YetAnotherRDUGuy

I don't remember the blackbirds, but I do remember something about the skies healing between storms (or something). Although I mostly just lurked then. If the skies healing theory is even close to a thing, we are due for a big one right now...

BullCity's gotta point though..

Sweet. All hail the ICON!! Why do we even have any other models besides this one?

I just got Nam'd again!

No way man. We'll be in here whining about only getting 2''.

https://www.weather.gov/rah/events After looking at some of these over the years, some patterns emerge. If Eastern NC jackpots, the precip cutoff usually won't get to Raleigh, or be too low to matter. Once the shield expands over the Triangle, it's usually enough to get into the Triad (and probably CLT too). Very few times does the Triangle get a decent amount of snow and the Triad none. I can't recall it happening at all. (I'm sure it has, so I'm sure someone will link an event!) And I certainly don't remember GSO getting 3"+ snow, and WS getting none.

Not really relevant because its an extreme case, but here's an example of it happening. There's probably one or 2 more cases where Winston was in outside looking in, but I can't recall them offhand. It's certainly possible, but extremely uncommon climo-wise.

Stupid Brexit. Do we buy another one in dollars or pounds??

Sounds like heaven to me.

Lord have mercy.

Yea, I'd like to request a 7pm start time myself for maximum chances of any accumulation. Oh absolutely. In fact, I think there was even one in GA who used to post awhile back but I forgot the name or what station it could have been.

Storm thread created! Fun drinking game. Take a shot whenever sun angle, ground temps, or WRAL are mentioned.

Congrats Williamston, Windsor, & Ahoskie!

Snow drought means snow gods are angry. They ignore our pleas for mercy and believe we've forsaken them. A way must be found to appease them this week, or it will be too late.

All of these are impressive in their own way. But aren't these outliers? Instead of specifying 1 cold week in one state in the SE, or mentioning 2 events in one city in that state in the SE, couldn't we come up with a better measure? Maybe we could compare Asheville's avg snowfall between 2010-2019 and compare to it's historical avg? Or maybe instead of focusing on that crazy cold week that was referenced in NC 2 years ago, we could compare it to the overall avg winter temperature that year, which if I recall correctly, was one big torch?

I'd take 33 w/sporadic flurries right about now. sigh

Fun fact. Kobe was originally drafted by Charlotte. They drafted him because LA told them to. Turns out a trade had already been worked out between the Lakers/Hornets. Hornets got Vlade Divak for him.. I know Kobe playing for Charlotte was never really in the cards, but to dream of what could have been.

^rhetorical question

Apparently Clemson is trying to be a basketball school.

But sleet pellets hurt.. This winter is going about as well as UNC's basketball season so far.

The disco (and storm) threads always have their own ebb and flow. Back and forth with models. Doom and gloomers mixed with eternal optimists. Occasionally new characters make an appearance, but mostly it's the same classic characters up to the same old tricks, episode after episode. These December episodes have been terrible so far, but I'm hopeful Jan/Feb will make up for it.

I did not see flakes today. But I did see some very small sleet pellets for an extremely brief time mixing in with cold rain right before it ended. That's frozen precip in Nov. No matter how insignificant, I consider that a WIN.

They are back in the top 25 this week. Stinks they lost to GSU. I guess the law of averages said they had to lose one of those games they were supposed to win. I'm a UNC fan, and I just laughed at people that said ASU beating us was an 'upset'. I felt like that game had the same vibe as when we played Miami or Wake Forest. I thought we were lucky to have a chance at the end. Think about how much $$$ South Carolina puts into their football program. Now think about how much ASU budgets for theirs. AHAHAHAHAHAHA!

*gasp*

Yes Mr. President.