RyanDe680 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 2.0” event out here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 4 hours ago, A-L-E-K said: I don't think it's just me Yep we're running about 60% below normal with nothing looking good on the horizon. Ended up with a half inch of frozen crap and another half inch of frosting on top for this "storm" lol. Running just about 10 inches on the season and we average about 29. Need a late season big dog to snap the rubber band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortex Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 About an inch of LE here tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LansingWeather Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Pretty incredible. Snowed for so long, and all we got was ~2" lol. I mean we had constant snow for ~24hrs and that was all we managed. Pretty nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 The 0.5" of feathery fluff that fell last night was so dry it mostly sublimated away today as opposed to melted. Temp only made it 32, but by day's end the entirety of last night's snow was history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Two wave total of 3" at Pearson. Seems a little high considering I think I'm still seeing grass tips, but with compaction between the snowfalls I guess it's possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIstorm97 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Up to 2.8" so far for this event. With the flow still off Huron, and there still being some lift in the region, should probably be able to hit 3". Not only a top 10 event, but a top 3 event this winter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIstorm97 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 15 hours ago, michsnowfreak said: The snow swath was very underwhelming, but that was the 1st measurable snowfall of the season and Oklahoma City lol it's been bad here but I would not call it bottom shelf bad. Snowfall is running not far from average here, and is way below average just to our South. With these HORRIBLE models I refuse to say anything to jinx it, but you do the math, if some of the snow this week pans out, we could actually be in positive snow departure territory. It's definitely been really bad in some aspects. I love brutal cold, respectable snowpacks, and healthy amounts of lake ice. Those have been...lacking this winter. Definitely have been saved by the Veterans Day storm and January 18th. I'll take two warning criteria events in this winter for sure. February has been our month for the last two decades, so I still have some hope for something good coming up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowcaine Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 11 hours ago, Snowstorms said: EC's warning system is a joke lol. Dry air basically shredded last night's storm. I was a bit concerned about it but didn't think it would limit snow totals to <2". Tonight's event looks a bit disorganized as per radar right now but it'll likely pick up later as the storm deepens. Dry air won't be an issue tonight. I think we can squeeze in 5cm tonight if we can tap into some of that moisture. Almost every single model had 4-8" falling during the commutes on Thursday into Friday. The special weather statement made sense IMO, it just didn't pan out. Models blew this one. Even ensemble prediction had a fairly high probability of 10+ cm. EC alerts based on vulnerability, not just amounts. 5-10 cm during rush hour in a major city has higher impacts than 15 cm on a weekend. The point is to alert people so that they can alter their behaviour (e.g. work from home on that day). Sometimes it doesn't pan out. I'm really frustrated with how the storm turned out also. I sure wasn't expecting barely 3" from the two waves. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 6 hours ago, vortex said: About an inch of LE here tonight. Pounding fluff balls again this morning. Wintry appeal alive and well. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 12 minutes ago, snowcaine said: Almost every single model had 4-8" falling during the commutes on Thursday into Friday. The special weather statement made sense IMO, it just didn't pan out. Models blew this one. Even ensemble prediction had a fairly high probability of 10+ cm. EC alerts based on vulnerability, not just amounts. 5-10 cm during rush hour in a major city has higher impacts than 15 cm on a weekend. The point is to alert people so that they can alter their behaviour (e.g. work from home on that day). Sometimes it doesn't pan out. I'm really frustrated with how the storm turned out also. I sure wasn't expecting barely 3" from the two waves. Fair point. But special weather statements aren't as "widely distributed" to the general public as watches or warnings are. In the past EC has been canned for not issuing warnings when warnings were warranted or issuing warnings to late. I agree, most models had 10-15cm for us but it is what it is. You win some you lose some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 ORD finished with 2.6”Added a few tenths here, for a final of 2.2”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Chicago Storm said: ORD finished with 2.6” Added a few tenths here, for a final of 2.2” . What is ORD at for the season now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIstorm97 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Probably the best flake size of the whole event right now. Should fluff up the totals with the rest of this activity. Solid SN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 15 minutes ago, Snowstorms said: What is ORD at for the season now? I think they’re right at 20” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIstorm97 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, mimillman said: I think they’re right at 20” 20.5” as of midnight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow poke Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Snowing hard here in the southern thumb in the Mitt, northern St Clair county, have between 5”-6” on the ground now. Actually looks like a mid winter morning out there for a change. Going to have to plow the driveway for only the 3rd time all winter, once in Nov, once in Jan and now today. We have to run into town tonight, Port Huron, there should be more snow over that way if this wind direction keeps up for a while. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto4 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Snowstorms said: Fair point. But special weather statements aren't as "widely distributed" to the general public as watches or warnings are. In the past EC has been canned for not issuing warnings when warnings were warranted or issuing warnings to late. I agree, most models had 10-15cm for us but it is what it is. You win some you lose some. Looks like we’ll get an extra inch or so this morning from this surprise band that is moving through the GTA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Had a quick period of heavy snow earlier as the lake band moved through. There were actually 2-3" per hour rates in that band as a town to my south/east recorded 1.5" in just 25 minutes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 4.8" as of this morning w/4" depth. Feel like I got an invite to the winner's circle after all.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIstorm97 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Final event total is 3.2" in Berkley. Grass is covered so that's a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnwx85 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Bad wreck on I-94 south of Michigan City. One of several crashes. Lake effect occurring. Special Weather Statement issued but seems like this would be a good candidate for a Snow Squall Warning considering there are no advisories in effect? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 After the 2.0" of sugar we ended up with 1.3" of deformation fluff. So event total in my backyard was 3.3" of snow on 0.26" water. Still enough for the 3rd largest snow event of the year, but quite a ways away from number 1 & 2. Sun has come out and it's compacting in spots but it's nice to see all the white return. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 11 hours ago, mimillman said: I think they’re right at 20” At least it ain't a futility winter lol. What does ORD avg per season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 1 minute ago, Snowstorms said: At least it ain't a futility winter lol. What does ORD avg per season? Think about 35”. Thing is ORD is not a good representation of where most live in the city because it’s basically in the suburbs. Downtown total has probably been closer to 12-15”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, mimillman said: Think about 35”. Thing is ORD is not a good representation of where most live in the city because it’s basically in the suburbs. Downtown total has probably been closer to 12-15”. Is that because of mixing issues near the Lake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, Snowstorms said: Is that because of mixing issues near the Lake? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Bad wreck on I-94 south of Michigan City. One of several crashes. Lake effect occurring. Special Weather Statement issued but seems like this would be a good candidate for a Snow Squall Warning considering there are no advisories in effect? Snow Squall Warnings have a wind criteria as well so this morning's situation didn't really fit that. The lake effect the past few days had pretty low predictability. Probably in an ideal world a WWA would have been issued in advance but having been on the shift last night I can say there wasn't enough confidence for that. And then once it's happening, there's not much that can be done. We did issue a SPS and hit it in a graphical nowcast. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 9 hours ago, sbnwx85 said: Bad wreck on I-94 south of Michigan City. One of several crashes. Lake effect occurring. Special Weather Statement issued but seems like this would be a good candidate for a Snow Squall Warning considering there are no advisories in effect? Or if the weather is bad people should drive more carefully? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 YYZ recorded 4.2" with this event. Brings seasonal total up to 37.5". Avg is 45". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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