LithiaWx

Woof woof 

Woof

Thread started too soon on this weekend system. 

It's not winter cancel but the sands of time are running out quickly 

Looks like ATL finishes with over 70 inches of rain and a second place all time for rainfall in a year.  Would take about 71.45 to finish number 1. There is rain coming through tonight but doesn’t look to be quite enough for a number one finish.  

It gon rain

Found a woolly worm just chillin in my garage.  He was black, brown, black.   Tried to post a photo but it was too big to upload. 

Who hop can decipher this folklore?  Cold, warm, cold?

Nice storm!  I’m glad you guys are cashing in.  I drove up to Greenville and a bit north from there.  Ran into some very slushy and snowy roads before calling it and turning around.  I got a quick snow fix!  I’m pulling for y’all to keep piling it on ring up some big numbers. 

I am in need of a location to target tomorrow.  Im coming up from Atlanta and need to see good snow but not get stuck.  I have to be back to Atlanta by Sunday evening.  

Any suggestions?  I have a truck but no 4x4 and an Explorer without 4x4.  Which vehicle and which location?

If it can snow 12” in early December down here then you guys should not worry about early December.  Sun angle is low and ground temps mean jack when you get tons of snow.  

The wife has wanted to see Asheville for a long time.  Looks like I need to book a room and take her up.  Of course not telling her about the snowstorm.  She hates snow. Lmao

Just now, WinstonSalemArlington said:

Merry Christmas

 

Looks all wrong to me.  No cold to the NW and no blocking to the north and no 50/50 low. 

+pna-nao and -ao is my favorite 

Highest crest since the 2009 epic floods at sweet water creek near my house.  Currently in flood stage with some houses inundated.

Deniers luz

11 hours ago, Iceagewhereartthou said:

I'll pass, had more  than enough rain for awhile. 

Looks like first half  of November to be a little  above normal. Not only no freeze, but not even seeing any 30s. Hope the winter does not remember  that!

 

Good timing.  Rubber bands and sloshing bath water type of stuff. 

The writing on the wall says blockbuster winter incoming.  It will be hard to beat last year down here with the early December paste job of up to a foot.  

41 for a low.  nice and chilly 

Signature win for you guys.  Maybe y’all are finally putting it back together. 

Low of 48 incoming for my location tonight.  

#winning 

7 minutes ago, frazdaddy said:

Yeah, Scotts post got my attention. I'm off for the next two days and was briefly entertaining the thought of a road trip.

Michael has gone beast mode.  It’s truly amazing to me that we still lack the ability to predict hurricane intensity even a day or two out.  I looked back at the previous forecasts of a low end cat 1 hitting.  My have we come a long way from that in such a short amount of time.  

I guess the lesson we can learn is never underestimate the fuel that GOM bathwater can provide to a storm.  Michael had some things going against it like shear and asymmetrical lopsided presentation and he has just continued a steady March towards where he is now.  Just amazing. 

Just now, frazdaddy said:

I havn't looked,where are you in this mess?

Ah safe and sound well north.  Thank you.  I had planned on going down to south GA but this has gotten out of hand.  

5 minutes ago, frazdaddy said:

Might be too late for that.

Very possible.  There will be some wicked video from this storm.  Daytime landfalls are awesome for documenting. 

5 minutes ago, downeastnc said:

Might not matter to much Euro expands the wind field quite a bit and has hurricane force gust around the center the entire time the storm is over land from FL to NC....but yeah initially the SE side will be the worst according to the models but still many places in GA and hell even SC and NC potentially will see gust to 60-80 mph......

No doubt at some widespread TS winds inland.  I was just referring to that 10-20 miles wide area that will contain the hurricane force winds far inland.  I remember opal was fierce but I distinctly remember ending up in what was left of the eye wall.  It was horrible even here in west Atlanta. Anyone who gets in there with Michael is going to really feel the wrath even well inland. IMO 

3 minutes ago, Hvward said:

Still intensifying in my opinion currently. Lightning going off like a thunderstorm in the eye currently.. usually a sign of strengthening.



Scary situation for Panama City.

Almost appears that it’s about to do an ERC.  Just looking at the lack of radar signals just outside of the eye wall.  But he has defied everything so far.  

1 minute ago, Shack said:

NHC, as of latest track update, has it at Hurricane at 0600z at 12mi southwest of my position in Macon.( 32°50′5″N 83°49′6″W)

Yes, Lithia, you are right.  I spoke to people last night and they definitely think, like most storms, that it's being overhyped for our area.  I tried to relay the modeled potential.

Considering sending the wife and dogs to our friends in Alpharetta for a day or two.

 

FORECAST VALID 11/0600Z 32.1N  83.8W...INLAND
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 20NE  30SE  20SW   0NW.
50 KT... 40NE  50SE  40SW  30NW.
34 KT... 90NE 140SE  90SW  70NW.

Hope you stay north of the center.  When opal came through in 1995 the hurricane force winds were confined to a small area just east of where the center of the storm passed. Any locations in GA that find themselves there are in for a memorable event to say the least.