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A little less than 7” in North Raleigh, about five miles from the Durham County line.  I think I need to start saying Northwestern Wake County because even though we have a Raleigh address we aren’t near the city limits. I’m definitely surprised but our kids are thrilled.  Sleet is mixing in with the snow now.

Just eyeballing it but I’m thinking close to 5” here in North Raleigh.  We are only a few miles from the Durham County line so I think that made a huge difference.

Yay!  Light snow in North Raleigh!!!

11 minutes ago, SENC said:

Shades of the 2017, bust..  Just IMOP,(and I was rooting for ya'll!).. 

It totally is.  Webberweather nailed it.

3 minutes ago, thess said:

Just a lurker. I noticed there aren’t many RDU posters for this event. Did we pretty much bust already? I see a lot of conflicting maps so no idea what’s going on at this point.

North Raleigh poster here.  I’m prepared to watch Chapel Hill get 8” of snow while we get 1” of sleet and cold rain.  

1 minute ago, wncsnow said:

If I get fringed I will be living in here a while

I think that you’re in good shape.  Those of us in Wake County can’t say the same.

Just now, frazdaddy said:

Just to be clear, nobody has gotten anything yet.

 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.

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.

21 minutes ago, Jonathan said:

I have a feeling that even I am gonna have mixing issues here across the border. ROA-DCA will end up jackpotting, you watch.

You know that Ji is whining right now about not getting anything but DCA is definitely going to jackpot.

2 hours ago, Amos83 said:

Saw about 5 snow flakes this morning otw to work. So the winter season is already off to an awesome start!

I had about nine so I got you beat.  That will probably be it for Wake County this week.

1 hour ago, YetAnotherRDUGuy said:

Who thinks this could be one of those historical storms we mention years from now?? Like 02/14, or Carolina Crusher, or Jan 96, or '93, or '88, etc...

It would be nice but it’s very doubtful.

5 minutes ago, Moonhowl said:

You gotta make that epic drive to Roxboro on the far side of the magic snow line.

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

2 minutes ago, Cold Rain said:

Nah.

I hope that you’re right but the trends are definitely going in the wrong direction for us.  

On 1/17/2018 at 4:51 PM, lilj4425 said:

Why so many Raleigh people on here? Somebody call the exterminator. 

In our defense, Wake County is always on the dang snow line and we have been screwed over too much the last few years.  I love living in Raleigh but it’s painful for a snow lover!

North Raleigh here...just lost power about two minutes ago.

Power is out in North Raleigh.  Dang it.

Lights flickering in North Raleigh.   I’m not feeling too good about things right now. That’s what I get for thinking we would be fine.

28 minutes ago, WidreMann said:

Except north central Wake, where it is only flurrying. They are having some really bad luck.

It’s true.  Even our kids came inside and asked, “where is this heavy snow you’ve been talking about?”

This super light snow in North Central Wake County is for the birds. NWS said that we should have moderate snow now.  Wrong.  Why do I get my hopes up every time?

24 minutes ago, WidreMann said:

I'm still baffled by the warming. In what universe does moderate or more than moderate snow with a north wind and a completely cold column result in temps warming at the surface? I swear, every storm there's a new meteorological phenomenon that comes in to screw us.

It really does seem that way at RDU.  Utterly bizarre.

Just now, WidreMann said:

South Durham, which performs poorly with nearly every storm and I don't know why. Perhaps Jordan Lake. Perhaps gentrification.

Well, you are still better off than those of us in Wake County!

5 minutes ago, WidreMann said:

Models keep shifting NW and delaying. Temps are too warm. This and that, the usual. I'm guessing we'll see an inch around RDU. I guess if we have enough 1" storms we can reach an average winter again.

You’re in Chapel Hill, correct?  If so then I’m not sure why you’re complaining.  Those of us in Wake County have legitimate concerns but you are pretty much in the sweet spot.

2 hours ago, Cold Rain said:

I was really feeling good about it until this afternoon.  Usually, when there’s a jackpot zone just west of the Triangle, there’s a cliff through Wake Co., even if the models still show robust totals on the east side.  Models try to spread that gradient out too much over too wide an area.  I could see Orange Co. get 7” and my area get 1”.

I feel the same way you do.  Don’t worry though, I’m sure that Brick will chime in soon saying that we have nothing to worry about.

45 minutes ago, SEwakenosnowforu said:

What? You live in North raleigh...no snow hole. That is offensive. I work in North raleigh and seen the half inch of snow at my house and 6 inches of snow in North raleigh...more than once.

We are more north central Wake County.  The last “storm” we had we struggled to even get a dusting so yes, there is a snow hole over my part of Wake County.  We have friends in Apex who got almost an inch two weeks ago and we got nothing.  The hole is always somewhere over Wake County.

6 hours ago, NCSU_Pi said:

 

Apparently someone told Ze Germans about the Wake County Snow Shield

It’s really ridiculous.  I know that everyone wants snow but I would think that most people here would take pity on those of us who live in the Wake County snow hole.  Ugh.