35 miles meant the difference between a dusting and over a foot of snow. Downtown had only a trace while NW Indiana had close to 15 inches of snow.
Full recap: http://www.weather.gov/lot/2016feb24_snow (http://www.weather.gov/lot/2016feb24_snow)
I don't know as much about how Lake Effect works re: the southern end of Lake Michigan, but in NE Ohio you'll see something similar fairly frequently, with even less of a distance in the gradient. Because of the curve of the Lake Erie shoreline, the east side of Cleveland can get hammered while the west side gets merely a dusting.
I'm also thinking of the environs around the Twin Ports in MN/WI. At least when I was there, the South Shore seemed to get hammered even more than the surrounding area. Even the difference between, say, Superior and Cornucopia was striking (Superior getting a foot and Cornucopia getting two feet, for example).
Here in Will County, we in Joliet saw less than an inch accumulate on the ground. But our plows were working hard in the eastern part of the county where 6-9 inches fell. One of the plows ended up stuck in a ditch and needed help getting back out XD. Weird to hear people just 20 miles away panicking when you're sitting pretty in some light flurries. :cool:
Quote from: paulthemapguy on March 04, 2016, 09:32:07 AM
Here in Will County, we in Joliet saw less than an inch accumulate on the ground. But our plows were working hard in the eastern part of the county where 6-9 inches fell. One of the plows ended up stuck in a ditch and needed help getting back out XD. Weird to hear people just 20 miles away panicking when you're sitting pretty in some light flurries. :cool:
Yep, I expected to see anywhere from 2 to 5 inches from that storm, and saw nothing but those same flurries.
60s by Monday though :bigass: