Touchet

You guys might as well get used to no snow and “hot” winters for the foreseeable future. At my location, we’ve maybe had three weeks of seasonable weather. The grass around the house never did die. My roses are still blooming. A couple of weeks ago, I had to put on off because the mosquitos were out biting me. Diurnal temperatures are 30+ degrees when the sun is out, and even when the 540s are well passed us, the temperature is above 32 degrees several thousand feet into the air. It’s still cold in the north though, for now. Oh well, only the future will tell. 

Just to let you guys know, the returns that say it is snowing are just rain. Pure rain. Radar showed it snowing over my house and it was nothing but rain. Supposedly, it will get below freezing tonight. If it makes it to 32, I’d be surprised. Temperature has been holding steady at around 36 for hours. 

Las Vegas got snow. 

What is the radar return showing up in the southeast?  Is that supposed to stay together?

17 hours ago, Waiting on snow said:

I'd give this winter a C- so far if it ends like this and not another flake falls. Not making light of how awful this year has been. It's just hard to give any lower than a C when you actually reached average snowfall. But jeez has this winter sucked for threats. No tracking at all outside December and no real cold air. I haven't been below 21 the whole winter imby. Not sure about the airports at GSP and CLT but that never happened even when I lived in CAE for 5 years. To call this winter a suck fest is being generous.

If we average your C with the entire southeast, the overal score would be an F. You guys getting a big snow once during the winter for your little area is a drop in the bucket. Grass doesn’t even stay dead all winter anymore. I think maybe, where I’m at, it got below freezing maybe 7 days this winter. Absolutely absurd. If we took out the outliers (cause now that’s what they are), we would see this winter absolutely baked. 

I’m gonna get a lot of flack for this, but here pretty soon, we might as well get used to no snow in the south. Sure, it may happen on a rare occasion, but our climate will be tropical in nature. Winter will be mostly mild conditions with moonsoons. I grew up on the MS gulf coast. It used to snow there about once every 4 years. I think its been almost a decade now without snow of any appreciated amount. 

Hmm. Looks like the dry colder air is finally starting to undercut the frontal moisture. What are the chances that the south central portions of AL and GA end up seeing heavy snow showers with temps in the mid 30s. It may not stick, but it will be pretty to look at. 

I’m not sure this is gonna happen. Temps are still in the mid 40s and raining where it should be close to snowing. It doesn’t seem like the cold air  is advancing quick enough. 

Just now, LithiaWx said:

Yeah it’s going to snow in north ga.  Just a matter of how much. We are 24-36 hours to the event 

Been hearing on FB they are salting roads in Alabama. My friend was completely taken aback. She had no idea it was gonna snow. 

Been hearing from friends on Facebook that they are salting roads in Alabama?  Everyone I talk to has no idea about any snow. 

Does anyone really know what is gonna happen Tuesday? 

Is there Any chance this will be late?  Meaning it will happen in the evening on Tuesday for the central part of Alabama?  

The system I am interested in is the one on Tuesday and Wednesday. I think northern and central Mississippi and Alabama May see a good amount of snow. Why is no one talking about this?

April showers bring May flowers. 

People on my FB feed are reporting power outages in Alabama. Apparently the wind is kicking up so strong it’s causing power outages. Low may be stronger than expected?

The return winds behind the low are very strong. Power outages are happing from it. 

Is any of the snow that is falling sticking?  It would seem to me even though it’s snowing. The temps are above freezing in many places. Has been for a while. One would think after sunset, the temps would have fallen. Many locations are reporting mid 30s. I would imagine the snow is melting as it’s accumulating. 

6 minutes ago, WidreMann said:

Funny thing is, the NAM isn't even the warmest model. RGEM and GGEM are worse. New Euro also.

Yes. And I’d be afraid of the RGEM. It has done pretty good in the short term in most cases. I told my relatives in NC wo expect an ice storm on top of snow just in case. 

Yesterday, when looking at the RGEM, it had most of southern NC switching to a mix, ending with rain, then going back to snow on the back end of the low. It did however start with a good snow at first. The only place that stayed all snow was the very northern parts of NC and the NW mountains. I like the RGEM, especially the day before. When we had a lot of snow in Birmingham last year, it got it right the day before when all forecasts predicted very little based on the others. So maybe that’s where the lower snow amounts are coming from?  Most of the precip for most of the state with switch over to a sleet/freezing rain lowering the totals. 

I think the southern part of NC, far NE Georgia, and far NW Virginia will see an ice storm.  In NC, it will start as snow/sleet, but the southern part will change over to rain/ice.  The southern part of NC will change over to snow later in the event.  The southern mountains will be quicker to change to snow.  The NW mountains and far northern NC will stay snow the entire event.  

Is it me or are these maps people are posting in the main thread misleading?  From what I see on the models, the only area that will see an all snow event is the nw mountains and northern part of NC. Seems that most will see rain or a mix for the duration that changes to all snow at the end. 

Anyone worried about the NW trend?

I’m putting my house on the market next week. I need the house and deck painted. This weather sucks bad. 

Long term pattern is warming up just enough to rain, then cold and dry. 

The RGEM did a good job again.