eyewall

Definitely a huge grinch for VT.

Alright you have me there lol. For some reason I had 3 in my head.

3 inches is warning I thought in central NC.

There should have been measurable there once in the winter of 2021-2022 and 2020-2021.

yeah should be a run of the mill rainy day for the most part.

present company included. We're all jaded after last year.

Yeah it was all about the northern stream energy in that run. Not sure why such a large change.

yeah for sure. The 12z GFS is significantly farther east with the surface low but the main ULL is definitely much farther north. 12z: 6z:

It is likely overdone to some degree but I would think more gusts to around 40-45.

We may end up with another tor day.

Yeah Lightroom is pretty solid for handling those casts etc. I used that for the recent snow in the NC Mountains:

Don't look at the 18z GFS

Happy Hour GFS is way west

Yeah I am trying to hold on to hope for Jan/Feb which is when we see are biggest snowfalls. I know we're all beyond jaded given the past few years.

A timelapse of the afternoon round rolling in:

The best look I got at the Garner storm (rain wrapped): The red highlights where I think the tor was when this was taken.

Probably not in NC considering it is just under 1000ft in elevation.

I wouldn't mind a local chase to Roxboro lol.

I miss those scenes! My favorite view is from the top of Madonna Mountain at Smuggs. I am hoping to get there this winter.

Well that is the Triad which puts you about 2 hours and change from the mountains. Definitely check out Grandfather mountain and that area. Lake Norman is cool for sure as well. I am in Raleigh about an hour east of Greensboro which can be a fun place to visit. You will be about 3-4 hours away from the closest beaches (which are actually at the end of I-40). I would avoid Myrtle Beach in SC though. If you can invest the extra time (5 hours or so) drive to the Outer Banks. Finally in NC, Fayetteville and much of the coastal plain region (inland) is kind of the armpit region of the state.

Yes just outside Banner Elk, NC

Wow looking great up there! Down here in North Carolina we are seeing winter arrive in the mountains and Beech opened up:

A few more from yesterday:

It wasn't the biggest snowfall but very enjoyable today on Beech. Glad I went up!