NorthHillsWx

We can’t do anything right. I’ve given up. This is a good pattern and we just cannot time anything up right.

Cold gets here right as the fire hose shuts off

RDU with a 65 kt gust

EPS has been ticking in the right direction with that storm. I guess im just glad there’s at least cold air in the vicinity this time

Over 100 kt velocities on radar scope. Thats pretty indicative of a strong tornado EDIT: Confirmed large are dangerous tornado. PDS added to warning. I hope folks are taking this one seriously there

Pretty high end velocities showing up SE of Marianna. Debris ball even evident on radar, CC drop for a long time as well

That might be a strong tornado otg near Marianna

SER flexing that run!

It’s ok. We can still afford to burn 5 more storms in peak climo before I get worried! We’re the south, we rock at getting snowfall!

I think what’s burned us as much as not actually getting snow is the complete lack of anything interesting to track during this extended snow drought. I remember tracking last Decembers storm but it was lost a week out and yes, the cold and wind was interesting, but there wasn’t any snow in the picture for a very long lead up. I feel like growing up here there were many many storms we got nothing out of, but were glued to weather channel and wral because the R/S line was in the general area. We haven’t even had any close calls. January 2022’s storm was the only thing since 2018 where a WSW was even a possibility 3 days out. This forum has devolved into LR pattern analysis and pessimism. Now, we’re in a decent pattern but the pacific is yanking the carpet out time and time again. I just don’t know if it can snow here anymore, especially from a coastal storm. La Niña doesn’t work, El Niño doesn’t work, what does?

This is beginning to get that desperation feel to it. Cutter after cutter after cutter. There is no way every one of these storms is modeled perfectly but as depicted at 12z, I just don’t think we are capable of winning in the SE anymore. I’ve got no words.

Lots of CAD possibilities but we just cannot time any right with a HP for anything substantial per current modeling.

If I was in the mid Atlantic I’d be pressing the panic button hard as it relates to this weekends system. It has really become a progressive strung out mess. Pretty much everyone outside the mountains/foothills going to struggle with BL issues even up north unless the storm winds up as it looked like it would do past couple days. For us, the can has been kicked to late month

Lots of rain on GFS

I know everyone is fixated on the systems this week, but you have to love the long range look. The amped apps runner after the storm on the 7th really helps to set the stage for a real arctic outbreak and with snow cover north of us it really helps that cold air to make it south and east. Also, the niño effect on STJ is going strong through the period. I am extremely confident this forum will have multiple threats mid month and beyond and there are no signs that will be a short period either. So far, LR guidance has been extremely accurate with this pattern. From the flip we are experiencing now, to the brief warmup, then the real show begins. Save this post and bash me later, but I am becoming more and more bullish that the second half of January will bring us our shots.

In the 0Z ICON we trust

12z ensemble trends were in our favor for the long-term. Jan 7-8 should be watched but I just don’t think there’s enough of a cold source for snows outside the mountains, regardless of track. We want the trends 12z took from a synoptic perspective however for the longer range. Suppress the CPAC high and push everything further east. With an active STJ we will score eventually as long as there is a cold source. Doesn’t need to be earth shattering cold either

The signal for the Jan 7-8 storm is very high however at this point it seems to be a foothills/mountains deal. Beyond that, I am growing very concerned with the ensemble look of building in a ridge in the CPAC. While I think a warmup mid month seemed somewhat likely, it never really gets cold beforehand and now I am increasingly concerned about how long it will take to break that feature down. That was a semi permanent feature last season and we know how that turned out. Hopefully we see ensembles weaken that ridge and allow cold air progression east of the central states or we will be banking on fabulous February. This was the ONE thing I was hoping to avoid this year and hopefully it is transient but we all know those cpac ridges can be tough to dislodge and once established we are usually in a can kicking regime

GFS has rain up to the Hudson Bay on January 10

Minus that GLL

1.13” here

There is just enough cold air around. We don’t want a massive arctic surge in this pattern as that will lead to a suppressed storm track. With the active STJ and NAO trending solidly negative, we are in business from two of the better players on the field in a Nino cycle. The pac could use some work and models are showing some pesky GLLs but I am extremely excited about the Jan 6-10 period and beyond.

The long range looks very, very good. That is all

Man watching the HP move in on the GFS for the fantasy storm is a thing of CAD beauty. 1030 just perfectly placed and timed correctly. I’m positive it happens exactly as depicted in reality!

The 12z GFS look for the 8-10th would lock the Carolina’s up for 5 days if that happened. Heavy front and backside snow sandwiched around a massive IP and Ice storm. That would be a glacier. Extreme Cold behind it too. Yes please!!! This weenie would be satisfied for the season