LovingGulfLows Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 It is getting ugly in Atlanta (As well as other places) Deleted Image. I'm like 5-6 miles north of the transition zone between sleet and freezing rain and it hasn't really budged. I'm really lucky atm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeygrl Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Looks like it's finally mostly snow here. I still hear a little sleet but the snow looks heavy now. I've notice some gusts of wind but it actually doesn't look too bad. Trees have a glaze of ice. Wish me luck walking to work. I work at a florist which happens to be right across my yard and friday is Vday and I'm the only one that can get there to fill all the orders. The parking lot looks like I'm going to bust my rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCsandhills Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 27.5*F IMBY, DP 16* humidity 55%. Snow creeping up to KFAY on the radar, nothing falling yet. Some of what fell yesterday has melted, roads are clear, probably 3-4" left on grass/cars/surfaces etc. Another 2-4" by late afternoon. Pretty nutso. No chem test tomorrow, thank jesus. Them rxn rates are confusing ahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 More snow mixing in here in marietta, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 NWS employee in my area is reporting .50 in ice encasing everything I knew it was close.....but dayum...it's gonna be a looooong day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaleighWx Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Notice where the pressure falls are. I think that is where you will see the low pressure consolidate and move. I think it will be a little east of the ECMWF track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mello Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 In Smyrna / Marietta. I have never seen such a consistent and heavy sleet before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil882 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 pretty much all snow Just a little sleet left. Huge flakes. It sure looked bleak earlier in the night so I'm pretty happy right now. Now if I can hold on to for just a few hours...it's all I need to get some great accumulation. Especially since their is a sheet of ice on the ground thanks to my one inch or so of sleet and freezing rain Excellent.... looks like the rates are winning out vs. the WAA right now. You can see how the snow line collapsed south on the GSP radar on the CC: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraseltonGAWX Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Moderate to at times heavy snow. A big contrast to last night around midnight when it was raining and 32.5. Truly the biggest flakes I can recall seeing. The wind is so high and the flakes are so huge, I can track a single snowflake all the way across the yard..which isn't a small yard. Makes you wish it would last for days. Long ways to go to ever get to the forecasted amounts by ffc and local stations though. Temp is 27 btw you can see the enhanced area of precip the gfs was showing for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Phil, with the risk of others thrashing me on here, your opinion of the rapid decrease in precip on the western side. If this low takes a more eastern track like Allan just said, that would obviously decrease the precip on the west side. It just seemed to start decreasing pretty rapidly so I think most of us here didn't expect to see that so early in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottL Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 32 in north Macon near the Monroe County line. Raining steadily, a few pellets of sleet on the car but no obvious signs of ice yet. *keeping fingers crossed* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 NWS employee in my area is reporting .50 in ice encasing everything I knew it was close.....but dayum...it's gonna be a looooong day Here ya go darlin'. Something to listen to while you wait. https://cbswnewhd.wordpress.com/2011/10/15/top-10-songs-with-ice-in-the-title/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 From another message board. Cornelia, GA oh my gosh, where did you get that! lol - i know where that is and am up the street. its a raging snowstorm this morning. just got back from a walk. pouring down snow, winds blowing into drift. 6" up against the garage door, streets, everything covered. snow blowing off the roofs, trees bending big time from the weight on the lower limbs, upper parts clear cos of the howling winds. temp continues to drop down to 22 unbelieveable outside. i have no idea how much - tried to measure for new snow. maybe 2 or 3 inches? with the blowing drifting etc. i dont know how to measure this lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysum Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 The CAD wedge is for real! It was 31 at 4 am now it is 25 with moderate snow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWY316wx Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 So much moisture... I don't think I've seen one flake. It is all sleet. Every last spec. Glad to not be getting ZR but hate that just north of me and East of me is snowing. UGH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Here ya go darlin'. Something to listen to while you wait. https://cbswnewhd.wordpress.com/2011/10/15/top-10-songs-with-ice-in-the-title/ Just went outside and I can now say that Gaston is measuring the same as Swansea We are about 4 miles apart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sctvman Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Major issues here in Lowcountry again. Ravenel has been closed since about 4am, and Stono/Limehouse bridges on John's Island also closed because of the ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Woke up to a very pleasant sight in Dunwoody of sleet on the ground and falling since it means ZR stopped. Ground is white. Looks like manageable (not too much) ice buildup left from