January 25/26 Jimbo Back Surgery Storm

[CentralNC]

2 minutes ago, kvegas-wx said:

Purely focused on radar OBS now kind sir!  Good to know you are here and watching out for us.  I'm looking specifically at the band headed into eastern TN thats getting crushed by these low DPs.  Seems the initial "finger" of moisture that was showing up on a few models doesnt stand a chance.

 

Yeah just looked at Pidgeon Forge Webcam and ain't nothing happening there yet

[AirNelson39]

Euro coming in weaker with CAD

Not surprised. Looking like the NAM is going to take everyone to school on this one.

[msuwx]

10 minutes ago, kvegas-wx said:

Purely focused on radar OBS now kind sir!  Good to know you are here and watching out for us.  I'm looking specifically at the band headed into eastern TN thats getting crushed by these low DPs.  Seems the initial "finger" of moisture that was showing up on a few models doesnt stand a chance.

 

Bone dry air for sure

[Met1985]

15 minutes ago, wncsnow said:

Euro coming in weaker with CAD

The cold air is pretty locked in currently looking at all the obs around here.

[IceQueen706]

Point and click on NOAA has lowered our ice totals from .5-.9 to .3-.7.   Still not good.  Hearing around here that it's coming in later/drier?  In Rabun County.  Temp is been steady at 40° since yesterday.  Slight breeze now and then.

[wncsnow]

3 minutes ago, Met1985 said:

The cold air is pretty locked in currently looking at all the obs around here.

It has it breaking down quicker tomorrow. Asheville switches over earlier to rain

[BooneWX]

5 minutes ago, wncsnow said:

It has it breaking down quicker tomorrow. Asheville switches over earlier to rain

I’d expect that. Idk if I’ve ever seen Asheville with bad ice. Not sure it’s even possible there with a stout cad.

[Met1985]

5 minutes ago, BooneWX said:

I’d expect that. Idk if I’ve ever seen Asheville with bad ice. Not sure it’s even possible there with a stout cad.

It's happened before.  years ago but it's happened. 

[Louise]

14 minutes ago, wncsnow said:

It has it breaking down quicker tomorrow. Asheville switches over earlier to rain

Rain that will freeze

[BooneWX]

I do hope yall are right though. I’ll be the first to cheer on 40s and no precip. 

[StantonParkHoya]

Aside from fallen trees breaking lines, you’d think in the year of our lord 2026, the utility companies would have invented a fix for freezing rain on lines.


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[ncjoaquin]

18 minutes ago, BooneWX said:

I’d expect that. Idk if I’ve ever seen Asheville with bad ice. Not sure it’s even possible there with a stout cad.

It's not common, for sure. 1996 was the one exception that I can think of. Big ice storm with snow on top. I remember the pines popping and the transformers blowing. 

[Kristospherein]

10 minutes ago, StantonParkHoya said:

Aside from fallen trees breaking lines, you’d think in the year of our lord 2026, the utility companies would have invented a fix for freezing rain on lines.


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Duke Energy has over 250K miles of distribution lines. Would you like for your bill to skyrocket because of an event that happens every few decades? 

[RTPGiants]

Just a reminder about Duke's take on their 2002 response:

https://www.wral.com/story/108406/

[Blacksburg Coach]

7 minutes ago, Kristospherein said:

Duke Energy has over 250K miles of distribution lines. Would you like for your bill to skyrocket because of an event that happens every few decades? 

Other than skyrocketing for no reason lol!

[BooneWX]

17 minutes ago, Blacksburg Coach said:

Other than skyrocketing for no reason lol!

As someone in the industry, it’s not for no reason. Thank energy policy this past decade which pre maturely rushed the closure of coal fired power plants. You can’t replace that capacity overnight, it takes significant investment, much more than any company can possibly shell out without passing on. Luckily, electricity is still the best bang for your buck. It fuels almost every aspect of your life daily, for roughly the cost of a value meal.