Hoosier Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 Lawrenceville Illinois gusted to 58 mph in the past hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 Ottumwa is sustained at 43 with gust to 56 mph. Peak gust of 60 mph in the past hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 0219 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 S THORNTOWN 40.11N 86.61W 12/20/2012 M56 MPH BOONE IN STORM CHASER MEASURED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 43 MPH WITH GUST TO 56 MPH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Low should be near the lake now. Winds are N at UGN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1216 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 .TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON .DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE. ..REMARKS.. 1213 PM BLIZZARD MACOMB 40.47N 90.68W 12/20/2012 MCDONOUGH IL TRAINED SPOTTER WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CLOSED DUE TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATED TO 1 INCH IN THE LAST HOUR WITH 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Liquid estimations going to crap as winds pick up, gusting to 38 mph at MSN and no accumulation reported in the past hour even though we have moderate snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Ok, revised my total so far, as of 1pm. Didn't realize I was getting some drifting off my deck. 8 measurements throughout the yard, avoiding drifts and low spots, came out to 14.2" Gonna grab liquid later this afternoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Other then wind, its about done here.... I'd say 5.5 inches or in that area in my yard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc2man13 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Switched to sleet for all of about 5 minutes, now solid snow. Monster flakes coming down with a vengeance. Even with the ground being soaked and +45 degrees 6-8 hours ago, grass is covered and roads are slushing. Probably been all snow for about 10-15 minutes now. Can't wait for that to get here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I have some drifts that are easily over 2 feet. I suspect those will get even bigger as the afternoon wears on.. Snow still coming down at a decent clip and the winds are starting to howl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Andy - your reports and photos are awesome! Great job! --- R/S line moving towards I-94 corridor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Just had a gust to 68mph not long ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Edit: I'm dropping that back to ~12". Looks like my spot is starting to catch a bit of snow blowing off the roof. Thanks Turtle for mentioning that. So, I'm certain of the 7.1" I measured this morning. I measured an average of 5" just now where I had shoveled the driveway earlier. Also I got an average of 13" in a more open grassy area. I think 12" is about right. From now on I'm going to have to go to an area that doesn't seem to be drifting much and take an average of measurements. Same here. I'm confident of my 7.8" this morning at 7:30am and my 3.6" at 10:10am. After that, I think I was getting some blow off the roof. My totals from the yard 14.7 12.9 11.8 14.1 15. 14.8 16.9 13.6 Definitely some waist high drifts that I stayed away from. I need to get a snowboard but my area is so open I don't have a good spot for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Just had a gust to 68mph not long ago nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Andy - your reports and photos are awesome! Great job! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Just switched to snow in the westcentral portion of the county. Raining fine flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Warm air advection has really been muted by the fast occlusion of this storm. We're struggling to get out of the mid 30s here with dewpoints in the upper 20s. I'd been shrugging off NAM BUFKIT which was trying to change us over to wet snow this evening, but I think there's at least an outside chance that it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 SN+ here winds 40-45mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 meh... run of the mill Madison Madison Im thinking will be ground zero for areas that get no lake enhancement. The run-of-the-mill comment was dumb, especially when looking at the dynamics. But to be fair, outside of a few areas, many areas did fall somewhat short of their expectations of total snowfall (probably the extremely low ratios). My god I can hear all the complaining wed be hearing in SE MI if such a situation occurred (and I HAVE heard them with many a 6-12" storm here). