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Dec 14 2010, 12:41 PM
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Really Comfortable Group: Members Posts: 1,177 Joined: 19-November 09 Member No.: 969 |
29 inches in Westville....and still counting.
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Dec 14 2010, 06:59 PM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 5,171 Joined: 11-December 06 From: Indiana Member No.: 10 |
I got about 12" accumulated at my house, but that's not really accurate because I am in a "blow zone" so I'm sure a lot of the snow continued on....
But... I've been stuck in the house for a couple days now and I'm really hoping it doesn't snow any more tonight! Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind~Dr. Suess
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Dec 14 2010, 06:59 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 459 Joined: 4-April 07 Member No.: 182 |
Just how bad are road conditions in MC now ? Was planning on traveling there today. _ If you are travelling by snowblower, better put it in 6th gear and set the throttle to rabbit! Put simply, mean reversion is a bitch. -Vitaliy Katsenelson
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Dec 17 2010, 06:34 AM
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Dec 20 2010, 09:43 AM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 16,413 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 2 |
Tom Skilling-Snow falling within 150 miles of Chi. It reaches the city 5-7PM--sooner west suburbrs. Current thinking: Around 3" totals before switch to frz driz/snowflurry mix toward morn & Tue. Visibilities locally 1/4 mile in northern Iowa in this snow. 2-3" down around Sioux Falls, SD. GFS remains aggressive on late wk system-but Euro sends it south. Will be digging into that.
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Jan 9 2011, 10:22 AM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 16,413 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 2 |
Found this on facebook
QUOTE A record snowfall of 26.0 inches was set at South Bend yesterday. This breaks the all time record for snowfall in a day at South Bend. The previous record for a day was 20.0 inches set on January 30th 1909. The previous record for snowfall ...on January 8th was 15.0 inches in 1903. A two day record snowfall of 36.6 inches was set at South Bend over the past two days of Friday...January 7th and Saturday...January 8th 2011. This breaks the previous record of 29.0 inches set over January 30th and January 31st of 1909. All records are preliminary and are subject to final approval by the National climatic data center. Records for South Bend date back to 1893. |
Jan 9 2011, 07:41 PM
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 825 PM EST SUN JAN 9 2011 INZ003>006-008-012-014-016-MIZ077>079-100430- LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-NOBLE-STARKE-MARSHALL- KOSCIUSKO-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...KENDALLVILLE... LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH... BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE... NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC... CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON... MENDON 825 PM EST SUN JAN 9 2011 /725 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011/ ...PATCHY DENSE FOG ACROSS THE AREA... HIGH CLOUDS HAVE THINNED ACROSS THE AREA WHICH HAS RESULTED IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS WHICH RECEIVED DEEPER SNOW COVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. THIS COOLING HAS LED TO PATCHY DENSE FOG FORMATION ACROSS THE AREA. VISIBILITIES IN THE DENSER FOG PATCHES MAY DROP TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. DUE TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES...THERE IS A POSSIBILITY A THIN LAYER OF ICE COULD FORM ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS...AND MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THIS EVENING. HIGH CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO THICKEN LATER THIS EVENING WHICH MAY LIMIT THE EXTENT OF DENSE FOG FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. |
Jan 10 2011, 09:15 AM
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Lake Effect Snow Watch for La Porte, IN
from 6 pm CST, Tue., Jan. 11, 2011 until 6 am CST, Thu., Jan. 13, 2011 Local Radar Map What's This? Updated 10 Jan 2011 9:10 am Local Time Enlarge Map | Weather in Motion® Get WeatherReady * Prepare for Winter Storms * Tips for Snow & Ice Removal * Driving in Snow & Ice * Get Live Traffic Reports * Wintry Precipitation Explained Issued by The National Weather Service North Webster, IN 2:54 am CST, Mon., Jan. 10, 2011 ... LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING... MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS... MANY ROADS REMAIN CLOGGED WITH SNOW AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE AMOUNT OF SNOW IN ONLY A FEW HOURS. VISIBILITIES AND DEPTH OF SNOW CAN VARY GREATLY... IMPACTING TRAVEL SIGNIFICANTLY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && More Information ... HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT EASTWARD AND INTENSIFY THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A BROAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL OVERSPREAD MUCH OF THE AREA BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE GIVING WAY TO INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS OVER NORTHWEST INDIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED NORTHWEST OF A KNOX TO STURGIS LINE AND 3 TO 6 INCHES SOUTHEAST. ADDITIONAL HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. |
Jan 10 2011, 12:47 PM
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AAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hate lake effect snow! Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind~Dr. Suess
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Jan 10 2011, 01:47 PM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 16,413 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 2 |
Again from Tom Skilling... And the NNW wind direction is really bad news for Michigan City.
