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Alright, the snow has begun! A little later than predicted. Very wet, still. Let's see where we go...

Light drizzle here in Hickory. <sigh>

Yeah, the orientation of the major moisture flow on radar is almost due west to east. And...it has set up to our south.

Dewpoints in the 20s for western half of NC. Surface temps are not below freezing, though, except on the highest peaks.

37.7/34 in Hickory, NC Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

37.2/30 IMBY -- Hickory, NC

That picture never grows old, Burns. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

At least someone's getting the snowstorm of a lifetime... Newfoundland asks for military help

^Wow, Grit. That is so sad.

Quite what?

There remains lots of potential in the next several weeks. The 06Z GFS has cool to seasonal temperatures in NC for the entirety of its run following Friday. There is also lots of opportunities for precipitations. The trick is matching the two together. I like our chances.

ASU with 2 wins (count 'em! - UNC & USC) over Power 5 conference schools! What might have been had they not screwed up against GSU last week? Anyway, Go App! Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Same here in Hickory. Amazing lightning show all around. Very vivid CTG lightning strikes between 4:30 - 5:00 PM.

^Those are truly beautiful, eyewall! Thanks so much for sharing. Number 2 is my favorite, and then number 3. I just made that second picture my desktop background. It's beautiful!

Here comes the heat... Ugh.

I'm at Lake Lure this weekend, but watched that radar signature closely. Fortunately, it weakened considerably before it passed over my house. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

My favorite is the COD: https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/index.php?type=GSP-N0Q-0-12

If you are south of I-85, then you should expect even less snow than what has been reported at GSP. So, again, this year isn't too different from normal. Still disappointing, but not completely aberrant.

You live in NW SC, man. Here are the annual (and monthly -- October to May) snowfall totals for the past 15 years or so at GSP: Your 4.3-inch season total this year is only 0.4 inches less than normal. It's also more than 16 of the years listed here. I think it's been a pretty normal year for you as far as totals go. (I also figure you don't actually live at the airport -- Boiling Springs is more north and east of there -- so your totals will vary a bit, but this is the best I can do.) We all want more snow, myself included. (Spring, stay away!) I think the extra bitterness and despair right now is due to the big storm that was had in December. Everyone believed that we were setting up for an epic winter with that early storm. It just hasn't materialized that way, though.

Well, your numbers don't lie. It would be a big jump in viewership. My personal preference for local news in Charlotte is what I gave. I still stand by my statement of interesting weather. There's a lot more snow and ice to forecast out of Charlotte north and west than there is out of Raleigh (as many posters on this site will bemoan). It would be a big loss for our area if he left, but if WRAL would double his salary it might be difficult to refuse. I would have to imagine Panovich has had multiple offers from other stations over the past several years due to his savvy social media interaction, and yet he still resides in Charlotte. So, I hope that will still be the case for the foreseeable future. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Whoa-there! Why is Charlotte a bad gig? He gets to cover a variety of conditions from mountains to sandhills. It's a bigger media market than anything else in NC too. And, I definitely prefer his NBC affiliate over the ABC affiliate. CBS is about equal to NBC in Charlotte, IMO. Brad P doesn't need to go anywhere. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

You say potato, ... I was just quoting what the station said: “We have a difficult announcement to share with you tonight, involving a longtime member of our WRAL family. We need to let you know that chief meteorologist Greg Fishel is no longer with the company due to a personnel matter. Greg has asked that we share a written statement with you and you can find that in its entirety on wral.com.” So, who knows what the true story is and even what the difference really is between personnel and personal matter?

"Personnel issues" Hmmmm....

There's a whole lot of whining and complaining in the pattern thread. It would be great if you guys can take it over here to banter rather than cluttering up the actual discussion and weather talk. This is the perfect place to talk about your winter preferences and hobbies and when you're putting out your preemergent and when you're going fishing and playing golf and whether you like dry and cold weather or warm and wet weather or any other combination and whatever short phrases you want to post as your reaction to a map and whether you identify with Lucy or Charlie Brown... Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

I would try somewhere north and/or west of RDU. Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Burlington, Roxboro, etc.