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Panovich says things quiet down after midnight….glad for that. Hasn’t been to bad. 

GSP just updated the forecast..

The 11 am advisory from NHC has forced some changes and upgrades
to the forecast. The latest track takes the storm center over the
western Piedmont early Saturday morning as it is weakening from
a Tropical Storm to a Depression. The problem is the expanded
wind field as the storm interacts with a surface boundary and
the pressure gradient ahead of that boundary as it moves back
north. Indications are that during the daytime on Friday, stronger
wind gusts upwards of 45 to 55 mph may lift northward across the
I-77 corridor through the afternoon and evening...well ahead of
the center of circulation. After coordination with neighboring
offices, the decision was made to issue a Tropical Storm Warning
because the chances of getting Tropical Storm force wind gusts is
roughly 50 pct or higher along/east of a line from roughly Chester
to York, Lincolton, and Statesville. The strongest winds would be
Friday afternoon and evening. The areas west of the Tropical Storm
Warning will likely get an Advisory on the next issuance later this
afternoon. A Flood Watch will probably also be issued for part of
the fcst area with the heavier rain developing Friday morning.

Yep, me too. My residence, and the rental home we own is surrounded by large trees.

GSP mentioned they were debating issuing a TS watch at 3:30 am. 
Looks like they are still mulling it over. The short term forecast didn’t change with the 6:45 update.

Weather.gov has CLT at 44° right now. Hoping we will be good. 

6 minutes ago, PantherJustin said:

He basically said this warm nose is gonna be so strong it warms most to 33 but looking at the “Futurecast” it still had Iredell/Rowan/Catawba at 30-32 for a good chunk so I almost think he’s more so talking about CLT immediate 

Well that’s good news for Charlotte. 
I feel for you guys up north. Looking to be brutal.

6 minutes ago, AirNelson39 said:

I’d love to see .5 of freezing rain here in Hickory

Really?  It becomes “unfun” very quickly. Looks very pretty for a few hours...till the power goes out. Your stuck with no power...most likely for days. 

1 hour ago, tarheelwx said:

 

Maybe that's why they are meteorologists and I'm just a hobbyist.

!!!

Here’s hoping that the I-85 snow border, applies to Ice. I don’t need this.

Midtown Charlotte- we got probably 30 minutes of big wet flakes. Ended around an hour ago. All quiet now.

1 hour ago, magpiemaniac said:

but even if we manage a sloppy inch 

1 hour ago, BullCityWx said:

This is what we do around here. We whine a quarter way through the event.

You’re too kind....whining starts at least 4 days before an event..lol

That’s a cool image.
Live report from ILM. No snow on ground...lol. 
 

and thank goodness my kids school (in Charlotte) didn’t cancel class today. 

Snowing in Wilmington  .lets see what happens...

Not that anyone cares... but I’m in Wrightsville Beach... still raining 

I’m in Wilmington for work tonight. Made the 3 1/2 lovely drive in constant steady rain. 
just stuck my head outside...and still just raining steady here.. fwiw

Just now, Wow said:

Temp and DP actually went up in the past hour by a degree.  41.7/28.9

Yep. Dp went from 30 to 28 about an hour ago, now back up to 29

Very light sporadic drizzle in Charlotte. 

43 degrees this AM in Charlotte..

radars definitely not looking to be an issue, 

I’ll be running away from any winter weather tomorrow. 10:30 meeting in Charlotte, then have to be in Wilmington by 4/5....y’all have fun

14 minutes ago, mackerel_sky said:

Like the “ highly subject to change “ part! I’m hoping for some clearing and lower temps than forecast! Supposed to be 40/41 at onset!

Just can’t see much clearing from the looks of this...

https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/conus_band.php?sat=G16&band=GEOCOLOR&length=12

ed:maybe not the right band to look at

ed2: looking at Sugar webcams, definitely clearing there,

Just got a WWA, here in CLT.

13 minutes ago, sarcean said:

Hard to put faith into a map that doesn’t even include a B on it 

Haha, noticed that too. But I went to MS State, so I figured it out.

1 minute ago, ILMRoss said:

A quick note on Webb; he graduated with a degree in meteorology from NC State, which in my view makes him a meteorologist. I was in a class or two with him and can personally vouch the dude is pretty brilliant. Forecast against him at your own risk.

Ok. Point taken. But you have to admit that first map was pretty bad. The follow ups made more sense, and I’m not talking about forecast amounts people.

7 hours ago, Tar Heel Snow said:

Literally every zone this guy forecast is basically exactly the same “a few or a couple or several inches” ...why is the UNCC Grad student held in such high regard by some here, but real, actual meteorologists are not.