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Even with the sleet bomb, it definitely looks like snow on the ground. Pretty incredible stretch of cold here...I don't recall anything like it since '94. If we can get a couple snowtoppers with the Wednesday thing and the potential clipper, then it changes the game a bit.

Nice! Looks like they got a flush hit from the ULL, though Raleigh seems to be getting snookered.

If it makes you feel any better, in and around Charlotte is now reporting up to 8"+ of snow.

Just saw people ice skating on a pond in Baker Park. The cold this winter is legit. Now we just need the gulf to become a regular contributor.

We had temps in the teens throughout the entire event. In the majority of storms, that’s all snow. In most winters, our issues are not precip, it’s temps. I grew up in the 80s (snow on the ground for weeks at a time) and have been thru all the big blizzards since (including traveling from 2007 to 2009 - was back in time for Dec 09), so I’m picky when it comes to wanting snow. That said, I don’t like when my basketball courts are covered lol, so if that’s gonna happen I want it to be for a good reason. I’m actually not as negative as I appear…but this is a competitive sport, so it gets to be a little ridiculous when I see places to the south getting the flush hits that we aren’t. But the tide will likely turn…just a matter of when.

I’m optimistic on a backloaded winter, but it’s definitely getting to the point of “go time”. Gotta get that EC trough further west somehow.

Not qpf. The Carolina’s are showing us how it’s really done.

Were you out of town for the last storm?

Seems like there’s two winning teams for this current storm…those that are closest to the ULL passage (eg, Charlotte) which we needed here and those in the coastal sections closest to the redeveloping surface low. Definitely some dryslotting in between.

It’s wild seeing Charlotte getting a flush hit right now while we can only muster storms that are majority sleet. There’s something truly off with this pattern for big snows in the MA.

Yep

Yea, Charlotte is getting the kind of storm I want lol. Basically a perfect setup for them.

Definitely envious of this storm from Maryland where we got 5-6" of snow from the last storm (imby) followed by hours of sleet (meh). Radar looks incredible for Charlotte (I worked there on a couple different contracts back in the day before it became boomtown).

5-8" of "pure" snow is winning. Gonna end up being a great event there.

Charlotte might get more snow in this coastal bombo than Frederick has seen in at least 5+ years. I actually had a chance to move there (well, anywhere) in '21, but decided to try Frederick for a few reasons including because it snows more than Charlotte. Granted, I'm still glad I chose Frederick because of the Watershed/Downtown combo, but yea...

That might be the one.

Radar looks atrocious down there so far, though admittedly I haven’t been following this one closely as the storm has always looked kinda sus, for lack of a better word. I’d feel much more confident about warning level snowfall in obx than further inland, that’s for sure.

This is by far the dumbest weather pattern I’ve ever experienced here. It’s a joke that we’ve been this cold and Frederick’s flagship storm the last few years was 2/3 sleet. Definitely looking forward to an El Niño.

Im still waiting on the weeklies to deliver the elusive 4”+ snowstorm that snows from start to finish.

Regarding the fish storm…it takes a different climate pattern to get a snowstorm in Va beach. If they’re getting snow, we’re in trouble in Frederick. Let that one go. Next week is more trackable, though that ridge out west looks like a monster brewing. Interested to see how much that impacts those BN projections.

It's got some work for me to get to an A+ lol. I'm at a C+ right now, though I could probably see this getting into a A- with your benchmarks.

Pattern is just so dry…gotta find a way to get next week to turn into a minor event like BChill said. Would really be a waste to not get at least a stat padder/snow topper out of this Arctic pattern.

First time I’ve left my place since Saturday due to a cold and busy work schedule combo. Looks more like it snowed than sleet..so that’s fun. Roads are in pretty decent shape. And when the sun is out it’s still cold af, but a lot more tolerable.

Chasing is tempting.

There’s no “easy” way, but having a gulf that’s available for overrunning is the “best” way.