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The moisture on the models always seemed to outpace the cold air. Combine that with the daylight, and you’re going to have problems. At the end of the day this was always supposed to be a more convective Friday night event than stratiform snow like what is typically seen in Northern states. I’d expect some places to absolutely score tonight, but never was overly optimistic for anywhere east of 321 and south of I-40

Have a buddy that lives there. Pays $450 a month more than I and I’m 20 mins from the ocean lol

Also did anyone notice the Euro tries to make some LES on Lake Wateree. Interesting little feature to watch

I have to say I’m beyond happy to have a legit thread in the region I now call home. With that being said I’m not overly optimistic on any real accumulations once you get to Charlotte. It just appears the cold air is not entrenched enough with this and lags behind before this becomes almost convective snow. I noticed that GSP has even hinted at possible thunder snow which makes sense with the forcing aloft. Looks like a solid shot for Gatlinburg, Asheville & over to Winston-Salem. Would be a good weekend to ski in Eastern NC.

Yeah not an ideal weather pattern. To be fair though, the first 15 years of this century was mostly awesome, record setting winters. A few down ones is to be expected

Other than medical personnel, this whole choosing who gets it first is dumb. Give as many shots as possible & make the population immune. That protects everyone quicker than what is happening now, which essentially is a cluster. I really don’t like that many medical professionals are refusing the shot, it’s like meteorologists on different local networks giving massively different snowfall totals. Who the heck do you believe?

As much as I love weather, what a depressing forecast. Visiting for 2 weeks it’s quite a shock to the system how cloudy and dreary this time of year is in the Midwest. You forget what it’s like to go days without sunshine, something that almost never happens here in Charleston. Also that’s why snowstorms in general are awesome. You get the splendor of a storm, and then frigid sunshine behind it for days typically which is perfect for winter sports like pond hockey and cross country skiing.

Man there’s always been wackos. Look at instances like the Oklahoma City Bombing, it was inspired by conspiracy theories stemming from Ruby Ridge and Waco. What I find fascinating is the discrepancy in medical opinions on a personal level. I have nurse friends who talk about this as the plague, and then my neighbor who is a neurologist with a degree from Vanderbilt says this whole thing is “extremely overblown” and that it’s nothing more than bronchitis to anyone under 60 that does not have a compromised immune system

Good post. 7x deadlier than the flu is pretty wild, but with how fast it goes to pneumonia it doesn’t shock me. They’ve really gotta get the vaccines going now. As I’ve posted before, herd immunity is the only way to actually beat an epidemic which has happened throughout human history. With the virus constantly mutating and this new more contagious strain, it’s obvious we have to stomp this out as quickly as possible. I’m glad to see Pres-Elect Biden showing more urgency than the current admin, hope it happens when he actually takes office

It’s 80° and partly sunny at my house right now and I am spending the holidays with freezing rain haha awesome

Some serious freezing rain at the moment in Toledo. Unsure about the roads but heavy icing on trees, driveways and cars right now

One of the best Deadliest Catch episodes ever. The wind and waves were unbelievable, one guys anchor completely was shredded

Bureaucracies in general do not. Anyone who has worked for a major corporation knows that nothing can get done quickly

I believe we had 2.5”. Blowing and drifting did not help, but ground and grass more than covered

Absolutely pouring snow in Toledo. Living in Charleston I forgot how fun winter can be. Can’t believe a WWA never went up, roads are garbage and it’s easily 1” an hour rates here

The fast flow comments are interesting and make sense. I go back to the Winter of 2013-14, it was 86” in Toledo of just constant bombardment. Only one big dog on Super Bowl Sunday, but just constant 4-8” storms.

How would that happen? Look at the pure fear on this thread. Let’s be honest I doubt many of you would feel comfortable attending sporting events or going to a bar even after you get the vaccine until this thing is gone.

I don’t really understand it either. Snowstorms are cool, but overall winter is not. 60° is way better believe me

Is Frankenmuth open or has covid closed that? I fly in early Monday and did not know if that was open for shopping and food. Always made an annual trip as a family

Unreal via sat photo of this Nor Easter

The rare NW Ohio lake effect in place

Because many people were taking vacation and not at work. As I’ve said before, the worst spread is happening at manufacturing facilities and warehouses. It’s what’s helped our company quite a bit, people using up vacation time has stopped a lot of employees from catching it

And that’s probably best. With the amount of flat, open space and location away from the ocean that helps cold air stay longer, massive storms would shut down stuff for a week.

I don’t blame them in the slightest. Unless the government is going to fully subsidize their revenues to be closed they should exercise civil disobedience. Honestly as a weather forum we have seen so many major natural disasters that have been helped by govt assistance. With what is basically a contagious pneumonia you’d think we would treat this as a disaster and not let bars, restaurants and gyms that are not publicly traded to get full subsidies to allow for quicker recovery. Seems much better than just writing everyone checks.

Yeah. Last year me and my dad were hit with a terrible cough and had bronchitis. Both missed 4 days of work and both my boss and a coworker got it as well and missed time.