Isopycnic Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Thoughts go out to folks affected by storms last night. We had the rotating storm that affected others come over us but luckily no damage. Accuwx had cold and flurries for day 10, LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triadwx Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 2 hour delay for Davidson County Schools. i guess it's for that tornado that hit just south of Lexington. I'll take two extra hours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msuwx Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Here is a radar grab from RAX as the storm was over Davidson county. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Sure looks like we are seeing signs of at least the beginnings of a pattern change in the 8-12 day range. NAO and AO heading toward negative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandymanColumbusGA Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Just thought I'd share a video that was posted on our station's Facebook page... This is from Highway 280 in Lee County, AL. QUITE IMPRESSIVE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 What an incredible year for tornadoes/severe weather..but that's an understatement and saying the obvious to say the least. Nothing like that where I live, although I did run into a white out up in gainesville on highway 53 going towards dawsonville. I was on the bridge at the peak and there had to be at least 50 mph gusts and combined with the incredibly heavy rain, you couldn't see the right side wall of the bridge from the left lane! Anyone who knows of that bridge knows that's a high bridge and the direction of the winds were going over the most water possible. I've always wondered how high winds could get on that bridge when the winds are from the SW over all the open water, combined with a somewhat funnel type effect with the higher ground surrounding the lake. Ended up with 1.55 inches of much needed rain here at the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Ended up with 1.46" for the storm as of 7am this morning. Nice banding over night helped to increase the total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 0.84" here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCSNOW Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 The Tornado that came through last night was 8 miles from my house. Their is one death and the little 4year old boy found out in the foeld several hours after the storm is in critical shape from what I hear. The debris field looked pretty extensive to me as I drove through(around) the area on the way into work this morning. I'll be able to see better this afternoon on the way home if I can get out of here before sunset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoWeatherman Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 2.08" storm total IMBY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 No severe weather in Hickory, but a nice amount of rain over the past two days. 0.89 inches yesterday and 0.40 inches since midnight, so far, for a total of 1.29 inches. It's still lightly sprinkling outside. Snow back in eastern KY/TN this morning? Apps looking to get some snow showers today. Next weekend is looking decent for our first shot of really cold air. Until then, I'll enjoy the milder temps. Actually, I don't think I'll get out of the 40s tomorrow, which is pretty wild considering the mild air that has been in place the last two/three days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Was thinking the same thing. Forecast lows into the upper 20 tonight for this area. No severe weather in Hickory, but a nice amount of rain over the past two days. 0.89 inches yesterday and 0.40 inches since midnight, so far, for a total of 1.29 inches. It's still lightly sprinkling outside. Snow back in eastern KY/TN this morning? Apps looking to get some snow showers today. Next weekend is looking decent for our first shot of really cold air. Until then, I'll enjoy the milder temps. Actually, I don't think I'll get out of the 40s tomorrow, which is pretty wild considering the mild air that has been in place the last two/three days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msuwx Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 We are just getting the information into the newsroom that 1 adult and 1 child have died in Davidson county. I don't know any more information. Makes my heart ache. The Tornado that came through last night was 8 miles from my house. Their is one death and the little 4year old boy found out in the foeld several hours after the storm is in critical shape from what I hear. The debris field looked pretty extensive to me as I drove through(around) the area on the way into work this morning. I'll be able to see better this afternoon on the way home if I can get out of here before sunset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 We are just getting the information into the newsroom that 1 adult and 1 child have died in Davidson county. I don't know any more information. Makes my heart ache. Here is a link to a morning update on the Davidson/Randolph County Storm. Thoughts & Prayers going out that way. http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20111116/BREAKING/111119953/1074?Title=Storm-causes-major-damage-in-central-Davidson-County Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bert1 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 No severe weather in Hickory, but a nice amount of rain over the past two days. 0.89 inches yesterday and 0.40 inches since midnight, so far, for a total of 1.29 inches. It's still lightly sprinkling outside. Snow back in eastern KY/TN this morning? Apps looking to get some snow showers today. Been snowing here for about 45 min. It is starting to stick. I am amazed at how fast the weather can change up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgertime Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 CLT got about .50 total from this storm so far. We seemed to be in the split for the good rains. Either way just thankful we didn't get those bad storms and tornadoes. Thoughts go out to the family of those in SC and Davidson who lost their lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 We are just getting the information into the newsroom that 1 adult and 1 child have died in Davidson county. I don't know any more information. Makes my heart ache. I really get sad when I hear a child has been killed. The loss of life this year has been just ridiculous. Even more so when you consider how many advances in technology we have developed that allow us to warn people sooner and easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 6 confirmed this am. Here is a ap story from the Miami Herald. http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/11/16/2504991/15-hurt-in-miss-as-storm-system.