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Just now, PackGrad05 said:

Southern Wake looks like it will get blanked...  or less than 1".  I'm just hoping the freezing rain stays away!

Same here in south Charlotte.  Ill be happy with a cold rain at this point

14 minutes ago, WarmNose said:

Brick still thinks he’s getting 6”. Jesus H

Lol, why cant the models be right?!?

4 minutes ago, ballnutncwx said:

Ah crap.  Jim Cantori is in CLT airport..

 

Brad P posted that hes not.

3 minutes ago, snowinnc said:

 Very true but I just see that coming. I can’t remember the last time Wake County wasn’t on the snow/rain line.   I always tell our kiddos to not get too excited about snow because I feel awful when we don’t get that much. Our son considers 1” of snow the best thing ever so for the most part he is easy to please.

Id say instead of warning them to not get excited about snow...to be excited for what snow does fall.  If your son finds 1" to be exciting...then be excited.

6 minutes ago, snowinnc said:

Meh.  I’m a bitter party of one.  I love living in Raleigh and truly wouldn’t want to live anywhere else but I’m really tired of getting jack squat when it comes to snow.  Charlotte getting more than us Wake County residents is a real WTF.  I’m used to it for the Triad but Charlotte and upstate SC getting more?  I’m convinced that we are just cursed when it comes to snow.

I live just south of charlotte. I cant remember the last time we got more snow than my parents who live in raleigh

Ill stick with the latest gfs run...has me getting 2 inches or less with around a foot about 20 miles to my north and west.  Exactly what id expect 

19 hours ago, snowinnc said:

You aren’t kidding!  Roxboro is always the sweet spot!

I grew up in roxboro. Now i live just south of Charlotte.  You know how they say, "its best to be where you can smell the rain"?  Well im always where i can smell the snow.  I didnt know how good i had it as a kid.

11 minutes ago, burgertime said:

I could totally believe that. That looks more realistic than some of these insane total GFS/Euro were popping out. Someone is going to get mixing out of this so if you're on that 1-2 line like above..heartbreak!

Haha...i live on the 1-2 line...every storm...every time.  I fully expect it to play out just like that

5 minutes ago, GunBlade said:

That summarizes 95% of winter storms here.  I’m right at the Mecklenburg/Union County line and most times we are within a few miles of rain/snow etc... Just going to north side of Meck county up near Wow normally is where the bigger totals are.  Sometimes being that close pays off as that’s where the best rates and QPF is but it’s a very fine line as all the snow maps are showing. 

Ive been in the exact same area for the last 7 years.  Seems that every snowstorm that comes through is a 33 degree rain while 15 miles away gets dumped on.  Did get a nice little 2-3 inch storm last winter.  Hopefully this one keeps moving south.  Though ill take a cold rain over ice 100% of the time

5 minutes ago, BombsAway1288 said:

Spell much?

He only misspelled one word, and what was the point of this post?  

1 minute ago, PackGrad05 said:

I know that.  I meant, is it simply surface temps that are causing that discrepancy?  

Yes.  I've been at 32/33 all day and have zero snow on roads.  20 miles northwest roads are covered where its 29/30.

3 minutes ago, PackGrad05 said:

I'm in Willow Spring in southern wake and it is not sticking to my roads.   Yet, 12 miles to my northwest, roads are covered.  What difference does 12 miles make?  Is it just surface temps?  

yes.  12 miles can mean all the difference

38 degrees and raining.  I was supposed to be in one of the good spots...lol.

One of the bigger problems is that Mets put out these "call maps" multiple days ahead of the actual storm, and then they change them multiple times between their first one and the storms arrival.  In that time, all kinds of things change in the models and even the models have no f'ing idea what is going to happen.  So by the time the storm gets here, basically everyone in the area has been told at one point or another they are going to get a meaningful snowfall when you know that is not humanly possible except once every decade or two.  But they keep doing this year in and year out because SNOW gets ratings and SNOW gets hits to websites.  And the only thing that gets bigger ratings and bigger hits is BIGGER snow storms for EVERYONE!

Id love for mets to just say, "You know what, this area of the state has a chance for a significant snowfall" and leave it at that.  No call maps, no "this area is going to get 6-8 inches" 3 days ahead of the storm.  Just give us a warning and leave it at that.  But it'll never happen because that doesn't sell ratings.

its like we just don't learn year after year.  The same things keep happening and we just keep expecting different.