WeatherExperiment

20 hours ago, franklin NCwx said:

Time for 30's and blowing snow for March and April. Just went you don't want it and it's a nuisance 

Seems like this has been a crazy winter for most, whether it be cold rain, blizzards, "heat waves," or extreme cold. Maybe some crazy snow in the Southeast in March or April is not out of the question. 

3 hours ago, PantherJustin said:

Think CLT Metro Gets A WWA? Cabarrus already has one? I figure Rowan minimum? 

Just got the WWA for Gaston, Mecklenburg, Rowan and several SC Counties.

Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
230 PM EST Fri Jan 21 2022

NCZ057-070-071-SCZ009-012-013-019-220400-
/O.EXA.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-220122T1200Z/
Rowan-Gaston-Mecklenburg-York-Laurens-Union SC-Greenwood-
Including the cities of Salisbury, Gastonia, Charlotte, Catawba,
Rock Hill, Laurens, Clinton, Union, Monarch Mills, Ware Shoals,
and Ninety Six
230 PM EST Fri Jan 21 2022

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Snow. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch. Areas
  of black ice overnight.

* WHERE...Portions of Upstate South Carolina and piedmont North
  Carolina, extending from Greenwood County northeast to Rowan
  County, including the Charlotte metro area.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
  conditions could impact the evening commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The bulk of the snow is expected to fall
  this evening. After the snow lifts out of the area late this
  evening, black ice will be possible into Saturday morning.

Wind and sleet now starting to pick up here in South Gastonia, NC.

My daughter lives near Travelers Rest SC. She has what looks like all snow and (a guess here, based on the pics she sent me) about 6-8 inches. 26 degrees.

25 degrees here in South Gastonia NC with sleet. About 2 1/2 inches of frozen precip on average, measured in several places.

22 minutes ago, snowmaker13 said:

That's the model I would rely on at this point. It actually increased totals with the weak low and stronger high. NAM is a meso model and amps things up like crazy all the time. Think it's time for it to go the way of the DGEX at this point. Maybe some machine learning model to replace it. 

18 minutes ago, PantherJustin said:

Look at the gradient there around CLT… tell me that’s not classic, Uptown 2-3” but step 30 miles N into Iredell you’ve got 6-8” 

I know we have other maps to consider -- sleet and ice. But, yeah, I'm amazed at that gradient. Just a slight jog of 30 miles by the storm, northwest or southeast, could be the difference between more icing and more snow. The next 48-72 hours will be wicked exciting to watch!

Last report from here before I go to bed. Still ice pellets here, enough to whiten the grass. No snow.

Congrats to those who got to see some of the white stuff!

It's still sleet or ice pellets here in Crowders. Barely perceptible, visually, but I can hear them falling.

5 minutes ago, BullCityWx said:

My sister is off Freedom Mill Rd and they have no snow yet 

That's about 2 miles west of me as the crow flies. Sleet's getting louder now.

Just now, WeatherExperiment said:

I'm keeping an eye out here in Crowders, NC, about 6 miles south of Downtown Gastonia. So far, still a cold rain. 

And no sooner as I post that, I hear the sleet hitting the ground and I see a handful of snowflakes falling. It's almost here! 

6 minutes ago, BullCityWx said:

Looks like snow has reached Downtown Gastonia 

 

 

I'm keeping an eye out here in Crowders, NC, about 6 miles south of Downtown Gastonia. So far, still a cold rain. 

Brad Panovich just posted on Facebook that today marks the average first date of measurable snowfall for Charlotte.

There's something to hang your hat on!  

Something of note to add: Last night in one of his live Facebook posts, Brad Panovich noted that the positions of the last few storms have brought cooler/colder air further south and that trend with the next few storms in the long term seems to be continuing that southward progression. He seemed optimistic that the frequency of the storms coming through could give us a better chance of that cold air and precipitation meeting in the area. He was also optimistic when he said "winter is not over, folks." Makes me wonder with all the crazy weather going on if we'll see that "meeting" sometime in the late-February/early-March timeframe.

So far it's pretty much a bust here, one mile south of the Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport. Just a cold, moderate rain falling. App says freezing rain, but I don't see any ice sticking to trees. I guess with the Winter Storm Warning still in effect for another 27+ hours, anything is still possible. But I'm not holding out much hope for it to turn white here. Looks like the best (worst?) we'll get is icy conditions at this point. 

You're right! Sorry.  Here you go! (My daughter Emma and me about a month ago.)

This is me about 5 years ago.  I pretty much look the same except right now I'm sporting a goatee and much longer hair.  I have grey hair, but my hair is dyed in this pic.