Chicago Storm Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 -SN just started here. SN now. Pouring flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 minneapolis and st. paul declare snow emergencies... that's the fifth for minneapolis this year. metro reports coming in now 3.3 eagan 3 plymouth 3.3 prior lake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 SN now. Pouring flakes. SN here as well, better band is on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csnavywx Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 SN here as well, better band is on the way. Snow really starting to pick up in intensity and flake size as the main band moves closer. Heavy snow now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromartie Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Saukville- How much for you or is this another lake screw event? I'm thinking I can eek out 5 inches or so. Should have no mixing issues with the main band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted December 20, 2010 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 minneapolis and st. paul declare snow emergencies... that's the fifth for minneapolis this year. metro reports coming in now 3.3 eagan 3 plymouth 3.3 prior lake Yeah, this heavy band is coming in at the absolutely worst time for the Twin Cities rush hour as well as folks heading to the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 can really see the +SN band nicely in clear air mode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 looks like one last heavy band here and then we're done. just took a measurement and we're at 3.5" i still think we can pull off 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Light cromartie dandruff starting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 0424 PM SNOW MOUNT CARROLL 42.10N 89.98W 12/20/2010 M5.2 INCH CARROLL IL TRAINED SPOTTER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csnavywx Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Already at about 1.5" in DeKalb. 3" call may be in jepoardy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Already at about 1.5" in DeKalb. 3" call may be in jepoardy. wow that band has to be dropping atleast 1"/hr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 can really see the +SN band nicely in clear air mode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csnavywx Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Holy smokes, this band means business. Best rates of the year right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goknights Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Does it look like the freezing drizzle is going to materialize behind the snow band? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Flake size starting to improve here as does the intensity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csnavywx Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Does it look like the freezing drizzle is going to materialize behind the snow band? Certainly looks that way, especially further south, based on what I've seen on Bufkit soundings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Flake size starting to improve here as does the intensity. Definitely an increase in the intensity here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 5.5 faribault 3.3 inver grove heights interesting that mankato reported half an hour ago that the snow had ended and they had switched over to light freezing drizzle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goknights Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 6.5 inches spring valley minn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 0414 PM SNOW 3 NE LA SALLE 41.37N 89.06W 12/20/2010 U0.0 INCH LA SALLE IL EMERGENCY MNGR IDOT REPORTS AT 302PM THAT I-80 WEST OF LASALLE IS 100 PERCENT SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND I-39 IS 50 PERCENT SNOW AND ICE COVERED. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF CARS IN DITCHES ALONG BOTH OF THOSE ROADS. 0414 PM SNOW 3 N AMBOY 41.76N 89.33W 12/20/2010 U0.0 INCH LEE IL EMERGENCY MNGR SEVERAL REPORTS OF CARS IN DITCHES ALONG IL-26 AND US-52 0414 PM SNOW 4 E PONTIAC 40.87N 88.56W 12/20/2010 E2.0 INCH LIVINGSTON IL EMERGENCY MNGR HEAVY SNOW STARTED ABOUT 1PM. SEVERAL REPORTS SINCE 230PM OF VEHICLES GOING INTO DITCHES ON I-55. 0414 PM SNOW 4 S FORRESTON 42.07N 89.59W 12/20/2010 E1.5 INCH OGLE IL EMERGENCY MNGR SNOWFALL SINCE 1PM. REPORTS OF CARS IN DITCHES ALONG RT-26, RT-2, AND I-39. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted December 20, 2010 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 Does it look like the freezing drizzle is going to materialize behind the snow band? Certainly looks that way, especially further south, based on what I've seen on Bufkit soundings. 5.5 faribault 3.3 inver grove heights interesting that mankato reported half an hour ago that the snow had ended and they had switched over to light freezing drizzle Lots of BR and some UP reports upstream in SE MN and northern IA. Looks like a good possibility. I didn't think it would be a great event yesterday, but I was wrong on the fzdz end. Could make this MNF game a bit more interesting too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 now starting to get heavier banding of snow behind the first band moving east. what a great looking radar image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csnavywx Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 now starting to get heavier banding of snow behind the first band moving east. what a great looking radar image. Robust band, big flakes that pile up quickly. 3/4" in past half hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 now starting to get heavier banding of snow behind the first band moving east. what a great looking radar image. Looks great for NE IL. Big flakes here right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goknights Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Interesting to note the heaviest snowfall totals being reported in the la crosse forecast area are south of there warned area in the wwa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csnavywx Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Some DPVA impinging on the western side of the band down here now, as evidenced by the backfilling and broadening of the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 looping this is pure weather porn at its best if you love snow! http://weather.cod.edu/cgi-bin/radarloop.pl?station=LOT&product=BREF1&loopdir=brefs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Pouring snow here right now. So beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 +SN here now, alot bigger flakes, going to go get some video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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