Southern Crippler - Get well soon Jimbo Storm Obs

[NorthHillsWx]

Was going to bed but we are back to moderate freezing drizzle here. 29.8

[Jimbo!]

Well that was fun! Surgery totally postponed, so maybe we can do this again lol


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[JoshM]

4 minutes ago, Jimbo! said:

Well that was fun! Surgery totally postponed, so maybe we can do this again lol


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Surgery moved to Saturday… 

[Coach McGuirk]

This is the weirdest storm ever. 

[Coach McGuirk]

31.0. ready for for more zr. 

[EarlGrey]

Little bit more coming through. Like a secret song buried at the end of an album. 

[Coach McGuirk]

41 minutes ago, EarlGrey said:

Little bit more coming through. Like a secret song buried at the end of an album. 

Coming up my way, currently 31.0 IMBY. 

[NorthHillsWx]

In terms of a QPF underperformance, RAH predicted the triangle to get 1.25-1.50” QPF up until go time basically. RDU recorded 0.50” for the entire event 

[Coach McGuirk]

5 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said:

In terms of a QPF underperformance, RAH predicted the triangle to get 1.25-1.50” QPF up until go time basically. RDU recorded 0.50” for the entire event 

It went north.  I didn't get much either.  

[marsman]

ABC News reporting 14 fatalities nationwide from the storm. 

[NorthHillsWx]

26 minutes ago, Coach McGuirk said:

It went north.  I didn't get much either.  

Yep. Was not the drought relief we thought we’d get either 

[marsman]

33F and sounds like light rain outside. Gonna see what the sun and temps do before I bust out the metal shovel later today.. may not even have to to that! 

[SUNYGRAD]

Impressive storm

[NorthHillsWx]

The melt has commenced here. 32.7 our road glacier already looking slushy 

[WarmNoseHater]

already up to 36 in Charlotte with the sun coming out - if it really gets to 41 today we may melt the roads clean!

[CentralNC]

31 here. NW winds have picked up significantly in the last hour

[UpStateCAD]

The was the craziest winter storm I have witnessed in my 35 years in the upstate.    If you would have told me that we would have a winter storm roll through and drop 1 inch of precipitation with the temperatures between 25F and 30F for the duration, I could imagine multiple scenarios from 12 inches of snow to over a 1/2 inch of crippling ice to over 3 inches of sleet.   What we did end up with was maybe an inch of sleet with a very minimal glaze of ice to end it.

This set up is exactly what I have been waiting on for years.   Definitely underperformed but I am thankful we did not see the ice they were calling for a la Nashville or Mississippi.

[StantonParkHoya]

Water running off everything like crazy. If the sun comes out it’s going to be like the inside of a sprinkler head.


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[NorthHillsWx]

1 hour ago, StantonParkHoya said:

Water running off everything like crazy. If the sun comes out it’s going to be like the inside of a sprinkler head.


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Front came through and NW wind got gusty. DP dropped from 32.7 to 28.1. Temp sitting at 33.1 wonder if it falls back below freezing for a bit 

[stormwatcherJ]

Will this melt enough for schools to reopen tomorrow? Hmmm….

[NorthHillsWx]

Anyone see official storm totals? I’m estimating maybe 3/4” sleet and 0.15” ZR here but that’s up for debate. Could’ve been less 

[StantonParkHoya]

34 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said:

Anyone see official storm totals? I’m estimating maybe 3/4” sleet and 0.15” ZR here but that’s up for debate. Could’ve been less 

RDU reported .28 ZR which is totally bogus. I had less than a tenth.

[NorthHillsWx]

12 minutes ago, StantonParkHoya said:

RDU reported .28 ZR which is totally bogus. I had less than a tenth.

Wow. We weren’t even close to that 

[sakau2007]

34 minutes ago, StantonParkHoya said:

RDU reported .28 ZR which is totally bogus. I had less than a tenth.

.28 ZR and .28 inches of ice accumulation are very different.

if .28 inches of liquid precip fell while the temperature was at or below 32, that's .28" of ZR.