Ottawa Blizzard Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Well, a whole lot of ice up here in Ottawa. I'm pretty muh over the storm now. Just like anything, you go through the grieving process. First there was shock and disbelief that the models had changed and we were no longer going to get a blizzard, but rather freezing rain and pellets. Then there was the bargaining stage (maybe the models will shift, maybe they won't.) Finally there comes acceptance and the realization that this is Ottawa and that there will one day come another storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Well, a whole lot of ice up here in Ottawa. I'm pretty muh over the storm now. Just like anything, you go through the grieving process. First there was shock and disbelief that the models had changed and we were no longer going to get a blizzard, but rather freezing rain and pellets. Then there was the bargaining stage (maybe the models will shift, maybe they won't.) Finally there comes acceptance and the realization that this is Ottawa and that there will one day come another storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 LOT's radar is blowing up right now. Aleking should be ripping snow soon, if not already. we've done well this morning, impossible to measure, probably 3 or inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rent Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Just read a tweet that the Bears are painting lines red to help with visibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Just read a tweet that the Bears are painting lines red to help with visibility. per radar heaviest band should be moving out during shortly after kickoff unless more lake effect sneaks in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ams30721us Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 WHITEOUT right now in Cincy...Huge Flakes Amazing pic out the window you cant see! Flakes are as big as half dollars roads quickly becoming a mess now! WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 per radar heaviest band should be moving out during shortly after kickoff unless more lake effect sneaks in I think this is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 249 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 DISCUSSION 249 PM CST SEVERAL CONCERNS IN THE FORECAST...STARTING WITH THE LINGERING SNOWFALL ACROSS THE AREA...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS BEGINNING TO RAMP UP...STRONG WINDS...AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES. FOR THE REST OF TODAY...RADAR TRENDS SHOW THAT DEFORMATION ZONE SNOWFALL GENERALLY DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY...WHILE ONLY A COUPLE STRONGER BANDS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL LINGER...MAINLY PASSING SOUTH THROUGH THE CHICAGO METRO AREA. WHILE MAY SEE AN ADDITIONAL BRIEF ACCUMULATION OF AN INCH OR SO OUT OF THESE SHOWERS...THE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS OVER...EXCEPT FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. HAVE SEEN BROAD AREA OF LAKE ENHANCEMENT OVER THE LAST COUPLE HOURS DRIFTING SOUTH INTO SOUTHEASTERN COOK COUNTY...AND LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES IN INDIANA. THESE BANDS WILL SHIFT EAST THROUGH THE EVENING AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO PUSH TO THE NORTHEAST AND WINDS BACK TO THE NORTHWEST. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS DRY SLOT WORKING ITS WAY DOWN THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW...CURRENTLY BISECTING WISCONSIN RUNNING SOUTH DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. AS DRY AIR WORKS ITS WAY INTO THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT...WILL EXPECT A SHARP CLEARING IN SKIES WHICH WILL HELP TO RADIATE TEMPERATURES. WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA ARE EXPECTED TO GET THE COLDEST OVERNIGHT...INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO. WITH WINDS STILL GUSTING INTO THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE OVERNIGHT AND COLD TEMPERATURES SETTING UP...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP BELOW THE -20F CRITERIA FOR A WIND CHILL ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...AGAIN FOR THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. AREAS EAST WILL SEE WIND CHILL VALUES DROP BELOW ZERO...BUT WITH TEMPERATURES PROPPED SLIGHTLY DUE TO CLOUD COVER AND URBAN HEAT ISLAND AND WARMER AIR OFF THE LAKE...WONT QUITE REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA. WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTY SINCE THIS MORNING...WITH PEAK GUSTS REPORTED IN EXCESS OF 50KTS RIGHT OFF THE LAKE BUT MORE GENERALLY HAVE SEEN GUSTING INTO THE 35 TO 40 KT RANGE FURTHER INLAND. WITH FRESH SNOW ON THE GROUND...BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING SNOW HAS BEEN...AND CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM AND WILL LIKELY BE THE MAIN ISSUE ON THE ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO TREND DOWN AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES...BUT WONT SEE GUSTY WINDS DIE OFF UNTIL MONDAY EVENING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 DTX finally upgraded us to a winter storm warning, after the storm's halfway over. We're seeing some blowing/drifitng now as the winds pick up behind the low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 12F and sun still here. Main roads are decent, but still a lot of plowing to do. Interstate was still mainly one lane and looks like it could really get slick when the sun sets and the temps plummet. Bow- Packers season may be over after that mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick7032 