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Right on my noggin. Heading down there now. Stay tuned.

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Up to 33 and rates slowing down now.

A round of CAA developed, and netted 0.2" yesterday aftrn. Next clipper has started this morning. Hopefully pulls another inch today.

All liquid here. 33F

Final core was 1.5”/0.11” Event total 3.0”/0.21”

1/17: 1.5 1/18: 1.0 Total: 8.0

Beautiful prose and so true. Its not always quantity

I agree somewhat, but I have also witnessed a few storms first hand that did not start out cold and were some doozies. We had an ice storm in 94 where temps were near 60 that day and by the next morning we had a nightmare of a storm with freezing rain and several inches of sleet. However, with that said, yes it's best to have the cold first but not impossible, just makes timing harder if it's not in place.

Looks cold with potential for powder kegs still. 5-7 day window from Jan 23-Jan 30 for two important events. I’d say 70% chance we get some good snows on one of them, 30% chance suppression on both

CPC latest ensemble forecast for the AO have it forecasted to go to -4 with a great consensus of members. Meanwhile the NAO is forecasted to go negative at the same time the subtropical jet stream becomes more active. This will lead to an increased probability of a MECS in the time frame of interest, as mentioned by others here. Let's Go !!!

Short of a two foot pack, we are approaching peak winter aesthetics with this event. Every branch and twig is caked in snowy vestments, every footfall squeaks pleasingly, and big fluffy dendrites drifting down. This snow has excellent purchase as well. I just floated through a six mile run in the woods, replete with deer and cardinals and one barred owl. The temperature is ideal for being outside as well. Give me this vibe for a month and I won't care at all if we fall short of our average snowfall.

January 18 1996: A blizzard begins across the upper midwest. The Twin Cities Airport was spared the heavy snow, but received nearly one inch of rain. Heavy ice coating in the northwest metro area caused thousands of power outages. Wind chills were as low as -88 (on the old windchill scale) at Crookston. Snow totals were 18 inches at Ely and 12 inches at St. Cloud. Mail delivery was stopped for the day in Duluth and I-94 was closed all day from Rothsay and Moorhead. Flooding problems were caused in the Twin Cities due to backed up water. 1994: Governor Arne Carlson orders all Minnesota public schools closed due to the extreme cold and severe winter weather. Morning readings were in the 30-below-zero range. The biggest problem was from high winds that came with the cold.

There is the SE snow

So pretty. Over 1.5" so far and we'll see what we'll get tonight.

Up to a 1/2” and steady snow, temp up to 32F

Moderate snow big flakes about 1/1.5 inches new sticking to everything beautiful outside

Temp went up a degree here. 34 with moderate snow

We'll see how things progress with the coldest air on this side starting next week and overrunning potential.

Rule 1 for North Carolina, South Carolina ,and Virginia: The Cold must be in place before the moisture. Is that the case for the next system? If not, don’t fall for the okie dope

40, cloudy, grey, light, intermittent rain here in Richmond, VA (downtown). BOOO! ...two days ago we were in the 2" and 32 degree band...

I'm up to 33 and imagine with the break it'll be 34 or 35 this afternoon then cool back down with round 2

After today’s storm, we’ll focus on the potential wintry mix for next Saturday. GFS has been honking about that for a long time, we’ll see if the other models pick it up

4” in Scranton .