Storm Chasing and other Weather pictures by Daniel Cook
Currently under an Winter Storm Warning for an expected half an inch of ice before the changeover tomorrow. Should be interesting and I should hopefully be able to get some decent pictures of the ice.
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT...
In chasing news, I’m signing up for Trip 2 on Tuesday; I’m waking up early as it’s first come first serve to get slots for 2008.
...LIVE NOAA WEATHER RADIO BRIEFING THIS MORNING... THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEREFORE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO WILL BE CONDUCTING A LIVE WEATHER BRIEFING ON ALL NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATIONS WITH BROADCASTS ORIGINATING FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CHICAGO. THE BRIEFING IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN BETWEEN 1030 AM CST AND 1045 AM CST THIS MORNING.
…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW…POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SLEET IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. AS WARMER AIR ALOFT MOVES NORTH…THE PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER INCH…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS…ARE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE ICE…AREAS ACROSS FAR NORTHERN ILLINOIS NEAR THE WISCONSIN BORDER MAY RECEIVE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. ALL PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
Today’s another dreary day in Illinois with temps hovering in the 30s.
My father decided to put up the Christmas decorations on the house and I went to help him set everything up. I decided to bring the dogs along to enjoy the weather in their new coats. As I’m writing this it’s starting to sleet.
Looks like we’re in for at least a few inches of snow starting tomorrow night:
..FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP IN SOUTHERN INDIANA ON WEDNESDAY ALONG A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES DOWN TO THIS LOW. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS IN THE AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY AS AIR TEMPERATURES BEGIN FALLING TO AROUND FREEZING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 6PM WEDNESDAY AND 12AM THURSDAY WITH ABOUT TWO TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE. AMOUNTS WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER IN AREAS CLOSE TO LAKE MICHIGAN AS WINDS OFF OF THE LAKE KEEP THE AIR TEMPERATURE UP A LITTLE HIGHER
Looks like that storm I blogged about earlier isn’t coming to pass. Both the NAM and GFS are showing a weaker low for that time period if at all. It looks like Chicago will mostly get rain or a rain/snow mix.
Chicago’s got us pegged for possible flurries tonight as a cold snap impacts the area. Would be nice to see some snow.
If any of my readers frequents the StormTrack storm chaser forum, you’ll see that I’ve been promoted to a Moderator position. I’m happy to get the chance to help the storm chasing community.
