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  1. NCBlizzard
    Ended up with about 3.75” total here 4 miles north of RDU (measured every hour or so on a snowboard). Measuring on the board where I didn’t clear off throughout the storm, the actual snow depth is about 3” due to compaction and wind. Great storm! Beautiful out
  2. NCBlizzard
    Closing in on 4" here about 4 miles north of RDU. Rates were incredible there for a bit under that last band. Definitely overperformed my expectations!
  3. NCBlizzard
    Also beautiful here. Just did similar myself taking the dog for a walk. Roads are totally covered. As I was walking back inside, a cop came whizzing by and a minute later I heard sirens, so I figure it's slick out
  4. NCBlizzard
    Closing in on 0.25" here about 4 miles N of RDU. Total snow depth (i.e., also including what fell last night with the front) is 0.5". Snowfall rates quickly picking up. Air temp is down to 23.5
  5. NCBlizzard
    About 1/4" snow before the changeover here about 3 mi. north of RDU. Freezing rain starting to mix in with the sleet now... was hoping to stay mostly sleet a bit longer
  6. NCBlizzard
    I’m at 31.3 with a wet bulb of 30.2 in South Durham, right at I-40. A solid glaze on elevated surfaces/trees (maybe 0.05”), but sidewalks and roads are just wet. I’m surprised we got this cold here based on trends late last night. At 9 AM, my station was 2.2°F colder than the NAM and 1.4°F colder than the HRRR projected. Some more light precip moving in now so we’ll see if those trends mean anything at this point. Oddly enough, GFS/RDPS have been the most accurate on temps so far.
  7. NCBlizzard
    I agree it definitely runs colder, and sometimes by a lot. At the very least, it seems to run 2-4°F too cold on average. RGEM forecast low for tonight here is 15, which is 6 degrees cooler than the NWS forecast and around 10 degrees cooler than all other models except the Canadian. I have a hard time believing we get to 15 here, but we shall see…
  8. NCBlizzard
    Yep, been stuck in that hole for a while here in south Durham. I noticed it on the HRRR but hoped it was a fluke. Overall, had a brief rain/snow/sleet mix early this morning 5-6 am, leaving a trace on elevated surfaces. Then a rain/snow mix since 7:30. I didn't have my hopes too high overall though. And you're right about the Triangle being really lucky the past several years. Can't complain much at all given that.
  9. NCBlizzard
    Transitioned from a mix to all rain in south Durham (near Southpoint mall for those familiar) an hour or so ago. 34.9 currently, which is about 1-2°F cooler than the NAM/HRRR forecast for 8AM.
  10. NCBlizzard
    Rain/snow/sleet mix in South Durham. Temperature has dropped to 36.7.
  11. NCBlizzard
    While every model was too warm with dew point/wet bulb temperature here at my place in Durham, still just a cold 33° rain. Below is the forecast dew point error for 9 AM compared against the 32.7°F recorded at my station: HRRR +0.8° GFS +1.1° RGEM +2.2° NWS NDFD +2.3° NAM +2.3°
  12. NCBlizzard
    I'm near Southpoint Mall and all snow. It's really coming down. My station is reading 34 and wet bulb is almost to 32 Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
  13. NCBlizzard
    I noticed as well, and the same is happening at my house with the dewpoint dropping at -2.8°/hr now. There seems to be a stretch of locally higher DP through parts of S Orange, S Durham, and W Wake county but hopefully that disappears quickly. NAM dewpoint forecast was about a degree higher at 8AM that what I measured with my station.
  14. NCBlizzard
    For my house in S. Durham, the NAM is way warmer than the current air temperature, with GFS/HRRR being the best right now.
  15. NCBlizzard
    There is a snow melt forecast variable, which I assume accounts for things like ground/air temperature, and that would be incorporated to calculate the snow depth. I also believe it accounts for snow density/compaction. I'm not sure of the overall accuracy. You can see all of the forecast variables here: https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/products/nam/nam.t00z.bgrdsf00.tm00.shtml
  16. NCBlizzard
    Just measured 8.5" as the snow was turning to sleet. The trees are loaded with snow so any freezing rain could mean big problems
  17. NCBlizzard
    Eclipsed 6" here but the wind is really whipping it around making measurement tough. The rates right now are the best yet!
  18. NCBlizzard
    It has been consistent in showing that which is encouraging. I noticed the 6z NAM also wanted to shift the transition zone back south after briefly pushing it northward. The rates are amazing right now!
  19. NCBlizzard
    Closing in on 4". It's been absolutely pouring snow out there and the wind is ripping. Temp down to 30.2 but CC line is quickly moving north
  20. NCBlizzard
    Rates and flake size are definitely on the uptick in Chapel Hill with 1.5" so far. Temp is down to 31.8 and treated roads are now being covered up
  21. NCBlizzard
    I can confirm. Steady light snow for the past 30-40 minutes. Temp has dropped over 4 degrees since midnight. Currently sitting at 34.5/29.7
  22. NCBlizzard
    I think it at least starts with what they call the "National Blend of Models" that is then adjusted by individual offices before the forecast data actually goes into NWS NDFD forecast grids. Here's a a link to some info about that: https://www.weather.gov/mdl/nbm_about and you can also see the text output for the NBM for airports across the US by navigating through this directory: http://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/data/nccf/com/blend/prod/
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