First Day of Spring Could Bring 6 Inches of Snow

[IntenseOperator]

March 20, 2008

FROM STNG WIRE REPORTS

The first day of spring could look more like a mid-January day as a winter storm is expected to drop up to 6-inches of snow on the Chicago area.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for northern Illinois and northwest Indiana from late Thursday until Friday morning. A winter storm watch means there is a potential for significant snow, sleet or ice accumulations that could impact travel.

The storm is expected to move into the Chicago area Thursday night, and heavy, wet snow is expected to increase early Friday. Total snow accumulation could reach 6-inches, the National Weather Service said.

Temperatures are expected to reach 43-degrees Thursday afternoon, but will fall near 29-degrees Thursday night, when winds will gust up to 15 miles per hour, the National Weather Service said.

 

[bubbas1]

Just checked the weather here and its calling for 11-15 inches. Sleds are put up and the trails are closed. If we do get that much I believe we will only be about 10 inches away from the all time record snow fall in a year.

 

[marine]

hey - get your kid and his bff over to my house to shovel. i pu tmy snowblower away last weekend.

 

[Chadman]

Had to snowblow about 5 off my driveway for the privilege of driving an extra hour to work this AM. Happy Spring...

On the upside, it's supposed to keep snowing throughout the day, so I can redo my driveway when I get home. There were a couple of spots that weren't quite cleared off properly, so I can get it right this time.

 

[IntenseOperator]

For all the big talk, we are still fairly in the clear here with a very slight accumulation. They covered themselves by putting up the snow warning till 1 am tonight. Ohare canceled hundreds of flights. If this snow doesn't hit, it's gonna be a multi mill mistake for a lot of biz.

 

[marine]

holycrap man... we are getting absolutely POUNDED up here north of the border. I am POUNDED.

EVERYTHING is shut down... which makes sense.. because in my neighborhood no one can even get out of their driveway... by the time you blow out the end of your driveway, the falling snow and drifting has already covered it back up.

I'm looking out my window right now and 3 of my neighbors and being idiots and shoveling, driving a foot, shoveling, driving another foot, shoveling, backing up, driving, getting stuck and shoveling again.

 

[Mags]

Marine, I'm with ya on that one...

I've snowblown once already - just to be able to get through it. It was already deeper than my 2 stage Ariens.

I'm guessing as of 3:00 we had about 10-12 inches already. We always get way more snow here than what they report on the news for Milwaukee.

I'll bet that we are over 100 inches here already this year.

Geesh - March 21st and 15 inches? :scared

 

[marine]

I know Mags, this is friggin insane.
snowblowers are worthless by me right now if people weren't out earlier today getting a jump on it. The snow is so wet and heavy the bottom two inches have already been crushed and turned to ice.

gave up with the snowblower and went at it with the shovel for about 3 hours tonite already. gonna take a second pass in the morning with the snowblower.

 

[marine]

what irks me the most is my friggin directv has been out ALL DAY. no NCAA hoops on tv!

 

[DR STRANGELOVE]

what irks me the most is my friggin directv has been out ALL DAY. no NCAA hoops on tv!

now that sucks, local bar???

 

[Mags]

what irks me the most is my friggin directv has been out ALL DAY. no NCAA hoops on tv!

I was worried about that too, as when I upgraded to the new dish, they put it on my roof, where I can't get to it to clean it off. But I was ok.

Our snow, being north of you, wasn't as heavy and wet. I did blow yesterday and finished up this morning. The official total in my neck of the woods is 15 inches from this storm, and I know we are over 100 inches for the year.

Milw itself has only 92 inches - and that is all they ever report on - they never talk about the northwest 'burbs, where we typically get a lot more.

Oh well - opening day is only 10 days away!

 

[bubbas1]

hey - get your kid and his bff over to my house to shovel. i pu tmy snowblower away last weekend.

Hell..ever since he moved out I cant get him to do mine. I even tried guilting him into it but that didnt work. If I was you I would just shovel 2 paths for your tires to follow out of the drive. This stuff will be melted before you know it.


Clear the snow off your dish and you will get Directv back.