YetAnotherRDUGuy

On 2/18/2020 at 7:54 PM, wncsnow said:

I enjoy looking at those and reading the case studies.

 

On another note, I've noticed RAH's last event on this page was 1/13/19, and that our latest event hasn't been included yet. These "events" usually also include heavy rain and thunderstorm events, which are year round. It's odd that nothing has been included for over a year.

So to be direct. I wonder if RAH doesn't compile these anymore.

7 hours ago, WarmNose said:

Hope y’all like clipper snow. Carolinas got this thing right where we want it 

Nothing like a chance of clippers in late Feb/early Mar. lol

12 minutes ago, mackerel_sky said:

That Saturday wave is a little more robust on 0z GFS for NC/SC! All in!

Saturday is Feb 29, which is basically March. And anything frozen in March outside of the mtns is gravy.

So yea. Getting 1 snowflake on Sat would be a win.

5 minutes ago, lilj4425 said:

Just pivot already.  I’m tired of waiting. CJ said it was gonna pivot and give the upstate like three feet of snow. 

I think it's starting to PIVOT over the ocean. Too far out to affect us. Dad'gummit

I'm still waiting for the pivot.

3 minutes ago, Leesville Wx Hawk said:

 

I have a little over 3 “ about 3 “ north of RDU.  We lucked out Eyewall!  It was looking bad my friend.

I about 4 miles N of you. Didn't realize we got 3'', but I haven't been outside in awhile.

2 minutes ago, SnowDeac said:

Wonder if there is any ground truth to that band building back just east of hickory. Weird. Not a deform band, right?

Where did that come from? Looks legit on radar at least. Maybe someone in WS can verify any ground truth right about now..

7 minutes ago, Snownado said:

I cant believe there are actually some school closings in SC. I wasnt aware that any part of SC got that much snow.

You know how people up north make fun of us down here because we don't handle snow like they do?

Don't be that guy.

On 2/18/2020 at 5:06 PM, Iceagewhereartthou said:

As expected,  looks to be plenty of moisture,  but cold is lacking or too slow for many. Going to be another "what could have been" for most of the upstate and NEGA.  May see a sloppy inch or so but by the time cold gets here most of the precip gone east.  

Lot of people in NC may be happy come Thursday night though. 

On 2/18/2020 at 6:01 PM, YetAnotherRDUGuy said:

No way man. We'll be in here whining about only getting 2''.

Yea so. I think I've got 2'', but no more than that.

1 minute ago, superjames1992 said:

+SN.  Shaded grass is whitening.

If these rates continue, I'm thinking some good accumulation possible after sundown. We'll see..

7 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said:

I'm pretty sure that's the same as it was. I can't wait for stuff to start whitening up. It's coming down atm. Only issue we have now are BL temps and, dare I say it, ground temps

That snow line ain't too far N of you. It's sinking down.

Pile on! All snow at Wake/Durham line.

Some white showing up on grassy areas.

RAH reissued WWA just now. says 1-2 w/ isolated 3 in spots.

Meh. On 2nd reading, maybe they did mean overall, and that bulk of moisture shifted S and E of RAH's area. But I dunno.

My point and click still says 1-2 inches though?

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
315 PM EST Thu Feb 20 2020

Changes: The later start to the snow across the north and northwest
and indications from high res guidance that the steadier
precipitation area has shifted southeast a bit, results in slightly
lower snow totals but still expect around an inch. Another change is
with a slight southward shift to the expected max snow accumulation
into the Coastal Plain. This still lines up well with WPC guidance
but is uncertain since much of this accumulating snow will occur
during a short window tonight when low level cold advection gets
going.

My reading of this is they lowered totals for N and NW Piedmont to 1'', while expecting more in the E part of their area towards the Coastal Plain. I don't think the Triangle was affected by that.

9 minutes ago, downeastnc said:

Its only gust sustained is in the teens...….so probably looking at heavy snow with 15-20mph winds gusting to 30-35 over the central coastal plains around 10pm-2am...certainly not blizzard conditions..assuming the models are right....

Gotcha. Still impressive nevertheless.

20 minutes ago, downeastnc said:

The 18Z HRRR from around 8pm to 3-4am is pretty insane for the Triangle to Hwy 17 cooridor.....heavy snow and winds gusting to the mid 30's well inland....please let it play out like it shows....

Are any of the sustained winds approaching 35 mph or is it just gusts? I'm asking because I just looked up blizzard warning criteria for the heck of it, and was surprised it's not accumulation dependent. It's near 35mph sustained w/ snow falling/blowing with less than 1/4 mile visibility.

Edit: forgot to mention for 3 straight hrs

Light precip just getting started at Wake/Durham line just S of 98. Mix of flurries and light rain. Seems to be mixing back and forth.

It's snowing on my pokemon go app, but not in real life.

41/27 at RDU.

Dewpoint has dropped 11 degrees in 5 hrs

10 minutes ago, lilj4425 said:

Japanese all the way. 

Nope. UK models are the best.

41 minutes ago, GaffneyPeach said:

Hey, Yall!

Haven't actually logged in for a while; Stealth-Lurking I suppose. 

So, how much for the Peach?

I know, I know...

 

I ain't a met, but from what I've gathered--you're still in the game. It's worth checking out whatever GSP has to say in the AM.

Good luck down there.

2 minutes ago, wncsnow said:

Yes it would.. but I think they play FSU next.. another chance to get a big win

Interesting. I knew they played UNC and Duke again, but wasn't sure who else.

Playing FSU this year is a tall order, but doesn't carry nearly enough baggage as their rivals just down hwy 54 does.

11 minutes ago, wncsnow said:

May get them in the dance.. unless they lose to unc..again 

That's a mighty big win by State. I'm not surprised they won at home, but am surprised at the margin.

Course if they lost to UNC next, wouldn't that be just the most NC State thing they could do!?

1 minute ago, lilj4425 said:

I believe that love is the answer.

You sound like a hippie all of a sudden.