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1 hour ago, NorthHillsWx said:
Too bad all the fun in the Carolina’s is coming at night. Definitely serious now-casting. Some people going to wake up with bare dirt and scream “bust” while others 20 miles away have 4” will be screaming “overperformer.” I think it’s boom or bust, light rates are not going to cut it with borderline BL temps like they did last week and if you get fringed by one of those bands you’re not going to get much or anything. Think summertime thunderstorms if you want to know how this will play out
So basically youll get snow while few miles west nothing. Very similar to the summer storms here lol.
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1 minute ago, Blue_Ridge_Escarpment said:
It use to, not so much anymore.
I still dont trust it when it is spitting our ridiculous QPF.
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Knock off 20% QPF on the NAM. It loves to overdo QPF
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3 hours ago, SteveRDU said:
Nice, Sussex was often a jackpot zone in some of those storms. And it sounds like a bunch of us cashed in in 2016.
Yep for sure. It would be rain in Dover and up in sussex co it would be winter wonderland. I miss it up there, was a great place to live
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Just now, SteveRDU said:
Fort Lee area very close to NYC. ‘96 was epic! ‘78 was before my time. Were you around for 2016?
Know it well, Born in Boonton and grew up in Sussex county. I left there in 1999 and bounced around the northeast, 2016 Jan I was in Northern VA and we had 34" there
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1 minute ago, SteveRDU said:
When I lived in NJ we had a couple 30 inchers, and even there it took a solid 2-3 days to get things up and running.
What part of Jersey. Thats where Im from. I remember a few 30" storms, the bliz of 96, Feb 78, just a couple
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This would be an epic way to end winter. I would take this and never bitch again. One more ride and use my 4WD again to keep it going.
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53 minutes ago, tarheelwx said:
Since it’s that time of the year, I thought I’d find out what traditions you have for winter storms. I’ll kick it off:
- Leaves on my yard absorb heat and help snow melt faster. So, a day or two before accumulating snow/sleet, I mow my yard with my rear bagger mower to get all the stray leaves off the yard. It also whacks back any long sprouting weeds that take longer to cover up.
- Big breakfast (usually bacon and pancakes/waffles), but only after precip is falling and beginning to accumulate.
What about you guys?
TW
I dont have one but now I do. See you for breakfast at your house
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1 hour 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.
Hell my south facing driveway was cleared of snow by 11am.
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Glad my gut was completely wrong on this lol
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This storm alone beat last years hellish winter, so this winter is a plus, with that being said, if Ma nature wants to drop some more, Ill gladly take it
Finished with 2.3" here
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3 hours ago, WinstonSalemArlington said:
Are those palm trees in Raleigh?
I have a few different kinds in my yard as well. Not as tall as the ones in Eyewalls pics but they just got planted 3 yrs ago.
Back to Weather, Looks like we ended up with 2.3" of pure snow. Good little storm, nothing crazy about it IMO. But gladly take it. Who knows when this will happen again. Happy for everyone whp has seen some wintry precip this past 7 days. That covers most of us.
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Yep band over me and nearing RDU is def some of the best snow of the night. Def better growth than earlier this evening.
Enjoy your snow and ice peeps. Glad to have gotten some winter wx but still miss a good snow to go out driving in
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9 minutes ago, Blue Ridge said:
DL 5501 maybe? DCA to RDU. Looks like another Delta/Endeavor (JFK to RDU) was re-routed to CHO.
edit: you mentioned the redirect in a separate comment. My bad.
There are now about 7 diversions avoiding RDU. One from LGA got to the northern neck of VA and turned around and diverting to JFK
Even UPS diverted to TYS
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Delta from JFK diverting to CHO since RDU isnt taking any planes yet
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Endeavor Air landed on 5L/23R at RDU has slid off the runway in a CRJ9 aircraft. 19 souls on board but havent heard of any injuries. There are a handful of birds circling over the airport waiting on clearance to land
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Just now, NorthHillsWx said:
If you’re complaining about anything in the Raleigh area, you need a new hobby. This is our best storm in years. Absolutely awesome out right now. Loving every second of it
Its def a different scene here. You guys will cash in for sure in this system.
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My boy isnt too impressed yet with the snow here so far.
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4 minutes ago, CntrTim85 said:
Who's the old lady next to Ed?
He is a legend, Greg Fishel
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Just now, NCsandhills said:
As the crow flies, I'm 10 miles SSE of RDU airport, and already seeing a dusting and light snow showers...hopefully the gradient isn't THAT sharp.
That bodes well for you then
looking at the radar I just have that gut feeling that is how this will set up
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I just have a bad feeling that being too far west while Raleigh gets a good snow and here by RDU we get shafted. I hope Im wrong, but I have that feeling
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Getting ready and staging along the Triangle Expwy 540 in Cary little bit ago
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Was flurrying in Apex at US 1 and 1010 Road about half hour ago. Nothing here by RDU yet
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18 minutes ago, CaryWx said:
Not Triangle the viewing area. I suspect points around Rocky Mount are going to get a bigger hit. I appreciated her info on why they didn't give in to the short range models right now. As always the northwest trend seems to happen in these parts.
she did mention the triangle area.
"We will still see impactful winter weather and accumulations on Thursday night (including the Triangle) and parts of our viewing area will still see a major winter storm Friday"
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Greg Fishel got a new gig. Good for him
Greg Fishel, the former longtime chief meteorologist at WRAL who left the station nearly three years ago, has a new job in North Carolina — and it’s with an HVAC company.
A favorite among WRAL viewers for decades, Fishel resigned from the station in February 2019. Since then, he has worked as a senior atmospheric scientist, moved to Florida, started a Facebook page dedicated to the weather and moved to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, according to his social media accounts.
His newest role is as a spokesperson for Blanton’s Air, Plumbing & Electric, a Fayetteville-based company with operations in the Triangle. As an HVAC company, much of Blanton’s services rely heavily on weather forecasting, said Madison Creech, Blanton’s marketing coordinator. The company also installs generators, another seasonal business dependent on weather, she said.
“We thought that having our own weather person would be a fun way to get customers engaged,” she said. “Also, I think most people who grew up in this area know and love Greg Fishel, so that's kind of where the idea came from.”
Fishel couldn't be reached for comment.
He has already shot a commercial for the company. In it, he appears to be on a beach acting as Tom Hanks’ character in the film "Cast Away." Complete with a Wilson volleyball friend, Fishel is “found” by Blanton’s mascot, Coolidge. He then returns to what looks like a TV station and gives a weather report, shouting out Blanton’s heating technicians.
Screen shot of a commercial featuring Greg Fishel for Blanton’s Air, Plumbing & Electric.
BLANTON'S C/O FACEBOOK
Some of his posts describe him traveling across North Carolina and beyond “chasing” weather events. Most posts get thousands of likes, followed by hundreds of comments expressing users’ love for Fishel and his content. Many include his humor, such as this Jan. 15 post, “Snow in the Triangle is like the Mets winning the World Series. It's not unprecedented, but darn is it hard to pull off!”
Fishel started at WRAL in 1981 and became chief meteorologist in 1989. His sense of humor and weather reporting won the hearts of thousands of North Carolinians, making his departure from WRAL in 2019 shocking to many. At the time, Fishel gave a statement announcing that his resignation had been accepted.
“I have been facing many personal challenges over the last year, and these issues have impacted my ability to work effectively and professionally,” he said at the time. “I take full responsibility for my actions and intend on meeting these challenges head on.”