Billypg70

Burger & Upstate T Ur both right with the storms u mentioned. 2014 was the year u were thinking of Burger. There is plenty of instances in my 51 years where their is arctic air in place. The storms tend to be 4 inches or less. Big dogs with arctic air in place tends to be once every 10 to 20 years. Last one I remember was Jan/88 So u could say we are past due. Ty all for the things u do.

U know business is picking up when u see Brick posting... Things just got real ppl... Good to see u man...

I get the negative feelings but I Agree whole heartily with Buckeyefan1. The next few weeks r the best pattern we have had since Dec 18. In which I got 6 inches. It doesn't mean it's going to snow but, No matter the pattern it all comes down to timing. I'll take the pattern that's being shown and hope we get lucky on timing. I think a lot on this board will be happy by the middle part of Feb.

It's the unusual warmth that's causing the severe weather & we need the rain. If u want a gradual step down process to cold, To prevent the severe storms... I'm ok with that but, We need cold so we can prevent these types of events in winter. Prayers to all victims.

Grit I've got a question. I was born in 70. Maybe it's just child romanticism but was there not times in the 70's & early 80's when it was cold coast to coast? ( Except maybe SoCal or S Fla) Say 77, 79, & Christmas 82? If so what were those indicies that allowed it to be cold continental 48? And can we not have those setups now?

That was the storm of my life and I'm now 50.

I'm in Greer it snowed here for about 20 to 30 mins then changed to sleet for another 20 mins or so. It was supposed to get to 45 here today our high was 41. It has cleared here since. Gsp was 32/28 @ 10pm definitely colder than what was forecast.

I'm in Greer it snowed here for about 20 to 30 mins then changed to sleet for another 20 mins or so. Now nothing. It was supposed to get to 45 here today or high was 41. The temp at 4 was 39/23....

Remember that storm well. Ppl at the same Elevation & Longitude as me further west got much more than my inch here in NE GVL county. Why? Because of timing. It hit u guys early morning hours in the case of NGA it was prior to sunrise. In some cases in NGA they had 6-8+ inches. It started here around 11am and didn't change over to snow til 12 noon. Timing looks to be good here in the Western Carolinas & NGA thus far.

I'm old enough to remember both of those Christmas's. 83 was by far the coldest one of my life and I'm 50 now. I was 13 that year and u could spit and it freeze before it hit the ground. In 89 it was heart breaking watching the coast have a blizzard while ppl 100 miles inland had clear skies. Both very cold. Great pattern we are in. I totally believe this year we are going to have several area wide big snow storms.

Thank you, You are correct.

You had me till the very last sentence. We used to have epic winter's. It's sort of rare now if we get more than 6 inches even NW of 85. I have loved this very cool spring. I'm an old cheapskate now and look forward to saving on the cooling bill. Hopefully from some of the posts today we can forestall the hot weather a few more days or longer.

Those numbers are wrong in MBY. N GVL county had probably 5 or 6 inches fall but the BL was so warm it never accumulated to more than a dusting at a time. Each time it let up, Which was often it would melt. It was a few years maybe a little longer that Burger did the average Snow Fall for the majority of areas in the Carolinas, Maybe Georgia too??? He had GSP at 6.9??? If that number is accurate I don't think we have had more than that since 14.

I cut grass mid to late march last year. I have yet to cut it this season. Only wild onions are growing in my yard. Had 3 snows, Not one was more than a dusting. A couple could've been several inches had it been colder at the surface. I give this winter an F 2012 was the only one worse... No snow at all.

There was snow in the Upstate with this system but it was mostly cold rain literally 33 and rain. I think most of NW SC from Northern GVL, Pickens, & Oconee counties saw a dusting to as much as a foot in the highest peaks along the border. Just into NC it was a completely different story. It was a legitimate blizzard. WLOS has its tower on Mt Pisgah had over 2 feet. It was an amazing storm in the extreme western sections of WNC. Of course JAN of 87 & 88 we had 1 foot plus totals at GSP. The 88 storm was amazingly cold. As a senior that year we missed around 2 to 3 weeks of school. When we finally went back there was still snow on the road.

Yes their were trees with leaves out already. And their was massive damage to trees and powerlines because it was a heavy wet snow. Literally stuck to the side of our house and just about everything else.

My mom & late G'Ma talked a lot about that March with 3 consecutive snows on Wednesday. I remember the one in 80 and also a few in the early 80's. 80, 82, & 83 had huge snow storms. The one in 83 was late March our fruit trees had fruit on them and we had between 8-10 inches of snow that killed the fruit and damaged the trees badly.

Is that a UFO?

Btw that storm i had 6 inches It was great....

This won't be one of those storms because I'm well north of 85 and although its been snowing since around 1pm. It will cover things with a dusting once intensity goes down then the lil that accumulates melts. I had more accumulation with the late Jan and early Feb events.

What did she forecast yesterday? I was giving all my attention as a snow wienie watching Chief wienierologist CJ

I live around 1100 feet in Elevation on the side of Paris mtn. The sleet begin to mix here around 11am Then changed to snow around 1pm. Been snow since but its so warm it melts on contact of everything. Occasionally when heavier rates come down it will build up a lil but once it slows down it melts off.

That is a thing of beauty. And the coldest levels right over Greenville County. That could accumulate quickly, Instead of the usual burning off over half of the system just bringing the BL to freezing. And at this point no model can be dismissed. In fact the NAM handled the last storm with the most accuracy even at long range.

Yes he is already explaining the setup and showing the Euro & GFS ensemble possible solutions. He said something that I'm sure most would agree board wide this is the best threat we've had this season. I doubt he'll be the KOD. He has some weenie in him and as a snow lover I Love it.

Great post and TY for ur contributions on this board. We have some great posters. Guys like Burrel2, Lookout, & wow. And there are countless others. I get why some are disappointed. But winter's not over regardless of how badly the indices have been. This is the Southeast and in some cases the deep south. I'd imagine the vast majority of snowstorms south & east of 85 from NGA to Raleigh happen during bad indices. Also the models are a tool and should never be the only thing that determines a forecast. To many novelist take each run verbatim.