A new cover of snow is on the way! Chi's biggest snow (2-4") in 15 days due Tues. A big lake snow headed for sections of IN snow belt too! Patches of snow arrive sections Chi area Tue's pre-dawn then build into area wide snow Tue AM rush. Hviest IN snows: Tue nite-Wed nite. Some lake enhancement of snow lakeside counties of IL Tue-but full fetch NNW winds deliver hviest lake snow sections LaPorte/Porter Cos. IN |
Jan 11 2011, 11:38 AM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 5,171 Joined: 11-December 06 From: Indiana Member No.: 10 |
UGH!! I wish it would just dump on us all at once instead of dragging out for days and days.
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind~Dr. Suess
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Jan 12 2011, 05:21 PM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 16,413 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 2 |
Its baaaack...
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Jan 21 2011, 10:27 AM
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http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/weather/wdt_alert/...visory_88764523
QUOTE Wind Chill Advisory Issued At: Friday, 21 Jan 2011, 4:30 AM EST Expires At: Friday, 21 Jan 2011, 12:00 PM EST LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-NOBLE-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL- FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH- HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-VAN WERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...VAN WERT... DELPHOS...OHIO CITY 430 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 /330 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2011/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS COLD AS 15 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS AT THESE VALUES MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. |
Jan 29 2011, 11:48 AM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 16,413 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 2 |
This is about the expected weather system looking like it will be here Tue or Wed.
Tom Skilling With several days still to go to main snow event, overnight & AM model runs remain bullish on snow HERE. Latest GFS kicks out 0.84" water equivalent. An average of precip tallies from a range of models & model runs averages out to 0.70"--with the spread running from 0.25 up to 1.56". BUFKIT snow/water ratio estimates off past 2 GFS runs come in at 15 to 1. This suggests a big snow is a growing possibility. |
Jan 29 2011, 02:33 PM
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Really Comfortable Group: Moderator Posts: 2,315 Joined: 10-February 07 From: Michigan City Member No.: 43 |
Yea...more snow!
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Jan 29 2011, 02:43 PM
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Doing the math, that works out to about 2 feet of snow.
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Jan 29 2011, 05:45 PM
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Jan 30 2011, 12:37 PM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 16,413 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 2 |
Tom Skilling
Blizzard watch issued by the NWS later Tuesday through Wednesday. First round of snow with several inches accumulation to develop Monday afternoon & night--then taper to lighter snow in bursts Tuesday morning. The main event threatens later Tuesday, Tuesday night and well into Wednesday. Peak winds & heaviest snowfall to occur then. Tom Skilling Wouldn't be surprising, given prospects for lake enhancement of snowfall for as many as 18 hours of the storm's snow, to see local 20"+ tallies lakeside counties if current trends continue--and all models are solidifying behind this line of reasoning--a development which lends confidence to any snow forecast. |
Jan 30 2011, 10:12 PM
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According to Tom Skilling we are looking at 20 to 24 inches of snow
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Jan 31 2011, 10:21 AM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 5,171 Joined: 11-December 06 From: Indiana Member No.: 10 |
It's my coworker Lisa's fault. She is in her early 20's and does not remember any major blizzards. At the beginning of winter, she said, "I wish we would have blizzard like they had in the 70's. I hear the stories from my parents, aunts, & uncles, and I want a blizzard like that to happen." I told her to take it back, but obviously she didn't. Brat!
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind~Dr. Suess
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