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 have had SN here for quite awhile and the bears game is going to start quite snowy. vis went down to probably a 1/4 mile for a time with the stronger wind gusts out on this country road south of my house. How much did you get? Just got on shift and we are at 1/2 SM SN FZFG and have been at those conditions or lower since 8am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 the snow just wont end here it keep developing between here an MLI(per MLI radar) and moves SSE over me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick7032 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 DTX finally upgraded us to a winter storm warning, after the storm's halfway over. We're seeing some blowing/drifitng now as the winds pick up behind the low. Yeah I was surprised they went advisory SE 4 counties....THEY ALWAYS DO THAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValpoVike Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Whiteout here in Valparaiso. Wind is really picking up and snow coming in horizontally. Given that the LE hasn't even established itself yet, it should be a wild ride around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afterimage Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Certainly enjoyed the read from Indy's AFD, of course it still Has to happen but.... "would not be surprised to see the Muncie area go over 6 inches" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Based on the mesoanalysis page from the SPC, 850/925 temps should start crashing in the next little bit, enough so to support snow. But of course, the main body of precipitation is lifting out as I write, so unless the deformation zone sneaks in, it's bah humbug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 back to almost MOD snow here..nice fluffy flakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilly84 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 WHITEOUT right now in Cincy...Huge Flakes Amazing pic out the window you cant see! Flakes are as big as half dollars roads quickly becoming a mess now! WOW Hopefully that starts sneaking up this way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 loving the NE/Chicago game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierwx Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Up to about 2 inches here and most of that in the last couple of hours. Looks like the bands around Peoria are dropping this way, if they make it we might get a couple more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 back to almost MOD snow here..nice fluffy flakes that band developed quite nicely on the backside of the intial precip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 CIMMS just posted a snow/ice map. Can be found on MODIS today as well. http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/101212_modis_ch010707_rgb_anim.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rent Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 I have 2" here now..... after I cleaned off my porch and stuck a ruler in the pile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick7032 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Up to about 2 inches here and most of that in the last couple of hours. Looks like the bands around Peoria are dropping this way, if they make it we might get a couple more. Metro has had about 4 inches and right now have +SN BLSN with gusts to 30KT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 As of 4pm, snowfall was 5.0" at DTW and 4.5" imby. It started out as the most picturesque wet snow, literally a marshmallow world (of which I took tons of pics in the park lol). About 330pm we saw a sharp turn from the calm, but heavily, falling wet snow to gust blown blizzardy snow. Very pleased with this storm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick7032 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 As of 4pm, snowfall was 5.0" at DTW and 4.5" imby. It started out as the most picturesque wet snow, literally a marshmallow world (of which I took tons of pics in the park lol). About 330pm we saw a sharp turn from the calm, but heavily, falling wet snow to gust blown blizzardy snow. Very pleased with this storm! Yeah figured you would have a little more....being elevated 60 feet no surprise some snow has blown off of the roof. I'm wondering if they are going to upgrade to a BLIZZARD WARNING....as we are on the cusp of the criteria. have gusts around 30KT and have been holding at 1/4SM for an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Finally -SN and 33. It's only a shower though. Main defo axis is still to my west. But at least I won't have the indignity of not even being able to record a T for the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 12cm as of 515pm here. Temp remains .9 above freezing and the wind hasn't hit yet. A lot of the snow that fell this afternoon was very heavy and wet. Might be looking at serious ice for tomorrow mornings commute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 As of 4pm, snowfall was 5.0" at DTW and 4.5" imby. It started out as the most picturesque wet snow, literally a marshmallow world (of which I took tons of pics in the park lol). About 330pm we saw a sharp turn from the calm, but heavily, falling wet snow to gust blown blizzardy snow. Very pleased with this storm! Sounds lovely Josh. Can't wait to see the pics. I have to live my life vicariously through the snow endowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Fun picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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