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My 9yr old niece lives in Durham and really hoping y'all get slammed in the Triangle!!!

26 minutes ago, PantherJustin said:

I can only speak for myself but I believe he’s using a bit of experience with these systems…. How they act Or “Overachieve” in overrunning  ect. I didn’t even realize he’d been in CLT on WBTV as long as anyone I guess bc he’s in the morning I never noticed but he’s also been there since I was a kid like BP,Crum,East,EricT(Retired). 

He is the new Chief Meteorologist at WBTV. But noone can replace Eric Thomas!!! However Al Conklin has been known to be a snow lover!!

I'll take 5-6" and skip through my neighborhood! Would be most snow I've seen in the 15yrs I've lived in Concord.. :-))

My sister lives in Enochville just N of Kannapolis.  I live in Concord..almost in Harrisburg.  I may just pack a bag and stay with her. Could have 6-8" at her place while I enjoy sleetmageddon imby... Can't chance that. Hmmmm

Was 21 in Concord last night... down to 26 here at 5am... should fall another degree or two. 

41 minutes ago, WeatherHawk said:

Models gonna start to crawl north? Hopefully not too much….Would love to see northern Georgia and SC have a nice snow day! 

Would love to see Charlotte and Raleigh have one as well. 4yrs in Charlotte since we have had over 2" for the entire winter. Long overdue

57 minutes ago, NC_hailstorm said:

Agree it looks like the 6-8'' snow/sleet with a raging sleet storm at some point with freezing rain to end it in my area.Usually west of I 85 and north of HWY 73 around here locally is the dividing line,seen it many times.

Just my opinion.

I grew up in Rockwell but live in Concord now.(Roberta Mill near Harrisburg) and it blows my mind the difference it made moving 15-20miles south of Rockwell has made. I mentioned hwy 73 yesterday. You are 100% correct. Mt.Ulla usually does well tho... good luck!

Hey guys... A Storm can create it's own cold air right?. What's that called and could we see it with this storm? Thx

Just now, weatherguysc said:

Lights out for weeks/months for the upstate of SC if that comes true.

This will NOT verify. 

I'm in Concord but yeah, I may follow suit and spend some time with you guys for awhile. But, as I posted on main thread...

  For what it's worth. On Sunday AccuWeather has Concord at 31 with snow and "potential for a winter storm". Last night they had me at 36 with wintry precip. It's AccuWeather so who knows... but man it sure felt good to see all snow flakes for Sunday... I know it'll change a few times still before onset, but I'm going to go stare at those flakes for a bit... haha

For what it's worth. Last night AccuWeather had Concord at 36 degrees with wintry precip for Sunday. They have changed Sundays forecast to 31 degrees with snow, stating a Winter Storm is possible. I'm just gonna stare at that for awhile.... 

2 minutes ago, wncsnow said:

This looks as good as anything I've seen posted so far! Am I missing something??

Ohhh it's so hard to stay optimistic about this one.  I know nothing about the model runs... I base my forecast off of being a native. I'm gonna hang in until this thong turns into a southern soaker for all of us. History tells us that most Southern winter storms come down to now casting for those of us E of 77 and S of 40. FINGERS CROSSED 

3 minutes ago, JoshM said:

Canadian following suit

What's with the L in N Alabama? Wasn't it in the FL panhandle at lunch?? Sheesh

Can the endless chatter regarding WRALs silly % map go somewhere else please. Thx 

7 minutes ago, Brick Tamland said:

Also funny that the ops have come in worse today but WRAL has been increasing the talk more today about snow here.

Call me crazy...and I am.. but talking this storm up(especially it being on a wknd) is good for the economy... period. Grocery stores, Hardware stores, certain clothing items...etc. perfect opportunity to clear some shelves and rake in the $$$.Capitalism at it's best... '-/

This thing is sooo far out yet. I'm going to take a deep breathe and enjoy the dance over the next few days. 35yrs of watching winter weather in Rowan and Cabarrus Counties and I've seen forecasts for storms that literally never developed(yikes) to storms that developed by the minute('93). 

    Keep in mind we see our biggest snowstorms from mid Feb to mid March outside the high country.  Hopefully the fun is just beginning...

1 hour ago, PantherJustin said:

This a true statement I grew up by Afton Village. Everyone even up by Rowan County/Iredell County line would smash. Luckily I’m over in Mooresville Now. South Concord like Downtown- Never gonna fare well in a CAD setup 

Afton Village is awesome.. A bit congested these days.. but.... winter wx in Cabarrus County literally makes me crazy. I'm basically on the border w/ Harrisburg between 29 and 49. It's all about now-casting in these parts.

1 hour ago, eyewall said:

Current status:

Boone: We're good

Charlotte: This could be the one!

Winston-Salem: Feeling good

Greensboro: Feeling pretty good

Raleigh-Durham: Tanking Maalox and downing Tums

Fayetteville: Day drinking

Wilmington: Hitting the ABC store to re-stock

Concord- Hate anyplace N of HWY 73 .... I REALLY hate anyplace N of HWY 152

Can you imagine all the meteorologist from N.Alabama, N.Ga, SC Upstate, and all of NC are already beating their heads against the wall. 

Wonder when Brad Panovich will post something???

2 hours ago, kvegas-wx said:

Here comes the slush and cutting snow totals by 80%.  I'll give it until midnight before everyone south of Lexington is screaming about the warm nose.  

Concord here.. already screaming.  I know how this plays out imby. Snow ..ice..more ice.... we do better when the ULL swings through at the end. Meanwhile I'm already hating myself for following this thread... 

53 minutes ago, burgertime said:

Also this is just pure speculation but I've found with these big wound up storms you tend to get a low tracking behind it as nice little bonus a day later. So we could see two rounds. Something to look for a day or two before the storm. 

For those that are robbed by the warm nose during "main" event... the upper level low the next day becomes the main event very often.

The good news is more favorable pattern shift for snow. The bad news is the warm nose has really screwed Concord the past 10yrs. No doubt global warming is a factor. Still a good 75 days for a perfect setup. We are all due another 93 or 96

Large Snow flakes quickly mixing here in Concord. I cannot believe my eyes.!!!! I don't even care if it sticks.  Enjoy all. And loving the pictures!

Traffic cams show snow falling at mm 27.7 on 77. That is between Cornelius and Huntersville. Also snow at 85business split in Lexington.