1/24-1/25 Major Winter Storm - S. IL, IN, and OH

[Stevo6899]

18 hours ago, roardog said:

Everyone is moving south. Pretty soon they’ll be hardly any of us left. lol

Tired of the useless cold stretches like the one currently. Definitly grateful to be able to snowbird a few months every winter. The 10+ days up north, temps in the teens and zzzz. 

[Stevo6899]

22 hours ago, michsnowfreak said:

Its honestly unreal. Its one thing to want something. I want a million dollars, I want to lose weight, etc. But its another to have an expectation that's totally against to your climate. Its almost beyond comprehension to me that a "big dog" is a winter event, and some would supposedly be fine going years without winter knowing that one year soon theyre bound to get that big dog. We dont/can't that in Michigan. We need winter annually. Its like telling your boss, no thank you i don't want my biweekly paycheck. Ill just wait til next year when we get the big profit sharing bonus. 

Not expecting anything. Its okay to have dreams and not jerkoff at every 4 inch event. I see you still got your snow shoveling and pile creation skillz.

[michsnowfreak]

21 minutes ago, Stevo6899 said:

The point is it can happen, it's happened all around us. Just would like to witness one. Until then all these 6 inch events are just zzzz.

You dont even live here in winter. You essentially hate winter. This storm was a great storm for the central ohio crew but it was short of 20" so if it was here you'd be complaining. I know, because you had many critiques when Detroit had a 16.7" storm in 2015.

[michsnowfreak]

9 minutes ago, Stevo6899 said:

Not expecting anything. Its okay to have dreams and not jerkoff at every 4 inch event. I see you still got your snow shoveling and pile creation skillz.

Its also ok to live in a state known for winter and to enjoy winter without being lectured from someone who does not reside in winter and does not like winter.

And as I get older I use the snowblower more and more. Love shoveling but only when its not too heavy. My piles are no more special than others anymore. 

[RCNYILWX]

Who's starting the LES thread? Looking solid again for a noteworthy event in IL-IN-probably SW MI (may include SE WI as well depending on boundary layer convergence orientation).

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[roardog]

23 minutes ago, Stevo6899 said:

Tired of the useless cold stretches like the one currently. Definitly grateful to be able to snowbird a few months every winter. The 10+ days up north, temps in the teens and zzzz. 

Since you’re just looking to experience a big dog, why not travel to where there is one instead of hoping one hits Detroit? 

[mimillman]

Just now, RCNYILWX said:

Who's starting the LES thread? Looking solid again for a noteworthy event in IL-IN-probably SW MI (may include SE WI as well depending on boundary layer convergence orientation).

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I’ve been commenting about it in the medium range thread until we get a bit closer 

[roardog]

9 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said:

Its also ok to live in a state known for winter and to enjoy winter without being lectured from someone who does not reside in winter and does not like winter.

And as I get older I use the snowblower more and more. Love shoveling but only when its not too heavy. My piles are no more special than others anymore. 

Yeah. I mean most posters here enjoy summer outside of thunderstorms, so why does is it surprise people that someone likes winter outside of big snowstorms. 

[michsnowfreak]

1 hour ago, roardog said:

Yeah. I mean most posters here enjoy summer outside of thunderstorms, so why does is it surprise people that someone likes winter outside of big snowstorms. 

Not to mention, we get plenty of big snowstorms. He is talking 20"+. Which any amount of data you can find will tell you that it is EXTREMELY rare in this region.

Dubuque, Moline, Cedar Rapids, Rockford, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Dayton, LaCrosse, Bismark, Peoria, Springfield, St Louis, Madison - not a single 20" storm in their climate record. 

Detroit has 1, 1886
Flint has 1, 1967
Des Moines has 1, 1942
Chicago has 3, most recent 2011
Columbus has 1, 2008
Lansing has 1, 1967
Toledo has 1, 1900
Cleveland has 1, 1913
Kansas City has 1, 1912
Milwaukee has 1, 1974
Minneapolis  has 2, most recent 1991
St Cloud has 3, most recent 1965