LovingGulfLows Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 2 minutes ago, neatlburbwthrguy said: I’m in north metro & seen zero sleet it’s all rain / freezing rain I mean farther north like Alpharetta/Cumming and east of there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Freezing drizzle has finally taken over as predominant precip here. I don’t trust my temp gauge as it is glazed over but it’s reading 22.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letitsnow Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Moderate sleet and freezing rain currently with the "last batch" coming through, sitting at 30 degrees. Here, as in most parts of NE Metro and further N in GA, we did have light freezing rain accruals earlier, you can almost see the ice growth on the trees and other objects, still hoping for the best at this point. This has been a strange and crazy storm, none of the models got it right, they each had their little parts but in the grand scheme of things it just shows the weather will do whatever it wants, and never underestimate the CAD. Safety for all and a huge thank you to all first responders and utility workers! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSB99 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 9 minutes ago, neatlburbwthrguy said: I’m in north metro & seen zero sleet it’s all rain / freezing rain Same here. Ice is building up quickly on some pines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 12 minutes ago, ADB83 said: HRRR has given up and says “I don’t know” for the final line of moisturec Save this for the archives 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Just now, JSB99 said: Same here. Ice is building up quickly on some pines Worried about yall. Pulling for minimal outages your way 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlGrey Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 A lot of people didn’t get what was forecasted however we just remember the 3+ years where we didn’t get anything! All I’m saying is it’s nice to have something! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olafminesaw Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 2 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said: Save this for the archives Check out the moisture transport that will be concentrated in that band, off the charts! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64Storm Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Currently 33 and a very cold rain in north Atlanta 'burbs. Associated WAA is finally starting to erode the wedge eastward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuji Kapesta Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Rain in Lawrenceville 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguy3107 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Incredible how different it is in the Atlanta metro, even by tens of miles. I’m about 10-15 minutes south of Gainesville near Buford and it’s been pouring sleet for the last 15 minutes. Zero rain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayman Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 minute ago, audioguy3107 said: Incredible how different it is in the Atlanta metro, even by tens of miles. I’m about 10-15 minutes south of Gainesville near Buford and it’s been pouring sleet for the last 15 minutes. Zero rain. Wow. What’s your temperature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvegas-wx Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Is sleet a 3:1 ratio in most instances? Whatever we had last night was definitely not sleet. I want to start a new board for this evening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakau2007 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 i really don't understand everyone is calling this a bust and a missed forecast. are you guys crazy? the models did an incredible job in mississippi, tennessee, and alabama nailing temp profiles and they seem to be doing the same in georgia... with near perfect placement and strength of the wedge. atlanta has been on the border of an ice storm for 4+ days and that's exactly how it is playing out. about the only thing is some of the models overdid the Frz Rn and underdid the sleet... at least on the first batch of precip that came through most of the mid south as sleet. However, the second big batch *has* been a lot of freezing rain, as forecasted. lol at people in NC throwing in the towel and calling it a bust before 75% of the precip arrives. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakau2007 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 minute ago, kvegas-wx said: Is sleet a 3:1 ratio in most instances? Whatever we had last night was definitely not sleet. I want to start a new board for this evening. yeah, it varies, but 3:1 is a decent average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow dog Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 5 minutes ago, audioguy3107 said: Incredible how different it is in the Atlanta metro, even by tens of miles. I’m about 10-15 minutes south of Gainesville near Buford and it’s been pouring sleet for the last 15 minutes. Zero rain. That’s encouraging for us upstate folks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 The precip just arrived. Currently it’s freezing rain and 27. From the sleet reports west of here in the heavier bands I would guess it would be sleet here. I can’t see .5” days ice here at this point 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguy3107 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 2 minutes ago, Grayman said: Wow. What’s your temperature? Not sure literally in my yard but FFC has Lawrenceville at 29 and Gainesville at 27. I’m exactly between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrtsdsn Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Currently 18 degrees in my town east of Charlotte I assume whatever arrives later this afternoon will freeze instantly Hourly forecast says I don't get above 23 degrees today Should be interesting!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarheelwx Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I think some of us old timers here in NC saw the writing on the wall last night - light precip. Dry slot, final “band” likely to underperform. I think it’s a bust for those that didn’t factor in the dry slot and lower qpf. The cold air and CAD was simply a matter of sleet vs ZR and we all know how that often shakes out with anonymously cold air. Hat off to the NAM on the dry slot. As for the cold and ptypes, seasoned Mets should have know. TW 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Sisk Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 30 minutes ago, gman said: FWIW. I was just looking at the future radar. It looks like the line of precipitation will hit here starting about 3:30. It also looks like the heavy rain is breaking up when it arrives. Could those storms in southern Georgia take some of the energy and moisture away from NE Georgia and Upstate SC? I’m thinking it will be mostly sleet…at least hoping so. If it is a heavy line of freezing rain, it could be difficult to build up on the trees and lines. But just guesses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheels2 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 3 minutes ago, tarheelwx said: I think some of us old timers here in NC saw the writing on the wall last night - light precip. Dry slot, final “band” likely to underperform. I think it’s a bust for those that didn’t factor in the dry slot and lower qpf. The cold air and CAD was simply a matter of sleet vs ZR and we all know how that often shakes out with anonymously cold air. Hat off to the NAM on the dry slot. As for the cold and ptypes, seasoned Mets should have know. TW Banter I know but one day I want to love where there is no threat of a dry slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo! Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Check out the moisture transport that will be concentrated in that band, off the charts!I’m too tired to look backward, but that seems awful intense round southside va. How does that stack up to Michael inn2018?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 2 minutes ago, blueheels2 said: Banter I know but one day I want to love where there is no threat of a dry slot. Where is this place you speak of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow dog Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 6 minutes ago, Tony Sisk said: I’m thinking it will be mostly sleet…at least hoping so. If it is a heavy line of freezing rain, it could be difficult to build up on the trees and lines. But just guesses That’s what I would think too, however CJ not mentioning that at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilj4425 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 4 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said: Where is this place you speak of Buffalo, NY. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 5 inches of snow and now at least 2 inches of sleet so far here in Sterling, VA. It is a true sleet bomb and still going. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheels2 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 7 hours ago, NorthHillsWx said: Where is this place you speak of Rolesville NC. I misunderstood you. I need to escape Rolesville. I’m assuming the N.C. mountains would let me escape. But maybe not. Canada it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Greg Fishel's latest thoughts for the Triangle. At this point, it's hard to imagine a way that we will have a crippling ice storm. The big surprise with this event is the lack of precipitation, especially in light of what even the ensembles were showing just a couple of days ago. There will be one more burst late this afternoon and this evening, and there will likely be some ice buildup on trees and power lines. But will it be enough to make the lights go out everywhere? I don't think so. Obviously I will watch this very carefully until the last drop falls late this evening, but for now, the worst case scenario appears to have passed us by. Stay tuned! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Just got a quick half in of rain the last hour. Temp 40. Still raining. Should be done by 4 here. Windy too, so the roads should dry before we drop below freezing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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