March 2026 General Discussion

[Chicago Storm]

High winds have begun…

RFD G60MPH.

[frostfern]

I’m debating going to the big lake to watch the waves.

[A-L-E-K]

noticed that the overnight showers deposited a ton of dust again, probably a bad sign that this keeps happening

[OrdIowPitMsp]

0.1” snow yesterday.

Max wind gust of 58mph at MSP

[Chicago Storm]

G64MPH UGN.

[A-L-E-K]

yeah it's currently rip city out there

[thomp2mp]

dis some big... sleet? in Novi 

[Brian D]

6.6" imby with a general 6-12" dump across NE MN into N WI. Replaced what melted in recent days. And as for blizzard conditions, not really. Maybe some other locales, but not here in TH.

[Chicago Storm]

G64MPH ORD and G70MPH GYY.

[pen_artist]

Man, would've been a lot of damage reports if things were leafed out. Glad that isn't the case

[A-L-E-K]

3 hours ago, A-L-E-K said:

noticed that the overnight showers deposited a ton of dust again, probably a bad sign that this keeps happening

 

[SchaumburgStormer]

Going to have to hunt the neighborhood at some point for a lost trash can lol 

[Castaway]

Has anyone seen my pit boss smoker cover?

[Chicago Storm]

House across the street has had some shingles ripped off.

[Brian D]

+SN moving thru from an intense snow band. Vis down to 1-2 blocks with breezy winds. This will up the snow total for this system. 

[WestMichigan]

62MPH gust at my house earlier this morning.

[Chinook]

some snow reports

[Chinook]

sunset from 3/12

[Brian D]

Finally came to an end. 7.0" final tally imby.

[sbnwx85]

Lost power for a couple hours this morning. SBN peak gust of 59 mph.

[cyclone77]

I expect all of my downspouts to be gone when I get home later. 

[TheClimateChanger]

 

[Harry Perry]

1 hour ago, sbnwx85 said:

Lost power for a couple hours this morning. SBN peak gust of 59 mph.

Same here. Left the generator out there just in case it goes out again this evening. 

[nvck]

76mph gust at KDAY

[IWXwx]

86 mph gust at KMIE. Multiple semis blown over on I 69 south of FWA.

[Chicago Storm]

2 minutes ago, IWXwx said:

86 mph gust at KMIE. Multiple semis blown over on I 69 south of FWA.

that's top tier for a synoptic wind event in this region.

[Jackstraw]

3 minutes ago, IWXwx said:

86 mph gust at KMIE. Multiple semis blown over on I 69 south of FWA.

Van Wert (of course lol) wants to kick off the weekend with an 80mph Tpole snapping semi flipping dust storm lol. Tis a bit breezy with multiple 60+ gusts here. for the last 4-5 hours. most N/S highways and Interstates are closed with flipped semi's around here.

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
127 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026

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

0115 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 N Van Wert            40.89N 84.58W
03/13/2026                   Van Wert           OH   Emergency Mngr

            Multiple semi trucks rolled over and power
            poles down in Van Wert county. A lot of
            blowing dust too.