NEGa Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 29.5 with a dew point of 20...sleet has switched over to drizzle. This could get messy if precip keeps up (a big if). freezing drizzle! imagine spaghetti junction later That would drive me nuts! Light snow in Clayton and Tiger a few stray flakes here, but they arent all that big (unlike dawsonwx's nickel size!) i just wish some heavier precip would move in while its cold enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Hmm, they still seem to think temps are a big issue for much of the metro. If precip holds up I know MBY will be a mess (friend just called and reported he ran into ice at a Wal Mart parking lot). We'll see though. Yeah my steps are already really slick. It seems like they are banking alot on temps getting above freezing pretty quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 I currently have very light sleet and freezing rain, mostly freezing rain. I'm at 31.2 and falling quickly now. This could get VERY messy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Hmm... We've had all this cold air in place for a while now, and a low moving through the northern gulf ??? Sounds like a recipe for snow in Atlanta ?? That really doesn't mean anything. That cold air can be displaced very quickly and it will. Had a few flurries and sleet pellets a moment ago. Looks like there is a ton of precip overhead but of course it isn't reaching the ground yet. Hopefully it will before the warm air advection turns it over to IP/FZ It got pretty warm here today..got all the way to 40 because there was a thin strip of partly to mostly sunny skies that hanged over here for most of the day. Back down to 35 now..dp 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgiawx11 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 30.8 with light freezing rain, things are getting icy !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itunis Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 I currently have very light sleet and freezing rain, mostly freezing rain. I'm at 31.2 and falling quickly now. This could get VERY messy. Agreed...it won't last too long with warming overnight but while it lasts the roads could get bad. Holding at 29.5 here, plants outside have visible ice on them and the driveway/street is definitely turning icy. Main roads should be fine for the near future at least, as rush hours traffic both dries and warms the roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 This just in http://www.daculaweather.com/AtomZoneAll.php?zone=GAZ034&loc=Gwinnett+County URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 529 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTH GEORGIA UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY MORNING... .ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN THE MID LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO OVERRUN FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE TO BRING A THREAT OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO MOST OF NORTH GEORGIA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE WINTRY THREAT IS MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A CARROLLTON TO ATLANTA TO GAINESVILLE LINE WHERE EVAPORATIVE COOLING PROCESSES WILL HELP HOLD SURFACE TEMPERATURES AROUND FREEZING...RESULTING IN A THREAT OF LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. PATCHY ICE ON BRIDGES... OVERPASSES AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES ARE THE MAIN THREAT... RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ADVISED AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDeac Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Still sitting around 36 in South Charlotte. Dew Point is only at 7 though. Hopefully we'll start dropping fast as it gets darker. Maybe we'll even start getting some radiational cooling before the heavy clouds roll in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow haven Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 is that snow coming down the county below greenville county, sc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Winter Weather Advisory! Very interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillzPirate Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 28.7 in Greenville already, calm winds, dew point of 3....... might make it into the teens before the clouds roll in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 That really doesn't mean anything. That cold air can be displaced very quickly and it will. Had a few flurries and sleet pellets a moment ago. Looks like there is a ton of precip overhead but of course it isn't reaching the ground yet. Hopefully it will before the warm air advection turns it over to IP/FZ It got pretty warm here today..got all the way to 40 because there was a thin strip of partly to mostly sunny skies that hanged over here for most of the day. Back down to 35 now..dp 2. the dry air here is just eating it up even with the heaviest echos moving over head, all i am seeing are a few flakes here and there (and small ones at that). sort of a bummer to be so close and yet so far away edit: ok, well i predict that the precip will begin very soon. the temp is 32.2 dewpoint is 12 (thats up 7 from earlier this afternoon) Winter Weather Advisory! Very interesting that is interesting, ffc expanded the advisories - good luck to all the atl peeps, i think most of you are under an advisory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow haven Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 31* in rockingham, dp is 1, is this system moving faster then expected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonGA Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 I came home to 29 degrees and a small glaze on everything including the driveway. What little snow/sleet fell earlier stuck to the grass. I finally got above freezing to 32.3 earlier. I noticed that Clark creek was frozen over even in the swift spots. Thats doesnt happen often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itunis Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Winter Weather Advisory! Very interesting Prudent considering the situation. There are likely to be travel problems, and with general public not expecting any major issues (as this morning most people said it would be no big deal) a WWA will be the best way to get media coverage and information to the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconeexman Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 is that snow coming down the county below greenville county, sc? Getting reports of a few flakes and sleet, nothing major but some eyecandy. Mostly virga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 The bad part is it doesn't take much of a glaze to make travel treacherous. You can see it either, just the regular road color. VERY dangerous. It's amazing looking at the SE radar that we have anything. It just starts appearing over Alabama out of nowhere. http://www.daculaweather.com/ridge_deep_south_master.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillzPirate Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 according to the GFS, you Georgia folks should be going back above freezing pretty soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 My driveway is covered in a sheet of ice. And Itunis you make a good point about the general public not expecting this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 according to the GFS, you Georgia folks should be going back above freezing pretty soon thats whats it been showing, but remember we are in ga, so anything frozen is a treat we are used to getting a change over as we usually do. its about scouring out the cold...imby its 31.9 with a dewpoint of 13. the warmer air above will eventually get down, but in the meantime, at least we get some snow/sleet/frz rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itunis Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Down to 29 here, with a dew point of 22 I can probably hit 28 before I start warming back up. This steady, light drizzle is the worst (or best depending on who you are) possible way for ZR to fall as it freezes instead of running off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 according to the GFS, you Georgia folks should be going back above freezing pretty soon That's a good one! Falling now at 2 deg/hr! Wet bulb is still 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconeexman Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 The bad part is it doesn't take much of a glaze to make travel treacherous. You can see it either, just the regular road color. VERY dangerous. It's amazing looking at the SE radar that we have anything. It just starts appearing over Alabama out of nowhere. http://www.daculawea...outh_master.php Be an over-achiever baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyes2theskies Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Temp keeps dropping and dew point keeps coming up here in Indian trail, primed for some good frz rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillzPirate Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 oh believe me, Im rooting for you guys upstream, because you know what they say about downstream patterns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 28.4, getting slick on my driveway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Down to 29 here, with a dew point of 22 I can probably hit 28 before I start warming back up. This steady, light drizzle is the worst (or best depending on who you are) possible way for ZR to fall as it freezes instead of running off. lol - i am one of the unfortunate ones. i actually like all extreme wx, and rain is last on my list in winter. i'd prefer snow, but sleet or frz rain is fine by me whats odd is that since i grew up here, sleet or snow to ice was a fairly frequent thing, so since its been over 5 years i am sort of missing a little icing event. Be an over-achiever baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Down to 29 here, with a dew point of 22 I can probably hit 28 before I start warming back up. This steady, light drizzle is the worst (or best depending on who you are) possible way for ZR to fall as it freezes instead of running off. I had a heavier shower and that seemed to just sit on top of the ice for a while... but its all freezing now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itunis Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 I went outside again to check on the ice situation, and noticed that big sections of my street were giving off a weird reflection in the streetlight. Turns out much of my street is covered with ice...and it's a pretty steep street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonGA Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 I dont see us warming up much until early morning Millz. Im at 29 and falling and there is not much wind. The freezing line is well to our south. I know it will be 50 tomorrow but Im going to build a fire and enjoy this little bit of winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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