Hoosier Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Snow has commenced here despite LOT radar indicating zilch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 8 minutes ago, mimillman said: Cept’ for last week tho That wasn't a "storm". That was a Gweneth Paltrow love scene. Slow innocent and white. Give me a full on Angelina blizzard any day lol. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluoronium Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 A couple places near the rain/snow line in IL are reporting thunderstorms. I wonder if thundersnow is a possibility for me tonight... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 11.3" report from Waukon IA, up in the far northeast corner. They will easily go over a foot there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 1.7" here thus far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 I haven't had a chance to measure but, judging by the pic, I'd say we are approaching 5" here. Still -SN here but some nice returns out west. Hoping they hold together - if they do, I think we stand a chance at 6-7". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 Rough estimate is 1.5-2" here. Best rates of the event so far with what I'd estimate a bit under a half mile vis atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnwx85 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Not even 13 miles to my north it’s got to be ripping. So far just a coating imby. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Pretty impressive stuff. Closing in on 3” and you can tell how this is going to drift already. Pure sugar. Love a midwinter snowstorm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Nice lake enhancement continues from north of MKE down into far NE. Illinois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 This is kind of interesting. The LOT radar still doesn't have any returns here and yet it's a nice light snow out my window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radtechwxman Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 2 hours ago, cyclone77 said: Yeah I actually feel kind of guilty cashing in on this one. Our luck has certainly changed from that rough stretch from 11/12 to 13/14 when we went 3 winters in a row without a warning criteria snow. I feel for ya man! Here's hoping you guys cash in as we go forward. In regards to this storm I am very happy to see the central Ohio peeps finally cash in on a biggie. Naw don't feel guilty. I'm happy for ya man. This never looked good here except when it was like a week out. It slowly went to crap for my area. Ha. Can't win them all. Just started snowing here. Winds picking up. Wonder if that dry slot in MO will impact me or if this band can keep sliding east from Iowa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 I measured only 2.2" just before 10pm. With the decent snow(we never got heavy rates) nearly done, I'm guessing 4" is the most I'll be able to measure in the morning, the very bottom of the possible range. Locals were thinking 6-8". Model qpf with decent ratios suggested more as well. This has been a disappointment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 +SN for the first time of this event. Interestingly the radar returns don't look much different than just a short bit ago when we were at more of a moderate snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, Hoosier said: This is kind of interesting. The LOT radar still doesn't have any returns here and yet it's a nice light snow out my window. --That happened with me last week There was even about an hour of nearly 0 DBZ and some of the the biggest flakes of the event were flying at decent rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 7 minutes ago, StormChaser4Life said: Naw don't feel guilty. I'm happy for ya man. This never looked good here except when it was like a week out. It slowly went to crap for my area. Ha. Can't win them all. Just started snowing here. Winds picking up. Wonder if that dry slot in MO will impact me or if this band can keep sliding east from Iowa models of now current trends weaken the precipitation as precipitation blossoms south...its already breaking up some....but looks semi-convective,, to our SW 1225 AM SNOW 2 SSE MACOMB 40.44N 90.67W 01/19/2019 M2.5 INCH MCDONOUGH IL TRAINED SPOTTER STILL SNOWING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 13 minutes ago, Hoosier said: This is kind of interesting. The LOT radar still doesn't have any returns here and yet it's a nice light snow out my window. Sounding off the HRRR for you I think right around this time frame. Decent DGZ but not a lot to reflect back? I don't know worth a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Saw thunderstorm and 33 degrees a bit ago SW of Springfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Up to 2.6" here. Close to 1"/hr rates now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radtechwxman Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 29 minutes ago, janetjanet998 said: models of now current trends weaken the precipitation as precipitation blossoms south...its already breaking up some....but looks semi-convective,, to our SW 1225 AM SNOW 2 SSE MACOMB 40.44N 90.67W 01/19/2019 M2.5 INCH MCDONOUGH IL TRAINED SPOTTER STILL SNOWING. Not expecting much at all. These bands won't be here long and the stuff to the west is light. We will be lucky to see 2-3in. If that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Nice moderate to heavy band of snow setting up from around GBG up to ORD. This should slide northeast the next several hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Galesburg SN+ close to that here on the NW Side of PIA under a "convective streak" but it won't last long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knifeparty Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 About 1 inch here on the city's northwest side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 1 inch last HR at ORD KORD 190651Z 07014G21KT 3/4SM R10L/P6000FT -SN BR OVC009 M03/M03 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP194 SNINCR 1/2 P0005 T10281033 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malacka11 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 3 hours ago, Baum said: With all due respect you had a prof met who works for the NWS out of LOT and within shouting distance of your location say he 's hoping for 4-6" and your talking about a shut out...the negativity is over the top sometimes. It may bust. It happens. But after tracking for 5 days and throwing in the towel as it commences without support is uncalled for. I'm guessing you'll fall into the 3"-6" window. I think you may have misunderstood my post, which I take blame for. I meant "temporary shutout" as in like a fifteen-minute period with no snow in it, NOT that it wouldn't snow at all anymore. I wasn't really trying to be negative at all; I was merely commenting on the fact that at that time, I was outside of the radar-indicated snow zone but it was still snowing, and that it might cease snowing any minute. Again, retrospectively, I see that my original comment was worded like sh*t, so my bad for the misunderstanding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciascia Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Storm has knocked out my cable & router. Been a while since a snowstorm did that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Man Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Getting absolutely crushed here in Champaign. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Will be very curious to see what LOT has to say about the lake effect situation. It's still pretty difficult to pick out the most favored area, imo. Maybe it ends up being more of a spread around thing with no one particular area racking up the totals. Then again, maybe it stalls somewhere. If there's going to be a prolonged stall, I think the area more at risk for it would be in Indiana than Illinois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radtechwxman Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 21 minutes ago, ChiTownStorm11 said: Getting absolutely crushed here in Champaign. Yea they really got in a sweet spot north of rain snow line. Def could over perform. Getting some nice bands here now but all the really heavy stuff is more south and east. Wish this was crawling like the last storm. Ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Up to 4.0" here. A E-W band of moderate to heavy snow has now given way to a NE-SW oriented moderate to heavy band of snow. 6"+ here is a lock now for sure, with amounts in the RAP/HRRR range of 6-10" likely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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