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kab2791 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Impressive total thus far in Dane County 000 NWUS53 KMKX 202031 LSRMKX PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 231 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0200 PM HEAVY SNOW 3 W MIDDLETON 43.10N 89.57W 12/20/2012 M18.5 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER 18.5 INCHES STORM TOTAL. http://forecast.weat...on=4&glossary=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxMidwest Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 mkxchat 2012/12/20 2:33 PM iembot MKX: 6 NNW Verona [Dane Co, WI] trained spotter reports HEAVY SNOW of M16.0 INCHat 02:23 PM CST -- 16.0 inches storm total. mkxchat 2012/12/20 2:33 PM iembot MKX: 3 WNW Lake Mills [Jefferson Co, WI] trained spotter reports HEAVY SNOW of M11.8 INCHat 02:23 PM CST -- 11.8 inches storm total. mkxchat 2012/12/20 2:32 PM iembot MKX: Hartford [Washington Co, WI] trained spotter reports HEAVY SNOW of M10.0 INCHat 01:56 PM CST -- 10.0 inches storm total. mkxchat 2012/12/20 2:31 PM iembot MKX: 3 W Middleton [Dane Co, WI] trained spotter reports HEAVY SNOW of M18.5 INCHat 02:00 PM CST -- 18.5 inches storm total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Interesting AFD from IND about how to handle the headlines. Also much less enthusiastic about snowfall amounts in the CWA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 up to 51 in the heart of the warm tongue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Liquid since this morning at .39 so that confirms that my initial totals were too high. Assuming a 12:1 ratio (which may be a little optimistic) would put my total at 12.5". So, 14.2 is probably still a little high but that's the best I can do as far as measurement goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamps10 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 switching over to snow flurries down here in Flora at my parents, winds have been crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 121 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 1200 PM HEAVY SNOW MADISON TRUAX AIRPORT 43.14N 89.33W 12/20/2012 M11.4 INCH DANE WI ASOS 11.4 INCHES STORM TOTAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksstormhunter Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 My SmartCast Summary Output 20 Dec/19Z to 21 Dec/19Z (Full output uploaded http://smartwxmodel.net/update.htm) Davenport Region: Monitoring heavy snow from 21Z to 00Z, with snow rates of 1.2 to 1.9” possible during this timeframe. Potential to receive up to an additional 7” of snowfall. Winds will continue 40 to 45MPH with gusts up to 55MPH possible from 19Z to 05Z. Blizzard like conditions from 21Z to 04Z. Fond Du Lac Region: Continued snow til about 14Z, then cloudy. Snowfall rates will be around .7” through the period, with some isolated 1” possible, especially 20Z to 02Z. Snowfall accumulations of 8.2” possible. In addition, blizzard conditions from now until 14Z, with winds gusting up to 45MPH til 10Z. Traverse City Region: Looking at snow increasing in intensity after 00Z, with snowfall rates up to .8” per hour. Winds will begin increasing to 30 to 40MPH after 06Z, then 40 to 45MPH from 09Z through 16Z. Looking at snowfall accumulations of 7.8” during next 24 hours. Rockford Region: Snow will begin around 22Z and rapidly increase with 1.3 to 1.8” snow rates from 22Z to 02Z, this will result in up to 8” of snow accumulation possible. In additions winds will be gusting around 45MPH from 22Z to 07Z, causing blizzard like conditions during this time. After 13Z, look for wind chills to run 0F to -5F. Milwaukee Region: Looking for snow to begin around 00Z, with snowfall rates of 1.1 to 1.8” from 00Z to 03Z. Snow will continue through 19Z. Looking at 7.1” of snow accumulation possible. In addition, winds will increase to 35 to 40MPH after 23Z, and around 50MPH from 04Z to 08Z. Look for blizzard conditions from 02Z to 09Z. Galesburg Region: Moderate to Heavy Snow from now til 00Z, with snowfall rates of 1 to 1.4” possible. Potential to receive up to 7” on snow accumulations possible. Also winds will be between 50 and 55MPH from 20Z to 03Z, which will cause blizzard like conditions till around 08Z, then improving. Snowfall accumulation Potential: Dubuque: 3.6”, Wind Gust 51MPH Possible Green Bay: 5.4”, Wind Gust 44MPH Possible Kenosha: 4.1” Quincy: 3.8”, Wind Gusts up to 58MPH Possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Finally splurged on a snow stick this year. I have a "snow saber" as the NWS jokingly calls it and a snowstick. LOVE them. Snow is measured in tenths of inches, so with these, no guess work need apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 SN+ here winds 40-45mph How's the flake size? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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