lostfan Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 30, 2011 -> 10:25 PM) Odds I'll be stuck in Kansas City tomorrow? I was just on the phone w/a friend from KC and she was saying they're supposed to get hammered really bad too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I think what I remember about 1999 was that the week before, the temp was like 72 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Minor annoyance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 NO way we get 30...right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jan 30, 2011 -> 09:26 PM) So exactly how much are most models predicting for Chicago? Skillings model looks like 24-30 inches for the whole event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 30, 2011 -> 09:25 PM) Odds I'll be stuck in Kansas City tomorrow? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 30, 2011 -> 07:49 PM) WTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 30, 2011 -> 10:06 PM) Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Man you guys are f***ed. Last year's East Coast blizzard was 2 feet plus, about what that forecast looks like. I believe the 24-hour record snowfall for Chicago is like 19.8" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincystandback Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I hope it snows like the dickens, so it gives me an excuse to sit inside and play video games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev211 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Being here at school I don't have to shovel, and I can get off of school. The more the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnB Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 QUOTE (QuincyStandback @ Jan 30, 2011 -> 10:54 PM) I hope it snows like the dickens, so it gives me an excuse to sit inside and play video games. I'll be "working from home", which really means I'll be doing the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 30, 2011 -> 09:15 PM) The New Year's Day blizzard. That s*** was awful. I was living in Evanston at the time, we got 32" overnight. I was parking on the street at that time, and by the time I went to dig out the car (in Evanston during snow rule you have to switch sides of the street each night), I couldn't tell where my car actually was. There was just a series of lumps along the side of the road covered in snow, so you had to shovel off part of a car... decide that no, that wasn't yours... and move onto the next one. QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 30, 2011 -> 10:12 PM) Man you guys are f***ed. Last year's East Coast blizzard was 2 feet plus, about what that forecast looks like. I believe the 24-hour record snowfall for Chicago is like 19.8" That's at O'Hare. By the lake I've seen 3 feet-ish in one storm. Also, I remember the '78 winter blizzards, where it snowed for a week and there was 4-5 feet of snowpack on the ground. That was the worst I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Anyone here any revisions to the forecast or it still supposed to be a doozy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 31, 2011 -> 08:42 AM) Anyone here any revisions to the forecast or it still supposed to be a doozy? Tom Skilling saying we will get a "small" storm starting this afternoon into tomorrow morning, dropping 4" (or 6" near lake). Then Tuesday the hammer drops with the bigger storm, which is 16-24" of snow. Heavier near the lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 31, 2011 -> 08:38 AM) I was living in Evanston at the time, we got 32" overnight. I was parking on the street at that time, and by the time I went to dig out the car (in Evanston during snow rule you have to switch sides of the street each night), I couldn't tell where my car actually was. There was just a series of lumps along the side of the road covered in snow, so you had to shovel off part of a car... decide that no, that wasn't yours... and move onto the next one. That's at O'Hare. By the lake I've seen 3 feet-ish in one storm. Also, I remember the '78 winter blizzards, where it snowed for a week and there was 4-5 feet of snowpack on the ground. That was the worst I've seen. 2003 we got 3 feet of lake effect two days before Christmas. The crazy thing was 3.5 miles down the road at my in-laws, they only had a foot. The worst was the 1998 blizzard that shutdown I-94 and the south shore for the better part of a week. That one was massive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 30, 2011 -> 09:35 PM) I think what I remember about 1999 was that the week before, the temp was like 72 degrees. It was for me, I was in Florida! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I'll believe it when I see it. I hope I don't see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 SNOWLOCAUST!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 31, 2011 -> 09:15 AM) SNOWLOCAUST!!! Is the storm going to be eradicating an entire ethnic population of people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 31, 2011 -> 09:19 AM) Is the storm going to be eradicating an entire ethnic population of people? That was a reference to the Onion News Network. They had some huge blizzard storm watch and the graphic just said "Snowlocaust 2011". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 31, 2011 -> 09:21 AM) That was a reference to the Onion News Network. They had some huge blizzard storm watch and the graphic just said "Snowlocaust 2011". ah ok. i was not aware of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I'm available to help plow people out of their homes if you live close to Crystal Lake. You must be a soxtalk member for 1 year minimum for this offer to be valid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincystandback Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 31, 2011 -> 09:12 AM) I'll believe it when I see it. I hope I don't see it. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 It's probably thinking a bit too far ahead, but it's worth noting that a late-January storm like this, if it comes to pass, on top of the other hits earlier in the winter which have partially melted, sets up prime conditions for another large series of Midwest floods in a couple months. Of course you still need a wet spring, fairly rapid melting, etc., but the pump will probably be primed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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