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Been snowing here for about 45 min. It is starting to stick. I am amazed at how fast the weather can change up here. Awesome! You gotta love the NC mountains! Check out the Beech Mountain Parkway cam all you snow lovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msuwx Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Yep, same here. My heart just sank when I was told that a few minutes ago. What an awful, awful tornado year. I really get sad when I hear a child has been killed. The loss of life this year has been just ridiculous. Even more so when you consider how many advances in technology we have developed that allow us to warn people sooner and easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I really get sad when I hear a child has been killed. The loss of life this year has been just ridiculous. Even more so when you consider how many advances in technology we have developed that allow us to warn people sooner and easier. Really its just been bad luck, I know that sounds cliche but even with all the advances we have had there are still hundreds of thousands of homes throughout the country that cant take a hit from a EF3 much less all the 4-5's this year has had. Then on top of all that look how many major metro areas took hits from large long lived EF3-5....to me that is what is truely ridiculous. Its rare to get a big tornado in a large city this year we have had 10-15 at least. The number of dead from tornados this year just show that the good luck finally ran out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAD Addict Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 33 degrees with flurries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I really get sad when I hear a child has been killed. The loss of life this year has been just ridiculous. Even more so when you consider how many advances in technology we have developed that allow us to warn people sooner and easier. This makes my heart sad Thoughts and prayers to all the families affected by the storms last night. I picked up .60 last night That's twice as much as I had hoped for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 It's been pouring down rain this morning in the Raleigh area. I don't recall seeing this rain in the forecast on the local TV weather last night. I thought it was all supposed to be out of here by 7:00 AM. Par for the course for them this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC_hailstorm Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Huge rain event here with 4.4'' in the bucket. Lot of water still standing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wow Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Huge rain event here with 4.4'' in the bucket. Lot of water still standing. We're probably not far from that. The storm hit right as I was picking up the kids from daycare at 5:00. Very close lightning strikes. Hit a power pole about 100 ft away while sitting at a light with sparks flying. Took the light offline for a few seconds. Then the immense downpour began a only couple of minutes before getting home. Could barely see the road and missed the road I was turning onto and drove into a neighbor's yard. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Ridge Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Light snow and 36º in Johnson City. Drove in a rain/snow mix through Unicoi and Carter counties on I-26 earlier this morning. Quick check of observation sites in SE Kentucky and SW Virginia shows that temperatures are in the lower thirties with some reporting snow. Unreal, given the warmth experienced this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234snow Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Got around 2 1/2 inches from Tuesday and yesterday, what a system. Currently the temp is 36 and it is SNOWING!!!!!! Not much but it is the first flakes of the season. I also wanted to say my prayers are going out to everyone effected by yesterday's tornadoes, this awful year just keeps on going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 We're probably not far from that. The storm hit right as I was picking up the kids from daycare at 5:00. Very close lightning strikes. Hit a power pole about 100 ft away while sitting at a light with sparks flying. Took the light offline for a few seconds. Then the immense downpour began a only couple of minutes before getting home. Could barely see the road and missed the road I was turning onto and drove into a neighbor's yard. LOL Sounds kinda scary Wow! Glad everyone on your end is ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 The 6Z GFS verbatim shows snow flurries in the 11 days out range as far south as north Georgia and Alabama. It's a long way out but the GFS and EURO both show a healthy spike of cold air with a deep trough moving on in about this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 The 6Z GFS verbatim shows snow flurries in the 11 days out range as far south as north Georgia and Alabama. It's a long way out but the GFS and EURO both show a healthy spike of cold air with a deep trough moving on in about this time. 360 and 384 hr have a decent setup for a snowstorm in the southern Apps and close call in TN Valley and damming regions for a mix. No need to discuss much since its so far out. The big thing is just how often we will keep getting precip events to come through the Southeast. The exiting system wasn't shown too well but I was on guard for a decent even since the sw low had to get ejected out and the Bermuda ridge steered it right to us, and we will repeat this kind of pattern a couple more times in the 10 day. The pattern looks to go toward a Spring like one, with sharp changes and 2 Cut-offs or very deep troughs in the East, despite the ensembles being wrong a good bit lately with torching Southeast. We have a tendency to sharpen up ejecting s/w in the zonal flow, with good rain coverage in Ok, Mo and points east, and unfortunately a good chance at more severe weather is coming up for the same general areas, so we're probably not done with tornadoes and severe outbreaks. Now that colder air can get involved, snow on the backside is possible (like now) and once one of these closes off deeply and far south, some areas outside the mountains could see snow later this month. Definitely not a boring dry pattern. Its been a very wet year here, despite a pretty strong Nina...almost as good as most Nino's . This rain event was 1.92" and some parts of the county are now 50" on the year, very close to mby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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