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Has been a good one for me so far.  Had 3 separate events where I could walk out in the yard and play in snow with my kid.  Even if there haven’t been any big ones, it’s been good.

7 minutes ago, TARHEELPROGRAMMER88 said:

The average is 6 inches period. We are currently at half that. If we get no more snow this winter it will be 3 years in a row below the average. No other way to spin it really. Still plenty of time no doubt but will we get there?

Who cares?  No amount of b'ing and moaning is going to change the weather, lol.  Just enjoy what comes when it does.

1 hour ago, PantherJustin said:

Well atleast we can hope this thing bust Tomm too… would be hilarious if All of New England got like 6-8” the meltdown would be hilarious 

why would people being disappointed be hilarious?  I hope it dumps on someone and they get to make memories they'll cherish for a lifetime.

Just now, WinstonSalemArlington said:

 

"tune in live at 11 for an update on roads".....meanwhile, they show a mostly dry sidewalk in the picture 

Just now, PackGrad05 said:

RAH discussion looks fine to me.  I never really expected more than an inch here in southern Wake.  We will see what happens.

if i get any accumulation on the ground i'll feel like i won this one at this point.

2 minutes ago, PantherJustin said:

Ok …. Greater chance of occurring…. Someone gets 3-6” in this Mystery band none of us can see, or NC State “Upsets” (If you wanna call it that) UNC Tomm in the Dean Dome while they honor Ole Roy?… or Option 3 I just lose everything this weekend 

lol, option 3

2 minutes ago, Blue Ridge said:

I keep meaning to check the validity of that statement. If true…good god. 

thats almost 4 inch per hour rates for 3 straight hours.  Thats unfathomable

5 minutes ago, Blue Ridge said:

Meant to post this yesterday for those wishing to re-live the Crusher. The playlist begins with clips from 0600 on 1/25/00, when it was still going strong across much of NC and SC. 

 

"Raleigh Durham, you have seen 11 inches of snow in the last 3 hours"

holy smokes

2 minutes ago, sarcean said:

I remember being up in Snowshoe, WV  for the Jan 2016 blizzard when they got three feet of snow. The first foot was great...it was after the  second that it started getting ridiculous. 

Best i've done was 20+ inches in that 2000 storm.  I remember how awesome it looked and how cool it was falling down.  But actually playing in it was a chore...especially for a kid who could barely walk around in it.  

10 minutes ago, VABILLUPS1 said:

The Canadians never lost it

Yeah, i just looked back at the last storm thread...the canadian ensemble almost nailed the last storm perfectly 3 days out

2 minutes ago, AirNelson39 said:

Huh? It’s 3 days out. A better statement would have been it’s the 84 hour NAM on an island, no need to be excited yet. The name put out some ridiculous maps from last storm at 84 hours too. Not sold.

yeah, and 3 days out on the last storm the models were showing nothing.  Like i said, its way too far out for ME to get excited, but it is exciting to follow.

way too far out for me to get excited.  Cool storm to follow so far though!

1 hour ago, WinstonSalemArlington said:

January 25, 2000 “Blizzard”

 

I'll never forget it and likely never see anything like it again.

2 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said:

This is why I come to these boards 

No kidding.  No wonder people are coming to boards like this and twitter for their weather.  When your local tv met is giving answers like that...lol.  Yikes

7 minutes ago, Cat Lady said:

Can anyone please share a source for climatology of # of snowfall events?  My NC memory says we either get nothing season, or a multi event season, but I'd like to confirm with data.  Could be state wide, or a bigger / smaller region.

https://products.climate.ncsu.edu/weather/winter/database/

4 minutes ago, StoneColdWeatherAustin said:

Every year I see posts from meteorologists irate over these 7 day model snow outputs that people post. Not sure why they waste their breath. There is so much misinformation posted on social media every day, and honestly I am not sure if it makes a difference with snow. People in the south lose their mind over snow whether it is an inch or a foot.

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I assume the issue for them is that people post these maps on, say, twitter, without any notification or warning that this is likely not to happen.  What this ends up doing is having ignorant people that don't know any better flood their social media with posts about a storm thats likely not to happen and get their hopes up about a storm that is likely not to happen so that when it doesnt happen, they flood the mets socials with irate posts about why the storm didn't happen...when it wasn't likely to in the first place.

IMO, theres nothing wrong with sharing models 5,6,7 days out.  I think if you want to be safe you share it with the warning that this is very likely not to be the outcome...but even then, the ignorant snow chasers that don't understand what theyre looking at wont get it.  Its kind of the issue with social media in general...no matter what information you share, theres going to be an ignorant portion of the population that is going to take it WAY out of context and cause issues for everyone else.

9 minutes ago, StantonParkHoya said:

I’ll be the first to say it this year. You can tell we’re ramping up on the sun angle front. Side streets in the sun have cleared rapidly, and major drip on the roof.

yea, i was amazed at how warm it felt in the sun and at how quickly the roads cleared.  They were absolute sheets of ice this morning when i went out at 8:00.  By 10:30 there were already car wide paths through them all the way to the asphalt and melting off.

1 hour ago, WinstonSalemArlington said:

 

that has my area in the sub 2 inch snow, but i measured last night as it was ending and definitely measured somewhere between 2.5 and 2.8 inches.

since im dealing with the final flurries, figured id go out and measure.  Measured  2.8 inches off the top of my car in N. Durham.  Now i'm going to sleep as I'm going to have a fun morning with my 4 year old tomorrow

I bet theres gonna be a steep 2+ inch jump right to my east/southeast.  Im prolly around 2 inches in N. Durham right now.  I think most of Raleigh easily ends up with 4+ after that band finishes

1 minute ago, snowinnc said:

Are you over by St. David’s?  I hope that band is heading our way!

Just now, NorthHillsWx said:

I wish I could park my house under this band for the rest of the winter. RIPPING

yeah, i was on the very northern tip of it, so not as strong as what you're going through and it was the heaviest snow of the night.  Really helped my totals.  I wouldn't be surprised to see you guys down that way add .75-1 inch in that band alone

Just now, Stormpc said:

Nice. Never listen to storm cancel  folks. 

I used to be one of those folks that would get upset and post my feelings whenever a storm didn't pan out, which is often in this area....but when you get to a certain age or maturity or experience...you realize that its going to happen...and to go into these systems realizing that it may not end up the way its being modeled.  

I appreciate this storm for multiple reasons.  For one, it overperformed as a whole, IMO.  For two...never had an issue with mixing...at all.  Began as snow, will end as snow.  Not often do you get that in this area.  Almost every system has some kind of mixing on the front end, back end, etc.  And last but not least, i really like the look of the mass of tiny flakes falling through the air.  The large flakes have a different beauty, but the wall of tiny flakes...i haven't seen that much...and I found it to be quite pretty.  Hope everyone enjoys tonight and tomorrow and stays safe.

does anyone else have a fascination with undisturbed snow like I do?  Like I absolutely hate it when people walk through it and put foot prints and wheel marks in it.  The absolute beauty of untouched/undisturbed snow on the ground is unmatched.

oh yeah, that band coming through means business.  So much coming down its really cut visibility.... I dont even have to look up at the lights to tell its snowing anymore.  I could see adding a quick half inch with this band alone...and im not even in the strongest part of it