MODERATE SNOWFALL WAS OCCURRING WITHIN THE BAND WITH VISIBILITIES GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES. PRESENCE OF WIND GUSTS OVER 30MPH CONTINUE TO EXACERBATE TRAVEL WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF ROADWAYS ONGOING. MOST CURRENT SHORT TERM MODEL GUIDANCE FROM RAPID REFRESH AND RUC INDICATE THAT LOW LEVEL WIND FLOW WILL REMAIN FROM THE NORTH- NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS A POTENT MID LEVEL VORT LOBE SWINGS SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. A SUBTLE VEERING OF FLOW TO A MORE NORTHERLY DIRECTION IS NOTED BETWEEN 08Z AND 12Z. HAVE A FEELING THAT THIS MAY PROMPT THE BAND TO REMAIN STEADY STATE FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO...THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT BACK WEST SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT LIKELY ENCOMPASSING THE INDY METRO AREA ONCE AGAIN. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ON THE ORDER OF ONE TO POSSIBLY AS MUCH AS TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH DAYBREAK UNDERNEATH AND IN VICINITY OF THE MAIN LAKE MICHIGAN BAND. ELSEWHERE...LIGHTER AND MORE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL COMBINE WITH THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO MAINTAIN A CONTINUATION OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOWFALL WITH A REDUCTION IN VISIBILITIES. PREVIOUS NEAR TERM DISCUSSION FROM 945 PM SUNDAY EVENING FOLLOWS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadotony Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Blasted does not even begin to describe what is happening now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Blasted does not even begin to describe what is happening now... I haven't seen any recent reports out of Valpo. What's your best guess for amounts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlord81 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Blasted does not even begin to describe what is happening now... I know your getting it alot worse but its rocking down here in Hamilton County also! Near whiteout with very strong gust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rent Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Shafted again. I'll be asleep as the band cuts east across me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlord81 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Looks like my fun may be coming to an end as the band appears to be shiftng a bit west says KIND. Hopefully it will maintain its integrity until morning and shift back east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadotony Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I haven't seen any recent reports out of Valpo. What's your best guess for amounts? I have no clue...I don't have a snowboard and its assistance would be minimal...I saw 7" but I think we're likely well past that...again can't be sure though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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