burrel2 Posted February 16, 2016 It's above freezing right now over Lake Eerie, Southwest Pennsylvania, and New york city. And it's below Freezing in Lavonia, Ga. You don't see that everyday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GlaringSun Posted February 16, 2016 Yep, back to 41 degrees and thunderstorms... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AirNelson39 Posted February 16, 2016 We have dropped to 30 after being above freezing for most of the day. Had a heavy sleet band move through now heavy ZR Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrisr4419 Posted February 16, 2016 Just drove through Travelers Rest, SC... Almost didn't drive out. Wrecks everywhere and tractor trailers stuck on HWY 25 trying to make it up the steeper grades. Watched a car doing circles as it went by in the opposite direction. Of course, going too fast for conditions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StoneColdWeatherAustin Posted February 16, 2016 Down in SW Forsyth County, my temp has rose to 31.3 with a light shower. I believe by the time the heavy stuff arrives we will be at or over freezing. That's a good thing since my power should be working in the morning! Appalachian Wedge = Meteorologists Nightmare Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mountain Dew Posted February 16, 2016 Think this'll be the last update for my neck of the woods, with pictures anyway still 32/32 in Chester and 32/29 @ Charlotte. http://imgur.com/a/OktY9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markemark Posted February 16, 2016 Up to 30.3 and still rising here in Taylors, SC. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoolBreeze Posted February 16, 2016 It's 29.5 here - nothing falling at the moment. Went outside and everything is frozen solid. The trees are bending under the weigh of the ice. I've seen enough ice now. Don't want the heavy precip. to get here from update SC with these temps. Hope SuperJames is right about temps rising above freezing before it gets here.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northern Foothills Snowman Posted February 16, 2016 temp is up to 29.2 this heavy rain is warming it up, will probably get above freezing by midnight or shortly after!I have a question on ground temps. I know A lot are taking about air temps getting above freezing but what about the ground temps?With the cold last week and frozen groung plus a couplecin of snow/iicewon't it take a while for the ground and roads to warm up?Just a thought Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cpg2 Posted February 16, 2016 Local weather station near my house reported 27.7 less than 10 min ago, now reporting 30.2* It's definitely warming.quickly as the wedge gets squeezed out and should be all rain soon which is good as it is coming down fairly heavily. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chapelhillwx Posted February 16, 2016 Wow, that was fast. Pretty much everything has melted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
downeastnc Posted February 16, 2016 It's 29.5 here - nothing falling at the moment. Went outside and everything is frozen solid. The trees are bending under the weigh of the ice. I've seen enough ice now. Don't want the heavy precip. to get here from update SC with these temps. Hope SuperJames is right about temps rising above freezing before it gets here.... The rain is what will warm you up, its in the low to mid 40's at 850 so the rain will be warmer than the surface making it tough to accumulate and the release of the heat it has should get you above freezing without to much more accumulation if any at all. Once the temps go above freezing the trees will melt out fast which is good since its gonna get windy.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AirNelson39 Posted February 16, 2016 This storm still caused a lot of trouble as is but we could have really been in for a doozy if the high stayed in place and we had a little more southerly track. What a complex system to track. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sparklecity Posted February 16, 2016 29.7° with a heavy zr shower coming through. Can hear it pounding on the roof! Winds from the NE still at 7mph. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIG FROSTY Posted February 16, 2016 I have a question on ground temps. I know A lot are taking about air temps getting above freezing but what about the ground temps?With the cold last week and frozen groung plus a couplecin of snow/iicewon't it take a while for the ground and roads to warm up?Just a thought That's a good question, and yes it makes sense to me! I remember one time years ago after a very cold spell rain moved in and Boone NC was reporting freezing rain and 37 degrees. They said on TV that morning it was because all surfaces was so cold it was freezing, so yes you got a good point there.... 29.5 here now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoolBreeze Posted February 16, 2016 The rain is what will warm you up, its in the low to mid 40's at 850 so the rain will be warmer than the surface making it tough to accumulate and the release of the heat it has should get you above freezing without to much more accumulation if any at all. Once the temps go above freezing the trees will melt out fast which is good since its gonna get windy.... Thanks, that info will help me to sleep tonight! lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sparklecity Posted February 16, 2016 Thunder and freezing rain!!!! Twice! Edit: And again! Walked outside and saw lightning. Rumbles of thunder every few seconds now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superjames1992 Posted February 16, 2016 Looks like freezing fog has moved in now. We actually ticked back down a degree to 30 again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superjames1992 Posted February 16, 2016 It's 29.5 here - nothing falling at the moment. Went outside and everything is frozen solid. The trees are bending under the weigh of the ice. I've seen enough ice now. Don't want the heavy precip. to get here from update SC with these temps. Hope SuperJames is right about temps rising above freezing before it gets here.... I'd have to think the latent heat release from that heavy band will shoot us over to 32-33, regardless. I am a bit surprised we're still at 30, though. Looks like we won't break freezing by midnight, as expected (EDIT: As soon as I say that, we hit 32 at the 12 AM obs, so scratch that!). Looks like RAH extended our WSW to 7 AM at around 10 PM tonight just in case (no way we're still below freezing at that point, though). I notice our local mets aren't buying the models shooting our temperatures into the 50s by daybreak, though. Looks like they're going with around 40 at daybreak, which seems realistic. A lot of the modeling wants us to shoot up 15 degrees during heavy precip. Of course, we should be in the upper 40s or low 50s by tomorrow afternoon, however. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SimeonNC Posted February 16, 2016 Getting my 33F and rain right now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sparklecity Posted February 16, 2016 Don't see this too often.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWNC2015 Posted February 16, 2016 And that's a wrap. Way too heavy doesn't matter if your stuck in the 20s the ice threat is over for me. Rain will be warmer with the lightning heating it up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superjames1992 Posted February 16, 2016 Well, KGSO just hit 32 at the midnight observation, actually, so right on time! Haha. Interesting event. The ZR portion this evening definitely overperformed and I think we met warning criteria between the snow event last night and tonight's ZR-fest. Now, can we maybe pull a miracle and get a real SNOW storm before winter is over? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jburns Posted February 16, 2016 33º Home free. Dense fog. I expect temps to rise more rapidly for the next few hours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strongwxnc Posted February 16, 2016 Don't see this too often.... Wow. C-G Lightning at 32 degrees. Counted 3 large strikes so far.Just wow! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jet Stream Rider Posted February 16, 2016 Wow! Look at that train of cells moving in off the Atlantic Check here for a better look: http://www.daculaweather.com/4_se_radar_loop.php Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
downeastnc Posted February 16, 2016 Temp went from 39 to 53 in the last hr here.....SE wind finally showed up.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoolBreeze Posted February 16, 2016 Well, KGSO just hit 32 at the midnight observation, actually, so right on time! Haha. Interesting event. The ZR portion this evening definitely overperformed and I think we met warning criteria between the snow event last night and tonight's ZR-fest. Now, can we maybe pull a miracle and get a real SNOW storm before winter is over? Very heavy band of ZR just went through. Temp is up to 31. Wish it'd rise quickly here like it has at GSO. It would be great to get one more chance at a "decent" snowfall (i.e. more than 4")!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Posted February 16, 2016 Well, we've "skyrocketed" to 26F after we began our ascent from our low of 19F at 9:00am. Off and on ZR, some power outages to my east. Just hoping the power stays on at this point. We've definitely got ice accrual, just not sure how much. This is definitely CAD city baby! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWNC2015 Posted February 16, 2016 I'm right at 30 now. Rain just bouncing as if my front yard is a sidewalk. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
