Chicago/Michgan Slammed Snow!

[nthfinity]

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/radar/loop/D.../si.kgrr.shtml
^^^
looped radar for current conditions
What is lake effect snow? well, our friends living near a large body of water in the north know... but those who dont, here is a consise explanation...

Lake effect snow, also called a snowsquall, is produced in the winter when cold winds move across long expanses of warmer lake water, picking up water vapor which freezes and is deposited on the lee shores. This effect is enhanced when the moving air mass is uplifted by the orographic effect of higher elevations on the downwind shores. This uplifting can produce narrow, but very intense bands of precipitation, which deposit at a rate of many inches of snow per hour. The areas affected by lake effect snow are called snowbelts.

I live in such a 'snow belt' on the east side of Lake Michigan. one of the largest fresh water bodies in the world (only two bodies im aware of are larger in mass... one in Russia, and Lake Superior)

what this definition says that is the most important part is the orographic effect...
an example of what it looks like from above...

anyway, enough with the meteorology lesson

basically, there is a winter snow advisory for the next 6 hours lol... ive already done enough donuts to satisfy the kalamazoo police department for weeks on end

i'll post some pictures in the morning

( changed the title to reflect current conditions)

[nthfinity]

ok.... so tonight... i went to pick up some beverages... and its snowed about 6" since 8pm.. roughly 2.7 hours ago

until then, Walk!

[gobs3z]

Yeah we're supposed to be up to 9 inches tonight, we'll see if my Y-rated tires are up to the job.

[nthfinity]

in a bit, im on my way to a nice big empty parking lot

my new 32" tires are simply soooo much better then my old tires in the snow.... soo it may not be as much sliding as before

oh, BTW, its still snowing like a madman winter

[gigdy]

I think a good 50% of the US got there ass kicked by that storm. I did some good doughnuts. I knew i had done enough because where my wheels used to be there was snow. Just tire then snow packed in where u should be able to see the wheel.

[blinkmeat]

Think we got the same storm - nice to see the white stuff

[dutchmasterflex]

I'm gettting hit by that same storm right now

[T-Bird]

yeah it took a good 4-5 hours today to clear our entire lot at work and man was that a bitch to do. I had some fun with the Truck though the night before...

[ZfrkS62]

i actually miss the snow Seattle got a little last week, and i'm hoping it comes back for X-mas since i'm flying back there on the 22nd. My girlfriend hasn't seen any since she was 8 so i'm really hoping it will snow since she's meeting me up there on the 23rd.