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Winter Storm 1/6 - 1/8, 2017


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What's the outlook for ATL and inside I-285? Based on what I've seen, it doesn't look very promising that we'll get below freezing until late this evening, like 9 or 10pm... :( The radar is drying up a bit also (it's been dry for almost 2 hours, different from what the radar has shown).

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Raymond MS (west of Jackson) ASOS says 30F and light rain. Shouldn't the ASOS know that is freezing rain?  Jackson has light sleet.

Meridian Naval Air Station, MS

KNMM 062040Z AUTO 01009KT 10SM UP SCT012 OVC017 00/M03 A3010 RMK AO2 UPB08E15B31FZRAE02SNB02E08 P0000 T00001033 $

Unknown precip (maybe sleet.) Unknown precip began 20:08 ended 20:15 began 20:31. Freezing rain ended 20:02. snow began 20:02, ended 20:08. I guess they've seen it all!

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1 minute ago, Amos83 said:

Yes it will.... GSP just sent out a tweet about it too. All this we are getting now is not even the "storm" yet

Yep, this finger of precip was talked about in the Mtn forum a couple days ago.  Not unusual to see it happen before the main storm cranks up. 

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4 minutes ago, griteater said:

Think they put it out early at 11AM, but I could be wrong

They did update their winter storm warning statement.

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
417 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>041-071015-
/O.CON.KRAH.WS.W.0001.170107T0000Z-170108T0000Z/
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-
WAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUSHY FORK...CONCORD...ROXBORO...SURL...
OXFORD...BUTNER...CREEDMOOR...DABNEY...HENDERSON...NORLINA...
WISE...AFTON...WARRENTON...LAKE GASTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...
PFAFFTOWN...STANLEYVILLE...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
LAKE TOWNSEND...HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...GRAHAM...CHAPEL HILL...
CARRBORO...BETHESDA...DURHAM...RESEARCH TRIANGLE...PILOT...
INGLESIDE...LOUISBURG...FRANKLINTON...NASHVILLE...AVENTON...
RED OAK...SHARPSBURG...SPRING HOPE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...
THOMASVILLE...ASHEBORO...ULAH...ARCHDALE...TRINITY...HASTY...
SILER CITY...BYNUM...MONCURE...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...CARY
417 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATION...THE NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN PIEDMONT INCLUDING THE
  TRIAD AND TRIANGLE.

* HAZARDS...SNOW AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AND UP TO ONE INCH OF
  SLEET.

* TIMING...A SNOW OR A WINTRY MIX WILL OVERSPREAD THE WARNING AREA
  THIS AFTERNOON. A TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED BY 6 PM IN
  THE TRIAD AND BY 8 PM IN THE TRIANGLE. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT
  TIMES THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT.

  SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 85 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 1 INCLUDING PORTIONS
  OF WAKE...FRANKLIN...NASH...AND EDGECOMBE COUNTIES...SNOW IS
  EXPECTED TO MIX WITH OR TRANSITION TO SLEET EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION BACK TO SNOW BEFORE
  ENDING LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY WIDELY IN THIS REGION...FROM 3-4 INCHES
  IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF WAKE...NASH...WILSON AND EDGECOMBE
  COUNTIES WHERE SLEET WILL FALL FOR A LONGER DURATION OF TIME TO
  5-8 INCHES IN NORTHERN PORTIONS WHERE THE TRANSITION TO SLEET
  WILL BE BRIEF.

  PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ALL SNOW ALONG AND NORTH OF
  THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING THE TRIAD AND VIRGINIA
  BORDER COUNTIES WHERE SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH OR EXCEED 2
  INCHES PER HOUR AND TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXCEED 8
  INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
  OR IMPOSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND
  NORTH OF INTERSTATE 85.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE
THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. MANY ROADS WILL BE IMPASSIBLE OVERNIGHT
AND DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN...LEAVE PLENTY OF FOLLOWING DISTANCE...
AND EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION...PARTICULARLY AT INTERSECTIONS AND
ON HIGHWAY ONRAMPS AND OFFRAMPS WHERE ACCIDENTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO
OCCUR.

&&

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