Saturday, February 21, 2009




Here are snowfall reports from our bloggers and storm spotters:

(9:18:37 PM) nwsbot: LOT: South Beloit [Winnebago Co, IL] public reports SNOW of M5.8 INCH at 09:00 PM CST -- relayed by wrex-tv

(9:18:36 PM) nwsbot: LOT: Machesney Park [Winnebago Co, IL] public reports SNOW of M4.8 INCH at 09:00 PM CST -- relayed by wrex-tv

(5:31:38 PM) nwsbot: DVN: 4 Sse Winslow [Stephenson Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M5.0 INCH at 05:30 PM CST -- snow now blowing and drifting.

(6:15:06 PM) nwsbot: LOT: Rockford Airport [Winnebago Co, IL] official nws obs reports SNOW of M4.8 INCH at 06:00 PM CST -- storm total.

(5:44:22 PM) nwsbot: LOT: 2 N Winnebago [Winnebago Co, IL] broadcast media reports SNOW of M5.2 INCH at 05:40 PM CST -- at wrex studio

(5:31:38 PM) nwsbot: DVN: 4 Sse Winslow [Stephenson Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M5.0 INCH at 05:30 PM CST -- snow now blowing and drifting.

(5:21:07 PM) nwsbot: LOT: Belvidere [Boone Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M4.9 INCH at 05:00 PM CST -- storm total.

(5:14:51 PM) nwsbot: LOT: 3 Wnw Bull Valley [Mchenry Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M4.6 INCH at 05:00 PM CST --

(4:55:19 PM) nwsbot: DVN: Mount Carroll [Carroll Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M4.1 INCH at 04:54 PM CST -- storm total

(4:24:19 PM) nwsbot: LOT: Loves Park [Winnebago Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M4.0 INCH at 04:00 PM CST --

(3:37:55 PM) nwsbot: MKX: Janesville [Rock Co, WI] trained spotter reports SNOW of M5.7 INCH at 03:33 PM CST --

(2/21/2009 2:21:57 PM) nwsbot: MKX: Beloit [Rock Co, WI] trained spotter reports SNOW of M5.1 INCH at 02:00 PM CST --

(2/21/2009 2:04:57 PM) nwsbot: MKX: Lake Geneva [Walworth Co, WI] trained spotter reports SNOW of M4.0 INCH at 01:59 PM CST --

(2/21/2009 2:04:57 PM) nwsbot: MKX: Orfordville [Rock Co, WI] trained spotter reports SNOW of M5.0 INCH at 01:57 PM CST --

(2/21/2009 2:03:27 PM) nwsbot: DVN: Hanover [Jo Daviess Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of E3.5 INCH at 02:00 PM CST -- still snowing.

(2/21/2009 1:34:59 PM) nwsbot: LOT: Belvidere [Boone Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M4.9 INCH at 01:15 PM CST -- blowing and drifting snow. snow covered roads.

(2/21/2009 1:24:49 PM) nwsbot: DVN: Freeport [Stephenson Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M5.5 INCH at 01:22 PM CST -- light snow continues.

(2/21/2009 12:29:23 PM) nwsbot: MKX: Janesville [Rock Co, WI] trained spotter reports SNOW of M5.4 INCH at 12:25 PM CST --

(2/21/2009 12:29:23 PM) nwsbot: MKX: 9 Wnw Beloit [Rock Co, WI] trained spotter reports HEAVY SNOW of M6.0 INCH at 12:18 PM CST --

(2/21/2009 12:26:39 PM) nwsbot: LOT: Rockford Airport [Winnebago Co, IL] official nws obs reports SNOW of M3.9 INCH at 12:00 PM CST -- at rockford airport the observation at 1200 pm, 2.4 inches of snow fell from 6 am to 12 pm for a storm total so far of 3.9 inches.

4 comments:

Garrett said...

Once again you guys nailed it right on the money! "Everyone should average around 5 inches of snow," is what you said Eric and looks like that was exactly right. Good job on nailing this system down and keep up the awesome work!

Eric Sorensen said...

Garrett: Thanks so much for noticing! We get lots of calls on the complaint line when we're wrong. I want to commend Justin and Adam for slam-dunking this in the days leading up to the storm.

Have a great weekend! -ES

tony said...

I was driving home just a bit ago and there was more snow falling. Must be low deck snow since the radar isnt showing anything. Eric and the 13 weather authority rocks. Thats why I trust you three only when it comes to predicting these storms. Oh and for people who saw my post last night, I lost the bet with my best friend.

Chad South Beloit said...

Yep great job guys ! It's a shame you get complaints about snow totals. I wonder if these same people call up the NWS and bug them when they're off a bit. I wish folks could remember that forecasting weather isn't an exact science, but we have come a long way. Nature is very unpredictable, it's unfair to blame a Meteorologist for a storm that falls apart, or has heavier snow bands in an unexpected location.


You guys are terrific, don't let those kinds of calls get to you. There are people that just like to find something to moan about.