Great lakes/midwest snow storm 11/30-12/1

#1 Postby **Pebbles** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:06 am

Well it's a coming!

They are calling for 8 to 12 inches over night here in New Lenox (1 hours sw of downtown Chicago by Joliet). Of course I'm wishing for below that scale.. Kiddies want at the upper ends to above so school is canceled. Will try to squeeze in an update or 2 if possible. Never know what will happen here as Chicago weather is funny buisness!

Post your observations or discuss where you think will be hardest hit by the first big snowstorm of the season here!

monsoon · #2 Postby **monsoon** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:08 pm

If you believe WLS-TV Ch 7's noon forecast, here in Naperville is ground zero for a 14"+ event!

We shall see. :roll:

Stratusxpeye · #3 Postby **Stratusxpeye** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:07 pm

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/

Look at the severe weather alerts and warnings map right now. This is a pretty significant event.

tomboudreau · #4 Postby **tomboudreau** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:19 pm

Oklahoma has a blizzard warning....most of Pennsylvania has a high wind warning....and SPC is talking about a derecho type event for Pennsylvania and New York for tomorrow. By this time Saturday, most of that warm air will be gone and replaced by the icy grasp of winter.

#5 Postby **Pebbles** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:39 pm

Just sleeting rain right now.. real snow fall suppose to begin around midnight... it's become pretty cold *shivers*

sportsandweatherfreak · #6 Postby **sportsandweatherfreak** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:53 pm

Looks like DuPage county is getting the brunt of the storm according to reports.

#7 Postby **Pebbles** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:56 pm

754 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A MIXTURE OF FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET AND SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING...MAINLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM LA SALLE
TO CHICAGO. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT
AND BECOME HEAVY BY MORNING.

SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE
PART OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND FAR NORTHWEST
INDIANA BY NOON FRIDAY.

SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR FROM ABOUT 300
AM THROUGH 900 AM. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY
AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM AND LIGHTNING AND THUNDER ARE POSSIBLE.

THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN A
CORRIDOR FROM OTTAWA TO ELGIN. 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FURTHER
NORTHWEST FROM POLO TO ROCKFORD AND ALSO EAST OF I-55 FROM GIBSON
CITY TO KANKAKEE TO GARY. FURTHER EAST FROM WATSEKA TO VALPARAISO
SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE 3 TO 6 INCHES.

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY
FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL TURN MORE NORTHWESTERLY BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS
WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN RURAL
AREAS.

sportsandweatherfreak · #8 Postby **sportsandweatherfreak** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:42 pm

Yeah I live in the Northwest Suburbs and am right in the middle of the worst of it

#9 Postby **Stephanie** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:59 pm

This is one heck of a storm! I hope everyone is alright out there!

HarlequinBoy · #10 Postby **HarlequinBoy** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:01 pm

It looks like St. Louis really got a bad ice storm.. over 500,000 without power!

Great lakes/midwest snow storm 11/30-12/1

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