Incredible snow gradient across Chicago and NW Indiana

[ET21]

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

[wphiii]

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.

[Rothman]

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).

[paulthemapguy]

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. 

[Brandon]

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. 

Yep, I expected to see anywhere from 2 to 5 inches from that storm, and saw nothing but those same flurries.

[ET21]

60s by Monday though