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January 17-18 Winter Storm


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1 hour ago, michsnowfreak said:

 The Winter as a whole has been very frustrating for people like me who love cold and prolonged snow cover, but this storm is awesome. Just as the November storm, this ones exceeding my expectations and packing quite a punch.

 

 We are approaching 6" and it's now absolutely puking snow probably around 2" an hour rates

Hopefully this is a good sign for me up here in Toronto. They're calling for 6" here.

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38 minutes ago, MikeGold said:

Oddly, just changed back to snow/sleet mix here at 8 am. Little surprising.  Thermal profiles must be riding the 0 c isotherm. 

EDIT: Just big flakes coming down at 8:30. It appears the warm nose of air already has shifted to the East. 

 Shortly after it was absolutely puking snow, it turned to sleet and freezing rain after 6.1" of snow was down. We are now back to snow surprisingly

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55 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said:

 Shortly after it was absolutely puking snow, it turned to sleet and freezing rain after 6.1" of snow was down. We are now back to snow surprisingly

It looks like your favorite spotter out of Grosse Pointe has come in with his lowball report of 3".

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5 minutes ago, Powerball said:

It looks like your favorite spotter out of Grosse Pointe has come in with his lowball report of 3".

I think they reported 10" on nov 11th. I was shocked. I will give him benefit of the doubt as this was time sensitive, a heavy thump, and hes on the east side. We will see what he reports tomorrow!

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1 hour ago, michsnowfreak said:

I think they reported 10" on nov 11th. I was shocked. I will give him benefit of the doubt as this was time sensitive, a heavy thump, and hes on the east side. We will see what he reports tomorrow!

Given the reports coming in now out of Detroit proper and Roseville are 5.8" and 6.8" respectively, I'm going to call BS on that 3" report from Grosse Pointe.

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14 minutes ago, kevlon62 said:

Nice, actual legit snowpack taking shape for you guys up there.

Did your current storm total check in with any more than the 5" estimate earlier?

Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk
 

Yeah we’ve build up a solid pack over the past week. There has been compaction but we haven’t had bare ground since November 26th. (Sorry Beavis) 

I live very close to the airport so I typically go off what they report, besides the occasional eyeball estimate. At 6am the total was 4.9” and we've added a little under an inch since, so storm total will probably be 5.5-6.0”

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1154 AM EST SAT JAN 18 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1000 AM     SNOW             FARMINGTON HILLS        42.49N 83.38W
01/18/2020  M6.0 INCH        OAKLAND            MI   BROADCAST MEDIA

1000 AM     SNOW             4 NW PINCKNEY           42.50N 84.00W
01/18/2020  M6.3 INCH        LIVINGSTON         MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

1000 AM     SNOW             ROCHESTER HILLS         42.67N 83.16W
01/18/2020  M7.0 INCH        OAKLAND            MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             NEW LOTHROP             43.12N 83.97W
01/18/2020  M4.5 INCH        SHIAWASSEE         MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

1000 AM     SNOW             LEONARD                 42.87N 83.14W
01/18/2020  M6.0 INCH        OAKLAND            MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             CLIO                    43.18N 83.74W
01/18/2020  M6.5 INCH        GENESEE            MI   BROADCAST MEDIA

1000 AM     SNOW             KAWKAWLIN               43.65N 83.95W
01/18/2020  M4.0 INCH        BAY                MI   PUBLIC

            CORRECTS LOCATION FROM SAGINAW

1000 AM     SNOW             GARDEN CITY             42.33N 83.33W
01/18/2020  M5.7 INCH        WAYNE              MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

1000 AM     SNOW             YPSILANTI               42.24N 83.62W
01/18/2020  M6.4 INCH        WASHTENAW          MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             LINDEN                  42.82N 83.78W
01/18/2020  M5.8 INCH        GENESEE            MI   NWS EMPLOYEE

1000 AM     SNOW             ORTONVILLE              42.85N 83.44W
01/18/2020  M5.0 INCH        OAKLAND            MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             ROYAL OAK               42.51N 83.15W
01/18/2020  M6.9 INCH        OAKLAND            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

1000 AM     SNOW             WHITE LAKE              42.65N 83.50W
01/18/2020  M5.1 INCH        OAKLAND            MI   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

1000 AM     SNOW             3 W SAGINAW             43.42N 84.01W
01/18/2020  M4.5 INCH        SAGINAW            MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             STERLING HEIGHTS        42.58N 83.03W
01/18/2020  M5.1 INCH        MACOMB             MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             DETROIT                 42.38N 83.11W
01/18/2020  M5.8 INCH        WAYNE              MI   BROADCAST MEDIA

1000 AM     SNOW             BEVERLY HILLS           42.52N 83.22W
01/18/2020  M6.2 INCH        OAKLAND            MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             3 SW FLINT              43.00N 83.74W
01/18/2020  M7.2 INCH        GENESEE            MI   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

1000 AM     SNOW             BRIGHTON                42.53N 83.78W
01/18/2020  M5.8 INCH        LIVINGSTON         MI   NWS EMPLOYEE

1000 AM     SNOW             HIGHLAND                42.64N 83.62W
01/18/2020  M6.0 INCH        OAKLAND            MI   NWS EMPLOYEE

1000 AM     SNOW             SHELBY TOWNSHIP         42.67N 83.03W
01/18/2020  M6.9 INCH        MACOMB             MI   NWS EMPLOYEE

1000 AM     SNOW             COHOCTAH                42.76N 83.95W
01/18/2020  M6.1 INCH        LIVINGSTON         MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             2 WSW WOLVERINE LAKE    42.55N 83.51W
01/18/2020  M5.0 INCH        OAKLAND            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

1000 AM     SNOW             OAKLEY                  43.14N 84.17W
01/18/2020  M5.5 INCH        SAGINAW            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

1000 AM     SNOW             MACOMB TOWNSHIP         42.67N 82.92W
01/18/2020  M7.0 INCH        MACOMB             MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             CARROLLTON              43.46N 83.93W
01/18/2020  M5.0 INCH        SAGINAW            MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             PORT HURON              42.99N 82.43W
01/18/2020  M3.1 INCH        ST. CLAIR          MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             NORTHVILLE              42.44N 83.49W
01/18/2020  M6.8 INCH        WAYNE              MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             1 N WEST BLOOMFIELD     42.58N 83.38W
01/18/2020  M4.5 INCH        OAKLAND            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

1000 AM     SNOW             2 W NOVI                42.48N 83.53W
01/18/2020  M7.7 INCH        OAKLAND            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

1000 AM     SNOW             2 N WHITMORE LAKE       42.46N 83.75W
01/18/2020  M5.8 INCH        LIVINGSTON         MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             OTTER LAKE              43.21N 83.46W
01/18/2020  M2.5 INCH        LAPEER             MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             MIDLAND                 43.62N 84.23W
01/18/2020  M4.8 INCH        MIDLAND            MI   BROADCAST MEDIA

1000 AM     SNOW             LAKE ORION              42.78N 83.24W
01/18/2020  M5.0 INCH        OAKLAND            MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             2 E NOVI                42.48N 83.45W
01/18/2020  M5.4 INCH        OAKLAND            MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             5 NW SAGINAW            43.47N 84.02W
01/18/2020  M3.0 INCH        SAGINAW            MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             WASHINGTON              42.72N 83.04W
01/18/2020  M7.1 INCH        MACOMB             MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             ARMADA                  42.84N 82.88W
01/18/2020  M6.2 INCH        MACOMB             MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP   42.68N 82.82W
01/18/2020  M6.4 INCH        MACOMB             MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             LIVONIA                 42.40N 83.37W
01/18/2020  M6.5 INCH        WAYNE              MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

1000 AM     SNOW             GRAND BLANC             42.93N 83.62W
01/18/2020  M5.5 INCH        GENESEE            MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             HARTLAND                42.66N 83.75W
01/18/2020  M5.8 INCH        LIVINGSTON         MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             BERKLEY                 42.50N 83.19W
01/18/2020  M6.4 INCH        OAKLAND            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

1000 AM     SNOW             PECK                    43.26N 82.82W
01/18/2020  M4.3 INCH        SANILAC            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

1000 AM     SNOW             CLARKSTON               42.74N 83.42W
01/18/2020  M6.5 INCH        OAKLAND            MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             ROSEVILLE               42.51N 82.94W
01/18/2020  M6.8 INCH        MACOMB             MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             WATERFORD               42.66N 83.39W
01/18/2020  M5.0 INCH        OAKLAND            MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             4 SW STERLING HEIGHTS   42.54N 83.09W
01/18/2020  M5.1 INCH        MACOMB             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

1000 AM     SNOW             TEMPERANCE              41.77N 83.57W
01/18/2020  M3.2 INCH        MONROE             MI   PUBLIC

1000 AM     SNOW             SHIELDS                 43.42N 84.07W
01/18/2020  M5.5 INCH        SAGINAW            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

1000 AM     SNOW             PARMA                   42.26N 84.60W
01/18/2020  M4.5 INCH        JACKSON            MI   PUBLIC


&&
SUMMARY OF STORM REPORTS COLLECTED THROUGH NOON. STORM DURATION WAS
9-12 HOURS. NOTE: DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE STORM WITH LIGHTER BLOWING
SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING AND WET SNOW/MIX LATER, MEASURING SNOWFALL
WAS DIFFICULT LEADING TO VARIATIONS ACROSS SMALL DISTANCES.
$$

KDK

Looks like the 5-8" call for SEMI was money.

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