before in trees, etc. 29.3 now, which is about lowest to this point. Hoping stays sleet as opposed to going back to ZR! I love the sound it makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaPilot Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Estimate about .25" ice here, maybe a bit less. I have a pine in the back that has made it through 25 years of ice storms now shedding large branches. Woke me up this am...its pretty close to the house and if enough of those branches go it wont be a worry, nothing left but the main trunk.....right now its a bit scary. Is it me or does the west side of this storm look like the precip is breaking up quite a bit on radar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drfranklin Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 25 degrees/light snow - 1/2 inch of new snow - roads covered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowGoose69 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Estimate about .25" ice here, maybe a bit less. I have a pine in the back that has made it through 25 years of ice storms now shedding large branches. Woke me up this am...its pretty close to the house and if enough of those branches go it wont be a worry, nothing left but the main trunk.....right now its a bit scary. Is it me or does the west side of this storm look like the precip is breaking up quite a bit on radar? Its becoming evident looking at the Georgia Power outage map the last hour that all the recent outages have been south of ATL airport, it appears all the southern burbs are FZRA while the airport north is mostly PL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a5ehren Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Estimate about .25" ice here, maybe a bit less. I have a pine in the back that has made it through 25 years of ice storms now shedding large branches. Woke me up this am...its pretty close to the house and if enough of those branches go it wont be a worry, nothing left but the main trunk.....right now its a bit scary. Is it me or does the west side of this storm look like the precip is breaking up quite a bit on radar? It's supposed to redevelop mid-day. Apparently this is pretty much how the models had it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Woke up to a very pleasant sight in Dunwoody of sleet on the ground and falling since it means ZR stopped. Ground is white. Looks like manageable (not too much) ice buildup left from before in trees, etc. 29.3 now, which is about lowest to this point. Hoping stays sleet as opposed to going back to ZR! Do you have any reason to believe we might go back to ZR for a little while? It's mentioned in my forecast so I'm curious to hear your opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil882 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Phil, with the risk of others thrashing me on here, your opinion of the rapid decrease in precip on the western side. If this low takes a more eastern track like Allan just said, that would obviously decrease the precip on the west side. It just seemed to start decreasing pretty rapidly so I think most of us here didn't expect to see that so early in the game. Don't sweat it yet... we are in the beginning stages of the transition period. Most of the snow/sleet/freezing rain that has occured thus far in GA/SC has been from the front end bands most associated with WAA and the resulting frontogenesis/isentropic lift. There may be a brief lull in the action as the next round sets up, but round two will mainly be driven by the dynamics associated with the developing surface cyclone and the start of rapid amplification of the mid-level flow. As the 500 hPa really begins to amplify and cut off, it will create a trough of warm air aloft (TROWL) which will adect on the backside of the 500 hPa low and play a role in enhancing the deformation band (an axis of mainly stretching confluence about a specific axis). Look at the precipitation redeveloping back over LA and MS... its coming but it will take a 3-6 hour period to redevelop and become as impressive looking as the WAA precip many folks are currently experiencing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazaroo Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Will all the eastern NC snow make any difference to help keep the low level air colder than forecast for places to the North and west? Thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Phil to the rescue!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a5ehren Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Apparently KATL is reporting 0.27" of ZR to this point. Seems like they are right on the ZR/IP line, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DixieBlizzard Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Thanks Phil and thanks for asking the question Dacula. I know people are getting lit up for asking that question but frankly it was worrying me as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Don't sweat it yet... we are in the beginning stages of the transition period. Most of the snow/sleet/freezing rain that has occured thus far in GA/SC has been from the front end bands most associated with WAA and the resulting frontogenesis/isentropic lift. There may be a brief lull in the action as the next round sets up, but round two will mainly be driven by the dynamics associated with the developing surface cyclone and the start of rapid amplification of the mid-level flow. As the 500 hPa really begins to amplify and cut off, it will create a trough of warm air aloft (TROWL) which will adect on the backside of the 500 hPa low and play a role in enhancing the deformation band (an axis of mainly stretching confluence about a specific axis). Look at the precipitation redeveloping back over LA and MS... its coming but it will take a 3-6 hour period to redevelop and become as impressive looking as the WAA precip many folks are currently experiencing. Thanks Phil, appreciate your opinions as always! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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