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The “I bring the mojo” Jan 30-Feb 1 potential winter storm


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The 3/1/1980 storm was a bit of a disappointment in the upstate.  Friday the 29th was sunny and temp climbed to 60.  
 

NWS issued a WSW that afternoon and forecast of temp falling to 30 by morning and remaining steady or falling through Saturday, with 8”-10” of snow.
 

The temp was at 30 at daybreak and did drop through the day.  But a warm nose kept the upstate sleet all day. We accumulated a couple inches of sleet.  

Every time it transitioned to snow and we thought the changeover had occurred, it would go back to sleet.  We were slightly saved by a ULL that night that gave us a quick 2”-3”.  So not a total bust.  

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1 minute ago, Upstate Tiger said:

The 3/1/1980 storm was a bit of a disappointment in the upstate.  Friday the 29th was sunny and temp climbed to 60.  
 

NWS issued a WSW that afternoon and forecast of temp falling to 30 by morning and remaining steady or falling through Saturday, with 8”-10” of snow.
 

The temp was at 30 at daybreak and did drop through the day.  But a warm nose kept the upstate sleet all day. We accumulated a couple inches of sleet.  

Every time it transitioned to snow and we thought the changeover had occurred, it would go back to sleet.  We were slightly saved by a ULL that night that gave us a quick 2”-3”.  So not a total bust.  

March 1st is also a tricky time to snow in the South. Yes it can, but the sun angle is STRONG by then so any BL problems are amplified. Not as much the case late Jan.

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6 minutes ago, KrummWx said:

I wonder what the record for longest stretch of highs in the 30s is for RDU? This is as long a stretch as I can remember since I moved here in 2012

14 days 21 hours in 1977. With a decent snowpack it may start pushing towards the top of the list

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Just now, HKY_WX said:

ICON EPS . Love the location of the HP. Generally a very good spot for SECS Miller A's.

 

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Nice, gotta focus on the big picture pieces. All the pieces are on the board,just need to nail down phasing/timing of all the energy. Will be a few more days of model mayhem before we can start focusing on the details

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1 hour ago, KrummWx said:

I wonder what the record for longest stretch of highs in the 30s is for RDU? This is as long a stretch as I can remember since I moved here in 2012

I think it was 2018 but RDU went almost 5 straight days without getting above freezing. Maybe 4 days

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