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reply to jester121

Re: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 2013

reply to adamtech78
Roads were pretty decent when I drove home around 5:00 yesterday. We didn't get a whole lot of snow in Naperville, but this morning, my boss (who lives in Rolling Meadows) was complaining about his two-hour drive home yesterday and all the wet snow he had to shovel.
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If everything seems to be going well, you've obviously overlooked something.

I believe anyone South of I-88 didn't get a whole lot of snow.
I work in Lake County and I though it would never stop snowing.
Commute was a bear as everyone was driving 10 miles/hr.
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reply to adamtech78
We got maybe an inch. It was mostly rain/sleet. Roads out here were in good shape this morning. Still "worked" from home today though.

reply to adamtech78
We had several inches of the wettest snow I can remember. It was piled-on slush. My neighbor gave up trying to use his snowblower. It was too heavy to propel and clogged. Shovelling was a bear since it was nearly too heavy to lift safely. Pushing worked better, but in a large part it was inches of slush that would not drain away.

This morning the melted snow had frozen in clumps and sheets.

reply to Jon
We got squat!

And we got about 9" here.

reply to adamtech78
Looks like we suppose to get more snow according to
WGN. It is scheduled to hit Chicagoland next Thur - Fri forecast of 5.3" - 7.9" ... stay tuned.
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You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, 'My God, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'

Skilling sucks.

This weather sucks. All this 50,20,50,20,50,20. Just pick one!

Sure does.

This is one area where I differ with Skilling's philosophy. I understand the desire to give the public advance notice, but a week out, giving an estimate of 6-8" based solely on numerical models is not exactly responsible. Half of the public will freak out, saying ZOMG SNOW MUST RAID STORES, while the other half will say "meh, overhyped, we'll get a dusting." As with most things, the truth lies somewhere in the middle, and the NWS is being much more moderate in the hazardous weather outlook they issued this morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS SHAPING UP TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE
MIDWEST THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT A
PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BEFORE CHANGING TO A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE...
OCCASIONALLY MIXING WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY. THE FORECAST GUIDANCE IS CONVERGING ON TO A SOLUTION
THAT WOULD SUGGEST AS MUCH AS 4 TO 5 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR
THE ROCKFORD AREA...TAPERING OFF TO AROUND 2 INCHES OVER
NORTHWESTERN INDIANA. A STRIPE OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE FROM CHICAGO TO PONTIAC.

SINCE...THE STORM SYSTEM IS STILL MORE THAN 2 DAYS AWAY...EXACT
DETAILS OF THE FORECAST MAY CHANGE WITH RESPECT TO THE TIMING...
TRACK AND INTENSITY AS IT APPROACHES THE AREA. HOWEVER...PERSONS
ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR WINTRY PRECIPITATION AND TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THIS WINTER
STORM.

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If everything seems to be going well, you've obviously overlooked something.

Yeah. I don't really put much stock in forcasts more than 48 hours out. If they're still saying the same thing at 9pm tomorrow I'll take heed. Sure it will change a few times in the next 36-48 hours though.

Likewise. I think people around here just worship Skilling because he's a personable guy, and he's a public figure (who has somehow cajoled or coerced his news director into giving him an entire 7 minute segment to talk about the weather some nights... WTF is that?)

Really just forecast the next 5 days, which I know will change tomorrow anyway.

I heard at one time, that they look at three different models and basically pick one of the three. Don't know if it's true but that's what some weather guy said on the radio one day. Don't remember who it was.

reply to jester121
Well I hope they're all wrong again. Calling for 3"-5" starting tomorrow night.

Finally getting a couple flakes in Naperville at 10p.... guess we wait and see what's here in the morning.

Looks like we got about 3 so far. Still snowing though. And I've been up over an hour and have yet to see a plow.

reply to adamtech78
We got just little over 2 inches, but there was at least 5 on my
driveway because of the blowing and drifting. This stuff was easy to
shovel not like the heavy wet snow the last time around.
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You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, 'My God, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'