wx n of atl Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 I am in downtown ATL.. I agree clouds have thickened. dew points are extremely low... but we will watch the battle unfold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DopplerWx Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Radar looks impressive around Vidalia, GA with some 30dbz overhead, about to pass over statesboro. Wonder if any of it is reaching the ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaffneyPeach Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 36 right now, under the Peach with lots o'clouds. Brrrrrr!!! We did lose a water line yesterday. Living so far off the main road, we have a pick-up about halfway and somehow (God's Critters strike again) the insulation came off. It was repaired and was minor. It's been so cold for so long though. Those buried lines have never frozen before and from what I'm reading here...I'm a little concerned about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Snow is falling in South Alabama and South Georgia. Reports around Enterprise, Alabama and McCrae, Georgia Edit: Flurries and the occasionaly light snow shower. That's nice to see...currently there is a virga flizzard above me.....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itunis Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 36 right now, under the Peach with lots o'clouds. Brrrrrr!!! We did lose a water line yesterday. Living so far off the main road, we have a pick-up about halfway and somehow (God's Critters strike again) the insulation came off. It was repaired and was minor. It's been so cold for so long though. Those buried lines have never frozen before and from what I'm reading here...I'm a little concerned about them. I'm surprised to hear about so many people having issues with pipes, etc. over the last few days. It's cold, sure, but nothing extreme. I guess the first good cold shot of every winter will cause issues for some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DopplerWx Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Nothing hitting the ground, but still, seeing a radar shot like this is pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Yeah you might be right about a band of precip setting up somewhere in GA. Good to see some folks way down south seeing some snow. 35 with a dewpoint of 11...those flakes are going to have to fight a hell of a battle up here 33 with a dp of 12 here. Yeah it's going to take good returns for a while for it to be able to make to the surface anywhere. But those who are lucky enough to sit under that one band should see a few flurries. It obviously looks like between atlanta/macon is the "sweet spot". It won't get further north than atlanta to athens so my local probably is going to just miss it. I don't know if it's funny or sad to be tracking the chance of a few flurries lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaffneyPeach Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Oh my....there is a blue bird on my window sill and chickadees are everywhere in the backyard. What does it all mean? LOL The birds are going nuts though...seriously. 35 now and way overcast. Looks/feels quite....wintry....without the snow of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaffneyPeach Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 I'm surprised to hear about so many people having issues with pipes, etc. over the last few days. It's cold, sure, but nothing extreme. I guess the first good cold shot of every winter will cause issues for some. Not getting out of the 30's for a couple of days in early December...is extreme to this southern girl. The lines/insulation were a casualty of Critters gone wild...er than normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeznado Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 The longer range is interesting. The Euro Op is unexciting, but the ensembles are pretty cold through the longer range with mean 500mb heights staying below average trough 384 hours, and given the extreme Greenland block forecast that seems to be a distinct possibility. The GFS has an interesting event in the 7-8 day time frame: Of course this is a long way out, but if the block stays strong and we can get a Pacific system to move across in the right fashion then some may see freezing/frozen precip before this pattern is done. Not a lock by any means, but we have to keep an eye on things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgertime Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 The longer range is interesting. The Euro Op is unexciting, but the ensembles are pretty cold through the longer range with mean 500mb heights staying below average trough 384 hours, and given the extreme Greenland block forecast that seems to be a distinct possibility. The GFS has an interesting event in the 7-8 day time frame: Of course this is a long way out, but if the block stays strong and we can get a Pacific system to move across in the right fashion then some may see freezing/frozen precip before this pattern is done. Not a lock by any means, but we have to keep an eye on things. Are you talking about the system progged for next Thursday? Looked like it could be a shot of ZR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DopplerWx Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Local news is now calling for the chance of some flurries/snow showers around 7pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanc2001 Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 341 PM EST WED DEC 8 2010 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-090100- JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 341 PM EST WED DEC 8 2010 ...FLURRIES AND SOME LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING... AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT. A BAND OF UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE WILL TRAVERSE THE AREA IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS FEATURE...ALTHOUGH THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE LOOK TO REMAIN RATHER DRY. THERE HAS BEEN SOME LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES TO THE WEST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND WE COULD SEE SIMILAR WEATHER MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL EMPIRE AND LOWCOUNTRY THROUGH EARLY MORNING THURSDAY... MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ALLENDALE TO WALTERBORO TO CHARLESTON. WITH AIR TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S AND RELATIVELY WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES...WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AT THIS TIME...ESPECIALLY ON ROADWAYS. HOWEVER...ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK DURING ANY HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Hahah I wonder if I am going to end up surrounded by people who had measurable snow first like last year. I hope it works out for those in SC. The clouds are a tease here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx n of atl Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Saw some tiny snow flakes in downtown atl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdog_10_2002 Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Hahah I wonder if I am going to end up surrounded by people who had measurable snow first like last year. I hope it works out for those in SC. The clouds are a tease here. It sure does look like snow outside, just can't get any precip here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DopplerWx Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Macon, GA now reporting light snow. The numerous reports of snow reaching the ground in GA bodes well for use in the lowcountry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 The longer range is interesting. The Euro Op is unexciting, but the ensembles are pretty cold through the longer range with mean 500mb heights staying below average trough 384 hours, and given the extreme Greenland block forecast that seems to be a distinct possibility. The GFS has an interesting event in the 7-8 day time frame: Of course this is a long way out, but if the block stays strong and we can get a Pacific system to move across in the right fashion then some may see freezing/frozen precip before this pattern is done. Not a lock by any means, but we have to keep an eye on things. Based on what you see, how do you see the rest of the month playing out temp wise? I don't follow or pay much attention to long range/winter forecasts very much but weren't many calling for a super warm december here? I know we will eventually moderate but it would take a big heat wave at the end of the month for some folks forecasts to verify after this cold pattern. (assuming of course I am remembering this right..if not my apologies) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaur Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 From the Experiment Station... Temperature 32.3 °F I'm up at 34 here at my house. Relative Humidity 40.2 % Dew Point Temperature 10.8 °F Wet Bulb Temperature 27.4 °F Atmospheric Pressure 30.15 in I tried to frolic barefoot in the virga, but it wasn't very pleasing. Maybe next time. It's Dec. Years of pain have taught me not to expect much. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Hahah I wonder if I am going to end up surrounded by people who had measurable snow first like last year. I hope it works out for those in SC. The clouds are a tease here. nothing yet here either. It does look like theres a void from my area to your areas and south into the northern half of SC. I think most others have or will have seen some flakes atleast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Didn't get above freezing again today (but it was close lol). Topped out at 32 Its cloudy and cold but no snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeznado Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Based on what you see, how do you see the rest of the month playing out temp wise? I don't follow or pay much attention to long range/winter forecasts very much but weren't many calling for a super warm december here? I know we will eventually moderate but it would take a big heat wave at the end of the month for some folks forecasts to verify after this cold pattern. (assuming of course I am remembering this right..if not my apologies) Not really a long-range person, but based on what I see this -NAO pattern should last another two weeks or so and as long as that is the case a torch is pretty unlikely, we will probably be lucky to have more than a couple of days near average, much less well above. So December is likely to be below for the month. Then at some point the pacific/Nina influence will probably reassert itself but will the -NAO keep reloading? I have no idea on that- folks like HM and Usedtobe are much better with the AAM/MJO type stuff than I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckethead Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Odd to think that I may be too far north for snow. That's not something I've experienced very often. Anyway, hope you folks down below and all around me get some flakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Good luck to those to my south and east CAE .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... -- Changed Discussion --CURRENT AREA OF UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON IS TAKING A SLIGHTLY MORE NORTHERN TRACK THAN WHAT PREVIOUS MODELS HAD BEEN SHOWING. THIS HAS MADE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT FORECAST SLIGHTLY MORE INTERESTING THAT WHAT WAS BEING SHOWN A FEW DAYS AGO. AREA RADARS SHOWING PRECIP MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL GA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN AL EVEN BEING REPORTED EARLIER. THIS WOULD COINSIDE WITH THE BEST BRIGHT BANDING THAT HAD SHOWN UP ON RADARS. THIS AREA HAS WEAKENED SLIGHTLY AS IT HAS MOVED EASTWARD. ACROSS OUR REGION...VERY DRY AIRMASS STILL IN PLACE WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS. WILL TAKE A LOT TO MOISTEN AIRMASS UP. BELIEVE ANY PRECIP FALLING FROM MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL EVAPORATE BEFORE REACHING THE SURFACE OVER MOST AREAS. BEST CHANCE FOR FLURRIES MAY BE ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES. WILL NOT MENTION IN GRIDS AT THIS TIME THOUGH AS CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH. AS FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS...ANOTHER COLD NIGHT ON TAP. ALTHOUGH WE COULD GET CLOSE...WE SHOULD NOT BREAK ANY RECORDS TONIGHT. FORECAST CALLS FOR LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S MOST AREAS.-- End Changed Discussion -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Not really a long-range person, but based on what I see this -NAO pattern should last another two weeks or so and as long as that is the case a torch is pretty unlikely, we will probably be lucky to have more than a couple of days near average, much less well above. So December is likely to be below for the month. Then at some point the pacific/Nina influence will probably reassert itself but will the -NAO keep reloading? I have no idea on that- folks like HM and Usedtobe are much better with the AAM/MJO type stuff than I am. thats exactly how I feel about it too. On the NAO, its been reloading for a year, but we just don't see the results in the Southeast until the cold season usually, and at times its east based, others west based. The upcoming period looks west based and building west to central Canada to some degree. If that happens, we should have our first wintry precip threat widespread at some point. Of course theres hints now for late next week. In 2003 or 04, this type of pattern occurred (blocking) and once it was established couple with 50/50, I think every southern event was colder than progged. Not saying that will happen again, but I think this pattern could be similar to that period...before the whole pattern totally collapses to west trough/east ridge and pos NAO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman22 Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 I had some large flakes at GMS at 12:30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanc2001 Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Black construction paper........ check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Black construction paper........ check I've got mine just in case...... AND new batteries in the flashlight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 nothing yet here either. It does look like theres a void from my area to your areas and south into the northern half of SC. I think most others have or will have seen some flakes atleast. Well we did have front end snow in the clipper IMBY but yeah any precip with this is well south of my area. I do hope they see something down there being how rare it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Well we did have front end snow in the clipper IMBY but yeah any precip with this is well south of my area. I do hope they see something down there being how rare it is. I thought you had some ice pellets? I had 5 minutes worth . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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