pack8398 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Long time lurker but first time poster....for those that were around for the snow storm at RDU back in 2000, what were the models showing in the days leading up to that storm. I remember being within 12 hours of the onset and all of the local meterologists were still calling for roughly 2-4 inches. By 10:00 that night it had changed to 6-8 and by the next morning it was 20+. Did the models just miss it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheels2 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I can't speak to the models but I do remember getting 16" in Conetoe. Funny you bring this up but I was talking to someone yesterday and I wondered if this storm possibility had any similarities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Welcome! 1-3 inches the morning of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjames1992 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 When I went to bed that night (I was young), we were supposed to get 2-4". When I woke up at 8:54 AM, I was shocked that school was cancelled and saw about a foot of snow sitting out on the front lawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rduwx Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Sorry, I just saw this thread. Here is a link to the case study of that storm. It talks about the modeling errors... http://www4.ncsu.edu/~nwsfo/storage/cases/20000125/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 When I went to bed that night (I was young), we were supposed to get 2-4". When I woke up at 8:54 AM, I was shocked that school was cancelled and saw about a foot of snow sitting out on the front lawn. Wait. Forget the snowstorm. Here's what I want to know: James, how the heck do you remember exactly what time you woke up on a January day in the year 2000 when you were admittedly quite young? Down to the very minute, no less? 14 years later? Seriously? I mean, I don't even know what time I woke up this morning, much less yesterday, or last week, or last month, or last year, or FOURTEEN years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkman Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Don't jinx it!!! This storm was my first winter living in central NC. It's a shame we haven't seen anything even close since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjames1992 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Wait. Forget the snowstorm. Here's what I want to know: James, how the heck do you remember exactly what time you woke up on a January day in the year 2000 when you were admittedly quite young? Down to the very minute, no less? 14 years later? Seriously? I mean, I don't even know what time I woke up this morning, much less yesterday, or last week, or last month, or last year, or FOURTEEN years ago? 8:54 sticks out in my mind for some reason because I was surprised I didn't have to get up for school. Maybe I'm wrong, though. I think that's when my love of weather really began. I was 8 1/2 then. I did a lot of sledding over the next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldsborosnow Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 [quote name="blueheels2" post="2678904" timestamp="1390660833 I can't speak to the models but I do remember getting 16" in Conetoe. Funny you bring this up but I was talking to someone yesterday and I wondered if this storm possibility had any similarities. That's cool. I was living in Pinetops then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Ahh the great one! I took this in Southern Pines (21"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco-lemonade Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Ahh the great one! I took this in Southern Pines (21"). Do you remember where in southern pines that was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Do you remember where in southern pines that was? Yes Midland road not far from the entrance of what is now the Mid South Golf Club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco-lemonade Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Yes Midland road not far from the entrance of what is now the Mid South Golf Club. Really? Wow I hardly recognize it... What a great storm that was, unfortunately I was a little too young to appreciate it for what it was at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griteater Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Long time lurker but first time poster....for those that were around for the snow storm at RDU back in 2000, what were the models showing in the days leading up to that storm. I remember being within 12 hours of the onset and all of the local meterologists were still calling for roughly 2-4 inches. By 10:00 that night it had changed to 6-8 and by the next morning it was 20+. Did the models just miss it? This page has analysis of the model errors associated with this storm - http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/mmb/research/blizz2000/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebaney Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I conceived my first child that week. That October the labor and delivery wing of Rex was so crowded they moved laboring moms to other areas of the hospital. Every mom that delivered that October got an ornament of a baby holding a sign "Snow Baby". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I conceived my first child that week. That October the labor and delivery wing of Rex was so crowded they moved laboring moms to other areas of the hospital. Every mom that delivered that October got an ornament of a baby holding a sign "Snow Baby". I think that quote just moved you beyond the habitual lurker stage... Welcome to the board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheels2 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I just read the report and I see that it did not have totals in the Conetoe area that high. Must have been a great band roll through. I specifically remember going out on the deck in the morning and measuring the snowfall on the table, Funny thing was I think it warmed up really fast and it melted a lot of the snow really fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebaney Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I think that quote just moved you beyond the habitual lurker stage... Welcome to the board! I've been here over 3 years and this is my 7th post...so I'm pretty much still a lurker. I really have nothing to offer, just am interested in weather, always have been. And Brick is entertaining. Love it. Thank you though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nckhawk Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I remember watching Greg Fishel as the storm dawned upon him during the 6pm news that night. The rain was just changing to snow and the radar was showing this beautiful precip shield rolling in from the southeast. His quote was something like "Folks, we're going to get creamed". I stayed up most of the night watching it explode - it was the most glorious thing. A winter near hurricane. Hoping that was not a once in a lifetime experience for us in Raleigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I've been here over 3 years and this is my 7th post...so I'm pretty much still a lurker. I really have nothing to offer, just am interested in weather, always have been. And Brick is entertaining. Love it. Thank you though! Well, feel free to continue lurking and observing. Toss out an occasional question or two. Report an observation. That's the easiest way to start getting more involved, should you desire to do so. Best of luck for snowfall this week! I think you've got a much better chance of seeing something than do I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlontz Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 That was the most gut-wrenching storm ever. I was looking at sunny skies all day long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summey Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I remember watching Greg Fishel as the storm dawned upon him during the 6pm news that night. The rain was just changing to snow and the radar was showing this beautiful precip shield rolling in from the southeast. His quote was something like "Folks, we're going to get creamed". I stayed up most of the night watching it explode - it was the most glorious thing. A winter near hurricane. Hoping that was not a once in a lifetime experience for us in Raleigh. I swear the snow was falling in sheets, not flakes, but chains and sheets. At first Fishel was downplaying it as I recall but by 11 he was going nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQPublic Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 One of my most vivid weather memories. That, Fran, and the Raleigh tornado of 88. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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