YetAnotherRDUGuy

You picked the perfect avator BTW.

Some of ya'll are a little too good at this.

I read the same forecast as you, and actually took it as a good sign since RAH usually doesn't forecast temps that low 6+ days in advance. Now watch to see if they introduce chance of precip in the next 24 hours. (doesn't matter what type yet, baby steps)

Here to pile on. That might be one of the worst(if not THE worst) non calls in a pivotal part of a playoff game I've ever seen. I honestly think the Saints would have won if the refs hadn't blown it. On another note, not nearly as cold at KC as they were thinking earlier last week. Instead of single digits, it's just in the teens. Still not too shabby, but nothing like the epic cold it could have been there.

If this happened today, someone here in N Wake would be in the Sanitorium complaining about only getting 14''.

#fakesnow

Can't wait to see what happens Sunday. Starting to see some articles about the weather in Kansas City for the game. NWS currently calling a high of 11, and low of 5. Game starts at 6:40pm, which means single digits are likely. I'm sure Brady and the Patriots are used to it, as well as most of the Chiefs. But I wonder about Mahomes. Has he ever played in vodka cold?

Frank Deal was one of the greats. I loved his enthusiasm for weather, and I felt like he really influenced the other young mets that worked for him in the late 80's/early 90's. One of those was Van Denton, who obviously took over after he retired. The other was a young Eric Chilton, who went on to become the head met at WFMY. I'm not sure if WGHP was just as good as WFMY was back in those days--despite what the ratings might have been. Also, RIP Frank Deal.

Dang I'm jealous. I'm a few miles east and getting sleet, but not enough to make the back porch crunchy yet. lol

I second Calc's suggestions. Really anywhere in the Triad would be a good place to consider. Easy drive within 2 hrs and rental costs aren't too pricey. Burlington and Roxboro are good suggestions too. They are closer, and tend to do better than RDU more often than not for winter weather (see the early Dec storm for example).

Good to hear it went smooth!

Don't worry about Van. If this storm is serious enough he'll be in by 6pm news tomorrow.

If I was in the Triad or foothills, I'd #prayforsleet too.

You know it's bad for the Triangle if Widre isn't commenting in the storm thread.

That RAH discussion about NAM/GFS temp comparisons was for tonight. They haven't updated for the 'short term' (which includes the time period for this storm) since 3pm-ish. I mean, it could still mean they are leaning towards the GFS temps for this storm. But I don't think we can assume that yet until the short term discussion is updated later.

Based on current trends (and NWS forecasts), I think you're good. In Raleigh and Richmond, precip isn't expected to start until after 6pm. Raleigh looks to be liquid when it starts. Richmond might be frozen, but if you leave at 130pm, you should get there before being overly concerned about it. Sat night (especially overnight) in Richmond might be a different story..

The red line^ represents a rough idea of what RAH thought would be Warning criteria as of 3pm today. If that holds, we'll likely see Warnings issued tomorrow morning for Forysth, Davidson, Guilford, Alamance, and Orange. WWA's would likely be Randolph, Chatham, and Durham. If this trends colder, Wake might get a WWA. But based on their current point and click forecasts in the N/NW part of the county, this would be unlikely.

I hear you my friend. But Lynchburg is quite a bit different than Danville. Danville is one of those towns right in the middle of two tv markets. Right smack between the Triad, and the Roanoke/Lynchburg area. Makes it difficult to get an accurate forecast compared to other locales, because you don't have a met paid to specialize in that area. In addition, you're also on the border between Blacksburg and Raleigh NWS offices. Both of them try, but the reality is that they typically build their 'base' forecast based on where they are HQed, and then go out from there.. I should clarify that I lived in Danville for a bit during my teen years. Yours truly was dissapointed more than once when focusing on the VA mets for potential storm impacts. They surely meant well. But in the end, I found that taking what was predicted in Winston-Salem was a pretty accurate forecast for what would happen in Danville. (and that meant focusing on the Triad Mets instead of VA) Edit: I just realized you're in Dry Fork instead of Danville. But seeing how that is S of Chatham, I don't think it's too much of a difference between the N outskirts of Danville Proper.

LOL. RainCold said Miller F.

For the Triangle, I'm kinda glad this trended badly for us at 3-4 days before the event rather than the day before. (or the day of, which is the absolute worst) It could always trend back. But I doubt it. Seems like when a storm starts trending mostly liquid at this stage, it's pretty much a given that's what we'll get.

Thank you sir. Will be interesting to see what happens for both teams before their rematch in a month. Our conference looks brutal at the top this year.

It's funny how Keatts wasn't the 1st choice, but was likely the best choice. (We'll likely know for sure about 3 years from now) I agree you finally got what you were looking for. Oh Gottfried. He sure could talk the talk. Talented enough to score an upset or two in the NCAA's, and land some top recruits. Then they would mysteriously transfer.

You poor soul. I feel extremely fortunate my Heels got the win. We hit a lot of shots, and controlled the boards, which made up for the turnovers. I'm not confident about the rematch in CH in a few weeks. FWIW, State's got a different vibe since Keatts took over. I feel like this is a guy that can build a program (and I never got that sense from Lowe or Gottfried). It's too bad ya'll hung on to Gottfried for as long as you did. Every offseason, it seemed like at least 2 players would transfer out. Now it looks like players are transferring in.

I don't think I've ever seen Bama get embarrassed like that. Congrats Clemson.

I will not vent about anyone venting in this venting thread. Repeating this to myself over and over.